(a) Any participant who previously served as a state employee or teacher whose membership in the retirement system was optional, but who elected not to participate, may establish retirement credit in the hybrid plan for the previous service pursuant to § 8-36-905.

Terms Used In Tennessee Code 8-36-924

  • Employer: means :
    (A) The state or any department, commission, institution, board or agency of the state government by which a member is paid, with respect to members in its employ. See Tennessee Code 8-34-101
  • Hybrid plan: means a plan that provides a combination of a defined benefit plan and a defined contribution plan which, together, are intended to comply with the provisions of the Internal Revenue Code (26 U. See Tennessee Code 8-36-902
  • 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
  • Membership service: means service rendered while a member of the retirement system. See Tennessee Code 8-34-101
  • Participant: means any state employee, teacher, or political subdivision employee participating in the hybrid plan. See Tennessee Code 8-36-902
  • Political subdivision: means any entity authorized to participate in the retirement system pursuant to chapter 35, part 2 of this title. See Tennessee Code 8-36-902
  • 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to the date of membership in the retirement system for which credit was given under the terms of one (1) or more of the superseded systems as provided in part 6 of this chapter.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
  • 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
  • Teacher: has the meaning set forth in §. See Tennessee Code 8-36-902
  • Year: means a calendar year, unless otherwise expressed. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
(b) Any political subdivision employee participant who previously served in a position having optional membership in the retirement system, but who elected not to participate, may be eligible to establish retirement credit in the hybrid plan for the previous service pursuant to § 8-36-905 if the following conditions are met:

(1) The political subdivision is a participating employer in the hybrid plan and the prior service was rendered to that political subdivision;
(2) The chief legislative body of the political subdivision passes a resolution authorizing an actuarial study to determine the liability associated with the prior service, and accepting responsibility for the costs of the study; and
(3) Following receipt of the actuarial study, the chief legislative body of the political subdivision passes a resolution authorizing the prior service and accepting the liability for the credit.
(c) To establish credit under this section, a member must have at least one (1) year of current membership service or previous service established pursuant to chapter 35, part 2 of this title and must establish credit for all back service before such service is creditable, except as otherwise provided in chapters 34-37 of this title.
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