Terms Used In Tennessee Code 65-156

  • 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
  • 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
  • Quorum: The number of legislators that must be present to do business.
  • Retirement: means withdrawal from membership with a retirement allowance granted under chapters 34-37 of this title. 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

A board of trustees is hereby established which shall be responsible for the proper administration and operation of the public service commissioners’ retirement system provided by §§ 65-151 – 65-168.

Such board of trustees shall have as members the chairman of the public service commission or any member of the public service commission designated by him, the state treasurer, the comptroller of the treasury, the commissioner of finance and administration and one (1) member appointed by the governor. The state treasurer shall be chairman of the board. The board shall elect one of its members as vice chairman. A majority of the members of the board shall constitute a quorum, and all action taken by the board shall be by affirmative vote of a majority of all members of the board.