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HB 2006

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2025 Regular Session Introduced by Tom Andersen and 29 co-sponsors

HB2006 moves DOC security officers from KPERS-Corrections to KP&F, effective July 1, 2025, with 7.15% employee contributions and higher employer costs for ~2,200 new KP&F members.

In committee upon adjournment.
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Bill Summary · HB 2006

HB 2006 — Summary (Kansas, 2025 session)

Purpose / Intent

HB 2006 would move certain Department of Corrections (DOC) security officers from the Kansas Public Employees Retirement System (KPERS) Corrections subgroup (“Corrections KPERS‑A”) into the Kansas Police and Firemen’s Retirement System (KP&F), make DOC an eligible KP&F employer effective July 1, 2025, and allow affected members to purchase prior Corrections KPERS‑A service as KP&F service for purposes of KP&F benefits.

Key provisions

  • Affiliation: Requires the Department of Corrections to apply to affiliate as an eligible KP&F employer so that DOC security officers become KP&F members effective July 1, 2025 (application per K.S.A. 74-4954).
  • Covered employees: Applies to “security officer” as defined in K.S.A. 74-4914a(1)(a)–(b) — e.g., uniformed adult corrections officers, corrections counselors, unit team managers and supervisors, classification administrators, and certain correctional facility administrative positions currently in Corrections KPERS‑A.
  • Membership and contributions:
    • New KP&F employee contribution: 7.15% withheld from member compensation beginning with the first pay after joining KP&F.
    • Employer obligation: DOC must remit employer contributions as certified by the KP&F board; the governor and Division of the Budget must include required amounts in budget requests.
  • Purchase of prior service:
    • Members who transfer may elect to purchase prior Corrections KPERS‑A participating service as KP&F service.
    • Purchase options: (1) additional periodic contributions based on attained age using KP&F actuarial assumptions and tables, or (2) a single lump‑sum computed by the actuary (using current or final average salary, age, and actuarial assumptions).
    • If a member does not purchase prior service, retirement benefits will be proportionally credited between Corrections KPERS‑A and KP&F.
  • Applicability of KP&F provisions: Transferred members are subject to KP&F statutes (K.S.A. 74‑4951 et seq.) and related rules (e.g., K.S.A. 74‑4988).

Fiscal impacts (from Fiscal Note, Feb 14, 2025)

  • FY2026: Estimated additional State General Fund cost to DOC of $19.0 million when all eligible officers transfer.
  • Total FY2026 employer contributions for the affected group would be approximately $40.1 million (reflecting a change in employer contribution rate for that payroll from 13.58% under KPERS to an estimated 24.67% under KP&F, including 1.00% for Death & Disability Insurance).
  • Membership/payroll impact on KP&F: Addition of ~2,200 members and ~$157.2 million payroll increases covered payroll; because transferred service can be purchased (recredited), no additional actuarial liability is added—resulting in a projected decrease in the uniform KP&F employer rate in FY2028 by 1.98 percentage points (from 24.00% to 22.02%). The larger payroll with a slightly lower rate yields roughly similar dollar contributions, but shifts more dollar cost to the State (since the payroll is state‑funded).
  • KPERS impacts: Removing correctional payroll raises the State/School Group employer rate by an estimated 0.21 percentage points in FY2028; however applied to a smaller payroll the dollar effect is approximately neutral.
  • KPERS administration: Estimated need for 1.00 FTE (Benefits Analyst II) to handle transition and IT testing; FY2026 cost ~$89,851 (salary + fringe) charged to the KPERS Trust Fund; FY2027 ~$93,164. IT updates otherwise expected to be negligible and absorbed in existing resources.

Who is affected

  • Directly: DOC security officers (the Corrections KPERS‑A subgroup) and the Department of Corrections as employer.
  • Indirectly: KP&F and KPERS employer groups and contribution rates (state and local employers), the State General Fund, and KPERS administrative staffing/budget.

Procedural / timeline notes

  • Filed: January 22, 2025. Fiscal note dated February 14, 2025.
  • The bill text establishes affiliation effective July 1, 2025, following application.
  • Legislative actions provided in the file indicate committee referrals, readings, passage votes, transmission to the governor, and a gubernatorial veto (April 18, 2025). (The file contains several jurisdictional drafts and versions; the summary above reflects the Kansas HB 2006 as introduced by Rep. Proctor et al.)

Sponsors / related bills

  • Sponsors: Representatives Proctor, Buehler, Johnson, Neelly, Resman (filed), primary sponsor listed as Nick Kupper in metadata.
  • Companion/related: SB 2673 and HB 2229 cited as related.

If you want, I can produce a one‑page fiscal impact table or a side‑by‑side comparison showing current vs. post‑transfer contribution rates and dollar impacts for FY2026–FY2028.

Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.

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