(a) Any member or retired member may establish retirement credit for service rendered as a part-time employee upon making application therefor to the board of trustees. If such service is claimed within one (1) year of the member’s date of membership or July 1, 1984, whichever is later, the member may establish retirement credit for service rendered as a part-time employee which has not been previously refunded, upon a payment of back contributions.

Terms Used In Tennessee Code 8-34-621

  • 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
  • Part-time employee: includes any interim teacher who is employed on a temporary basis to teach for a regular teacher who is on unpaid leave. 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 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
  • State: means the state of Tennessee. See Tennessee Code 8-34-101
  • Year: means a calendar year, unless otherwise expressed. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
(b) Any state employee who is a member of the retirement system may establish retirement credit for service rendered as a seasonal or temporary employee upon making application therefor to the board of trustees. If such service is claimed within one (1) year of the member’s date of membership or July 1, 1985, whichever is later, the member may establish retirement credit for such service which has not been previously refunded upon a payment of back contributions.
(c) If service is not established within the time specified in subsection (a) or (b) or if a member or retired member has been refunded for such service, then it may be established upon a payment of back contributions plus interest.
(d) A member or retired member establishing retirement credit under this section must establish credit for all service which is creditable under this system.
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