Kansas Statutes 74-4978d. Special members of Kansas police and firemen’s retirement system; preservation of certain prior benefits of special members
Terms Used In Kansas Statutes 74-4978d
- Act: means the Kansas deferred retirement option program act;
(2) "board" means the board of trustees of the Kansas public employees retirement system;
(3) "DROP" means the deferred retirement option program established by Kan. See Kansas Statutes 74-4986l
- 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
- State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See Kansas Statutes 77-201
- system: means the Kansas public employees retirement system. See Kansas Statutes 74-49,302
Any patrolman entitled to make an election under this act to become a member of the Kansas police and firemen’s retirement system and who does not so elect shall become a special member of the Kansas police and firemen’s retirement system on the effective date of this act. Every special member shall make contributions to the Kansas police and firemen’s retirement system as provided in this act, and shall be subject to the provisions and entitled to pensions and other benefits, rights and privileges only to the extent provided for “members” of the state highway patrol pension system as the same existed under article 20b of chapter 74 of Kansas Statutes Annotated and all acts amendatory thereof as contained in the 1971 Supplement to article 20b of chapter 74 of Kansas Statutes Annotated on the day preceding the effective date of this act.