Kansas Administrative Code

Military service; purchase of credit for. (a) For the purpose of purchasing participating service credit under K.S.A. 74- 4919h, and amendments thereto, active service in the armed forces shall not include periods of active duty for training. Periods of reserve time to fulfill th…

(Authorized by K.S.A. 74-4909; effec- tive Jan. 1, 1966; amended Jan. 1, 1969; revoked Sept. 10, 1999.)

Prior service credit, break in ser- vice; defined. For prior service credit purposes, any period in which the employee was off the payroll of his entry date employer, except when on military leave or leave of absence, shall consti- tute a break in service. This rule shall not app…

Participating service credit; granted when; leaves of absence; military leave; contributions. For the purpose of deter- mining participating service credit, if an employee is on leave of absence, without pay, the employee shall be identified as being in this category by the emplo…

Participating service, recording of, compensation. Participating service shall be 67 Credit and Breaks in Service 80-3-14 recorded for a member for each calendar quar- ter for which contributions based on compensa- tion for service are reported by the employer. No more than one q…

(Authorized by K.S.A. 74-4909; effec- tive Jan. 1, 1966; revoked Sept. 10, 1999.)

Withdrawal of contributions; pay- ment of interest on account. (a) Any member formally challenging termination of employment by means of any administrative or judicial review process shall not be eligible to apply for withdraw- al until the process has been concluded. The “ad- mi…

Members’ accounts; identification of. Members’ accounts during active service shall be maintained on the basis of social security num- bers. In addition, special identifying retirement system numbers may be assigned at the time of claim,terminationofservice,ordeath.(Authorized by…

(Authorized by K.S.A. 1977 Supp. 74-4909; effective Jan. 1, 1966; amended May 1, 1978; revoked Sept. 10, 1999.)

(Authorized by K.S.A. 74-4909; effec- tive Jan. 1, 1966; revoked Sept. 10, 1999.)

Members’ accounts; reconcilia- tion of. In order to facilitate the reconciliation of members’ accounts upon withdrawal, death, or retirement, no rebates or additional contribu- tions shall be made if these adjustments involve amounts of $25 or less. Any internal adjust- ments tha…

(Authorized by K.S.A. 74-4909; effec- tive Jan. 1, 1966; revoked Sept. 10, 1999.)

(Authorized by K.S.A. 1977 Supp. 74-4909; effective May 1, 1978; revoked Sept. 10, 1999.)

Certification of teachers re- quired to receive service credit. Any school employee performing service as a teacher in any school year must be the holder of a valid teaching certificate issued by the superintendent of public instruction on or before April 15 in order to re- ceive…

Substitute school service de- fined. For the purpose of construing and applying the provisions of K.S.A. 72-5512. A retired school employee: (a) Shall be considered to be perform- ing school service as a substitute employee when he temporarily replaces a regular employee or when …

Teaching day defined. The term “teaching day” in K.S.A. 1965 Supp. 72-5512, is defined as one school day or any fractional part thereof. (Authorized by K.S.A. 72-5506; effective Jan. 1, 1966.)

Participation of full-time school lunch employees required. After September 1, 1965, any full-time school lunch employee on the regular payroll of a school district shall establish membership in the Kansas school retirement sys- tem unless exempted under the options provid- ed in…

Retirement allowance calcula- tion; basis of. The following procedures shall be used for the purpose of determining the ba- sis of the retirement allowance calculation. (a) (1) Months of prior service credited to a mem- 69 Retirement 80-5-9 ber shall be divided by 12 to arrive at…

Designation of beneficiaries. A member may designate any natural person or persons, trust, or estate as beneficiary. This desig- nation may be made on the designation of bene- ficiary form or a written document filed with the system. Any documents other than the forms fur- nished…

Designation of beneficiary; rec- ognition upon receipt. Except as applicable under K.A.R. 80-5-18, only those designations of beneficiary that are received in the retirement system office shall be recognized by the board of trustees. Eligible employees who are in their year of se…

(Authorized by K.S.A. 74-4909; ef- fective Jan. 1, 1966; revoked Sept. 10, 1999.)

Designation of beneficiary; multiple; recognition of. When more than one designation of beneficiary has been made by a member, the latest one received in the retirement system office, or employer office as provided in K.A.R. 80-5-11, shall be recognized by the board of trustees. …

(Authorized by K.S.A. 74-4909; ef- fective Jan. 1, 1966; revoked Sept. 10, 1999.)

Retirement date; leaves of ab- sence and vacations, break in service re- quirement. (a) Unless otherwise specified in the retirement act, the retirement date shall be no earlier than the later of the first day of the month following the member’s last day on payroll or the first d…

Retirement life certain options; designation of beneficiary. In the event of the death of a retired member who has selected one of the life certain retirement options (life annuity with 5, 10, or 15 years certain), and in the further event of the death of the designated beneficia…

Child, defined. For the purposes of K.S.A. 74-4902 (11) of the act, the word “child” as used therein shall be deemed to include a son or daughter irrespective of age; an adopted son or daughter, an illegitimate son or daughter provided thememberparentisitsmotherorinthecaseofthe m…

Designation of beneficiary; fil- ing with institution. (a) Members of the fac- ulty and other persons employed by educational institutions under the management of the state board of regents and the state board of education who are receiving assistance in the purchase of a retirem…

Partial lump sum option; death of member. (a) If a married member who has elected the partial lump sum option pursuant to K.S.A. 74-4918(3)(G), and amendments thereto, dies after the member’s retirement date and be- fore the distribution of the partial lump sum, the partial lump …

(Authorized by K.S.A. 74-4909; effec- tive Jan. 1, 1966; revoked Sept. 10, 1999.)

Partial lump sum option; com- mencement of monthly benefits. (a) If a mem- ber elects a partial lump sum option pursuant to K.S.A. 74-4918(3)(G) and amendments thereto, the member’s monthly payments shall commence on the first regular monthly payment date after the system has pai…

Partial lump sum option; recov- ery of debt owed by member to system. If a member elects a partial lump sum option pur- suant to K.S.A. 74-4918(3)(G) and amendments thereto, any debt owed by the member to the system may be recovered as an offset against the member’s partial lump …

Partial lump sum option; actu- arial assumptions used in calculating partial lump sum distribution. If a member elects a partial lump sum option pursuant to K.S.A. 74- 4918(3)(G)andamendmentsthereto,theassump- tions used in establishing the actuarial present value of the benefit …

(Authorized by K.S.A. 74-4909; effec- tive Jan. 1, 1970; revoked Sept. 10, 1999.)

Compensation; defined. (a) For the purpose of determining contributions to the retire- ment system for participating service, the compen- sation of the member shall include the following, with exceptions as noted in subsection (b): (1) All amounts upon which the employer with- ho…

(Authorized by K.S.A. 74-4909; effec- tive Jan. 1, 1966; amended Jan. 1, 1970; revoked Sept. 10, 1999.)

Date of birth; proof of. (a) Retire- ment benefits shall be approved for payment to a member only after proof of the date of birth of the member. A member making application for retire- ment benefits shall present any evidence of date of birth that may be required by the board of…

(Authorized by K.S.A. 74-4909; effective Jan. 1, 1966; amended Jan. 1, 1969; re- voked Sept. 10, 1999.)

Application for participation. (a) No application for participation by an eligible employer for current employees shall be accepted unless it includes coverage for future employees. A supplemental application to provide coverage for an additional group or groups of employees of t…

Request for proposal for cover- age. (a) An eligible employer who desires to af- filiate with the retirement system or a participat- ing employer who wishes to file a supplemental application for coverage of an additional group or groups of employees, as provided in K.S.A. 74-495…

Benefit reduced by social secu- rity benefit. In determining the amount of ben- efit payment reductions in the case of a member whose employment is covered by social security as provided in K.S.A. 74-4966, and amendments thereto, the following principles shall apply. (a) Full soc…

Application of Kansas pub- lic employees retirement system rules and regulations. Except as otherwise provided by law or these rules and regulations, the rules and regulations of the Kansas public employees retire- ment system shall apply to the Kansas police and firemen’s retire…

(Authorized by K.S.A. 74-4909; ef- fective, E-66-16, Sept. 20, 1966; effective Jan. 1, 1967; revoked Sept. 10, 1999.)

“Local police or firemen’s pen- sion system” defined. The phrase “local police or firemen’s pension system” will be defined as meaning a system established under the provisions of K.S.A. 13-14a01 to 13-14a14 or K.S.A. 14-10a01 to 14-10a15 or other pension systems specifically des…

Membership of a sheriff. In ac- cordance with K.S.A. 74-4955(4), and amend- ments thereto, to become a member, a sheriff shall file a written election on or before first tak- ing office or the entry date of the sheriff’s em- ployer, whichever is later. (Authorized by K.S.A. 1997 …

(Authorized by K.S.A. 74-4902; ef- fective, E-66-16, Sept. 20, 1966; effective Jan. 1, 1967; amended Jan. 1, 1969; revoked Sept. 10, 1999.)

Membership, leave of absence on entry date. It shall be the participating em- ployer’s responsibility to file with the retirement system within fifteen (15) days after the entry date, a list of all employees on any officially au- thorized and approved leave of absence on entry da…

(Authorized by K.S.A. 74-4909; ef- fective, E-66-16, Sept. 20, 1966; effective Jan. 1, 1967; revoked Sept. 10, 1999.) FIREMEN; EMPLOYER ACCOUNT 80-52-1 to 80-52-3. (Authorized by K.S.A. 74-4909; effective Jan. 1, 1966; revoked Sept. 10, 1999.) CREDIT AND BREAKS IN SERVICE

Prior service credit. (a) A mem- ber will receive prior service credit for service with his entry date employer whether as a police- man, a fireman or in some other capacity. For the purpose of determining service, employment in any part of a month shall be considered service for…

(Authorized by K.S.A. 1977 Supp. 74-4909; effective May 1, 1978; revoked Sept. 10, 1999.) FIREMEN; MEMBERS’ ACCOUNTS 80-54-1 to 80-54-2. (Authorized by K.S.A. 74-4909; effective Jan. 1, 1966; revoked Sept. 10, 1999.)

(Authorized by K.S.A. 74-4909; effective Jan. 1, 1966; amended, E-66-16, Sept. 20, 1966; amended Jan. 1, 1967; amended Jan. 1, 1969; revoked Sept. 10, 1999.)