General employee: means any person who is a state official, including legislative officials elected by the general assembly, or who is employed in the service of, and whose compensation is payable in whole or in part by, the state, including employees under supervision of the state whose compensation is paid, in whole or in part, from federal or other funds, or any person in the employ of a political subdivision participating under chapter 35, part 2 of this title, or of the Tennessee County Services Association, but does not include any teacher, state police officer, wildlife officer, firefighter, police officer, state judge, county judge, attorney general, governor, or county official or public service commissioner, or any person performing services on a contractual or percentage basis. See Tennessee Code 8-34-101
Retirement: means withdrawal from membership with a retirement allowance granted under chapters 34-37 of this title. See Tennessee Code 8-34-101
Retirement allowance: means the sum of the member annuity and the state annuity. See Tennessee Code 8-34-101
Retirement system: means the Tennessee consolidated retirement system as defined in §. See Tennessee Code 8-34-101
(1) Beginning July 1, 1978, each retired teacher and retired general employee who retired prior to July 1, 1976, shall receive a monthly retirement allowance equal to a percentage of the total retirement allowance received in January 1978, from the state by such teacher or employee as follows:
(A) Persons receiving less than five thousand dollars ($5,000) per annum in total retirement benefits shall receive a monthly allowance equal to five percent (5%) of their January monthly retirement benefits;(B) Persons receiving at least five thousand dollars ($5,000) per annum, but not more than eight thousand five hundred dollars ($8,500) per annum, in total retirement benefits shall receive a monthly allowance equal to three percent (3%) of their January monthly retirement benefits; and(C) Persons receiving more than eight thousand five hundred dollars ($8,500) per annum in total retirement benefits shall receive a monthly allowance equal to two percent (2%) of their January monthly retirement benefits.(2) Such amounts shall be in addition to the retirement allowance from the state, including the amounts authorized by § 8-36-701.(b) As used in this section:
(1) “Retired general employee” and “retired teacher” mean any retired teacher and any retired general employee, as defined in § 8-34-101, and any former teacher or state employee receiving benefits under chapter 39, part 1 of this title, who retired on or before June 30, 1976; provided, that for retired general employees of political subdivisions, this allowance may only be granted if the chief governing body of the political subdivision authorizes this credit and accepts the liability therefor and informs the retirement system before June 15, 1978, of its authorization of this credit; and(2) “Total retirement benefits” includes benefits from both the Tennessee consolidated retirement system and from social security. The increase in benefits authorized by this section shall be based on the monthly payments made by the Tennessee consolidated retirement system.(c) The recomputed retirement benefit paid to a retired teacher or a retired state general employee under this section as a result of passage of § 8-36-209(a)(1) shall be calculated without regard to § 8-36-102.
