HB 1502 -- KANSAS CITY PUBLIC SCHOOL RETIREMENT SYSTEM

This bill changes the laws regarding the Kansas City Public
School Retirement System.  The bill:

(1)  Revises the definition of "break in service" to include when
a regular employee ceases to be employed and then becomes
re-employed after 60 consecutive calendar days have elapsed or
after 15 consecutive school or work days have lapsed, whichever
occurs later.  This definition also applies when a regular
employee retires under Section 169.280, RSMo, pertaining to the
Kansas City Public School Retirement System, who later becomes
re-employed after 15 consecutive school days or work days have
elapsed;

(2)  Revises the definition of "minimum normal retirement age" to
the earlier of the date a member reaches 60 years of age or the
date a member has a total of at least 75 credits, with each year
of creditable service and each year of age equaling one credit.
Both years of creditable service and age will be prorated for
fractional years;

(3)  Revises the definition of "regular employee" to require
service of not less than 25 hours per week;

(4)  Increases the number of members on the medical board of the
retirement system to three or more physicians;

(5)  Allows the board of trustees of the retirement system to
employ one or more banks having fiduciary powers to assist the
treasurer of the system in administering retirement funds;

(6)  Revises provisions regarding the development of rules and
regulations used to determine claims of creditable service by
eligible members, the certification of a disability for eligible
members, and the suspension and computation of a retirement
allowance received by a member who earns additional income by
becoming re-employed in the retirement system;

(7)  Prohibits accumulated contributions from being paid to a
member before incurring a break in service; and

(8)  Removes a section regarding the granting of prior service
credit for a member who is employed by the Kansas City Public
School District before January 1, 1944, and who becomes
re-employed after January 1, 1944.

Missouri House of Representatives
92nd General Assembly, 2nd Regular Session
Last Updated September 23, 2004 at 11:15 am