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HB2006

Moving Corrections Security Officers to a Different Retirement System

Last scannedAug 24, 2026, 9:52 AM

In one sentence

This bill moves certain security officers at the Department of Corrections into the Kansas Police and Firemen's retirement system starting July 1, 2025, and lets them buy credit for past work.

What it does

  • Requires the Department of Corrections to join the Kansas police and firemen's retirement system on July 1, 2025.
  • Makes security officers employed by the department members of this new retirement system automatically starting on or after the entry date.
  • Sets an employee contribution rate of 7.15% taken from paychecks for these officers beginning with their first payment after joining.
  • Allows officers to buy credit for past time worked as a security officer in the public employees' system by paying extra money based on age or making a single lump-sum payment.
  • Requires state budget officials and the governor to include money needed by employers to meet their share of retirement costs.

Who it affects

  • Security officers employed by the Kansas Department of Corrections
  • The Division of the Budget and the Governor regarding funding requests

Limits and unknowns

  • The bill only counts service with the Department of Corrections starting from July 1, 2025.
  • Officers must pay an additional rate based on their age to buy credit for past work time or make a lump-sum payment.

Plain language

Terms to know

KP&F
Kansas Police and Firemen's Retirement System, a specific fund for public safety workers.
Service credit purchase
Paying extra money to count past work time toward retirement benefits in the new system.

Official record

Sources

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Official summary

Providing membership in the KP&F retirement system for certain security officers of the department of corrections and allowing certain service credit purchases of previous KPERS security officer service for purposes of KP&F retirement benefits.

Official activity

Bill history

  1. Died in CommitteeHouse
  2. Referred to House Committee on Financial Institutions and PensionsHouse
  3. IntroducedHouse