Kansas SB202: Transferring teachers from the KPERS 3 cash balance plan to the KPERS 2 plan and defining teachers for purposes of KPERS

What the bill says

An act concerning education; relating to teachers; defining teachers for purposes of the Kansas public employees retirement system; transferring teachers from the Kansas public employees retirement system act of 2015 to the Kansas public employees retirement system act of 2009; amending K.S.A. 74-49,301 and repealing the existing section.

From the introduced text, February 5, 2025:

AN ACT concerning education; relating to teachers; defining teachers for purposes of the Kansas public employees retirement system; transferring teachers from the Kansas public employees retirement system act of 2015 to the Kansas public employees retirement system act of 2009; amending K.S.A. 74-49,301 and repealing the existing section. Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Kansas: New Section 1. (a) In light of the legislature's continuous review of the Kansas public employees retirement system, including the audit report by the Kansas legislative division of post audit published in February 2024, titled, "Reviewing the KPERS 3 Retirement Plan," the legislature intends to continue such review in order to make changes as necessary to the Kansas public employees retirement system to ensure such system serves the purposes provided in K.S.A. 74-4901, and amendments thereto. Such changes may include transferring additional employee groups from the Kansas public employees retirement system act of 2015 to the Kansas public employees retirement system act of 2009. (b) Any teacher who is first employed by a participating employer under K.S.A. 74-4931, and amendments thereto, on or after July 1, 2025, shall be a member of the system under the provisions of the Kansas public employees retirement system act of 2009, K.S.A. 74-49,201 et seq., and amendments thereto. (c) On January 1, 2026, all active …

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Sponsors

• Doug Shane, Doug (I) · primary sponsor
• Joseph Claeys, Joseph (I)
• William Clifford, William (I)
• Ethan Corson, Ethan (I)
• Pat Pettey, Pat (I)
• Dinah Sykes, Dinah (I)

Latest actions

1. April 10, 2026: Died in Committee
2. February 6, 2025: Referred to Senate Committee on Financial Institutions and Insurance
3. February 5, 2025: Introduced

Common questions

What is SB202?

SB202 is a bill in the Kansas Legislature (2025-2026 Regular Session): Transferring teachers from the KPERS 3 cash balance plan to the KPERS 2 plan and defining teachers for purposes of KPERS.

What does SB202 do?

In its own words: An act concerning education; relating to teachers; defining teachers for purposes of the Kansas public employees retirement system; transferring teachers from the Kansas public employees retirement system act of 2015 to the Kansas public employees retirement system act of 2009; amending K.S.A. 74-49,301 and repealing the existing section.

What is the status of SB202?

In committee as of April 10, 2026. Latest action: Died in Committee (April 10, 2026).

Who sponsored SB202?

Doug Shane, Doug (I), with 5 co-sponsors.

Where is the official record for SB202?

On the Kansas Legislature website: https://kslegislature.gov/li/b2025_26/measures/sb202/