Terms Used In Kansas Statutes 74-4972

  • 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

“Patrolman” or “patrolmen” means all troopers, examiners and officers of the Kansas highway patrol, but shall not include the superintendent or administrative employees of the Kansas highway patrol, except that such terms shall include the superintendent of the Kansas highway patrol if the superintendent was a member of the Kansas police and firemen’s retirement system at the time of appointment to the office of superintendent. Wherever the word “policeman” is used in Kan. Stat. Ann. § 74-4951 et seq., it shall be construed to include the word patrolman as defined herein.