Tennessee Code 8-3419 – Certificate of prior service
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Terms Used In Tennessee Code 8-3419
- board: means the board provided for in part 3 of this chapter. See Tennessee Code 8-34-101
- Member: means any person included in the membership of the retirement system, as provided in chapter 35, part 1 of this title. See Tennessee Code 8-34-101
- Prior service: means service rendered prior to the date of membership in the retirement system for which credit was given under the terms of one (1) or more of the superseded systems as provided in part 6 of this chapter. See Tennessee Code 8-34-101
- 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
Subject to the above restrictions, and to such other rules and regulations as may be prescribed by the board, the board shall ascertain, as soon as practicable after said statement is filed, the amount of prior service, if any, to which each member is entitled and shall issue to such member a prior service certificate certifying the length of service rendered by him. Any period or periods during which any such member has been on leave from service, without compensation for service, shall not be counted in his prior service credit.