Eligible employers; participating employers; entry date

74-4931. Eligible employers; participating employers; entry date. On the effective date of this act, the following shall be eligible employers as defined in K.S.A. 74-4902(13), and amendments thereto, and as further defined herein: (1) Kansas public school districts; (2) Kansas technical colleges; (3) Kansas community junior colleges; or (4) the state of Kansas for state agencies having employees who are members of the state school retirement system on December 31, 1970. Such eligible employers shall become participating employers as defined in K.S.A. 74-4902(24), and amendments thereto. The entry date into the Kansas public employees retirement system of such eligible employers shall be January 1, 1971. History: L. 1970, ch. 326, § 1; L. 2017, ch. 43, § 4; July 1. Attorney General's Opinions: KPERS; compulsory retirement age for school employees. 84-67. State school employees must work at least 1,000 hours per year to be eligible for KPERS coverage. 92-131. CASE ANNOTATIONS 1. 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, 326 (1994). 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