Pay Exceptions/Special Separation Allowance.

Removed draft metadata including committee substitute dates, sponsor information, and page headers.

Added the final 'RATIFIED BILL' designation to indicate the legislation has been enacted into law.

New eligibility requirements were added requiring officers to have at least five years of continuous service immediately preceding retirement, with specific rules for handling breaks in service due to disability.

A new funding mechanism was created, calculating the allowance as 0.85% of the annual base rate of compensation for each year of creditable service.

New cessation rules were added to stop payments when an officer reaches age 62 or after a specific duration of receiving the allowance.

The bill's subject matter was entirely replaced, removing all technical corrections regarding email formatting, internet capitalization, and rule-making terminology.

Added 'Committee Substitute Favorable 4/1/25' designation to indicate the bill has been amended and approved by the Judiciary Committee.

Removed the list of sponsors and the referral date from the header section.

Corrected text formatting errors in the emergency declaration section, such as removing redundant words like 'a A' and 'orexists'.

Updated the bill version identifier from H481-v-1 to H481-v-2.

The bill header was updated to show 'Edition 1' and the filing date was standardized to March 24, 2025.

The sponsor list section was updated to include a web link reference instead of leaving the field blank.

A reference to the Judiciary Committee referral was added to the administrative header.