HB 323 -- Kansas City Police and Civilian Employees' Retirement
System

Sponsor:  Johnson (47)

This bill recodifies the laws regarding the Police Retirement
System of Kansas City and the Civilian Employees' Retirement
System of the Police Department of Kansas City.  The provisions
of law regarding the police plan and the civilian employees' plan
are replaced with new sections to remove outdated language and
practices making the plan provisions easier to understand.  In
its main provisions, the bill:

(1)  Adds a definition for "consultant";

(2)  Removes the requirement that the purchase of prior military
service had to be completed during the first two years of
service;

(3)  Removes the reference to hospitalization and medical care
costs pertaining to supplemental benefit payments received;

(4)  Clarifies that any member who is convicted of a felony prior
to separation from active service will not be entitled to any
benefit from this retirement system except the return of the
member's accumulated contributions; and

(5)  Adds a provision to allow civilian employees to purchase
creditable prior service, any time prior to retirement, provided
they have a minimum of three years of prior service.

Missouri House of Representatives
93rd General Assembly, 1st Regular Session
Last Updated August 25, 2005 at 1:18 pm