Oklahoma 2024 2024 Regular Session

Oklahoma Senate Bill SB631 Comm Sub / Bill

Filed 02/20/2024

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STATE OF OKLAHOMA 
 
2nd Session of the 59th Legislature (2024) 
 
COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE 
FOR 
SENATE BILL 631 	By: Garvin 
 
 
 
 
 
COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE 
 
An Act relating to the Oklahoma Law Enforcement 
Retirement System; amending 47 O.S. 2021, Section 2-
305, as last amended by Section 9, Chapter 151, 
O.S.L. 2023 (47 O.S. Supp. 2023, Section 2-305), 
which relates to retirement and retirement pay ; 
reinstating certain annual retirement pay for certain 
members; amending 62 O.S. 2021, Section 3103, as last 
amended by Section 1, Chapter 306, O. S.L. 2022 (62 
O.S. Supp. 2023, Section 3101), which re lates to the 
Oklahoma Pension Legislation Actuarial Analysis Act; 
modifying definition; updating statutory language; 
providing effective dates; and declaring an 
emergency. 
 
 
 
BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA: 
SECTION 1.     AMENDATORY     47 O.S. 2021, Section 2 -305, as 
last amended by Section 9, Chapter 151, O.S.L. 2023 (47 O.S. Supp. 
2023, Section 2-305), is amended to rea d as follows: 
Section 2-305. A.  Except as otherwise provided in this title, 
at any time after attaining normal retirement date, any member of 
the Oklahoma Law Enforcement Retirement System , upon application for 
unreduced retirement benefits made and approved, may retire, and, 
during the remainder of the member’s lifetime, receive annual  RBS No. 3486 
 
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retirement pay, payable in equal monthly payments, equal to two and 
one-half percent (2 1/2%) of the final average sa lary times years of 
credited service. If such retired member is reemployed by a state 
agency in a position which is not covered by the System, such 
retired member shall continue to receive in -service distributions 
from the System.  Prior to September 19, 2002, if such retired 
member was reemployed by a state agency in a position which is 
covered by the System, such member shall continue to receive in -
service distributions from the System and shall not a ccrue any 
further credited service .  If such a member is reemployed by a state 
agency in a position which is covered by the System on or after 
September 19, 2002, such member ’s monthly retirement payments shall 
be suspended until such member retires and is not reemployed by a 
state agency in a posi tion which is covered by the System. 
B.  Beginning July 1, 1994, members who retired or were eligible 
to retire prior to July 1, 1980, or their surviving spouses shall 
receive annual retirement pay, payable in equ al monthly payments, 
equal to the greater of t heir current retirement pay, or two and 
one-half percent (2 1/2%) of the actual paid gross salary being 
currently paid to a highw ay patrol officer, at the time each such 
monthly retirement payment is made, mult iplied by the retired 
member’s years of credited service. 
C.  Except as otherwise p rovided by this subsection, members of 
the System whose salary is set by statute who have retired after  RBS No. 3486 
 
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completion of the mandatory twenty (20) years of service, and those 
members with statutory salaries who retire afte r reaching the 
mandatory twenty-year retirement shall receive an annual retirement 
pay, payable in equal monthly installments, based upon the greater 
of either: 
1.  The top base salary currently paid to the hig hest 
nonsupervisory position in the participating agency at the time each 
such monthly retirement payment is made, limited to the annual 
salary limit of the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation 
Act of 2001, as described in paragraph 9 of Section 2 -300 of this 
title, multiplied by two and one -half percent (2 1/2%), multiplied 
by the number of years of credited service and fraction thereof for 
the following positions: 
a. Oklahoma Highway Patrolman, 
b. Communications Dispatcher, 
c. Capitol Patrolman, 
d. Lake Marine Enforcement Patrolman, and 
e. Oklahoma State Bureau of Inve stigation - Special Agent 
or Criminalist; or 
2.  The member’s final average salary as set forth in paragraph 
9 of Section 2-300 of this title, multiplied by two and one -half 
percent (2 1/2%), and multip lied by the number of years of credited 
service and fraction thereof.  RBS No. 3486 
 
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No member of the System retired prior to July 1, 2002, shall 
receive a benefit less than the amount the member is receiving as o f 
June 30, 2002. 
The provisions of paragraph 1 of this sub section shall not be 
applicable to any member whose fi rst participating service with the 
System occurs on or after November 1, 2012, except for include those 
members who died in the performance of their duties pursuant to 
Section 2-306 of this title. 
D.  Other members of the System whose retirement benefit is not 
otherwise prescribed by this section who have retired after 
completion of the mandatory twenty (20) years of service, and those 
members who retire after reaching the mandatory twenty -year 
retirement, shall receive an annual retirement pay, payable in equal 
monthly payments, based upon t he greater of either: 
1.  The actual average salary currently paid to the highest 
nonsupervisory position in the part icipating agency at the time each 
such monthly payment is made, limited to the annual salary limit of 
the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001, as 
described in paragraph 9 of Section 2-300 of this title, multiplied 
by two and one-half percent (2 1/2%), multiplied by the number of 
years of credited service and fraction thereof for the following 
positions: 
a. Alcoholic Beverage Laws Enforcement Commission - ABLE 
Commission Agent III,  RBS No. 3486 
 
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b. Oklahoma State Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Dru gs 
Control - Narcotics Agent III, 
c. Oklahoma Tourism and Recreation Department - Park 
Ranger II, 
d. State Board of Pharmacy - Pharmacy Inspector, 
e. University of Oklahoma - Police Officer, and 
f. Oklahoma State University - Police Officer; or 
2. The other member’s final average salary as set forth in 
paragraph 9 of Section 2-300 of this title, multiplied by two a nd 
one-half percent (2 1/2% ), multiplied by the number of years of 
credited service and fraction thereof. 
No member of the System retired prior to July 1, 2002, shall 
receive a benefit less than the amount the member is receiving as of 
June 30, 2002.  The participating employer mu st certify to the 
System in writing the actual average gross salary currently paid to 
the highest nonsuperviso ry position. The Board of Trustees shall 
promulgate such rules as are necessary to implement the provisions 
of this section. 
The provisions of para graph 1 of this subsection shall not be 
applicable to any member whose first participating service with the 
System occurs on or after May 24, 2013, except for include those 
members who died in the performance of their duties pursuant to 
Section 2-306 of this title.  RBS No. 3486 
 
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E.  A member who meets the definition of disability as defined 
in paragraph 11 of Section 2 -300 of this title by direct reaso n of 
the performance of the member’s duties as an officer shall re ceive a 
monthly benefit equa l to: 
1.  Two and one-half percent (2 1/2%); 
2.  Multiplied by: 
a. twenty (20) years of credited service, if the member 
had performed less than twenty (20) years of credited 
service, notwithstanding the actual number of years of 
credited service performed by the member prior to the 
date of disability, or 
b. the actual number of years of credited service and 
fraction thereof performed by t he member prior to the 
date of disability, if the member had performed twenty 
(20) or more years of credited service; 
3.  Multiplied by the greater of subparagraph a of this 
paragraph and division 1 of subparagraph b of this paragraph or 
division 2 of subparagraph b of this paragrap h, as applicable: 
a. the final average salary of the member, as se t forth 
in paragraph 9 of Section 2-300 of this title, and 
b. (1) the top base salary cur rently paid to the highest 
nonsupervisory position in the participating 
agency of the member at the time each monthly 
payment is made, limited to the annual salary  RBS No. 3486 
 
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limit of the Economic Growth and Tax Relief 
Reconciliation Act of 2001 described in paragraph 
9 of Section 2-300 of this title, for the 
following positions: 
(a) Oklahoma Highway Patrolman, 
(b) Communications Dispatcher, 
(c) Capitol Patrolman, 
(d) Lake Marine Enforcement Patrolman, and 
(e) Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation - 
Special Agent or Criminalist ,. 
Provided, the participating employe r must certify to 
the System in writing the top base s alary 
currently paid to the highest nonsupervisory 
position for division (1) of subparagraph b of 
this paragraph, or 
(2) the actual average salary currently paid to the 
highest nonsupervisory position in the 
participating agency of the membe r at the time 
each monthly payment is made, limited to the 
annual salary limit of the Econo mic Growth and 
Tax Relief Reconciliatio n Act of 2001, described 
in paragraph 9 of Section 2 -300 of this title, 
for the following positio ns:  RBS No. 3486 
 
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(a) Alcoholic Beverage Laws Enforcement (ABLE) 
Commission - ABLE Commission Agent III, 
(b) Oklahoma State Bureau of Narcotics and 
Dangerous Drugs Control - Narcotics Agent 
III, 
(c) Oklahoma Tourism and Recreation D epartment - 
Park Ranger II, 
(d) State Board of Pharmacy - Pharmacy 
Inspector, 
(e) University of Oklahoma - Police Officer, and 
(f) Oklahoma State University - Police Officer,. 
Provided, the participating employer must certify to the System 
in writing the actual average gross salary currently pa id to the 
highest nonsupervisory position for division (2) of subparagraph b 
of this paragraph; 
4.  No member of the System receiving b enefits prescribed by 
this subsection who retired prior to July 1, 2002, shall rece ive a 
benefit of less than the amount th e member was receiving as of June 
30, 2002; 
5.  The Board of Trustees shall promulgate rules as necessary to 
implement the provisions of this subsection; and 
6. If such member participates in the Oklahoma Law Enforcement 
Deferred Option Plan pursuant to S ection 2-305.2 of this title, then 
such member’s disability pension provided pursuant to this  RBS No. 3486 
 
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subsection shall be reduced to account for such member’s 
participation in the Oklahoma Law Enforcement Deferred Option Pla n. 
F.  A member who meets the definition of disability as defined 
in paragraph 11 of Section 2 -300 of this title and whose disability 
is by means of personal and traumatic injury of a catastrophic 
nature and in the line of duty, shall receive a monthly benefit 
equal to: 
1.  Two and one-half percent (2 1/2%); 
2.  Multiplied by: 
a. twenty (20) years of service, regardless of the actual 
number of years of credited service perfor med by the 
member prior to the date of disability, if the member 
had performed less than twenty (20) years of service, 
or 
b. the actual number of years of service performed by th e 
member if the member had performed twenty (20) or more 
years of service; 
3.  Multiplied by a final average salary equal to: 
a. the salary which the member would have received 
pursuant to statutory sa lary schedules in effect upon 
the date of the disabilit y for twenty (20) years of 
service prior to disability .  The final average sal ary 
for a member who performed less than twenty (20) years 
of service prior to disa bility shall be computed  RBS No. 3486 
 
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assuming that the member was paid the highest salary 
allowable pursuant to the law in effect at the time of 
the member’s disability based upon twenty (20) years 
of service and with an assumption that the member was 
eligible for any and a ll increases in pay based upon 
rank during the entire period.  If the salary of a 
member is not prescribed by a specific salary schedule 
upon the date of the member ’s disability, the final 
average salary for the member shall be computed by the 
member’s actual final average salary or the hi ghest 
median salary amount for a member whose salary wa s 
prescribed by a specific salary schedule upon the date 
of the member’s disability, whichever final average 
salary amount would be greater, or 
b. the actual final ave rage salary of the member if the 
member had performed twenty (20) or more years of 
service prior to disability. 
If such member participates in the Oklahoma Law Enforce ment 
Deferred Option Plan pursuant to Section 2-305.2 of this title, such 
member’s disability pension provided pursuant to this subsection 
shall be adjusted as provided in Sectio n 2-305.2 of this title to 
account for such member’s participation in the Oklahoma Law 
Enforcement Deferred Option Plan.  RBS No. 3486 
 
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G. A member who meets the definition of disab ility as defined 
in Section 2-300 of this title and whose disability occurred prior 
to the member’s normal retirement date but after completing three 
(3) years of vesting service and not by reason of the performance of 
the member’s duties or as a res ult of the member’s willful 
negligence shall receive a monthly benefit equal to two and one -half 
percent (2 1/2%) of the final average salary multiplied by the 
number of years of the member ’s credited service. 
H.  Payment of a disability pension shall commence as of the 
first day of the month coinci ding or next following the date of 
retirement and shall continue as long as the member meets the 
definition of total and permanen t disability provided in this 
section. 
I.  For the purpose of determining the member ’s disability under 
subsection E, F or G of this section, the member shall be required 
by the Board to be examined by a minimum of two recognized 
physicians selected by the Board to determine th e extent of the 
member’s injury or illness.  The examining physicians s hall furnish 
the Board a detailed written report of the injury or illness of the 
examined member establishing the extent of disability and the 
possibilities of the disabled member being returned to his or her 
regular duties or an alternate occupation or service covered by the 
System after a normal recuperation period.  The Board shall require 
all retired disabled members who have not attained their normal  RBS No. 3486 
 
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retirement date to submit to a p hysical examination once each year 
for a minimum of three (3) years fol lowing retirement.  The Board 
shall select a minimum of two physicians to examine the ret ired 
members and pay for their services from the fund .  Any retired 
disabled member found no lon ger disabled by the examining physicians 
to perform the occupatio n of the member or an alternate occupati on 
or service covered by the System shall be required t o return to duty 
and complete twenty (20) years of service as provided in subsection 
A of this section, or forfeit all his or her rights and claims under 
Section 2-300 et seq. of this title. 
J.  The disability benefit under this section shall be for the 
lifetime of the member unless such member is found no longer 
disabled pursuant to subsection I of this section.  Such member 
shall not be entitled to the retiremen t benefit pursuant to 
subsection A of this section unless such member returns to active 
duty and is eligible for a retirement benefit as provided in 
subsection A of this section. 
K.  At the postoffer, preemployment physical examination 
required under paragraph 6 of Section 2-300 of this title, t he 
physician selected by the Board shall determine the extent to which 
a new member is disabled.  If a member is determined to be partially 
disabled, the physician shall assign a percentage of disability to 
such partial disability.  If such member then bec omes entitled to a 
disability benefit under either subs ection E or subsection G of this  RBS No. 3486 
 
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section, the benefit payable shall be reduced by the percentage 
which such member was determined to be disabled at the postoffer, 
preemployment physical unless the Boar d makes a determination that 
the initially determined p ercentage of disability at the 
preemployment physical examination is unrel ated to the reason for 
the disability currently sought pursuant to subsection E or 
subsection G of this section.  Upon employment, the member shall 
disclose to the Board any disabili ty payments received from any 
source.  The amount of disability to be paid to any member cannot 
exceed one hundred percent (100%) disability from all sources .  The 
provisions of this subsection shall a pply only to members whose 
effective date of membership is on or after July 1, 2000. 
L.  In addition to the pension provided for under subsection F 
of this section, if the member has one or more children under the 
age of eighteen (18) years or under the ag e of twenty-two (22) years 
if the child is enrolled ful l-time in and is regularly attending a 
public or private school or any institution of higher edu cation, 
Four Hundred Dollars ($400.00) a month shall be paid from the F und 
for the support of each surviv ing child to the member or person 
having the care and c ustody of such children until each child 
reaches the age of eighteen (18) years or reaches the a ge of twenty-
two (22) years if the child is enrolled full -time in and is 
regularly attending a public or private school or any institution of 
higher education.  RBS No. 3486 
 
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M.  Notwithstanding any other provisions in Section 2-300 
through 2-315 of this title, in order to be eligible to receive 
disability benefits, a member who meets the d efinition of disability 
as defined in paragraph 11 of Section 2-300 of this title shall f ile 
the member’s completed application for disability benefits with the 
System before such membe r’s date of termination from service and 
provide such additional information that the System’s rules require 
within six (6) months of the System ’s receipt of such application. 
If the member’s completed application for disability benefits is not 
filed with the System before the member’s date of termination from 
service or such additional information as is req uired under the 
System’s rules is not provided within s ix (6) months of the System’s 
receipt of such application, such member sha ll be eligible only fo r 
such other benefits as are available to members of the System a nd 
shall not be eligible to receive any disability benefits.  For good 
cause shown, the Board o f Trustees may waive the requirement that 
the disability application be filed before the member ’s date of 
termination from service.  In no event shall a member be elig ible to 
receive any disability ben efit if the member’s completed application 
is filed more than six (6) months after the member’s date of 
termination from service. 
N.  If the requirements of Section 2-305.1C of this title are 
satisfied, a member who, by reason of disability or attainment o f 
normal retirement date or age, is separated from serv ice as a public  RBS No. 3486 
 
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safety officer with the member’s participating employer may elect to 
have payment made directly to the provider for qualified health 
insurance premiums by deduction from his or her mont hly disability 
benefit or monthly retirement payment, a fter December 31, 2006, in 
accordance with Section 402( l) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, 
as amended. For distributions made after December 29, 2022, the 
election provided for under Section 402(l) of the Internal Revenue 
Code of 1986, as amended, may be made whether payment of the 
premiums is made directly to the provider of the accident or h ealth 
plan or qualified long-term care insurance contract by deduction 
from a distribution from the System or is made to the member. 
SECTION 2.     AMENDATORY     62 O.S. 2021, Section 3103, as 
last amended by Section 1, Chapter 306, O.S.L. 2022 (6 2 O.S. Supp. 
2023, Section 3103), is amended to read as follows: 
Section 3103.  As used in the Oklahoma Pension Legislation 
Actuarial Analysis Act: 
1.  "Amendment" means any amendment, including a substitute 
bill, made to a retirement bill by any com mittee of the House of 
Representatives or Senate, any conference committee of the House or 
Senate or by the House or Senate; 
2.  "RB number" means that number preceded by the letters "RB" 
assigned to a retirement bill by the respec tive staffs of the 
Oklahoma State Senate and the Oklahoma House of Representatives when  RBS No. 3486 
 
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the respective staff office prepares a retirement bill for a member 
of the Legislature; 
3.  "Legislative Actuary" means the firm or entity that enters 
into a contract with the Legislative Service Bureau pursuant to 
Section 452.15 of Title 74 of the Oklahoma Statutes to provide the 
actuarial services an d other duties provided for in the Oklahoma 
Pension Legislation Actuarial Analysis Act; 
4.  "Nonfiscal amendment" means a n amendment to a retirement 
bill having a fiscal impact, which amendment does not change any 
factor of an actuarial investigation specified in subsection A of 
Section 3109 of this title; 
5.  "Nonfiscal retirement bill" means a retirement bill: 
a. which does not affect the cost or fu nding factors of a 
retirement system, 
b. which affects such factors only in a manner which does 
not: 
(1) grant a benefit increase under the retirement 
system affected by the bill, 
(2) create an actuarial accrued liability for or 
increase the actuarial accrued liability of the 
retirement system affected by the bill, or 
(3) increase the normal cost of the retirement system 
affected by the bill,  RBS No. 3486 
 
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c. which authorizes the purchase by an active member of 
the retirement system, at the actuarial cost for the 
purchase as computed pursuant to the statut e in effect 
on the effective date of the measure allowing such 
purchase, of years of service for purposes of reaching 
a normal retirement date in the applicable retirement 
system, but which can not be used in order to compute 
the number of years of service for purposes of 
computing the retirement benefit for the member, 
d. which provides for the computation of a service -
connected disability retirement benefit for members of 
the Oklahoma Law Enforcement Retirement System 
pursuant to Section 2-305 of Title 47 of the Oklahoma 
Statutes if the members were unable to complete twenty 
(20) years of service as a result of the disability, 
e. which requires membership in the defined benefit plan 
authorized by Section 901 et seq. of Title 74 of the 
Oklahoma Statutes for persons whose first elected or 
appointed service occurs on or after November 1, 2018, 
if such persons had any prior service in the Oklahoma 
Public Employees Retirement System prior to November 
1, 2015, 
f. which provides for a one-time increase in retiremen t 
benefits if the increase in retirement benefits is not  RBS No. 3486 
 
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a permanent increase in the gross annual retirement 
benefit payable to a member or beneficiary, occurs 
only once pursuant to a single st atutory authorization 
and does not exceed: 
(1) the lesser of two percent (2%) of the gross 
annual retirement benefit of the member or One 
Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) and requires that 
the benefit may only be provided if the funded 
ratio of the affected retirement system would not 
be less than sixty percent (60%) but not greater 
than eighty percent (80%) after the benefit 
increase is paid, 
(2) the lesser of two percent (2%) of the gross 
annual retirement benefit of the member or One 
Thousand Two Hundred Dol lars ($1,200.00) and 
requires that the benefit may only be provided if 
the funded ratio of the affected retirement 
system would be greater than eighty percent (80%) 
but not greater than one hundred percent (100%) 
after the benefit increase is paid, 
(3) the lesser of two percent (2%) of the gross 
annual retirement bene fit of the member or One 
Thousand Four Hundred Dollars ($1,400.00) and 
requires that the benefit may only be provided if  RBS No. 3486 
 
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the funded ratio of the affected retirement 
system would be greater than one hundred percent 
(100%) after the benefit increase is paid, or 
(4) the greater of two percent (2%) of the gross 
annual retirement benefit of the volunteer 
firefighter or One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) for 
persons who retired from the Oklahoma 
Firefighters Pension and Retirement S ystem as 
volunteer firefighters and who did not retire 
from the Oklahoma Firefighters Pension and 
Retirement System as a paid firefighter. 
As used in this subparagraph, "funded ratio" means the 
figure derived by dividing the actu arial value of 
assets of the applicable retirement system by the 
actuarial accrued liability of the applicable 
retirement system, 
g. which modifies the disability pension standard for 
police officers who are members of the Oklahoma Police 
Pension and Retirement System as provided by Section 3 
of this act Section 50-115 of Title 11 of the Oklahoma 
Statutes, 
h. which provides a cost -of-living benefit increase 
pursuant to the provisions of:  RBS No. 3486 
 
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(1) Section 49-143.7 of Title 11 of the Oklahoma 
Statutes, 
(2) Section 50-136.9 of Title 11 of the Ok lahoma 
Statutes, 
(3) Section 1104K of Title 20 of the Oklahoma 
Statutes, 
(4) Section 2-305.12 of Title 47 of the Oklahoma 
Statutes, 
(5) Section 17-116.22 of Title 70 of the Oklahoma 
Statutes, 
(6) Section 930.11 of Title 74 of the Oklahoma 
Statutes, or 
i. which modifies the computation of the line-of-duty 
disability benefit pursuant to the provisions of this 
act this section and Sections 50-101 and 50-115 of 
Title 11 of the Oklahoma Statutes , or 
j. which reinstates annual retir ement pay for a member of 
the Oklahoma Law Enforcement Retirement System whose 
first participating service with the System occurred 
on or after November 1, 2012 , pursuant to Section 2 -
305 of Title 47 of the Oklahoma Statutes . 
A nonfiscal retirement bill shall include any retirement bill that 
has as its sole purpose th e appropriation or distribution or 
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purposes of reducing the unfunded liability of such system or the 
earmarking of a portion o f the revenue from a tax to a r etirement 
system or increasing the percentage of the revenue earmarked from a 
tax to a retirement system; 
6.  "Reduction-in-cost amendment" means an amendment to a 
retirement bill having a fiscal impact which reduces the cost of the 
bill as such cost is determined by the actuarial invest igation for 
the bill prepared pursuant to Section 3109 of this title; 
7. "Retirement bill" means any bill or joint resolution 
introduced or any bill or joint resolution amended by a member of 
the Oklahoma Legislature which creates or amends any law directly 
affecting a retirement system.  A retirement bill shall not mean a 
bill or resolution that impa cts the revenue of any state tax in 
which a portion of the revenue generated from such tax is earmarked 
for the benefit of a retirement system; 
8.  "Retirement bill having a fiscal impact" means any 
retirement bill creating or est ablishing a retirement system and any 
other retirement bill other than a nonfiscal retirement bill; and 
9.  "Retirement system" means the Teachers' Reti rement System of 
Oklahoma, the Oklahoma Public Employees Retirement System, the 
Uniform Retirement System for Justices and Judges, the Oklahoma 
Firefighters Pension and Retirement System, the Oklahoma Police 
Pension and Retirement System, the Oklahoma Law Enforcement  RBS No. 3486 
 
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Retirement System, o r a retirement system established after January 
1, 2006. 
SECTION 3.  Section 1 of this act shall become effective in 
accordance with Section 58 of Article V of the Oklahoma 
Constitution. 
SECTION 4.  Section 2 of this act shall become effective July 1, 
2024. 
SECTION 5.  It being immediately necessary for the preservation 
of the public peace, health or safety, an emergency is hereby 
declared to exist, by reason whereof this act sh all take effect and 
be in full force from and after its passage and approval. 
 
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