Terms Used In Tennessee Code 8-34-713

  • 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
  • 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
  • Superseded system: means , where applicable, the Tennessee state retirement system, the Tennessee teachers' retirement system, the Tennessee judges' retirement system, the retirement system for county paid judges of Tennessee, the attorneys general retirement system of Tennessee, the public service commissioners' retirement system, and the Tennessee retirement system for county officials, any one (1) of them, or any combination thereof. See Tennessee Code 8-34-101

Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, the retirement allowance of any member who retires under a superseded system shall not be increased by any future increase in salary, base compensation, or other increases in compensation as allowed for the position from which the member retires. This section shall not be construed to prevent any increase in such retirement allowance when such increase is in accordance with § 8-36-701.