HB 180 -- Kansas City Police Relief and Pension Systems

Sponsor:  Johnson (47)

This bill changes the requirements for the five elected members
of the Kansas City Police Retirement Board.  If Kansas City has
established a Civilian Employees' Retirement System of the police
department, the bill requires the elected members to consist of
three restricted members and two open members.  The three
restricted members will consist of a retired member, an active
member below the rank of sergeant, and a civilian member.  If
Kansas City has not established a Civilian Employees' Retirement
System of the police department, three members will be open
members.  (Kansas City has established a Civilian Employees'
Retirement System.)  Open members will have no qualification
requirements.  Current law has no requirement that the board have
an open member.  The bill outlines a staggered election process.

The bill allows members of the Police Retirement System and the
Civilian Employees' Retirement System to receive a partial
lump-sum option payment.  Police officers who have a minimum of
26 years of service are eligible to receive up to three years of
benefit payments in a lump-sum, depending on their years of
creditable service.  The member would then receive a reduced
pension on a normal monthly basis.  Civilian employees working
one year beyond their earliest eligible retirement date would
also be eligible for the partial lump-sum option.  The election
to receive a lump-sum distribution and reduced monthly base
pension is void if the member dies before retirement and amounts
due a beneficiary will be determined without regard to the
election.

The bill also makes the retirement board a state agency for the
purpose of the administrative procedure and review process.

Missouri House of Representatives
Last Updated July 25, 2003 at 10:11 am