Notwithstanding the provisions of K.S.A. 74-4902, 74-4911 and 74-4913 and amendments thereto, to the contrary, an employee of a participating employer who was employed by the legislature on January 15, 1962, and was employed on July 1, 1943, and July 1, 1962, by the participating employer by whom such employee is employed on the effective date of this act, shall be an eligible member of the Kansas public employees retirement system as of July 1, 1962, subject to the provisions of K.S.A. 74-49,123 and amendments thereto, upon the payment of appropriate employer and employee contributions. Such employee shall be entitled to receive full credit for employment with such participating employer prior to said participating employer's entry date. The prior service annual salary in such case shall be the compensation, not including any amount received as payment for overtime or as reimbursement for travel or moving expense, received for personal services by the employee from the employer during the last 12 months of employment prior to January 1, 1962.
K.S.A. 74-4928