Kansas Statutes 74-49,127. Payments to beneficiaries
Terms Used In Kansas Statutes 74-49,127
- 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
- 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
- Conservator: means an individual or corporation appointed by the court to act on behalf of a conservatee and possessed of some or all of the powers and duties set out in Kan. See Kansas Statutes 77-201
- Incompetent person: includes disabled persons and incapacitated persons as defined herein. See Kansas Statutes 77-201
- Minor: means any person defined by Kan. See Kansas Statutes 77-201
- 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
(1) Any payment made to a named beneficiary as provided in this section, shall be a full discharge and release to the system from any further claims. Any payment made to a beneficiary as provided in Kan. Stat. Ann. § 74-4902(7)(A), (B), (C), (D), (E) or (F) or 20-2601(k)(1), (2), (3), (4), (5) or (6), and amendments thereto, as determined by the board, shall be a full discharge and release to the system from any further claims. Whenever any payment is payable to more than one beneficiary, such payment shall be made to such beneficiaries jointly.
(2) Any benefits payable to a beneficiary or beneficiaries who are incompetent shall be made in the name of the beneficiary or beneficiaries and delivered to the lawfully appointed conservator of such beneficiaries who was nominated by will or as otherwise provided by law, except that in those cases where the benefit involves an amount not to exceed $500, the board is hereby authorized in its discretion without the appointment of a conservator or in the giving of a bond to pay such amount as is due to the incompetent person or persons themselves.
(3) Any lump-sum benefits payable to a beneficiary or beneficiaries who are minor children and which amount totals $25,000 or more shall be made in the name of the beneficiary or beneficiaries and delivered to the lawfully appointed conservator of such beneficiaries who was nominated by will or as otherwise provided by law except that in those cases where the benefit involves an amount not to exceed $500, the board is hereby authorized in its discretion without the appointment of a conservator or the giving of a bond to pay such amount as is due to the minor or minors themselves. If no conservator is lawfully appointed, the system will credit interest at 4% on all benefits due and payable and shall pay all benefits plus interest to the beneficiary or beneficiaries who are minor children when they attain age 18 years. Any benefits payable to a beneficiary or beneficiaries who are minor children and which amount which totals more than $500 but less than $25,000, may be made in the name of the beneficiary or beneficiaries and paid under the uniform transfers to minors act as provided in Kan. Stat. Ann. § 38-1701 et seq., and amendments thereto.
(4) Any monthly benefits payable to a beneficiary or beneficiaries who are minor children shall be made in the name of the beneficiary or beneficiaries and delivered to the lawfully appointed conservator of such beneficiaries who was nominated by will or as otherwise provided by law. If no conservator is lawfully appointed, the system will credit interest at 4% on all benefits due and payable and shall pay all benefits plus interest to the beneficiary or beneficiaries who are minor children when they attain age 18 years.
(5) As used in this section, “system” means the Kansas public employees retirement system, the Kansas police and firemen’s retirement system and the retirement system for judges.