Tennessee Code 8-3704 – Benefits after transfer
Terms Used In Tennessee Code 8-3704
- 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
- Person: includes a corporation, firm, company or association. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
- 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
- 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
Upon becoming a member of the retirement system to which he has transferred, such person shall thereafter be eligible for such benefits or annuities as is provided by law in such retirement system; provided, however, anything to the contrary notwithstanding, that upon service retirement his retirement allowance shall be calculated and paid by each separate retirement system of which he has been a member in the same manner as if such person were a member of such systems upon becoming eligible and making application for a retirement allowance. For the purpose of determining whether a person has been a member of a retirement system for a sufficient period of years to become eligible for any benefit or right, the aggregate number of years of service in any of the systems under § 8-3701 shall be counted.