Participating service credit for certain employees

Notwithstanding the provisions of K.S.A. 74-4911, 74-4913, and 74-4919a to the contrary, an employee who became a member of the Kansas public employees retirement system on February 1, 1978, who was first employed by such participating employer on November 1, 1971, and who is employed by a participating employer on the effective date of this act, shall, upon the payment of appropriate employer and employee contributions, be entitled to receive participating service credit for employment with his or her participating employer for the period November 1, 1971, until January 31, 1978. Within sixty (60) days after the effective date of this act, such employee may make application, on a form prescribed by the board, to purchase four (4) quarters of participating service credit for the period December 15, 1970, to November 1, 1971, with another participating employer.