§ 12-5001 Actuarial funding standards for local police or fire pension plans; definitions
§ 12-5002 Actuarial standards imposed; minimum annual contribution rate; optional schedule of phased-in contributions; actuarial services by KPERS or private firm; rules and regulations; actuarial evaluation of proposed pension plan changes
§ 12-5003 KP&F system membership election for certain active members of local police or fire pension plans; final average salary
§ 12-5004 Abolition of local plans upon affiliation with KP&F system; transfer of assets to Kansas public employees retirement fund; credit of contributions; authorizing transfer endorsements, transfer of powers and duties to KPERS board of trustees
§ 12-5005 Retired members and certain active members of local plans made special members of KP&F system; employee contributions; preservation of local plan entitlements for special members, exceptions; exemption from taxes and legal claims and process and no
§ 12-5006 Rate of employer contributions for members and special members of KP&F system under K.S.A. 12-5003, 12-5005 or 74-4955
§ 12-5007 Administration of local police and firemen’s retirement system by KPERS board
§ 12-5008 Option of certain members of local police or fire pension plans for KP&F system membership
§ 12-5040 Group health care benefits plan; availability for retirants; coverage, end; eligibility; cost of coverage; definitions

Terms Used In Kansas Statutes > Chapter 12 > Article 50 - Retirement Systems

  • Active member: means a person who is in active employment with a city as a policeman or fireman and who is covered by a local police or fire pension plan which is maintained and funded by such city. See Kansas Statutes 12-5008
  • Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account.
  • Attachment: A procedure by which a person's property is seized to pay judgments levied by the court.
  • Beneficiary: A person who is entitled to receive the benefits or proceeds of a will, trust, insurance policy, retirement plan, annuity, or other contract. Source: OCC
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Fireman: means an employee of a city who is assigned to the fire department of the city, who is engaged in the fighting and extinguishing of fires and the protection of life and property therefrom, who has been specifically designated, appointed, commissioned or styled as a fireman by the governing body or city manager of the city, and whose employment as a fireman is not seasonal or temporary and requires at least 1,000 hours of work per year. See Kansas Statutes 12-5008
  • Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
  • Garnishment: Generally, garnishment is a court proceeding in which a creditor asks a court to order a third party who owes money to the debtor or otherwise holds assets belonging to the debtor to turn over to the creditor any of the debtor
  • Juror: A person who is on the jury.
  • Liabilities: The aggregate of all debts and other legal obligations of a particular person or legal entity.
  • Local police or fire pension plan: means any pension plan, system or fund which covers the policemen of a city or the firemen of a city, or both, and which was established by and is maintained and funded by such city under:

    (A) Kan. See Kansas Statutes 12-5008

  • Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
  • Policeman: means an employee of a city who is assigned to the police department of the city, who is engaged in law enforcement and maintenance of order, who has been specifically designated, appointed, commissioned or styled as a policeman by the governing body or city manager of the city, and whose employment as a policeman is not seasonal or temporary and requires at least 1,000 hours of work per year. See Kansas Statutes 12-5008
  • Property: includes personal and real property. See Kansas Statutes 77-201
  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See Kansas Statutes 77-201
  • Statute: A law passed by a legislature.