(a) Any instrumentality jointly created by this state and any other state or states is hereby authorized, upon the granting of like authority by such other state or states to:

Terms Used In Tennessee Code 8-38-104

  • Agreement: means the federal-state agreement between the federal agency and the state of Tennessee entered into on August 16, 1951, as authorized by the Social Security Enabling Act for the purpose of extending coverage under Title II of the Social Security Act (42 U. See Tennessee Code 8-38-101
  • Commissioner of social security: includes any individual to whom the commissioner of social security has delegated any of the commissioner's functions under the Social Security Act (42 U. See Tennessee Code 8-38-101
  • Service: means service as a general employee, a teacher, a state police officer, a wildlife officer, a firefighter, a police officer, a state judge, a county judge, an attorney general, a commissioner or a county official which is paid for by an employer, and also includes service for which a former member of the general assembly is entitled to under former §. See Tennessee Code 8-34-101
  • State: means the state of Tennessee. See Tennessee Code 8-34-101
  • Wages: means all remuneration for employment, regardless of the medium in which paid, which would constitute wages within the meaning of the Social Security Act, as amended. See Tennessee Code 8-38-101
(1) Enter into an agreement with the commissioner of social security whereby the benefits of the federal old-age and survivors’ insurance system shall be extended to employees of such instrumentality;
(2) Require its employees to pay, and for that purpose to deduct from their wages, contributions equal to the amounts which they would be required to pay under § 8-38-105 if they were covered by an agreement made pursuant to § 8-38-103; and
(3) Make payments to the internal revenue service in accordance with such agreement, including payments from its own funds, and otherwise to comply with such agreements.
(b) Such agreements shall, to the extent practicable, be consistent with the terms and provisions of § 8-38-103 and other provisions of this chapter.
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