Attorney General Opinion No.

Peter K. Curran, Counsel Unified School District No. 497 U.S. Bank Tower 900 Massachusetts, Suite 500 P.O. Box 189 Lawrence, Kansas 66044

Dear Mr. Curran:

As legal counsel for Unified School District No. 497 (U.S.D. No. 497), you request our opinion regarding the manner in which years of employment are to be determined for establishing whether a person who has retired from employment with a unified school district must be allowed to participate in the school district's healthcare plan pursuant to K.S.A.12-5040. Specifically, you ask whether the years of employment must be consecutive or may be…