This act or acts amendatory hereof and supplemental hereto shall become a part of the Kansas public employees retirement act as defined in subsection (2) of K.S.A. 74-4902 and shall be governed thereby in all respects, except if words and phrases herein used appear to have a different meaning, the provisions of this act shall prevail. The first retirement date under this act will be January 1, 1974. No member shall be entitled to receive the retirement benefits provided for under the provisions of this act while serving as a member of the legislature as described in K.S.A. 74-4991.
K.S.A. 74-4996