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Session of 2000
          HOUSE BILL No. 2839           By Representatives Flaharty and Alldritt, Horst, Storm and Wells           2-2          

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10             AN  ACT concerning retirement and pensions; relating to the Kansas
11             public employees retirement system; members of the legislature.
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13       Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Kansas:
14             Section  1. (a) Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary,
15       any member who is a member of the legislature who is also employed by
16       a another participating employer of the Kansas public employees retire-
17       ment system other than the legislature and is an eligible employee as
18       defined in K.S.A. 74-4902, and amendments thereto, may retire from
19       service from such other participating employer and may continue to serve
20       as a member of the legislature. Such member's retirement benefit shall
21       be based on the final average salary of such member for service prior to
22       service as a member of the legislature.
23             (b) No such member who is a member of the legislature who retires
24       as provided in subsection (a) and who continues to serve as a member of
25       the legislature shall accrue any additional service credit for such service
26       as a member of the legislature or be entitled to any benefit provided in
27       K.S.A. 74-4916 or 74-4927, and amendments thereto.
28             (c) When such member who is a member of the legislature retires as
29       a member of the legislature, such member's final average salary shall be
30       recalculated to include legislative compensation, if such inclusion of such
31       compensation increases such member's final average salary, of the mem-
32       ber up to the time of retirement from the participating employer other
33       than the legislature as provided in subsection (a).
34             (d) No such member who is a member of the legislature shall be
35       entitled to any retirement benefits for the period of time between the
36       date the member retired from the participating employer other than the
37       legislature and the date such member retires as a member of the
38       legislature.
39        Sec.  2. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its
40       publication in the Kansas register.