Terms Used In Kansas Statutes 74-4911d

  • Act: means the Kansas deferred retirement option program act;

    (2) "board" means the board of trustees of the Kansas public employees retirement system;

    (3) "DROP" means the deferred retirement option program established by Kan. See Kansas Statutes 74-4986l

  • employee: means the same as such term is defined in Kan. See Kansas Statutes 74-49,202
  • member: means any member of the Kansas police and firemen's retirement system who is eligible to participate in the DROP and who elects to participate in the DROP as provided in this act;

    (7) "monthly DROP accrual" means the amount equal to the monthly retirement benefit that would have been payable to the member had the member terminated service and retired on the day the member elected; and

    (8) "system" means the Kansas police and firemen's retirement system. See Kansas Statutes 74-4986l

  • participating employer: means an eligible employer who has agreed to make contributions to the system on behalf of its employees first hired on or after July 1, 2009. See Kansas Statutes 74-49,202
  • Retirement system: means the Kansas public employees retirement system, the Kansas police and firemen's retirement system, the state school retirement system, the Kansas highway patrol pension fund, the Kansas bureau of investigation pension fund, the Kansas retirement fund for judges, or the Kansas retirement fund for official court reporters. See Kansas Statutes 74-49,109
  • system: means the Kansas public employees retirement system. See Kansas Statutes 74-49,302

Each person who is an employee of a participating employer on June 17, 1983, who was barred from membership in the Kansas public employees retirement system under the law in effect on June 17, 1983, by reason of having attained age 59 at entry of employment, and who is made eligible by this act to be a member of the Kansas public employees retirement system, may make election in accordance with this section to become a member of that system. No such person shall become a member of the Kansas public employees retirement system in accordance with this section and Kan. Stat. Ann. §§ 74-4911 or 74-4935, whichever is applicable, and amendments to such sections, unless such person files a written statement of election to become a member of the system under this section. A written statement of election to become a member of the system shall be filed with the board of trustees. Each election by filing a written statement of election under this section shall be effective on the first day of the first payroll period of the reporting quarter coinciding with or following the date of such filing and shall be irrevocable.