Tennessee Code 65-154 – Certification of intention to retire – Application for retirement
Terms Used In Tennessee Code 65-154
- board: means the board provided for in part 3 of this chapter. See Tennessee Code 8-34-101
- Commissioner: means any person in office as a member of the public service commission, as prescribed by title 65, chapter 1, prior to June 30, 1996. 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
Any commissioner who elects to retire under the provisions of §§ 65-151 – 65-168 either during or at the expiration of the term of office then held by him, and who has complied with the other retirement requisites of said sections shall certify to the governor of the state at least sixty (60) days prior to the date upon which he desires to relinquish his office his intention to retire, and shall at the same time forward to the governor his application for retirement, stating the time at which he wishes to retire. Provided, however, that any commissioner defeated for reelection shall file with the governor of the state within sixty (60) days after his successor has been duly qualified and assumed the duties of the office an application for retirement under the provisions of said sections. Upon approval by the governor of the application for retirement, the governor shall forward to the board of trustees of the public service commissioners’ retirement system, as hereinafter established, the application of the commissioner and shall request the board to process the retirement application in accordance with the provisions of § 65-155.