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TN Code § 8-23-103 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 8 - Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 23 - Compensation of State Officers and Employees|Part 1 - Compensation for Specific Offices|§ 8-23-103. Salaries of Judges, Justices and Chancellors

 Beginning on September 1, 1990, the base salaries for judges and chancellors shall be as follows:    Chancellors, circuit court judges, criminal court judges and law and equity judges shall receive seventy-eight thousand dollars ($78,000) per annum. Judges of the court of appeals and the court of criminal appeals shall receive a salary three thousand five hundred dollars ($3,500) per annum in excess of that received by the trial judges. Justices of the supreme court shall receive a salary seven thousand five hundred dollars ($7,500) per annum in excess of that received by the trial judges; and     Chancellors, circuit court judges, and criminal court judges shall receive a base salary of one hundred forty thousand dollars ($140,000) per annum beginning September 1, 2006. Judges of the court of appeals and the court of criminal appeals shall receive a salary that is five thousand dollars ($5,000) per annum in excess of that received by the trial judges effective September 1, 2006. Justices of the supreme court shall receive a salary that is ten thousand dollars ($10,000) per annum in excess of that received by trial judges effective September 1, 2006. Beginning on July 1, 2007, and on each July 1 thereafter, subdivision (2) shall be applied to determine what, if any, adjustments are to be made to the base salaries set out in this subdivision (1)(B)(i).   In addition to the base salary effective September 1, 2006, as set out in subdivision (1)(B)(i), the chief justice of the supreme court shall receive five thousand dollars ($5,000) per annum, and the presiding judges of the court of appeals and the court of criminal appeals shall receive two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500) per annum.       On July 1, 1991, the base salaries fixed in this section shall be adjusted in accordance with the formula contained in § 8-23-101(d)(3) reflecting the percentage of change between calendar year 1989 and calendar year 1990. Each succeeding July 1, a similar adjustment shall be made based upon the percentage of change in the average consumer price index between the two (2) calendar years preceding July 1 of the year in which the adjustment is made. However, no reduction shall be made by way of adjustment on account of any decrease in the average consumer price index between two (2) successive calendar years. No adjustment provided for herein shall exceed five percent (5%) per annum except when the change in the average consumer price index exceeds ten percent (10%), in which event the adjustment shall be equal to five percent (5%) plus one percent (1%) for each one percent (1%) or fraction thereof beyond ten percent (10%).
TN Code § 8-23-104 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 8 - Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 23 - Compensation of State Officers and Employees|Part 1 - Compensation for Specific Offices|§ 8-23-104. Payment of Judicial Salaries

 All such salaries shall be payable in monthly installments, by the commissioner of finance and administration, out of the treasury of the state.
TN Code § 8-23-105 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 8 - Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 23 - Compensation of State Officers and Employees|Part 1 - Compensation for Specific Offices|§ 8-23-105. Salaries of Supreme Court Clerks, Chief Deputy Clerks, and Staffs

 The salaries of the clerk of the supreme court, the chief deputy clerks of the supreme court and their respective staffs shall be fixed by the chief justice of the supreme court in consultation with the administrative director of the courts and in accordance with administrative guidelines and policies.
TN Code § 8-23-108 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 8 - Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 23 - Compensation of State Officers and Employees|Part 1 - Compensation for Specific Offices|§ 8-23-108. Clerks, Stenographers, and Research Assistants of Supreme Court Judges

  The chief justice and each associate judge of the supreme court are authorized to employ at the expense of the state a clerk or stenographer, who shall each receive compensation in the amount to be fixed by the chief justice and the administrative director of the courts, payable monthly. Such compensation shall be paid out of funds appropriated by the general assembly for the supreme court.   The chief justice and each associate judge of the supreme court are authorized to employ, at the expense of the state, a research assistant, whose compensation shall be fixed by the supreme court and who shall serve at the pleasure of the judge employing such assistant.   The secretaries when required to be absent from their official residences attending court, in different sections of the state with the members of the courts they represent, shall be reimbursed for their travel and hotel expenses in the same manner as the judges whom they are serving are reimbursed for such expense.
TN Code § 8-23-109 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 8 - Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 23 - Compensation of State Officers and Employees|Part 1 - Compensation for Specific Offices|§ 8-23-109. Clerks and Stenographers of Court of Appeals — Research Assistants for Criminal Court of Appeals Judges

  Each judge of the court of appeals is authorized to employ at the expense of the state a clerk or stenographer who shall each receive compensation in the amount to be fixed by the presiding judge of each grand division of the court of appeals and the administrative director of the courts, payable monthly. Such compensation shall be paid out of funds appropriated by the general assembly for the court of appeals.   The chief justice may, upon application to the chief justice showing the necessity therefor by any judge of the court of criminal appeals, approve the employment of a research assistant for such judge, and upon approval, such judge is authorized to employ, at the expense of the state, a research assistant to assist the judge in the discharge of the judge's duties, whose compensation shall be the same as authorized by law for the research assistant of each justice of the supreme court. The research assistant shall be a graduate of or student at an accredited law school.   The secretaries when required to be absent from their official residences attending court, in different sections of the state with the members of the courts they represent, shall be reimbursed for their travel and hotel expenses in the same manner as the judges whom they are serving are reimbursed for such expense.
TN Code § 8-23-202 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 8 - Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 23 - Compensation of State Officers and Employees|Part 2 - General Provisions|§ 8-23-202. Pay Periods — Pay Plan for All State Officials and Employees — Plan for Direct Deposit of Compensation

  The “pay period” for state employees shall be semimonthly. On or about the last day of every such “pay period,” all state employees shall be paid for the preceding semimonthly period or any part thereof for which compensation is due.   The provisions of § 8-23-101 to the contrary notwithstanding, the department of human resources and the department of finance and administration may develop a semimonthly pay plan for all officials and employees of state government, with the exception of persons employed by the University of Tennessee and the colleges and universities under the jurisdiction of the state board of regents. However, any pay plan for officials and employees of the legislative branch is subject to approval by the speaker of the senate and the speaker of the house of representatives, and any plan for the judicial branch is subject to approval by the presiding judges of the superior courts and the attorney general and reporter.   The commissioner of finance and administration is authorized to require that salaries of state employees be paid through direct-deposit procedures in accordance with policies established by the commissioner.
TN Code § 8-23-203 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 8 - Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 23 - Compensation of State Officers and Employees|Part 2 - General Provisions|§ 8-23-203. Blind Employees

 All blind persons employed in the state of Tennessee whose salary is paid by the state of Tennessee shall be paid not less than the federal minimum wage as provided by the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938, (29 U.S.C. § 201 et seq.).
TN Code § 8-23-205 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 8 - Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 23 - Compensation of State Officers and Employees|Part 2 - General Provisions|§ 8-23-205. Compensation of Board and Commission Members

 Any other law to the contrary notwithstanding, no member of any board or commission, established by law or pursuant to law, which receives an appropriation, regardless of the source of funding, shall receive any compensation, whether denominated per diem or by whatever name called, except for days in which such member actually works four (4) or more hours performing duties directly relating to that board's or commission's activities, or for time or days spent attending meetings of that board or commission where a quorum is present. The chair or head of each board or commission, the department head to which such board or commission is attached administratively, and the commissioner of finance and administration, shall prescribe procedures to ensure compliance, such procedures to contain, as a minimum, a certification of time worked by each member claiming compensation.
TN Code § 8-23-207 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 8 - Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 23 - Compensation of State Officers and Employees|Part 2 - General Provisions|§ 8-23-207. Rights and Benefits of Employees of Boards, Commissions and Agencies

 Effective July 1, 2002, any self-sustaining board, commission or agency created by the supreme court of Tennessee shall be deemed a state agency and all employees of such boards, commissions or agencies shall be deemed state employees and shall be entitled to the same rights and benefits enjoyed by other state employees. Except as otherwise provided in this title, any payments or benefit accruals that would have been payable to or accrued by such employees had they been deemed state employees prior to July 1, 2002, shall not apply retroactively but shall apply for periods commencing after June 30, 2002.
TN Code § 8-23-208 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 8 - Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 23 - Compensation of State Officers and Employees|Part 2 - General Provisions|§ 8-23-208. Commission on Compensation — Duties — Members — Recommendations

  There is hereby created the commission on compensation. It is the duty of the commission to convene on or about October 1, 1999, and biennially thereafter, to make recommendations to the governor and the general assembly concerning the compensation of the governor, commissioners, constitutional officers, legislators and other officials as may be requested by the governor or speakers of the senate or house of representatives.   The commission shall consist of six (6) members, two (2) each to be appointed by the governor, the speaker of the senate and the speaker of the house  of representatives. Commission members shall serve without compensation but shall be entitled to reimbursement for expenses in accordance with the comprehensive travel regulations. A commission member shall continue to serve until a successor is appointed by the appropriate appointing authority. Commission members shall not be employed by any governmental entity.   The commission shall elect such officers as it deems necessary and shall conduct its business as it may agree; provided, that all meetings and proceedings of the commission shall be subject to chapter 44, part 1 of this title.   Upon request, the office of comptroller of the treasury shall provide staff assistance to the commission in carrying out its duties.   The commission shall report its recommendation to the governor and the general assembly by December 15 each year in which it is convened, and the governor shall include such recommendations and funding therefor in the recommended budget for the ensuing fiscal year.   In making its recommendations, the commission shall consider the duties and responsibilities of each official, compensation paid to others with similar duties and responsibilities both within and without the state, the need to attract and retain highly qualified individuals in state service, and the positive impact on public policy of a citizen legislature which is broadly representative of the state's population.
TN Code § 8-23-209 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 8 - Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 23 - Compensation of State Officers and Employees|Part 2 - General Provisions|§ 8-23-209. Benefits for Nurses on Reduced Schedule

 Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, the commissioner of human resources, in consultation with the commissioner of finance and administration, the state treasurer and other affected agency heads, may develop and implement a plan to employ nurses under which an employee may accrue full benefits while working a reduced schedule.
TN Code § 8-25-101 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 8 - Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 25 - Deferred or Tax-Sheltered Compensation Programs|Part 1 - Government Employees Deferred Compensation Plan Act|§ 8-25-101. Title

 This part shall be known as the “Government Employees Deferred Compensation Plan Act,” and may be so cited.
TN Code § 8-25-102 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 8 - Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 25 - Deferred or Tax-Sheltered Compensation Programs|Part 1 - Government Employees Deferred Compensation Plan Act|§ 8-25-102. Definition of Employee

 For the purposes of this part, “employee” means any person, whether appointed, elected, or under contract wherein an employee-employer relationship is established, providing services for the state of Tennessee, state agencies, counties, municipalities, or subdivisions of such governmental bodies in Tennessee, for which compensation is paid.
TN Code § 8-25-103 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 8 - Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 25 - Deferred or Tax-Sheltered Compensation Programs|Part 1 - Government Employees Deferred Compensation Plan Act|§ 8-25-103. Deferred Compensation Plans — Approval of Plans — Approval of Companies Providing Plans

  The state of Tennessee or any Tennessee political subdivision or instrumentality of such subdivision may, by contract, agree with any employee to defer, in whole or in part, any portion of that employee's income and may subsequently purchase or contract with any company licensed to do business in this state to provide a deferred compensation plan, as requested by the employee.   The commissioner of finance and administration, the chair of the finance, ways and means committee of the senate, the chair of the finance, ways and means committee of the house of representatives, and the chair of the board of trustees for the Tennessee consolidated retirement system shall serve as trustees of any deferred or tax-sheltered compensation plans established pursuant to this chapter on behalf of state employees, including employees of institutions of higher education. For the purposes of this section, the term “state employees” shall not include kindergarten through grade twelve (K-12) teachers and other local education agency employees. Such plans include, but are not limited to, plans established pursuant to § 403(b) of the Internal Revenue Code (26 U.S.C. § 403(b)). The chair of the board of trustees for the Tennessee consolidated retirement system shall develop a plan document for the implementation and administration of deferred or tax-sheltered compensation plans established by the trustees. The terms of any deferred or tax-sheltered compensation plan established on behalf of state employees, including employees of institutions of higher education, may be modified by the chair of the board of trustees for the Tennessee consolidated retirement system with the concurrence of the commissioner of finance and administration.   For plans provided to state employees, including employees of institutions of higher education, any company providing administrative plan services must be approved by the trustees prior to the company's participation in any deferred compensation plan. In the case of all other plans, any company providing investment or administrative plan services shall be approved by the chief governing body of the governmental unit.   Any deferred compensation program implemented and operating under the authority of this part shall conform to all applicable laws, rules and regulations of the internal revenue service governing state deferred compensation plans.   [Deleted by 2018 amendment.]
TN Code § 8-25-105 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 8 - Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 25 - Deferred or Tax-Sheltered Compensation Programs|Part 1 - Government Employees Deferred Compensation Plan Act|§ 8-25-105. Investment of Funds From Program

  Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, the chair of the consolidated retirement board, and the appropriately designated local officer or local board responsible for implementing a deferred compensation program are hereby authorized to invest the moneys held pursuant to any such deferred compensation plan in investment options that meet the requirements of the Internal Revenue Code.   It is the intent of the general assembly that a variety of investment options be offered to participants in the plan, which may include one (1) or more commingled funds in which assets in the custody of the state treasurer that consist exclusively of assets of exempt pension and profit sharing trusts and individual retirement accounts, custodial accounts, retirement income accounts, governmental plans and tax-exempt trusts under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and Rev. Rul. 81-100, as modified by Rev. Ruls. 2004-67, 2008-40 and 2011-1 are pooled, solely for investment purposes, in a common or group trust fund. The assets so invested shall be subject to all the provisions of the group trust instruments establishing and governing such trust or trusts. Those instruments of group trusts, including any subsequent amendments, are hereby incorporated by reference and made a part of the plan.   [Deleted by 2018 amendment.]
TN Code § 8-25-106 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 8 - Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 25 - Deferred or Tax-Sheltered Compensation Programs|Part 1 - Government Employees Deferred Compensation Plan Act|§ 8-25-106. Program Supplemental

 The deferred compensation plan established by this part shall exist and serve in addition to other retirement, pension, or benefit systems established by the state of Tennessee, state agencies, counties, municipalities, or other political subdivisions. The deferred compensation plan established by this part shall not supersede, make inoperative, or reduce any benefits provided by the consolidated retirement system or programs established by any counties, municipalities, or other political subdivision thereof, or any other retirement, pension, or benefit program established by law.
TN Code § 8-25-107 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 8 - Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 25 - Deferred or Tax-Sheltered Compensation Programs|Part 1 - Government Employees Deferred Compensation Plan Act|§ 8-25-107. Other Benefits Unaffected by Deferral

 Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, any compensation deferred under this part shall be considered part of an employee's compensation for purposes of any other employee retirement, pension, or benefit program. No deferral of income under the deferred compensation program shall effect a reduction of any retirement, pension, or other benefit program provided by law.
TN Code § 8-25-108 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 8 - Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 25 - Deferred or Tax-Sheltered Compensation Programs|Part 1 - Government Employees Deferred Compensation Plan Act|§ 8-25-108. Federal Income Tax Computation

 Notwithstanding any other provision of this part or any other law to the contrary, any sum deferred under the deferred compensation program shall not be included for the purposes of computation of any federal income taxes withheld on behalf of any employee, unless the deferred sum is designated by the employee as Roth 401(k) contributions under § 8-25-305.
TN Code § 8-25-109 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 8 - Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 25 - Deferred or Tax-Sheltered Compensation Programs|Part 1 - Government Employees Deferred Compensation Plan Act|§ 8-25-109. Confidentiality of Records

  Any medical records submitted to, or compiled by, any person or entity providing deferred compensation plan services pursuant to this part are confidential and shall not be disclosed except as follows:  To the extent that the employee or the employee's legal representative consents to disclosure;   To the extent of performing duties hereunder, to employees of persons or entities providing the plan services;   In compliance with a subpoena or a court order;   To other governmental agencies; provided, that such agencies maintain the same level of confidentiality as that required hereunder;   To the comptroller of the treasury or the comptroller's designees for the purpose of audit; or   In any administrative proceeding or court action between the employee or the employee's legal representative and a person or entity providing plan services hereunder.     Nothing contained herein applies to statistical medical information if such information is not identified with a particular employee. Further, nothing contained herein applies to records concerning the identity of employees receiving or applying for benefits, to the amount of benefits to which a particular employee is or may be entitled to receive, nor to any other nonmedical related information unless such information is made confidential by other statute of this state.