Retirement; Law Enforcement Retirement System; defining term; participation; emergency.

Header and title page formatting were updated to indicate this is the Floor Version, and sponsor names were added for the Senate sponsor.

Updated the legislative session year from 2025 to 2026 and renumbered the committee substitute pages.

Added new categories of eligible members, including law enforcement officers from the State Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs Control and active school resource officers hired after the act's effective date.

Expanded eligibility to include Communications Section employees (radio technicians and tower technicians) who were employed in that capacity as of June 30, 2008, and remained employed after July 1, 2008.

Clarified that new members must meet specific moral character and physical health standards (including age, sight, hearing, and agility) prior to the start of actual employment but after a job offer is made.

Granted the Retirement Board explicit authority to deny or revoke membership based on failure to meet the new pre-employment examination standards.

The definition of 'Member' was rewritten to remove eligibility for Communications Division employees and park rangers who were hired before 1985 or 1996, respectively.

New eligibility was added for active CLEET-certified law enforcement officers hired as school resource officers by public school districts on or after the effective date.

New language was added to clarify that leased employees and independent contractors are excluded from membership regardless of IRS classification.

The header dates were updated from February 2025 to February 2026, and the bill number was changed from RBH No. 12281 to RBH No. 16290.

Updated the citation for the amending chapter from Chapter 45, O.S.L. 2025 to Chapter 361, O.S.L. 2024 to reflect the correct legislative history.

Changed the deadline for new school resource officers to elect participation in the retirement system from November 30, 2025, to November 30, 2024.

Reordered the list of eligible employees, moving 'school resource officers' to a new category and removing the specific 'University of Oklahoma' and 'Oklahoma State University' references to broaden the eligibility to all public schools.

Removed the specific condition that new Communications Division employees must be hired for the first time to be excluded from the system, simplifying the eligibility rules.

Added specific categories of individuals eligible for the retirement system, including new agents hired by the Attorney General or Military Department after July 1, 2024, and school resource officers hired after the act's effective date.

Defined key terms such as 'System', 'Act', 'Board', 'Executive Director', and 'Fund' to ensure clarity in the retirement system's operation.

Updated the requirements for new members to include meeting post-offer pre-employment examination standards regarding moral character and physical fitness.

Removed the original placeholder text, shell bill designation, and non-fiscal bill status, replacing them with substantive legislative text.

Established specific effective dates for various eligibility provisions, such as July 1, 2008, for certain DPS employees and July 1, 2024, for new AG/Military Department agents.