System established; powers and duties

74-4903. System established; powers and duties. There is hereby created the "Kansas public employees retirement system" which shall be a body corporate and an instrumentality of the state of Kansas. The system shall be vested with the powers and duties specified in this act and such other powers as may be necessary or proper to enable it, its officers, employees and agents to carry out fully and effectively the purposes and intent of this act. History: L. 1961, ch. 427, § 3; April 22. Law Review and Bar Journal References: Survey of tort liability, Patty Griffin and Harold J. Pickler, 15 W.L.J. 397, 403 (1976). "Post-Retirement Employment Restrictions On Public Employees in Kansas," Lea E. Selleck, 5 Kan. J.L. & Pub. Pol'y, No. 3, 199, 201, 214 (1996). Attorney General's Opinions: KPERS; investment of funds in banking institutions; banking institution defined. 87-84. Open public meetings; executive sessions; subjects for discussion; persons in attendance; attorney-client privileged communications. 92-56. CASE ANNOTATIONS 1. Cited in holding interest recoverable where benefits wrongfully withheld from member's beneficiary. Shapiro v. Kansas Public Employees Retirement System, 216 Kan. 353, 355, 532 P.2d 1081. 2. Whether KPERS is an arm of the state for purposes of sovereign immunity examined. American Intern. Sp. Lines Ins. v. Reimer and Assoc., 874 F. Supp. 324, 325 (1994). 3. KPERS entitled to sovereign immunity as alter ego of state; case remanded to state court. Kansas Public Employees Retirement Sys. v. Boatmen's First Nat'l. Bank of Kan. City, 982 F. Supp. 806, 808 (1997). 4. Cited; under KPERS disability benefits, KPERS required to establish prejudice from late claim to avoid coverage. Sheldon v. KPERS, 40 Kan. App. 2d 75, 77, 189 P.3d 554 (2008). Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF STATUTES Archived Session Documents Archived School Finance Documents USEFUL LINKS Session Laws Kansas Administrative Regulations OTHER LEGISLATIVE SITES Kansas Legislature Administrative Services Division of Post Audit Research Department Contact Us PDF Help www.ksrevisor.gov 2026