20-2601a. Abolition of Kansas judges retirement board; transfer of powers, duties and functions to board of trustees of Kansas public employees retirement system; preservation of decisions, determinations and rules and regulations; adoption of new rules and regulations. (a) On and after July 1, 1975, the Kansas judges retirement board established pursuant to K.S.A. 20-2604, and amendments thereto, shall be and is hereby abolished, and on such date, except as otherwise provided in this act, all of the powers, duties and functions of said Kansas judges retirement board, whether in its capacity as that board pursuant to K.S.A. 20-2604, and amendments thereto, or in its capacity as the Kansas official court reporters retirement board pursuant to K.S.A. 20-2704, shall be and are hereby transferred to and conferred and imposed upon the board of trustees of the Kansas public employees retirement system.
(b) Except as otherwise provided in this act, the board of trustees of the Kansas public employees retirement system shall be the successor in every way to the powers, duties and functions of the Kansas judges retirement board, whether in its capacity as that board pursuant to K.S.A. 20-2604, and amendments thereto, or in its capacity as the Kansas official court reporters retirement board pursuant to K.S.A. 20-2704, in which the same were vested prior to July 1, 1975. Every act performed in the exercise of such powers, duties and functions by or under the authority of the board of trustees of the Kansas public employees retirement system shall be deemed to have the same force and effect as if performed by the Kansas judges retirement board in which such powers, duties and functions were vested prior to July 1, 1975.
(c) On and after July 1, 1975, whenever the Kansas judges retirement board, or words of like effect, is referred to or designated by a statute or contract or other document, such reference or designation shall be deemed to apply to the board of trustees of the Kansas public employees retirement system.
(d) On and after July 1, 1975, whenever the Kansas official court reporters retirement board, or words of like effect, is referred to or designated by a statute or contract or other document, such reference or designation shall be deemed to apply to the board of trustees of the Kansas public employees retirement system.
(e) The board of trustees of the Kansas public employees retirement system shall adopt rules and regulations necessary for the administration of the retirement system for judges and for the transaction of business consistent with law. All rules or regulations of the Kansas judges retirement board in existence on July 1, 1975, whether adopted when acting as that board pursuant to K.S.A. 20-2604, and amendments thereto, or when acting as the Kansas official court reporters retirement board pursuant to K.S.A. 20-2704, shall continue in force and effect and shall be deemed to be duly adopted rules or regulations of the board of trustees of the Kansas public employees retirement system, until revised, amended, revoked or nullified pursuant to law.
(f) All decisions and determinations of the Kansas judges retirement board in effect on July 1, 1975, whether made when acting as that board pursuant to K.S.A. 20-2604, and amendments thereto, or when acting as the Kansas official court reporters retirement board pursuant to K.S.A. 20-2704, shall continue in force and effect and shall be deemed to be decisions and determinations of the board of trustees of the Kansas public employees retirement system, until revised, amended, revoked or nullified pursuant to law.
History: L. 1975, ch. 190, § 1; L. 1998, ch. 201, § 2; July 1.
Structure Kansas Statutes
Article 26 - Retirement System For Justices And Judges
20-2607 Death prior to or subsequent to retirement; refund to beneficiary, when.
20-2608 Retirement ages; exceptions; early retirement benefit reduction.
20-2610 Retirement annuity; computation; maximum; final average salary.
20-2610a Retirement annuity options; elections of judge and spouse; joint annuitants.
20-2611 Statement of facts upon retirement; determination of amount of annuity.
20-2614 Appointment of successor upon retirement of justice or judge.
20-2621 Purchase of additional benefits for service credit by certain judges.
20-2623 Applicability of federal internal revenue code and K.S.A. 74-49,123 to the system.
20-2624 Retirement system for judges as division of KPERS; applicability of KPERS provisions.
20-2625 Purchase of participating service credit for certain military service.
20-2626 Purchase of service for VISTA service.
20-2627 Purchase of service credit for service pursuant to an assigned judicial duties agreement.