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KS Stat § 74-4950c (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 74 - State Boards, Commissions And Authorities|Article 49 - Public Employees Retirement Systems|74-4950c Postretirement benefit increase for payments after June 30, 1990, for certain retirements; local school annuitant increases paid by school district.

74-4950c. Postretirement benefit increase for payments after June 30, 1990, for certain retirements; local school annuitant increases paid by school district. (a) The retirement benefit, pension or annuity payments accruing after June 30, 1990, to each retirant and each local school annuitant entitled to receive such payments on July 1, 1989, shall be increased by an amount equal to 4% of the retirement benefit, pension or annuity payment in effect on July 1, 1990, from the retirant's retirement system or the local school annuitant's separate retirement system maintained by a local school district and shall be paid by such retirement system to the retirant or by such separate retirement system maintained by a local school district to the local school annuitant during such period. All such increased payments to local school annuitants shall be paid by the local school district maintaining a separate retirement system and such payments shall be made at no additional cost to any employer other than the local school district.(b) As used in this section:(1) "Retirant" means (A) any person who is a member of a retirement system and who retired prior to July 1, 1989, (B) any person who is a special member of a retirement system and who retired prior to July 1, 1989, (C) any person who is a joint annuitant or beneficiary of any member described in clause (A) or any special member described in clause (B), and (D) any insured disability benefit recipient.(2) "Retirement system" means the Kansas public employees retirement system, the Kansas police and firemen's retirement system, the state school retirement system and the retirement system for judges.(3) "Local school annuitant" means (A) any person who is an annuitant with 10 or more years of service, who is receiving an annuity from a school district maintaining a separate retirement system, whose annuity is not included, in whole or in part, in payments made to such school district under K.S.A. 72-5512b and amendments thereto and who is not a member of group I or of group II as defined in K.S.A. 72-5518 and amendments thereto, and (B) any person who is receiving an annuity from a school district maintaining a separate retirement system which is receiving an aggregate payment from the Kansas public employees retirement system under K.S.A. 72-5512b and amendments thereto and who retired prior to September 1, 1981.(4) "Insured disability benefit recipient" means any person receiving an insured disability benefit under K.S.A. 74-4927 and amendments thereto prior to July 1, 1989.History: L. 1990, ch. 282, § 27; July 1.
KS Stat § 74-4950d (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 74 - State Boards, Commissions And Authorities|Article 49 - Public Employees Retirement Systems|74-4950d Postretirement benefit increase for payments after June 30, 1991, for certain retirants; local school annuitant increases paid by school district.

74-4950d. Postretirement benefit increase for payments after June 30, 1991, for certain retirants; local school annuitant increases paid by school district. (a) The retirement benefit, pension or annuity payments accruing after June 30, 1991, to each retirant and each local school annuitant, shall be increased by an amount equal to $10 or 1.0% of the retirement benefit, pension or annuity payment in effect on July 1, 1991, from the retirant's retirement system or the local school annuitant's separate retirement system maintained by a local school district, whichever is greater, and shall be paid by such retirement system to the retirant or by such separate retirement system maintained by a local school district to the local school annuitant during such period. All such increased payments to local school annuitants shall be paid by the local school district maintaining a separate retirement system and such payments shall be made at no additional cost to any employer other than the local school district.(b) As used in this section:(1) "Retirant" means (A) any person who is a member of a retirement system and who retired prior to July 1, 1990, (B) any person who is a special member of a retirement system and who retired prior to July 1, 1990, (C) any person who is a joint annuitant or beneficiary of any member described in clause (A) or any special member described in clause (B), and (D) any insured disability benefit recipient.(2) "Retirement system" means the Kansas public employees retirement system, the Kansas police and firemen's retirement system, the state school retirement system and the retirement system for judges.(3) "Local school annuitant" means (A) any person who is an annuitant with 10 or more years of service, who is receiving an annuity from a school district maintaining a separate retirement system, whose annuity is not included, in whole or in part, in payments made to such school district under K.S.A. 72-5512b and amendments thereto and who is not a member of group I or of group II as defined in K.S.A. 72-5518 and amendments thereto, and (B) any person who is receiving an annuity from a school district maintaining a separate retirement system which is receiving an aggregate payment from the Kansas public employees retirement system under K.S.A. 72-5512b and amendments thereto and who retired prior to September 1, 1981.(4) "Insured disability benefit recipient" means any person receiving an insured disability benefit under K.S.A. 74-4927 and amendments thereto prior to July 1, 1990.History: L. 1991, ch. 237, § 19; July 1.
KS Stat § 74-4950e (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 74 - State Boards, Commissions And Authorities|Article 49 - Public Employees Retirement Systems|74-4950e Postretirement benefit increase for payments after June 30, 1992, for certain retirants; local school annuitant increases paid by school district.

74-4950e. Postretirement benefit increase for payments after June 30, 1992, for certain retirants; local school annuitant increases paid by school district. (a) The retirement benefit, pension or annuity payments accruing after June 30, 1992, to each retirant and each local school annuitant from the retirant's retirement system or the local school annuitant's separate retirement system maintained by a local school district, shall be increased by an amount equal to $15. Such payments shall be paid by such retirement system to the retirant or by such separate retirement system maintained by a local school district to the local school annuitant during such period. All such increased payments to local school annuitants shall be paid by the local school district maintaining a separate retirement system and such payments shall be made at no additional cost to any employer other than the local school district. Such payments shall be paid out of the net amount of investment income of the system.(b) As used in this section:(1) "Retirant" means (A) any person who is a member of a retirement system and who retired prior to July 1, 1991, (B) any person who is a special member of a retirement system and who retired prior to July 1, 1991, (C) any person who is a joint annuitant or beneficiary of any member described in clause (A) or any special member described in clause (B), and (D) any insured disability benefit recipient.(2) "Retirement system" means the Kansas public employees retirement system, the Kansas police and firemen's retirement system, the state school retirement system and the retirement system for judges.(3) "Local school annuitant" means (A) any person who is an annuitant with 10 or more years of service, who is receiving an annuity from a school district maintaining a separate retirement system, whose annuity is not included, in whole or in part, in payments made to such school district under K.S.A. 72-5512b and amendments thereto and who is not a member of a group I or of group II as defined in K.S.A. 72-5518 and amendments thereto, and (B) any person who is receiving an annuity from a school district maintaining a separate retirement system which is receiving an aggregate payment from the Kansas public employees retirement system under K.S.A. 72-5512b and amendments thereto and who retired prior to September 1, 1981.(4) "Insured disability benefit recipient" means any person receiving an insured disability benefit under K.S.A. 74-4927 and amendments thereto prior to July 1, 1991.History: L. 1992, ch. 321, § 33; July 1.
KS Stat § 74-4950h (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 74 - State Boards, Commissions And Authorities|Article 49 - Public Employees Retirement Systems|74-4950h Postretirement benefit increase for certain retirants of state school retirement system.

74-4950h. Postretirement benefit increase for certain retirants of state school retirement system. The retirement benefit, pension or annuity payments accruing after June 30, 1998, to each retirant of the state school retirement system who retired prior to January 1, 1971, and who had at least 25 years or more of service credit, shall be increased by an amount equal to $100.History: L. 1998, ch. 201, § 48; July 1.
KS Stat § 74-4950i (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 74 - State Boards, Commissions And Authorities|Article 49 - Public Employees Retirement Systems|74-4950i Postretirement benefit increase for payment after June 30, 1998, for certain retirants.

74-4950i. Postretirement benefit increase for payment after June 30, 1998, for certain retirants. (a) The retirement benefit, pension or annuity payments accruing after June 30, 1998, to each retirant and each local school annuitant shall be increased by an amount equal to 3.0% of the retirement benefit, pension or annuity payment in effect on July 1, 1998, from the retirant's retirement system and shall be paid by such retirement system to the retirant and the local school annuitant during such period.(b) As used in this section:(1) "Retirant" means (A) any person who is a member of a retirement system and who retired prior to July 1, 1997, (B) any person who is a special member of a retirement system and who retired prior to July 1, 1997, (C) any person who is a joint annuitant or beneficiary of any member described in clause (A) or any special member described in clause (B) and (D) any long-term disability benefit recipient.(2) "Retirement system" means the Kansas public employees retirement system, the Kansas police and firemen's retirement system, the state school retirement system and the retirement system for judges.(3) "Local school annuitant" means (A) any person who is an annuitant with 10 or more years of service, who is receiving an annuity, whose annuity is not included, in whole or in part, in payments made to such school district under K.S.A. 72-5512b and amendments thereto, and who is not a member of a group I or of group II as defined in K.S.A. 72-5518 and amendments thereto, and (B) any person who is receiving an annuity and who retired prior to September 1, 1981.(4) "Long-term disability recipient" means any person receiving a long-term disability benefit under K.S.A. 74-4927 and amendments thereto prior to July 1, 1997.History: L. 1998, ch. 201, § 50; July 1.
KS Stat § 74-4950j (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 74 - State Boards, Commissions And Authorities|Article 49 - Public Employees Retirement Systems|74-4950j Postretirement benefit increase for certain retirants of the state school retirement system.

74-4950j. Postretirement benefit increase for certain retirants of the state school retirement system. The retirement benefit, pension or annuity payments to each retirant of the state school retirement system who retired prior to January 1, 1971, and who had at least 20 years or more of service credit, shall:(a) For retirement benefit, pension or annuity payments accruing after June 30, 2001, be in an amount as otherwise provided by law but shall be an amount at least equal to $500;(b) for retirement benefit, pension or annuity payments accruing after June 30, 2006, be in an amount as otherwise provided by law but shall be an amount of at least $625; and(c) for retirement benefit, pension and annuity payments accruing after June 30, 2007, be in an amount as otherwise provided by law but shall be in an amount at least equal to $750.History: L. 2001, ch. 209, § 49; L. 2006, ch. 143, § 18; July 1.
KS Stat § 74-4951 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 74 - State Boards, Commissions And Authorities|Article 49 - Public Employees Retirement Systems|74-4951 Purpose of act.

74-4951. Purpose of act. The purpose of this act is to provide an orderly means whereby police and firemen employed by participating employers and who have attained retirement age or who have become disabled as herein set forth may be retired from active service without prejudice and without inflicting a hardship on the employees retired and to enable such employees to accumulate reserves for themselves and their dependents to provide for old age, disability, death and termination of employment, and for the purpose of effecting economy and efficiency in the administration of governmental affairs.History: L. 1965, ch. 447, § 1; June 30.
KS Stat § 74-4953 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 74 - State Boards, Commissions And Authorities|Article 49 - Public Employees Retirement Systems|74-4953 Creation of Kansas police and firemen's retirement system as division of Kansas public employees retirement system; administration.

74-4953. Creation of Kansas police and firemen's retirement system as division of Kansas public employees retirement system; administration. (1) There is hereby created the "Kansas police and firemen's retirement system" which is a division of the Kansas public employees retirement system created by K.S.A. 74-4903 and amendments thereto, and which is subject to the provisions of K.S.A. 74-4901 et seq. and amendments thereto.(2) The Kansas police and fireman's retirement system shall be administered by the board in the manner required to satisfy the applicable qualification requirements for governmental plans as specified in the federal internal revenue code, and as appropriate for a governmental plan. The provisions of K.S.A. 74-49,123 and amendments thereto shall apply to the administration of the system.History: L. 1965, ch. 447, § 3; L. 1967, ch. 431, § 2; L. 1998, ch. 64, § 66; July 1.
KS Stat § 74-4954a (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 74 - State Boards, Commissions And Authorities|Article 49 - Public Employees Retirement Systems|74-4954a Emergency medical service technicians; defined as fireman; affiliation by county or city.

74-4954a. Emergency medical service technicians; defined as fireman; affiliation by county or city. (a) As used in this section "emergency medical service technician" means any emergency medical service provider as defined by K.S.A. 65-6112, and amendments thereto, who is certified pursuant to K.S.A. 65-6129, and amendments thereto.(b) For the purposes of any affiliation under subsection (c), whenever the word "fireman" is used in article 49 of chapter 74, and amendments thereto, it shall be construed to include "emergency medical service technician" as defined by subsection (a).(c) Any county or city providing emergency medical service as a third function apart from police and fire, as an eligible employer under the Kansas police and firemen's retirement system, may make application or supplemental application to affiliate with the Kansas police and firemen's retirement system in accordance with and subject to K.S.A. 74-4954, and amendments thereto, with regard to coverage of emergency medical service technicians under that system.History: L. 1984, ch. 274, § 1; L. 1995, ch. 267, § 21; L. 2019, ch. 64, § 35; June 6.
KS Stat § 74-4955 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 74 - State Boards, Commissions And Authorities|Article 49 - Public Employees Retirement Systems|74-4955 Eligible employees.

74-4955. Eligible employees. (1) Any policeman or fireman of a participating employer shall become a member of the system upon the entry date of his or her employer, except that any policeman or fireman of a participating employer who is covered by the pension systems established under the provisions of K.S.A. 13-14a01 to 13-14a14 and amendments thereto, or K.S.A. 14-10a01 to 14-10a15 and amendments thereto, shall become a member of the system herein established only by filing with the board, on or before his or her employer's entry date, a written election to become a member of such system. Failure to file such written election shall be presumed to be an election not to become a member. Such election, whether to become a member or not to become a member, shall be irrevocable.(2) Any person who shall be employed as a policeman or fireman by a participating employer who is participating in the system with respect to such group on or after the entry date shall become a member of the system upon the first day of such employment.(3) Any policeman or fireman of a participating employer who is on an authorized leave of absence on the employer's entry date shall become a member of the system on the first day of his or her return to active employment and the employer's payroll, except that if such employee is covered by the pension systems established under the provisions of K.S.A. 13-14a01 to 13-14a14 and amendments thereto or K.S.A. 14-10a01 to 14-10a15 and amendments thereto, he or she shall become a member of the system herein established only by filing with the board within ten (10) days after returning to active employment, a written election to become a member of such system. Failure to file such written election shall be presumed to be an election not to become a member. Such election, whether to become a member or not to become a member, shall be irrevocable.(4) Any person who holds the elective office of sheriff of a participating employer which is participating in the system with respect to such group may become a member by filing with the board a written election to become a member on or before taking office or the entry date of his or her employer. Failure to file such written election shall be presumed to be an election not to become a member. Such election, whether to become a member or not to become a member, shall be irrevocable. Any person who becomes a member by virtue of this subsection shall receive prior service credit only if such person becomes a member when first eligible to do so.History: L. 1965, ch. 447, § 5; L. 1967, ch. 431, § 4; L. 1974, ch. 390, § 18; L. 1979, ch. 250, § 2; July 1.
KS Stat § 74-4955a (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 74 - State Boards, Commissions And Authorities|Article 49 - Public Employees Retirement Systems|74-4955a Eligible employees for and employees required to be covered by the provisions of 74-4957a, 74-4958a, 74-4960a, 74-4963a and 74-4964a.

74-4955a. Eligible employees for and employees required to be covered by the provisions of 74-4957a, 74-4958a, 74-4960a, 74-4963a and 74-4964a. (1) Except as provided in subsection (4), each member of the system who was appointed or employed prior to July 1, 1989, may elect to be covered by the provisions of K.S.A. 74-4957a, 74-4958a, 74-4960a, 74-4963a and 74-4964a, and amendments thereto, on the first day of the first payroll period of such member coinciding with or following the receipt of such election in the office of the retirement system, only by filing with the board of trustees of the system prior to January 1, 1990, a written election to be covered by such provisions. Failure to file such written election shall be presumed to be an election not to be covered by such provisions. Such election, whether to become a member or not to become a member, shall be irrevocable.(2) Each person appointed or employed on or after July 1, 1989, shall be covered by the provisions of K.S.A. 74-4957a, 74-4958a, 74-4960a, 74-4963a and 74-4964a, and amendments thereto.(3) The provisions of this section shall be effective on and after July 1, 1989.(4) Each member of the system who was appointed or employed prior to July 1, 1989, and who did not elect to be covered by the provisions specified in subsection (1) prior to January 1, 1990, may elect to be covered by such provisions by filing a written election as provided in subsection (1) during the period commencing July 1, 1990, and ending September 30, 1990.(5) Except as provided in this subsection, each member of the system who was appointed or employed prior to July 1, 1989, and who did not elect to be covered by the provisions specified in subsection (1) as provided in this section, may elect to be covered by such provisions by filing a written election as provided in subsection (1). The provisions of this subsection shall take effect on and after the date the system receives a private letter ruling from the internal revenue service that the provisions of this subsection do not contravene federal law. The period of such election as provided by this subsection shall commence on the date of receipt by the system of such private letter ruling, and shall end 90 days thereafter. Any member who elects as provided by this subsection shall pay the cost of such election by means of a single lump-sum payment in an amount equal to the then present value of the benefits being purchased as determined by the actuary using the member's attained age, annual compensation at the time of the purchase and the actuarial assumptions and tables then in use by the system.History: L. 1989, ch. 232, § 25; L. 1990, ch. 282, § 14; L. 1998, ch. 201, § 34; July 1.
KS Stat § 74-4962 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 74 - State Boards, Commissions And Authorities|Article 49 - Public Employees Retirement Systems|74-4962 Payment of benefits.

74-4962. Payment of benefits. (1) All benefits except lump-sum benefits as provided in this subsection shall be payable in equal monthly installments, except that the board may provide for payment of benefits to a member's family in a single payment rather than separate payments to the member, to the widow or to minor children.(2) Whenever the amount of any benefit is to be determined on the basis of actuarial assumptions, the assumptions shall be specified by the board in a way that precludes employer discretion.History: L. 1965, ch. 447, § 12; L. 1998, ch. 64, § 74; July 1.