Retirement option for spouse of certain former member

74-49a27. Retirement option for spouse of certain former member. In the event that a person who became a member of the Kansas public employees retirement system on January 1, 1962, was first employed by a participating employer on December 1, 1947, first enlisted in the Kansas national guard on August 26, 1929, and served in said Kansas national guard and in federal service for over forty-one (41) years, attains the age of fifty-nine (59), dies without having actually retired, the member's spouse, if the spouse is beneficiary for the member's accumulated contributions, may elect to receive benefits as a joint annuitant under Option A, calculated as if the member had attained age sixty (60) and retired on the date of death, in lieu of receiving the member's accumulated contributions. History: L. 1971, ch. 260, § 1; April 19. 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