Kansas Statutes 74-4986h. Same; election to become a member by a university police officer
(a) Each university police officer employed by any educational institution on the date of affiliation of such educational institution, may become a member of the Kansas police and firemen’s retirement system on the first day of the payroll period of such university police officer, coinciding with or following the entry date of any such educational institution, only by filing with the board of trustees of the system, on or before the entry date of any such educational institution, a written election to become a member of the system. Failure to file such written election shall be presumed to be an election not to become a member of the system. Such election, whether to become a member or not to become a member, shall be irrevocable.
(b) Each university police officer who is on an authorized leave of absence or is in the military service on any such educational institution’s entry date may become a member of the Kansas police and firemen’s retirement system on the first day of the first payroll period of such university police officer, coinciding with such university police officer’s return to active employment and any such educational institution’s payroll, only by filing with the board of trustees of the system within 10 days after such return to active employment a written election to become a member of the system. Failure to file such written election shall be presumed to be an election not to become a member of the system. Such election, whether to become a member or not to become a member, shall be irrevocable.
Terms Used In Kansas Statutes 74-4986h
- Educational institution: means any state educational institution under the control and supervision of the state board of regents; and
(b) "university police officer" means university police officers employed by the chief executive officer of any educational institution. See Kansas Statutes 74-4986f
- entry date: means the entry date as of which an eligible employer joins the system. 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
- military service: means the same as defined in subsection (22) of Kan. See Kansas Statutes 74-4932
- 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
(c) Every person who is employed as a university police officer on or after the entry date of any such educational institution into the Kansas police and firemen’s retirement system shall become a member of the Kansas police and firemen’s retirement system on the first day of such employment.