Kansas Statutes 74-4911i. Certain employees of participating employers who are members of local plan are exempt from KPERS membership
Terms Used In Kansas Statutes 74-4911i
- employee: 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
- participating employer: means an eligible employer who has agreed to make contributions to the system on behalf of its employees first hired on or after July 1, 2009. See Kansas Statutes 74-49,202
- 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
An employee of a participating employer, as defined in Kan. Stat. Ann. § 74-4902, and amendments thereto, in the Kansas public employees retirement system, who is a fireman as defined in Kan. Stat. Ann. § 74-4952, and amendments thereto; an emergency medical service technician as defined in Kan. Stat. Ann. § 74-4954a, and amendments thereto; or a policeman as defined in Kan. Stat. Ann. § 74-4952, and amendments thereto; and who is, or who will be, upon satisfying any required eligibility waiting period, an active member in either: (a) A retirement plan originally established by a not-for-profit, nongovernmental fire department as of January 1, 1969, and subsequently maintained by a participating employer; or (b) a retirement plan for policemen established by a participating employer as of March 1, 1968, to replace a retirement plan for policemen that was originally established on April 6, 1961, shall be exempt from membership in the system.