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Designated Agent Memos

  • May 30, 2008: New Tier for KPERS Retirement Benefits

  • March 6, 2008: 2007 Member Annual Statements

  • February 14, 2008: KP&F Pre-Retirement Seminars, KP&F Designated Agent Workshops

  • January 4, 2008: 2007 Annual Contribution Report Web-based

  • December 4, 2007: Important reminders, “Working after retirement” EFT payments for local employers,
    Update on forms, What compensation to include in contributions, IRS compensation limits for contributions, Change in optional group life insurance for military leave

  • August 16, 2007: 2007 Designated Agent Workshops

  • June 12, 2007: Working After KPERS Retirement (For State and School Employers)

  • June 8, 2007: Working After KPERS Retirement (For Local Employers)

  • May 7, 2007: Member Annual Statements Available on the Employer Web Portal, Continue Using the Employer Web Portal Throughout the Year, Retirement Benefits Changing for New Employees Beginning July 1, 2009, "Year of Service" Eliminated for Non-School Members Beginning July 1, 2009, Five-Year Vesting for All KPERS Members Beginning July 1, 2009

  • April 3, 2007: Changes with 2006 Member Annual Statements

  • January 8, 2007: Contribution Reporting Deadline February 9, Employer Contribution Rate,
    New Life Insurance Portability Option, Increased Optional Group Life Insurance Rates,
    "Working After Retirement" Reporting Reminder

  • August 24, 2006: 2006 Designated Agent Workshops

  • June 9, 2006: New Procedures for Reporting Retiree Employment and Making Contributions

  • April 21, 2006: New Rules for Working After Retirement

  • April 6, 2006: New Member Annual Statements (2005)

  • January 31, 2006: Life Insurance Conversion Rates Changing February 1, Pre-Retirement Seminars for Members, "ABCs of Being a DA" workshops, KP&F Designated Agent Workshops, Community College Teachers Now Covered by Continuing Contract Law

  • August 22, 2005: 2005 Designated Agent Workshops (link to additional workshop info)

  • June 3, 2005: Death and Disability Rate Increase and Plan Design Changes, Surviving Spouse Benefit Option Change, Optional Group Life Insurance Affiliation Change, Working After Retirement Change for Nurses at State Institutions

  • January 24, 2005: The ABCs of Being a DA, Kansas Police and Firemen's DA Workshops

  • January 18, 2005: 2005 KPERS and KP&F Pre-Retirement Seminars

  • December 29, 2004: New Disability Administrator, New Beneficiary Options

  • December 8, 2005: Information for Employers Offering Optional Group Life Insurance, Monthly Optional Group Life Insurance Reports

  • August 20, 2004: 2004 Designated Agent Workshops (link to additional workshop info)
  • July 30, 2004: New Beneficiary Options, Upcoming Board Election, Employees with Green Cards, Employer Affiliation Date Directly Affects Final Average Salary Criteria
  • May 11, 2004: Employer Contribution Rates, Web-Based Contribution Annual Reporting, Working After Retirement, When Employees Are Called to Active Military Service, Employer Survey
  • May 15, 2003: Minnesota Life Insurance Premiums Effective July 1, 2003
  • December 19, 2002: Final Average Salary Clarification for School Members, Possible Change in the Usual Open Enrollment Schedule For Optional Group Life Insurance, Withdrawals & the 30-Day Special Tax Notice Waiver
  • August 2, 2002: Group Life Insurance Conversion Form, Rollovers and Transfers/Summary of Current Tax Provisions, 30-Day Wait Before Returning to Employment, "Independent Contractors" or Employees, "Substitute Teachers" or Not, Financial Planning & Retirement Benefits, Employer Reporting, Military Call-Up, Getting Wired , KPERS 7/99 (Beneficiary Designation) / Importance of Completing the Entire Form
  • June 4, 2002:  Legislation for Compensation Protection for State Employees (Potential Furlough Situation)
  • May 31, 2002: 2002 Legislative Summary on Issues Affecting KPERS Members: Trustee-to-Trustee Transfers, Final Average Salary, Multiple Employers, Service Purchase for Board of Regents Plan Waiting Period and Accidental Death Benefit Coverage During Board of Regents Plan Waiting Period, Partial Lump-Sum Option for Brazelton KP&F Members, Death and Disability Contribution Moratorium, State/School Employer Match for Deferred Savings
  • July 19, 2001:  Enrollment Period for Optional Group Life Insurance
  • June 11, 2001:  Compensation Limits Rise for 2001, The Definition of Compensation & Social Security Wages, No Simultaneous Contributions to KPERS and Regents Plan, The $4,000 Lump Sum Death Benefit is Still Taxable, KPERS Contributions from Compensation Earmarked for Health Insurance, Where to Send Changes in Designation of Beneficiaries, First-Day Coverage & the Designation of Beneficiary Form, Totality of Employment, Affiliation & Mandatory Enrollment, Filling Out KPERS Forms Directly on the web site, The EF-105 Form Available on the KPERS web site, Visiting the KPERS Office, KPERS to Accept Discover Card Beginning July 1, 2001

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  • April 11, 2001: Partial Lump-Sum Option Information and Examples, New KPERS-15
  • January 22, 2001: Partial Lump-Sum Option Update, Independent Contractor Status/Return to Employment/Earnings Limitation, Life Insurance Conversion, Last Day on Payroll/Disability Benefit Eligibility, Concurrent Employment with More than One School Employer, Members Moving from Non-Covered to Covered Employment, Employees Working for the Same Employer Appearing on the Inactive List, New KPERS-15 Form, KPERS Information Manuals in Spanish