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TN Code § 8-34-606 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 8 - Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 34 - Retirement—generally|Part 6 - Creditable Service|§ 8-34-606. Educational Leave as Creditable Service

  Subject to the approval of the board of trustees, any member who is a full-time employee and who is on educational leave of absence from service for the purpose of attending school or engaging in academic research related to such employment may establish retirement credit for such leave period under the following conditions:  The leave is intended to increase such member's efficiency to the member's employer;   The member must be reemployed by such employer within one (1) year following the leave period and remain so employed for at least one (1) year thereafter. For purposes of this subdivision (a)(2), any member who is on educational leave of absence from an educational institution supported in whole or in part by the state shall be deemed to have met the provisions of this subdivision (a)(2) if the member returns to service with an educational institution supported in whole or in part by the state within one (1) year following the leave period and remains so employed for at least one (1) year thereafter;   The member makes monthly contributions to the retirement system during the period on the basis of the member's earnable compensation in effect immediately prior to the commencement of such leave;   If the monthly contributions are not timely made, the member pays interest on such contributions at the rate provided in § 8-37-214; and   The total amount of retirement credit the member may establish for educational leave of absence shall not exceed an aggregate of two (2) years during the member's working career. Notwithstanding this subdivision (a)(5), the total amount of retirement credit the member may establish for an educational leave of absence shall not exceed an aggregate of four (4) years during the member's working career if the member receives a competitive award from the national aeronautics and space administration, the national institutes of health, the national science foundation, the national endowment for the humanities, the national endowment for the arts or the Fulbright Program.     Subject to the approval of the board of trustees, any member on educational leave of absence, within the meaning of subsection (a) who is covered by the noncontributory provisions of the system pursuant to § 8-34-206 shall be entitled to retirement credit while on leave of absence upon application therefor and proper certification by the employer of the amount of leave taken and the member's salary immediately prior to the commencement of such leave of absence. Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, the employee shall be credited with the service credit for educational leave of absence as provided for in this section; however, contributions made on behalf of the employee by the employer shall not be credited to the employee's account.
TN Code § 8-34-608 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 8 - Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 34 - Retirement—generally|Part 6 - Creditable Service|§ 8-34-608. Delegates to State Constitutional Convention

 Any member who has served as a delegate to a state constitutional convention may claim such service in this system or any superseded system in which such person is a member; provided, that a back payment is made in accordance with § 8-37-214. Each year of service as a delegate shall be equal to one (1) year of creditable service.
TN Code § 8-34-612 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 8 - Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 34 - Retirement—generally|Part 6 - Creditable Service|§ 8-34-612. Certain Six-Month Waiting Periods

  Any current member of the Tennessee consolidated retirement system who was employed by the state in a full-time position during the period of July 1, 1972, through June 30, 1973, and who was required by executive order or policy to wait six (6) months to participate in the state retirement system shall be given credit for such period of service; provided, that the member makes a lump sum payment of the contributions such member would have made had such member been a member of the retirement system.   Any current member of the retirement system who is employed in a full-time position by a political subdivision, participating in the retirement system pursuant to chapter 35, part 2 of this title, and who was required by policy to wait for a period not exceeding six (6) months prior to participating in the retirement system shall be entitled to retirement credit for such period of full-time service; provided, that:  The governing body at its option shall authorize by resolution and accept the liabilities for its employees to receive retirement credit for such service; and   The member makes a lump sum payment of the contributions such member would have made had such member been a member of the retirement system.
TN Code § 8-34-614 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 8 - Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 34 - Retirement—generally|Part 6 - Creditable Service|§ 8-34-614. Teacher Previously Ineligible to Earn Service Credit After Reemployment Now Eligible Under Certain Conditions

  Any teacher who had retired prior to July 1, 1972, and returned to teaching service, and was ineligible to make further contributions to the Tennessee teachers' retirement system, shall now be eligible to claim such years for retirement credit; provided, that such teacher has not reached sixty-five (65) years of age; and provided further, that a lump sum deposit be made which would equal the amount that such teacher would have contributed had such teacher been a member of the system, plus interest at the rate designated in § 8-37-214.   Such amounts so deposited shall become a part of the teacher's accumulated contributions in the same manner as if the contributions had been timely paid.   Any creditable service established under these provisions shall be added to such member's previously established creditable service, and upon subsequent retirement, the teacher's retirement allowance shall be based on such member's compensation and creditable service before and after the period of prior retirement.
TN Code § 8-34-616 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 8 - Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 34 - Retirement—generally|Part 6 - Creditable Service|§ 8-34-616. Certain Former Members of the General Assembly

  Notwithstanding any other provisions to the contrary, any former member of the general assembly who elected not to be a member of the retirement system at the time of coming into the general assembly, or who became a member of the general assembly prior to the establishment of the superseded Tennessee state retirement system or this system may, upon proper documentation as requested by the board of trustees, claim this service as a member of the general assembly or any other service rendered as an employee of the state that has not been previously claimed or withdrawn by paying in a lump sum an amount equal to the amount such former member would have contributed had such former member been a member during the period or periods for which service is claimed, plus interest at the rate designated in § 8-37-214.   Any retired member of any superseded retirement system or this system is hereby prohibited from claiming any additional service under this section for retirement credits.
TN Code § 8-34-617 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 8 - Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 34 - Retirement—generally|Part 6 - Creditable Service|§ 8-34-617. Reenrolled Former Ceta Employees Where Prior Contributions Have Been Returned

 In cases where the employer contributions have been refunded, former CETA employees who reenroll as members of the retirement system shall not be entitled to reestablish the period of withdrawn CETA service as creditable service in the retirement system.
TN Code § 8-34-618 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 8 - Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 34 - Retirement—generally|Part 6 - Creditable Service|§ 8-34-618. Public Defender Service as Creditable Service

  Any member of the retirement system or of a superseded system shall be entitled to establish retirement credit for previous service rendered as a public defender upon the making of a lump sum payment of the contributions such member would have made had such member been a member of the state retirement system, plus interest at the rate provided for in § 8-37-214:  Service established in accordance with this provision shall be credited in Group 1 only of the retirement system;   Notwithstanding §§ 40-14-201 and 40-14-202, a public defender, for the purpose of establishing retirement credit in accordance with this provision, means any attorney appointed or elected under local governmental provisions and who is employed by a local government on a full-time basis to represent persons accused of crimes who are unable to pay for such representation.     Retirement credit for public defender service as provided for herein shall not be granted unless authorized under the following terms and conditions:  In the case of a member whose public defender's service was rendered to a local government unit which is not a participating employer, the governing body may at its discretion authorize by resolution and accept the liability of the employer cost to establish this service; or   In the case of a member whose service was rendered to a local government unit participating pursuant to chapter 35, part 2 of this title, the governing body may at its discretion authorize by resolution and accept the liability for all current and former employees to receive retirement credit for public defender service.     The retirement system shall not be liable for the payment of retirement allowances or other payments on account of this section for which reserves have not been previously created from funds contributed by the respective local government or the affected members. All costs associated with this section shall be the responsibility of the respective local government for which the public defender service was rendered. Should any required employer costs become delinquent, the commissioner of finance and administration, at the direction of the board of trustees of the retirement system, is authorized to withhold the amount or part of the amount from any state-shared taxes that are otherwise apportioned to the local government.
TN Code § 8-34-620 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 8 - Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 34 - Retirement—generally|Part 6 - Creditable Service|§ 8-34-620. Out-of-State Service

  For the purpose of determining eligibility for service retirement benefits, any teacher or state employee may establish retirement credit for previous service rendered as a public school teacher or full-time state employee in a state other than Tennessee or as a teacher in an overseas facility owned or operated by the United States department of defense under the following conditions:  The previous service shall not be used in determining any rights under this chapter prior to the member being vested;   The member is not receiving, and is not and will not be entitled to receive, retirement credit in any other retirement system for such previous service;   The previous service does not exceed the number of years of creditable service in Tennessee;   The previous service must be certified on proper documents as required by the board of trustees;   The service shall only be credited for the purpose of establishing eligibility for retirement. No benefit shall be paid on such service; and   The member shall make a lump sum payment equal to:  If the previous service was rendered on or before June 30, 2000,   The sum the member would have contributed had the member been a member during such period of out-of-state service;   Plus the employer contributions which would have been made in accordance with the contribution rates in effect during the period in which the service was rendered;   Plus interest on both at the rate provided by § 8-37-214.     If the previous service was rendered after June 30, 2000,   A sum equal to ten percent (10%) of the member's earnable compensation during such period of out-of-state service;   Plus interest at the rate provided by § 8-37-214.         Notwithstanding subdivision (a)(2), if a member was in a defined contribution plan maintained on behalf of the member by an out-of-state public employer, the member shall be permitted to use other funds not in that plan to establish credit pursuant to this section.
TN Code § 8-34-621 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 8 - Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 34 - Retirement—generally|Part 6 - Creditable Service|§ 8-34-621. Part-Time, Seasonal, Retired or Temporary Employee Service Credit

  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.   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.   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.   A member or retired member establishing retirement credit under this section must establish credit for all service which is creditable under this system.
TN Code § 8-34-622 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 8 - Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 34 - Retirement—generally|Part 6 - Creditable Service|§ 8-34-622. Scope of Group 4 Creditable Service

 Any member in Group 4 may establish creditable service only for service rendered and contributions made as a state judge, an attorney general and reporter who meets the requirements of § 8-34-623(b), constitutional convention member, as provided by § 8-34-608, and for military service, as provided by § 8-34-605.
TN Code § 8-34-623 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 8 - Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 34 - Retirement—generally|Part 6 - Creditable Service|§ 8-34-623. Transfer of Service From Group 1 or 3 to Group 4

  Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, any Group 1 or 3 state judge defined herein shall be eligible to elect to transfer any service previously established as a state judge, member of a constitutional convention as provided by § 8-34-608, and military service as provided by § 8-34-605, from Group 1 or 3 to Group 4 of the retirement system. It is further provided that such transfer of service shall occur upon the election by the member and the lump sum payment, if applicable, of the difference between what the member would have contributed as a member of Group 4 and the amount of employee contributions to the member's credit on the effective date of transfer. If such election and transfer of service and applicable payment occurs within one hundred eighty (180) days of September 1, 1990, it shall be without interest. An election, transfer of service and payment occurring after one hundred eighty (180) days of September 1, 1990, shall include interest pursuant to § 8-37-214.   Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, any Group 1 attorney general and reporter, who served as a Group 4 state judge immediately prior to being appointed as the attorney general and reporter, shall be eligible to elect to transfer any service previously established as the attorney general and reporter, member of a constitutional convention, as provided by § 8-34-608, and military service, as provided by § 8-34-605, from Group 1 to Group 4 of the retirement system. Such transfer of service shall occur upon the election by the member and the lump sum payment, if applicable, of the difference between what the member would have contributed as a member of Group 4, and the amount of employee contributions to the member's credit on the effective date of transfer, plus interest at the rate provided in § 8-37-214.
TN Code § 8-34-624 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 8 - Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 34 - Retirement—generally|Part 6 - Creditable Service|§ 8-34-624. Service in County Law Enforcement Administration Career Criminal Grant Position

 Any attorney general who was transferred from the state payroll to a full-time county law enforcement administration career criminal grant position and subsequently transferred directly back to the state payroll, may establish retirement credit for the period of service in the grant position; provided, that the member has remained in service as an attorney general with no break in continuous service longer than one (1) year. Such attorney general may establish retirement credit for such service rendered, upon a payment of the necessary back contributions and interest based on the salary such attorney general would have received had such attorney general remained on the state payroll as a full-time assistant district attorney general.
TN Code § 8-34-625 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 8 - Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 34 - Retirement—generally|Part 6 - Creditable Service|§ 8-34-625. Period of Disability as Creditable Service

  Subject to the approval of the board of trustees, any member, other than an employee of a political subdivision, who receives temporary disability benefits under a workers' compensation program administered by or on behalf of an employer as defined in § 8-34-101 shall be entitled to establish retirement credit at any time during or after the period of disability.   The member's employing department or agency shall provide certification, in a manner prescribed by the state treasurer, of the period of disability and salary in effect immediately prior to the disability. Contributions by, or on behalf of, the member on the basis of the member's salary in effect immediately prior to the period of disability, plus interest at the rate provided in § 8-37-214, if applicable, shall be remitted to the retirement system in a manner prescribed by the state treasurer.   No member shall be credited with the temporary disability as creditable service at a rate exceeding one (1) year per occurrence of temporary disability.   Participating political subdivisions may adopt this section; provided, that the chief governing body of the political subdivision passes a resolution authorizing this subsection (d) for the employees and accepting the liability therefor.
TN Code § 8-34-626 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 8 - Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 34 - Retirement—generally|Part 6 - Creditable Service|§ 8-34-626. Credit for National Guard Service

 Any vested Group I general employee of the state who was a full-time civilian employee of the Tennessee national guard prior to January 1, 1969, and who has never been allowed credit for such service in any other retirement system, may establish such service upon proper documentation and by paying the contributions such employee would have paid had such employee been a member of the system during the period claimed.
TN Code § 8-34-627 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 8 - Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 34 - Retirement—generally|Part 6 - Creditable Service|§ 8-34-627. Attorneys General

  Notwithstanding any other provision to the contrary, any member may establish retirement credit for previous service rendered as an attorney general upon making a lump sum payment equal to the employee contributions the member would have made had the member been a member for the period claimed, plus interest at the rate provided in § 8-37-214. For purposes of this subsection (a), “attorney general” means any attorney general as defined in § 8-34-101.   Notwithstanding § 8-35-109 or any other law to the contrary, membership in the retirement system shall be mandatory for any person employed on or after July 1, 1993, as an attorney general in the office of the attorney general and reporter.
TN Code § 8-34-701 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 8 - Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 34 - Retirement—generally|Part 7 - Superseded Systems|§ 8-34-701. Repeal of Laws Establishing Superseded Systems

 The following sections and chapters of the Code are hereby repealed as of July 1, 1972:   Section 8-107 (former governors and spouses);   Sections 8-618 — 8-622 (Attorneys General retirement system);   Chapters 34 35, 36, 37 and 40 of this title (Tennessee state retirement system);   Title 17, chapter 3 (Judges' retirement system);   Title 17, chapter 5 (Retirement system for county paid judges);   Title 49, chapter 15 (State teachers' retirement system); and   Sections 65-151 — 65-168 (Public service commissioners' retirement fund).
TN Code § 8-34-702 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 8 - Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 34 - Retirement—generally|Part 7 - Superseded Systems|§ 8-34-702. Rights, Benefits and Privileges of Members and Beneficiaries of Superseded Systems

 Each and all of the sections and chapters repealed by § 8-34-701 will remain in full effect for the purpose of defining rights, benefits and privileges preserved under § 8-34-703.
TN Code § 8-34-703 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 8 - Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 34 - Retirement—generally|Part 7 - Superseded Systems|§ 8-34-703. Rights of Prior Class Members Preserved

 Any prior class member shall be entitled to benefits under the retirement system determined in accordance with the superseded system of which such member shall have been a member, as in effect on July 1, 1972, with the following modifications:   The rate of benefits applicable to the “average final compensation” of Class B members of the Tennessee teachers' retirement system and to the “average compensation” of Class B members of the Tennessee state retirement system shall be increased from one and three-fourths percent (1 ¾%) to one and seven-eighths percent (1 7/8%);   Sections 8-34-602(e), 8-34-712 and this section shall apply to present members of Group 3 as well as members coming into Group 3 prior to September 1, 1974.
TN Code § 8-34-704 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 8 - Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 34 - Retirement—generally|Part 7 - Superseded Systems|§ 8-34-704. Classification and Membership in Judges' Retirement Systems Preserved

 Nothing in this section or § 8-34-703 or §§ 8-34-706 — 8-34-713 shall be construed to change the retirement classification or remove from the system of which such judge is a member any state judge who continues in a state judicial office.
TN Code § 8-34-705 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 8 - Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 34 - Retirement—generally|Part 7 - Superseded Systems|§ 8-34-705. Rights, Benefits, and Privileges of Members of Superseded University of Tennessee System Preserved

 The former § 49-3333, which was repealed with the specific intent that employees of the University of Tennessee will be covered solely by Chapters 34 37 of this title, will remain in full effect for the purpose of defining the rights, benefits and privileges of employees covered by its provisions prior to July 1, 1978.
TN Code § 8-34-706 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 8 - Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 34 - Retirement—generally|Part 7 - Superseded Systems|§ 8-34-706. Retirement Under Consolidated System Upon Failure to Qualify Under Superseded Systems

 Any member of any superseded retirement system who upon termination, or retirement, fails to meet the qualification of the benefit provision of that system, shall have the privilege of electing to retire under the provisions of this system.