providing a supplemental appropriation for members of the retirement system receiving an accidental disability retirement allowance.

This bill provides a one-time $500 payment to retired state employees who received an accidental disability retirement allowance and have been collecting benefits for at least five years as of July 1, 2023, provided their annual retirement income was $50,000 or less on June 30, 2023. The funding for this payment comes from the state general fund and is explicitly not intended to become a permanent increase to the recipients' base salaries. Additionally, the legislation updates state law to ensure that future one-time cost-of-living adjustments or supplemental allowances are available to these disabled retirees regardless of how many years of service they have completed.