Kansas Statutes Chapter 74. State Boards, Commissions and Authorities § 74-4986g. Same; application for affiliation; credited service

(a) On the effective date of this act, any educational institution shall be an eligible employer as defined in K.S.A. 74-4952 and amendments thereto. Any such educational institution may affiliate with the Kansas police and firemen's retirement system established under the provisions of K.S.A. 74-4951 et seq. and amendments thereto. Such educational institution shall make application for affiliation with such system in the manner provided by K.S.A. 74-4954 and amendments thereto, to be effective on July 1 next following application.

(b) Each educational institution affiliating pursuant to the provisions of subsection (a) shall appropriate and pay to the system a sum sufficient to satisfy the obligations hereunder as certified by the board.

(c) For the purposes of determining and computing retirement benefits and death and disability benefits computed upon the basis of credited service of a university police officer appointed under the provisions of this act, the term “credited service,” as used in K.S.A. 74-4951 et seq. and amendments thereto, means and includes only participating service with the participating employer, except as hereinafter provided:

Any rights and benefits accruing to any employee of an educational institution prior to the effective date of affiliation shall be determined and computed pursuant to the provisions of K.S.A. 74-4901 et seq. and amendments thereto. Any member who becomes a member pursuant to this section, who has a vested retirement benefit pursuant to K.S.A. 74-4917 and amendments thereto and who terminates employment prior to attaining a vested benefit pursuant to K.S.A. 74-4963 and amendments thereto may have such service credited for purposes of determining and computing retirement benefits pursuant to K.S.A. 74-4901 et seq. and amendments thereto.