school employees present from other states or from educational institu-
tions which are not covered by this act, school service records which are,
in the judgment of the board, comparable to the service requirements of
this act, such outside service records shall be counted in determining
the record of twenty years’ service required herein for eligibility, but
not in determination of service annuities. This act shall not apply to
any employees while they are members of a separate school retirement
system operated by the State of Kansas or any of its governmental sub-
divisions. A majority of all members participating in any such separate
school retirement system may make application to the board for permis-
sion to come within the provisions of this act by a petition duly signed
and verified, approved by the local board of education, and filed with the
board. The board is hereby authorized to promulgate rules, regulations
and plans for the inclusion of such retirement systems under the pro-
visions of this act, or the board may draft plans for the inclusion of
such systems and present same to the legislature.

Sec. 10. As soon as practicable after this act goes into effect, the
board shall receive, verify, and formally validate service records as sub-
mitted by school employees. So far as possible, reports of school service,
of salaries earned, and of dates of birth shall be certified from official
records; but when these are not available, the board is authorized and
directed to consider other reasonable evidence. Any statement of a date
of birth shall be signed under oath by the school employee concerned.
The board shall have authority, independently, to secure other evidence
affecting service records.

Sec. 11. If any school employee shall fail to file any service record
required by the board within three months, the board may as penalty
increase his deductions to 5% until said service record is properly filed.
If any school employee shall delay filing claim for a service annuity, no
payment shall ever be made for the period of the delay.

SEc. 12. Except as otherwise provided in this act, any school em-
ployee who has attained the age of 65 shall be eligible to a school an-
nuity, but any employee who retires direct from service may, at his
choice, be granted an annuity beginning on any September first from
age sixty to age seventy, inclusive. Any annuity granted prior to age
65 shall not be the standard annuity, but shall be the actuarial equiva-
lent at attained age. When an annuity is granted to a person past age
65, there shall be no back payments, and said service annuity shall be
computed as if the age were 65.

All annuities of one hundred twenty dollars or more shall be paid
in equal monthly installments beginning on the first of September of
that calendar year. Annuities of less than one hundred twenty dollars
shall be paid in quarterly or semi-annual installments as the board may
direct.

No person shall be employed for any school service to which this
act applies, after August thirty-first of the year in which he attains age
seventy. Nor shall any person be so employed after receiving the first
installment of a school annuity, or while receiving a disability annuity
provided by this act. The first monthly installments of school annuities
shall be paid in January, 1942.

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