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Active Members

Member Publications

• Online Account Access Flyer - Active Members (PDF, 143KB)
• Long-Term Disability Benefits Summary Plan Description (PDF, 217KB)
• Optional Life Insurance Booklet (PDF)
• Leaving Employment and Your Retirement System Benefits (PDF, 244KB)
• Leaving Employment and Your Retirement System Benefits for KPERS Correctional Members (PDF, 239KB)
• KPERS Pre-Retirement Planning Guide (PDF, 1MB)
• Important Tax Information booklet (PDF, 195KB)

KPERS 1 Benefits (hired before July 1, 2009)

• Benefits at a Glance, KPERS 1 (PDF, 235KB)
• Benefits at a Glance, Correctional KPERS 1 (PDF, 242KB)
• Membership Guide, KPERS 1 & 2 (PDF, 697KB)
• Retirement Payment Options KPERS 1 (PDF, 233KB)

KPERS 2 Benefits (hired July 1, 2009 to Dec 31, 2014)

• Benefits at a Glance, KPERS 2 (PDF, 235KB)
• Benefits at a Glance, Correctional KPERS 2 (PDF, 246KB)
• Membership Guide, KPERS 1 & 2 (PDF, 697KB)
• Retirement Payment Options KPERS 2 (PDF, 224KB)

KPERS 3 Benefits (hired Jan 1, 2015 and after)

• Benefits at a Glance, KPERS 3 (PDF, 587KB)
• KPERS 3 Disability and Life Insurance (PDF, 181KB)
• KPERS 3 Retirement Benefits (PDF, 958KB)
• Retirement Payment Options KPERS 3 (PDF, 168KB)

KP&F Benefits

• Benefits at a Glance, KP&F (PDF, 175KB)
• Membership Guide, KP&F (PDF, 569KB)
• KP&F Pre-Retirement Planning Guide (PDF, 903KB)
• Retirement Payment Options KP&F (PDF, 356KB)
• Deferred Retirement Option Program (DROP) for members of Kansas Highway Patrol and Kansas Bureau of Investigation (PDF, 78KB)

Judges Benefits

• Benefits at a Glance, Judges (PDF, 172KB)
• Membership Guide, Judges (PDF, 435KB)
• Retirement Payment Options Judges (PDF, 165KB)

Retired Members

• Funeral Planning and KPERS $4,000 Retiree Death Benefit (PDF, 130KB)
• Death Benefit Info for Funeral Establishments (PDF, 116K)
• Personal Document Locator (PDF, 161KB): A helpful tool for keeping track of your important documents.
• Online Account Access Flyer - Retired Members (PDF, 143KB)

Employers

• Issue Brief: Important Changes in Pension Accounting and Financial Reporting for KPERS Employers (PDF, 167KB)
• Working After Retirement (PDF, 89KB)
• Online Account Access Flyer - Active Members (PDF, 205KB)
• KP&F Employer Manual, Revised 5/17 (PDF, 362KB)
• Leave of Absence Chart, Revised 10/16 (PDF, 80KB)
• What is KPERS 457? (PDF, 632KB)

General Publications*

• Information Brief: Investment Expertise (PDF, 146KB)
• KPERS Fast Facts (PDF, 1.07MB)
• KPERS Financial Reports (html)
• Open Public Records Information (PDF, 251KB)
• KPERS Legislative Summaries (html)
• Strategic Plan FY2021-2025 (PDF, 837KB)