Bill would include certain juvenile officers in correctional retirement rules

The Kansas public employees retirement system would treat certain juvenile corrections officer positions as security officer positions. The definition would cover listed juvenile corrections officer jobs, substantially similar successor jobs, and certain corrections employees certified by the secretary of corrections. The person must be employed by the Department of Corrections on or after the act's effective date. A successor job must have substantially the same duties and responsibilities and receive required state approval. Employees promoted to listed management or supervisory jobs generally must have at least three consecutive years in a covered position immediately before promotion. The job classes would be measured against the state classification plan in effect on July 1, 2025; the act would take effect after publication in the statute book.