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Committee reviews bill to update CAPERS statutes, extend appeals window to 60 days
Summary
A Senate committee heard testimony on Senate Bill 64 on Feb. 6, which would update internal Kansas statutes for the CAPERS retirement system, extend the time to request administrative hearings from 30 days to 60 days, and make several edits to align state law with federal Internal Revenue Code provisions.
A Senate committee heard testimony on Senate Bill 64 on Feb. 6, which would update internal Kansas statutes for the CAPERS retirement system, extend the time to request administrative hearings from 30 days to 60 days, and make several edits to align state law with federal Internal Revenue Code provisions.
The bill matters because it affects administrative appeal rights for CAPERS members — many of whom pursue appeals on disability determinations — and updates statutory language that the committee’s staff described as necessary to maintain federal tax compliance and correct an age discrepancy in required minimum distribution rules.
Eileen, committee staff member, told the committee, “Senate Bill 64 adjusts certain internal CAPER statutory references. It extends…
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