Chapter 36 - Retirement Benefits
- Part 1 - General Provisions
- 8-36-101 - Adjustment of retirement allowances for social security benefits.
- 8-36-102 - Limitation on amount of retirement allowance.
- 8-36-103 - Members of the general assembly prior to June 30, 1976.
- 8-36-104 - Limitation on
- 8-36-105 - Lump sum payments by prior class members who limited earnable compensation.
- 8-36-106 - Suspension of allowances by beneficiaries.
- 8-36-107 - Lump sum death benefit.
- 8-36-108 - Benefits upon death in line of duty.
- 8-36-109 - Survivor benefits.
- 8-36-110 - Rate of benefit for beneficiary with creditable service in more than one class.
- 8-36-111 - Exemption of benefits from execution, attachment, garnishment and assignment.
- 8-36-112 - Withholding of insurance premiums from benefit payments authorized.
- 8-36-113 - Satisfaction of claims of state against terminated member upon application for withdrawal of contributions.
- 8-36-114 - Satisfaction of claims of state against retired beneficiary by deduction from monthly benefit.
- 8-36-115 - Correction of errors in benefit payments.
- 8-36-116 - Legislative intent to collect overpayments Exceptions.
- 8-36-117 - Monthly benefit payments Death of payee Procedure for direct deposit or electronic transfer.
- 8-36-118 - Certain University of Tennessee extension service employees Eligibility for retirement benefits based upon longevity pay.
- 8-36-119 - [Obsolete.]
- 8-36-120 - Lump sum payments.
- 8-36-121 - Nomination of beneficiaries Method Distribution among multiple beneficiaries Retirement.
- 8-36-122 - Blind employees Retirement allowance Computation.
- 8-36-123 - Retirement or death of members not in service.
- 8-36-124 - Reduction in contribution requirements Use of excess appropriation in general appropriations act.
- 8-36-125 - Disclaimer of benefits.
- 8-36-126 - Benefits payable to a minor child Provision of documentation establishing guardianship.
- 8-36-127 - Designation of more than one person as beneficiary.
- Part 2 - Service Retirement
- 8-36-201 - Eligibility for retirement Dispensation of benefits.
- 8-36-202 - Application for retirement.
- 8-36-203 - Effective date of retirement Commencement of benefits.
- 8-36-204 - Creditable service required.
- 8-36-205 - Mandatory retirement age Exceptions.
- 8-36-206 - Formula for computing allowances.
- 8-36-207 - Computation under formula of superseding system.
- 8-36-208 - Maximum allowance Service after 65 years of age.
- 8-36-209 - Minimum allowances.
- 8-36-210 - Eligibility of certain Group 1 members to elect coverage under Group 2 provisions.
- 8-36-211 - Supplemental bridge benefit.
- Part 3 - Early Service Retirement
- Part 4 - Vesting Retirement
- Part 5 - Disability Retirement
- 8-36-501 - Ordinary disability retirement allowances.
- 8-36-502 - Accidental disability retirement allowances.
- 8-36-503 - Effect of division of claims administration or workers' compensation payments on allowance payments.
- 8-36-504 - Determination of disability.
- 8-36-505 - Date of disability retirement.
- 8-36-506 - Medical examinations after disability retirement.
- 8-36-507 - Effect of engaging in or the ability to engage in gainful activity.
- 8-36-508 - Vocational rehabilitation.
- 8-36-509 - Recomputation of allowances for disabled teachers retired prior to July 1, 1972.
- 8-36-510 - Confidentiality of records.
- Part 6 - Optional Retirement Allowances
- 8-36-601 - Election of options for designation of contingent beneficiaries authorized Options enumerated.
- 8-36-602 - Effective date of election.
- 8-36-603 - Election of option by retired member of superseded system not formerly electing.
- 8-36-604 - [Repealed.]
- 8-36-605 - When election of option may be changed or revoked.
- 8-36-606 - Cancellation of election after divorce from designated beneficiary spouse.
- 8-36-607 - Death prior to retirement.
- 8-36-608 - Effect of prior election of option under superseded system.
- 8-36-609 - [Repealed.]
- 8-36-610 - Surviving minor children as contingent beneficiaries.
- 8-36-611 - [Repealed.]
- Part 7 - Increased or Decreased Allowances
- 8-36-701 - Increase or decrease in allowance after retirement based on consumer price index Cost-of-living adjustments.
- 8-36-702 - Recomputation of benefits under certain superseded systems when consolidated system formula changes.
- 8-36-703 - Recomputation of benefits of beneficiaries of state and teachers' superseded systems who were retired under ten-year arithmetic average.
- 8-36-704 - Recomputation of benefits of beneficiaries under existing provisions.
- 8-36-705 - Recomputation of benefits of certain beneficiaries who have elected an optional form of benefit.
- 8-36-706 - [Obsolete.]
- 8-36-707 - Additional allowances for teachers and general employees retired prior to July 1, 1976.
- 8-36-708 - Increase in allowance to beneficiaries retired under superseded state or teachers' systems Exceptions.
- 8-36-709 - Increase in retirement allowances to other beneficiaries of superseded systems.
- 8-36-710 - Increase in retirement allowances to beneficiaries of superseded system who elected an optional benefit.
- 8-36-711 - Effect of other provisions for increase of allowances for beneficiaries of superseded systems.
- 8-36-712 - Source of payment of increases to teachers retired from a local retirement system.
- 8-36-713 - Additional benefit increase.
- 8-36-714 - Requirements to be compensated as president emeritus Continued eligibility requirements Filing of agreement.
- 8-36-715 - Increase in retirement allowance for retired teachers, wildlife officers, state police officers, firefighters, police officers and general employees.
- Part 8 - Reemployment After Retirement
- 8-36-801 - Suspension of benefits while reemployed Further contributions optional.
- 8-36-802 - Reenrollment upon reemployment or local system's inclusion in consolidated system.
- 8-36-803 - Election not to reenroll in retirement system.
- 8-36-804 - Retirement credit not earned during benefit period.
- 8-36-805 - Reemployment permitted.
- 8-36-806 - Assignment to duty of retired state judges Compensation Creditable service.
- 8-36-807 - Assignment of certain retired attorneys general to sit as state judges Jurisdiction Compensation Certification of dates of service.
- 8-36-808 - Members of general assembly.
- 8-36-809 - Employment as bus driver after retirement. [Effective until June 30, 2012. See the Compiler's Notes.]
- 8-36-810 - Reemployment without loss or suspension of retirement benefits.
- 8-36-811 - Reemployment with a different employer without suspension or loss of retirement benefits. [Effective until June 30, 2012. See the Compiler
- 8-36-812 - Filing of federal wage reports on reemployed retired members.
- 8-36-813 - 8-36-816. [Transferred.]
- 8-36-817 - [Repealed.]
- 8-36-818 - Reemployment without suspension of benefits.
- 8-36-819 - [Repealed.]
- 8-36-820 - [Repealed.]
- 8-36-821 - Employment as a teacher. [Effective until June 30, 2011. See the Compiler's Notes.]
- 8-36-822 - [Repealed.]
- 8-36-823 - Employees of subsidiaries of an association or independent contractors.