Kansas Statutes 74-4999. Persons formerly members of court reporters retirement system made members or special members of Kansas public employees retirement system; statutes applicable
Terms Used In Kansas Statutes 74-4999
- 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
- 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.
- Court reporter: A person who makes a word-for-word record of what is said in court and produces a transcript of the proceedings upon request.
- 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
- Reporter: Makes a record of court proceedings and prepares a transcript, and also publishes the court's opinions or decisions (in the courts of appeals).
- 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
(a) As used in this section, “member of the retirement system for court reporters” means any official court reporter who, under the law in effect prior to July 1, 1975, had been making the required contributions to the Kansas retirement fund for official court reporters, or any former official court reporter who, under the law in effect prior to July 1, 1975, shall have made the required contributions to the Kansas retirement fund for official court reporters and shall have not received a refund of such contributions.
(b) On and after July 1, 1975, every member of the retirement system for court reporters who has not retired thereunder shall be a member of the Kansas public employees retirement system and, except as otherwise provided in this act, shall be subject to the provisions of Kan. Stat. Ann. §§ 74-4901 to 74-4929, inclusive, and acts amendatory thereof or supplemental thereto.
(c) On and after July 1, 1975, every person who has retired and has been receiving or is eligible to receive an annuity from the Kansas retirement fund for official court reporters, and every other person who has been receiving benefits from the Kansas retirement fund for official court reporters shall be a special member of the Kansas public employees retirement system and, except as otherwise provided in this act, shall be subject to the provisions of Kan. Stat. Ann. §§ 74-4901 to 74-4929, inclusive, and acts amendatory thereof or supplemental thereto.