Chapter 74 — STATE BOARDS, COMMISSIONS AND AUTHORITIES

74-4912. Consolidation of other systems with state system; resolution; requirements. (1) The state of Kansas or any county, city, township, special district or instrumentality of any of the aforementioned whose employees or a class of whose employees are members of any other reti…

74-4912a. Transfer of assets of certain retirement funds to KPERS; retirement of actuarial accrued liability; members to be special members of KPERS. (1) On July 1, 1994, or any July 1 thereafter, the assets of a retirement fund under the provisions of K.S.A. 72-1759 and amendmen…

74-4912b. Membership in system by certain members of local plan involved in transfer with a participating employer; election; eligibility; credited service. (1) (a) Except as otherwise provided, a vested member of the Wichita employees' retirement plan who is transferred to the e…

74-4913. Credited service; prior service credit; participating service credit. (1) Prior service shall be credited as follows: (a) A member shall receive full credit for continuous employment prior to the entry date with such member's employer on the entry date. If the employee w…

74-4913a. Revisor's Note: Transferred to 74-49a01 to 74-49a10. 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…

74-4914. Normal retirement date; service after retirement; early retirement; employment after retirement, limitations, requirements, waiver of penalties and third-party entities; members as a result of a merger or consolidation. (1) The normal retirement date for a member of the …

74-4914a. Retirement date for certain employees of the department of corrections; security officer defined. (1) As used in K.S.A. 74-4914a to 74-4914e, inclusive, and amendments thereto, "security officer" means any person, as certified to the board by the secretary of correction…

74-4914b. Same; application of K.S.A. 74-4901 through 74-4929. Except as otherwise provided in K.S.A. 74-4914a to 74-4914d, inclusive, and amendments thereto, the provisions of K.S.A. 74-4901 to 74-4929, and any acts amendatory thereof or supplemental thereto, shall apply to all …

74-4914c. Certain correctional employees; normal and early retirement dates; early retirement benefit reduction. (1) Notwithstanding the provisions of K.S.A. 74-4914, 74-4915 and subsection (23) of K.S.A. 74-4902, and amendments thereto, the normal retirement date for all securit…

74-4914d. Certain employees of department of corrections; employer contribution rate. (1) Any additional cost resulting from the normal retirement date and retirement before such normal retirement date for security officers as provided in K.S.A. 74-4914c, and amendments thereto, …

74-4914e. Disability benefits for correctional employees; insured benefit inapplicable; death of employee, payment of benefits. (1) As used in this section: (a) "Correctional employee" means any member of the system who is a security officer or other employee of the department of…

74-4914f. History: L. 1961, ch. 427, § 14; L. 1963, ch. 412, § 8; L. 1969, ch. 378, § 1; L. 1970, ch. 323, § 1; L. 1972, ch. 299, § 1; L. 1975, ch. 407, § 1; L. 1978, ch. 320, § 1; L. 1978, ch. 332, § 32; L. 1981, ch. 311, § 1; L. 1983, ch. 254, § 6; L. 1985, ch. 254, § 9; L. 198…

74-4915. Retirement benefits, prior and participating service; early retirement benefit reduction; refund contributions to beneficiary upon retirant's death, when; failure to file application for benefits, effect; certification of member contributions by participating employers, …

74-4915a. Retirement benefits for members ineligible due to a reduction in hours. (a) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (b), any member of the system who becomes eligible for another retirement plan authorized under any law of this state or who becomes ineligible for the…

74-4915b. Retirement benefits for certain members of the legislature; exceptions; service credit; reporting requirements of participating employers. (a) Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, any member who is a member of the legislature who is also employed by ano…

74-4915c. Retirement benefits for certain elected local officials; exceptions; service credit. (a) Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, any member who is an elected local official of a municipality who is also employed by another participating employer of the Kan…

74-4916. Payment of accumulated contributions upon death; accidental death benefit; accidental total disability benefit. (1) Upon the death of a member before retirement, the member's accumulated contributions shall be paid to the member's beneficiary. (2) (a) In the event that a…

74-4917. Termination of employment; payment of accumulated contributions; certification of member contributions by participating employer; vesting of benefits, members as a result of a merger or consolidation; return to covered employment, condition, repayment of withdrawn accumu…

74-4917a. History: L. 1994, ch. 293, § 31; L. 1998, ch. 64, § 35; Repealed, L. 2008, ch. 113, § 26; July 1. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF STATUTES Archived Session Documents Archived …

74-4917b. Termination of employment; payment of accumulated contributions; spousal consent; statement required. (1) Upon termination of employment, if a member who has accrued a vested benefit makes application to the system for payment of the member's accumulated contributions, …

74-4918. Retirement benefit options; elections of member and spouse; cancellation in certain circumstances; joint annuitants. (1) A member may elect to have such member's retirement benefit paid under one of the options provided in this section in lieu of having it paid in the fo…

74-4918a. Retirement benefit options; spousal consent; statement required. (a) If the member who is married at the time of retirement selects or will receive a retirement benefit or annuity which would provide to such member's spouse upon the member's death no monthly payments or…

74-4919. Member contributions; deductions; disposition; interest; employer pickup of member contributions. (1) Except as otherwise provided, each participating employer, beginning with the first payroll for services performed after the entry date, shall deduct from the compensati…

74-4919a. Purchase of participating service credit. (1) An employee of a participating employer who becomes a member as provided in K.S.A. 74-4911 and amendments thereto, after completion of one year of continuous employment as therein provided may purchase participating service …

74-4919b. Reinstatement of service for certain forfeited service. (a) Any employee of a participating employer who becomes a member of the system as provided in K.S.A. 74-4911 or 74-4935, and amendments thereto, who has previously been a member of the system and who has forfeited…

74-4919c. Election to have membership contributions deducted at a percentage of compensation, when; additional participating service credit; limitations. Except as otherwise provided in this section, any such member having previously lost credit for periods of participating servi…

74-4919d. Receipt of prior service credit; limit; reinstatement of prior service credit upon repayment of withdrawn contributions, when. (1) Any such member, having previously lost credit for periods of prior service because of termination of employment and withdrawal of contribu…

74-4919e. Revocation of election; new election after termination and withdrawal. No member, having elected to repurchase previously forfeited credit as hereinbefore provided, may revoke such election so long as such member is an eligible employee of a participating employer. If a…

74-4919f. Election to repurchase; lump-sum payment; determination of amount. In the event that a member, who elects to repurchase previously forfeited service credit, also elects to effect such repurchase by means of a single lump-sum payment, such member may do so, subject to th…

74-4919g. Repurchase by certain members of certain forfeited service credit under KSRS; lump-sum payment, determination of amount; purchase of forfeited service credit by certain employees of Sedgwick County. (1) Any member of this system who was previously a member of the Kansas…

74-4919h. Purchase of participating service credit for certain military service; terms and conditions; payroll deductions or lump-sum payment. (1) In addition to any military service credited under the provisions of K.S.A. 74-4913 or 74-4936, and amendments thereto, or in the eve…

74-4919i. Purchase of additional benefits for certain service; conditions; purchase by additional rate of contribution or lump-sum payment; service benefit. Any person who becomes a member of the Kansas public employees retirement system pursuant to subsection (14) of K.S.A. 74-4…

74-4919j. Purchase of participating service credit for service as an elected official. (1) In addition to any service credited under the provisions of K.S.A. 74-4913 or 74-4936, and amendments thereto, in the event that a member of the Kansas public employees retirement system do…

74-4919k. Election by certain members age 70 or older to make contributions and purchase certain service credit; procedure; effect. (a) Any member age 70 or older, who is a member of the Kansas public employees retirement system under the law in effect on June 17, 1983, may, afte…

74-4919l. Repurchase of previously forfeited service credit. Any member of the Kansas public employees retirement system who was previously a member of the retirement system for judges or the Kansas police and firemen's retirement system and who forfeited service credit under eit…

74-4919m. Purchase of participating service by previous TIAA-CREF members. (1) Except as otherwise provided, any active contributing member of the retirement system who at one time had the state board of regents assist such member in the purchase of retirement annuities as provid…

74-4919n. Purchase of additional benefits for nonfederal governmental employment. Any employee of a participating employer who is a member of the Kansas public employees retirement system, who was previously employed in another state in nonfederal governmental employment and whic…

74-4919o. Purchase of participating service credit for certain members of local police and fire pension plan. (1) Notwithstanding the provisions of K.S.A. 74-4913, and amendments thereto and except as provided in subsection (3), any member of the Kansas public employees retiremen…

74-4919p. Purchase of prior service for certain service in the United States peace corps. Any member may purchase, subject to the provisions of K.S.A. 74-49,123, and amendments thereto, service for periods of service in the United States peace corps which commenced on or after Ja…

74-4919q. Purchase of prior service for certain service with memorial union corporation affiliated with Emporia state university. Any employee of a participating employer who is a member of the Kansas public employees retirement system, who was previously employed as an employee …

74-4919r. Purchase of service for in-state nonfederal governmental employment. Any employee of a participating employer who is a member of the Kansas public employees retirement system, who was previously employed in Kansas in nonfederal governmental employment with an employer w…

74-4919s. Purchase of service for VISTA service. Any member may purchase service credit for periods of service in the United States volunteers in service to America (VISTA) which commenced on or after January 1, 1962. At the election of the member, the benefit for each such perio…

74-4919t. History: L. 2001, ch. 209, § 51; Repealed, L. 2002, ch. 116, § 11; May 23. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF STATUTES Archived Session Documents Archived School Finance Document…

74-4919u. Purchase of participating service credit for service as law enforcement personnel in support of united nations mission. Any member of the Kansas public employees retirement system who was previously employed in service as law enforcement personnel in support of a missio…

74-4919v. Purchase of participating service credit for certain journeyman service as teacher. Any member of the Kansas public employees retirement system may purchase up to two years of participating service credit for service as approved, directly related journeyman experience a…

74-4920. Employer contributions; determination and payment; tax levies, use of proceeds; rates of contribution for state and school employers, procedure; delinquent payments and interest, setoff against; rate of contribution to be paid by employers newly affiliating; actuarial co…

74-4920a. History: L. 1981, ch. 314, § 1; Repealed, L. 1982, ch. 319, § 59; July 1. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF STATUTES Archived Session Documents Archived School Finance Documents…

74-4920b. History: L. 1961, ch. 427, § 20; L. 1963, ch. 412, § 13; L. 1977, ch. 276, § 1; L. 1978, ch. 67, § 9; L. 1979, ch. 247, § 1; L. 1979, ch. 249, § 1; L. 1981, ch. 312, § 2; L. 1982, ch. 319, § 27; L. 1983, ch. 254, § 10; L. 1984, ch. 289, § 10; L. 1985, ch. 254, § 13; L. …

74-4920c. History: L. 1961, ch. 427, § 20; L. 1963, ch. 412, § 13; L. 1977, ch. 276, § 1; L. 1978, ch. 67, § 9; L. 1979, ch. 247, § 1; L. 1979, ch. 249, § 1; L. 1981, ch. 312, § 2; L. 1982, ch. 319, § 27; L. 1983, ch. 254, § 10; L. 1984, ch. 289, § 10; L. 1985, ch. 254, § 13; L. …

74-4921. Kansas public employees retirement fund, management and investment thereof; investment standards and objectives; alternative and real estate investments, conditions of investment; contracts with investment managers; custody of the fund. (1) There is hereby created in the…