Relating to retirement

Section 169.490 was removed from the list of repealed statutes, reducing the total number of repealed sections from nineteen to eighteen.

Formatting and spacing were adjusted throughout the document to align with Senate Committee Substitute standards, including changes to section headers and explanatory notes.

The termination condition for temporary retirement allowances was clarified to explicitly end at the earlier of the member's death or attainment of age sixty-two.

Bill scope expanded from repealing one section (86.200) to repealing nineteen sections across multiple chapters (70, 86, 87, 105, 143, 169) and enacting nineteen new sections.

Added explicit coverage for firemen and created separate membership rules for employees, firemen, and police based on political subdivision election choices.

Introduced new benefit programs (L-1, L-3, LT-4) with different percentage calculations for retirement allowances based on credited service.

Replaced detailed police-specific definitions with broader system membership definitions applicable to multiple employee categories.

Added administrative provisions for board decisions on membership status questions and minimum service year requirements.