AN ACT to amend and reenact subsection 23 of section 54-52-01, section 54-52-17, subsection 2 of section 54-52-28, sections 54-52.1-03.1 and 54-52.2-06, subsection 8 of section 54-52.6-01, and subsection 1 of section 54-52.6-02.2 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to administering the public employees retirement system.

Added new retirement age thresholds for certain employee groups, raising the combined service and age requirement from 85 to 90 for members enrolled after December 31, 2015, and establishing age 60 as a minimum requirement for early retirement.

Extended retirement provisions to include supreme court and district court judges as a new category of covered employees.

Created differentiated retirement rules for Bureau of Criminal Investigation peace officers based on employment start date, requiring 10 eligible years for those hired after July 31, 2023, versus 3 years for earlier hires.

Updated the definition of 'temporary employee' to clarify eligibility requirements and school district position classifications.

Revised retirement benefit calculation periods, extending the look-back period from 120 to 180 months for employees terminating after August 1, 2010, with additional provisions for those terminating after December 31, 2019.