Kan. Stat. § 74-4991
Each person who was a member of the legislature on January 1, 1974, and each person who serves as a member of the legislature after January 1, 1974, and each former member of the legislature who is eligible to receive benefits or who will become eligible to receive benefits under the provisions of K.S.A. 1972 Supp. 46-1301, as they existed on the day preceding the effective date of this act, shall become an eligible employee on the entry date or upon taking the oath of office for the office to which such person is elected if such election occurs after the entry date of such person's employer. The entry date of the state of Kansas relating to all members of the legislature or former members of the legislature covered by this act shall be January 1, 1974. "Members of the legislature" as used in this act shall mean any person elected or appointed to the legislature.
K.S.A. 74-4991