§ 74-4939a — Employer contributions for school districts; distribution; disbursement; procedures for school districts; remittance to KPERS

On and after the effective date of this act for each fiscal year commencing with fiscal year 2005, notwithstanding the provisions of K.S.A. 74-4939, and amendments thereto, or any other statute, all moneys appropriated for the department of education from the state general fund commencing with fiscal year 2005, and each ensuing fiscal year thereafter, by appropriation act of the legislature, in the KPERS — employer contributions account and all moneys appropriated for the department of education from the state general fund or any special revenue fund for each fiscal year commencing with fiscal year 2005, and each ensuing fiscal year thereafter, by any such appropriation act in that account or any other account for payment of employer contributions for school districts, shall be distributed by the department of education to school districts in accordance with this section. Notwithstanding the provisions of K.S.A. 74-4939, and amendments thereto, the department of education shall disburse to each school district that is an eligible employer as specified in K.S.A. 74-4931(1), and amendments thereto, an amount certified by the board of trustees of the Kansas public employees retirement system that is equal to the participating employer's obligation of such school district to the system in accordance with policies and procedures that are hereby authorized and directed to be adopted by the state board of education for the purposes of this section and in accordance with any requirements prescribed by the board of trustees of the Kansas public employees retirement system. Upon receipt of each such disbursement of moneys, the school district shall deposit the entire amount thereof into a special retirement contributions fund of the school district, which shall be established by the school district in accordance with such policies and procedures and which shall be used for the sole purpose of receiving such disbursements from the department of education and making the remittances to the system in accordance with this section and such policies and procedures. Upon receipt of each such disbursement of moneys from the department of education, the school district shall remit, in accordance with the provisions of such policies and procedures and in the manner and on the date or dates prescribed by the board of trustees of the Kansas public employees retirement system, an equal amount to the Kansas public employees retirement system from the special retirement contributions fund of the school district to satisfy such school district's obligation as a participating employer. Notwithstanding the provisions of K.S.A. 74-4939, and amendments thereto, each school district that is an eligible employer as specified in K.S.A. 74-4931(1), and amendments thereto, shall show within the budget of such school district all amounts received from disbursements into the special retirement contributions fund of such school district. Notwithstanding the provisions of any other statute, no official action of the school board of such school district shall be required to approve a remittance to the system in accordance with this section and such policies and procedures. All remittances of moneys to the system by a school district in accordance with this subsection and such policies and procedures shall be deemed to be expenditures of the school district.

Legislative History

L. 2004, ch. 182, § 9; L. 2015, ch. 4, § 69; L. 2016, ch. 45, § 11; L. 2017, ch. 95, § 98; July 1.