Kansas Statutes
Article 26 - Retirement System For Justices And Judges
20-2626 Purchase of service for VISTA service.

20-2626. Purchase of service for VISTA service. Any member of the retirement system for judges may purchase service credit for periods of service in the United States volunteers in service to America (VISTA) which commenced on or after January 1, 1962. At the election of the judge, the benefit for each such period of service shall be equal to either 1% or 1.75% of the final average salary of any such judge. Such judge may purchase such service credit by making application therefor prior to date of retirement at an additional rate of contribution in addition to the employee's rate of contribution as provided in K.S.A. 20-2603, and amendments thereto, based upon the judge's attained age at the time of purchase and using actuarial assumptions and tables in use by the retirement system at the time of such purchase. Such additional rate of contribution shall commence at the beginning of the quarter following such election and shall remain in effect until all quarters of such service have been purchased. Any such judge may purchase service credit as described in this section by electing to effect such purchase by means of a single lump-sum payment in lieu of employee contributions as provided in this section in an amount equal to the then present value of the benefits being purchased as determined by the actuary using the judge's attained age, annual compensation at the time of purchase and the actuarial assumptions and tables then in use by this system. The lump-sum payment shall be made immediately upon being notified of the amount due. The provisions of this section shall be effective on and after July 1, 2000.
History: L. 2000, ch. 152, ยง 41; May 25.

Structure Kansas Statutes

Kansas Statutes

Chapter 20 - Courts

Article 26 - Retirement System For Justices And Judges

20-2601 Definitions.

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 rul...

20-2601b Abolition of Kansas retirement fund for judges; transfer of assets to Kansas public employees retirement fund; credit of contributions; authorizing transfer endorsements.

20-2601c Preservation of entitlement to receive retirement annuity or other benefit or return of contributions from Kansas retirement fund for judges.

20-2603 Judges' member contributions; payroll deductions; disposition; interest; employer pickup of member contributions.

20-2605 Employment of actuary, duties; employer contribution rate; request for appropriation; actuarial cost of new enactments.

20-2606 Refund of accumulated contributions, when; reinstatement to original membership status, return of withdrawn contributions; purchase of previously forfeited service credit.

20-2607 Death prior to or subsequent to retirement; refund to beneficiary, when.

20-2608 Retirement ages; exceptions; early retirement benefit reduction.

20-2609 Retirement annuity for permanently disabled; application; examination; finding by supreme court; eligibility for retirement under 20-2608; final average salary adjustment.

20-2610 Retirement annuity; computation; maximum; final average salary.

20-2610a Retirement annuity options; elections of judge and spouse; joint annuitants.

20-2610d Application of act.

20-2611 Statement of facts upon retirement; determination of amount of annuity.

20-2612 Annuity payments; re-examination of permanently disabled, when; discontinuance of payments, when.

20-2614 Appointment of successor upon retirement of justice or judge.

20-2616 Designation and assignment of retired justices and judges to perform judicial service and duties; revocation; powers; compensation and expense allowances, limitation.

20-2618 Benefits exempt from state and local taxes and legal process and nonassignable, exceptions for decrees for support and maintenance and qualified domestic relations orders and lump-sum death benefit assigned to a funeral establishment.

20-2620 District magistrate judges to become members of retirement system for judges; transfer of contributions; purchase of service credit.

20-2621 Purchase of additional benefits for service credit by certain judges.

20-2622 Employment of retirants; temporary judicial duties; agreement; stipend, amount; state health care benefits; no limitation on court's authority to make judicial assignments pursuant to law.

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.