Kansas Statutes 74-4927j. Insured death and disability benefit and accidental death benefit for members of system with participating employers other than the state fulfilling one-year continuous service requirement
Terms Used In Kansas Statutes 74-4927j
- 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
- State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See Kansas Statutes 77-201
- system: means the Kansas public employees retirement system. See Kansas Statutes 74-49,302
(1) Any employer other than the state of Kansas which is currently a participating employer of the Kansas public employees retirement system or is in the process of affiliating with the Kansas public employees retirement system may also elect to affiliate for the purposes of subsection (2) of this section. All such employers shall make application for affiliation with such system in the manner provided by Kan. Stat. Ann. §§ 74-4910 and amendments thereto, to be effective on January 1 next following application.
(2) For the purposes of providing the “insured death benefit” and “insured disability benefit” as provided in Kan. Stat. Ann. §§ 74-4927 and amendments thereto and the “accidental death benefit” as provided in subsection (2) of Kan. Stat. Ann. §§ 74-4916 and amendments thereto, to all employees who are fulfilling the one-year continuous service requirement under subsection (2) of Kan. Stat. Ann. §§ 74-4911 and amendments thereto, on and after January 1, 1988, the term “member” as used in Kan. Stat. Ann. §§ 74-4927 and amendments thereto and subsection (2) of Kan. Stat. Ann. §§ 74-4916 and amendments thereto and used in this section shall include such employees.
(3) The employer of any member shall pay to the Kansas public employees retirement system in such manner as the board of trustees shall prescribe, beginning with the first day of the first payroll period coinciding with or following January 1, 1988, and each payroll period thereafter, an amount sufficient to pay the employer’s contribution to the group insurance reserve as provided in subsection (4) of Kan. Stat. Ann. §§ 74-4927 and amendments thereto.
(4) The employer of any member shall maintain a file of the beneficiaries named by the persons covered under this section in the form and manner as prescribed by the board of trustees.
(5) In the event that a member becomes eligible for the insured disability benefit, such member shall become a member of the system at the time such member would have completed one year of continuous service under subsection (2) of Kan. Stat. Ann. §§ 74-4911 and amendments thereto and would have become a member of the system had such member not become eligible for the insured disability benefit.
(6) Coverage under the plan of death and long-term disability benefits shall begin with the first day of the first payroll period coinciding with or following the date of affiliation for such members and other persons as herein defined.