The persons in each participating member agency eligible for coverage by the plan shall include, subject to the limitations contained in sections 103.003 to 103.175:

1. (1) All employees, retirees, former employees entitled to a retirement benefit because of service with the participating member agency, employees eligible for a disability benefit from the participating member agency, employees on a leave of absence, and their dependents;
2. (2) All persons, and their dependents, who become employees of a participating member agency on or after the date such agency becomes covered under the plan, and who wish to enroll in the plan; and

3. (3) All persons who become eligible for retirement benefits because of service with the participating member agency, persons who become eligible for a disability benefit from the participating member agency, and their unemancipated dependents, on or after the date such participating member agency becomes covered under the plan, and who have been continuously covered by the benefits under sections 103.003 to 103.175 for at least the shorter of:

   1. (a) Two years prior to the date of disability of the employee or his eligibility for normal or early retirement; or
   2. (b) From the initial date of eligibility for the benefits provided by sections 103.003 to 103.175.

(L. 1992 H.B. 1574 § 4 subsec. 5)