Kansas Statutes 74-49,206. Early retirement
(a) Any member of the system first employed on or after July 1, 2009, who retires before attaining age 65 and has attained age 55 with the completion of 10 years of credited service and less than 30 years of credited service, shall receive an annual retirement benefit as calculated in Kan. Stat. Ann. § 74-49,205, and amendments thereto, actuarially reduced for early retirement. The reduction for early retirement shall produce a benefit which is actuarially equivalent to, and has the same present value of, the annual retirement benefit determined in Kan. Stat. Ann. § 74-49,205, and amendments thereto, payable to such member’s normal retirement at age 65. The actuarial basis for reduction of such annual retirement benefit for early retirement shall be set by the board.
(b) Any member of the system first employed on or after July 1, 2009, who retires before attaining age 65 and has attained age 55 but has not yet attained age 60 with the completion of 30 years or more of credited service, shall receive an annual retirement benefit equal to the average of the normal retirement benefit at age 65 as determined in Kan. Stat. Ann. § 74-49,205, and amendments thereto, and the early retirement benefit as determined in subsection (a).
Terms Used In Kansas Statutes 74-49,206
- first employed: means an employee has not been an employee in a covered position of any participating employer prior to July 1, 2009, and is employed by a participating employer in a covered position on or after July 1, 2009; an employee who is a former member of the system who withdrew contribution accounts before July 1, 2009, and who is again employed by a participating employer in a covered position on or after July 1, 2009; or an employee who was an inactive non-vested member and who is again employed by a participating employer in a covered position on or after July 1, 2009;
(8) "inactive, non-vested member" means a member who has terminated employment with a participating employer and who does not have a vested retirement benefit in the system on July 1, 2009;
(9) "normal retirement date" means the date on or after which a member may retire with all retirement benefits pursuant to 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
- system: means the Kansas public employees retirement system. See Kansas Statutes 74-49,302