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This bill makes several updates to Utah's public employee retirement laws. It adds a formal definition of "bona fide termination of employment" — meaning a public employee must truly and completely cut ties with their employer, with no pre-arranged plan to return, before they can retire and collect benefits. It expands the Membership Council (an advisory body that represents retirement system members) from 15 to 18 members, adding seats for a school district superintendent, a local school board member, and a director of human resources. It clarifies that service credit earned under the judges' retirement systems cannot be transferred into the newer Tier II retirement system. It also extends to the attorney general and their direct senior staff the same option already available to other high-level state officials — to opt out of the traditional pension system and instead have their accrued retirement funds moved into an individual defined contribution account, with employer contributions vesting immediately. Finally, it tightens the rules on permanently giving up retirement benefits, clarifying that only designated beneficiaries — not members or retirees — may permanently relinquish a defined benefit.