{"data":{"id":"us-ks/k.s.a.-74-4986p","jurisdiction":"us-ks","citation":"K.S.A. 74-4986p","heading":"Termination events.","body":"(a) A member's participation in the DROP ceases on the occurrence of the earliest of the following:\n(1) Termination of the member's active service with a participating employer of the system;\n(2) the last day of the member's elected DROP period that begins on the effective date of the member's election to participate in the DROP;\n(3) retirement due to disability as defined in K.S.A. 74-4952, and amendments thereto; or\n(4) the member's death.\n(b) If a member dies before taking a distribution from such member's DROP account, the member's designated beneficiary shall receive a lump-sum payment equal to the member's DROP account balance, including any lump sum credited as provided in K.S.A. 74-4986o(d), and amendments thereto. If the DROP member has not named a beneficiary for such member's DROP account, the amount in the DROP account shall be paid to the beneficiary of the member's retirement benefit.","path":["Chapter 74.—STATE BOARDS, COMMISSIONS AND AUTHORITIES","Article 49.—PUBLIC EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT SYSTEMS"],"source_url":"https://www.ksrevisor.gov/statutes/chapters/ch74/074_049_0086p.html","current_through":"2025 legislative session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:14:16Z","sha256":"9cf1637ea72699730d758c0e9da621a6541a1f715a415d1762b408c9a40c4bfb","source_id":"us-ks","stale":false,"prev":"us-ks/k.s.a.-74-4986o","next":"us-ks/k.s.a.-74-4986q"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}