Terms Used In Kansas Statutes 74-49,305

  • Annuity: A periodic (usually annual) payment of a fixed sum of money for either the life of the recipient or for a fixed number of years. A series of payments under a contract from an insurance company, a trust company, or an individual. Annuity payments are made at regular intervals over a period of more than one full year.
  • compensation: 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

  • salary: means the same as such term is defined in Kan. See Kansas Statutes 74-49,202

(a) An active member shall contribute 6% of compensation to such member’s annuity savings account. Such contributions shall be picked up by the employer via a salary reduction as provided in section 414(h)(2) of the federal internal revenue code. An employer may not pick up these contributions without a corresponding salary reduction as provided in section 414(h)(2) of the federal internal revenue code.

(b) A member may not make voluntary contributions to the plan.