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K.S.A. § 74-4901 (2026)

Purpose of act

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74-4901. Purpose of act. The purpose of this act is to provide an orderly means whereby employees of the participating employers who have attained retirement age as herein set forth may be retired from active service without prejudice and without inflicting a hardship upon the employees retired and to enable such employees to accumulate reserves for themselves and their dependents to provide for old age, death and termination of employment, and for the purpose of effecting economy and efficiency in the administration of governmental affairs.

History: L. 1961, ch. 427, § 1; April 22.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 19 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1973–2022 · leading case: Kansas Pub. Employees Ret. Sys. v. Reimer & Koger Assocs., Inc., 941 P.2d 1321 (Kan. 1997).
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Kansas Pub. Employees Ret. Sys. v. Reimer & Koger Assocs., Inc., 941 P.2d 1321 (Kan. 1997). · cites it 2× “and its purposes have remained unaltered to date: “The purpose of this act is to provide an orderly means whereby employees of ,the participating employers who have attained retirement age as herein set forth may be retired from active service without prejudice and without…”
Robinson v. City of Wichita Employees' Ret. Bd. of Trs., 241 P.3d 15 (Kan. 2010). “Similarly, the Kansas Public Employees Retirement System Act (KPERS), K.S.A. 74-4901 et seq., deduction provisions do not provide for adjustments due to attorney fees.”
Brazelton v. Kansas Pub. Employees Ret. Sys., 607 P.2d 510 (Kan. 1980). · cites it 2× “74-4953 made KP&F a division of KPERS subject to the provisions of K.S.A. 74-4901 to 74-4926 and any amendments thereto.”
Singer v. City of Topeka, 607 P.2d 467 (Kan. 1980). “See K.S.A. 74-4901 to -4946, as amended. In 1965, the Kansas Police and Firemen’s Retirement System, KP&F, was created as a division of KPERS.”
In re the Appeal of Weisgerber, 169 P.3d 321 (Kan. 2007). “We conclude that the fundamental distinction between the included defined benefit plans, such as KPERS, and the excluded tax sheltered annuity plans is that employee contributions to defined benefit plans fund retirement programs with predetermined benefits “for the purpose of…”
Galindo v. City of Coffeyville, 885 P.2d 1246 (Kan. 1994). “” In 1961, the Kansas Legislature enacted K.S.A. 74-4901 et seq., creating the Kansas Public Employees Retirement System (KPERS).”
Mahone v. Mahone, 517 P.2d 131 (Kan. 1973). · cites it 2× “Any annuity, benefits, funds, property, or rights created by, or accruing to any person under the provisions of K.S.A. 74-4901 et seq. or K.S.A. 74-4951 et seq.”
Baker v. List & Clark Constr. Co., 563 P.2d 431 (Kan. 1977). “If one covered by the Kansas Public Employees Retirement System (K.S.A. 74-4901 et seq. ), the Kansas Police and Firemen's Retirement System (K.”
Kansas Pub. Employees Ret. Sys. v. BOATMEN'S FIRST NAT. BANK CITY OF KANSAS, 982 F. Supp. 806 (D. Kan. 1997). · cites it 2× “” Kan. Stat. Ann. § 74-4901 (1992). In addition, KPERS is bound by a number of limitations and oversight requirements, including the following: 1) all seven members of the KPERS’ board were appointed by the governor during the time when the investments at issue were made, 2 Kan.”
Boatmen's First Nat'l Bank of Kansas City v. Kansas Pub. Employees Ret. Sys., 915 F. Supp. 131 (W.D. Mo. 1996). · cites it 2× “K.S.A. § 74-4901. Boatmen’s is a national banking association, having its principal place of business in Kansas City, Missouri.”
Int'l Ass'n of Firefighters, Local No. 64 v. City of Kansas, 954 P.2d 1079 (Kan. 1998). “In 1965, the Kansas Legislature enacted K.”
Sheldon v. Kansas Pub. Employees Ret. Sys., 189 P.3d 554 (Kan. Ct. App. 2008). “See K.S.A. 74-4901 et seq. When the terms of a contract are governed by statute, courts interpret the contract to effectuate the intent of the legislature.”
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