Kansas Statutes 74-4927k. Insured death and disability benefit and accidental death benefit for certain state officers; inapplicable to certain persons employed by the legislative branch
(a) For the purposes of providing the “insured death benefit” and “long-term disability benefit” as prescribed in Kan. Stat. Ann. § 74-4927, and amendments thereto and of providing the “accidental death benefit” as prescribed in subsection (2) of Kan. Stat. Ann. § 74-4916, and amendments thereto, to all state officers who have filed an election as provided in subsection (a) or (b) of Kan. Stat. Ann. § 74-4911f, and amendments thereto, 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 as used in this section shall include such state officers.
(b) The state agency employing any member shall pay to the Kansas public employees retirement system in such manner as the board of trustees shall prescribe, 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.
Terms Used In Kansas Statutes 74-4927k
- first employed: means an employee has not been an employee in a covered position of any participating employer prior to July 1, 2009, and is employed by a participating employer in a covered position on or after July 1, 2009; an employee who is a former member of the system who withdrew contribution accounts before July 1, 2009, and who is again employed by a participating employer in a covered position on or after July 1, 2009; or an employee who was an inactive non-vested member and who is again employed by a participating employer in a covered position on or after July 1, 2009;
(8) "inactive, non-vested member" means a member who has terminated employment with a participating employer and who does not have a vested retirement benefit in the system on July 1, 2009;
(9) "normal retirement date" means the date on or after which a member may retire with all retirement benefits pursuant to 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
- 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
(c) The state agency employing 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 of the Kansas public employees retirement system.
(d) Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, the provisions of this section shall not apply to any person employed by the legislative branch of the state of Kansas who elected to be covered by the provisions of Kan. Stat. Ann. § 74-4911f, and amendments thereto, as provided in subsection (e) of Kan. Stat. Ann. § 46-1302, and amendments thereto or who is first employed on or after July 1, 1996, by the legislative branch of the state of Kansas as described in Kan. Stat. Ann. § 46-1302, and amendments thereto.
(e) Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, the provisions of this section shall not apply to any member of the legislature who has retired pursuant to the Kansas public employees retirement system and who elected to be covered by the provisions of Kan. Stat. Ann. § 74-4911f, and amendments thereto.