(a) Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, any person retired for at least one (1) year from the Tennessee consolidated retirement system, from any superseded system administered by the state, or from any local retirement fund pursuant to chapter 35, part 3 of this title may accept employment as a kindergarten through twelfth (K-12) grade teacher without loss or suspension of retirement benefits under the following conditions:

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Terms Used In Tennessee Code 8-36-821

  • Amendment: A proposal to alter the text of a pending bill or other measure by striking out some of it, by inserting new language, or both. Before an amendment becomes part of the measure, thelegislature must agree to it.
  • Local retirement fund: means any teachers' retirement fund or other arrangement for payment of retirement benefits to teachers, except this retirement system, supported wholly or in part by contributions made by an employer as defined by chapters 34-37 of this title. 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
  • Person: includes a corporation, firm, company or association. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
  • Retirement: means withdrawal from membership with a retirement allowance granted under chapters 34-37 of this title. See Tennessee Code 8-34-101
  • State: means the state of Tennessee. See Tennessee Code 8-34-101
  • Superseded system: means , where applicable, the Tennessee state retirement system, the Tennessee teachers' retirement system, the Tennessee judges' retirement system, the retirement system for county paid judges of Tennessee, the attorneys general retirement system of Tennessee, the public service commissioners' retirement system, and the Tennessee retirement system for county officials, any one (1) of them, or any combination thereof. See Tennessee Code 8-34-101
  • Year: means a calendar year, unless otherwise expressed. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
(1) The retired member holds any teacher’s professional license or certificate as may be required in title 49, chapter 5;
(2) [Deleted by 2023 amendment.]
(3) [Deleted by 2023 amendment.]
(4) The retired member shall not be entitled to tenure status as provided in title 49, chapter 5, part 5;
(5) Such retired member shall not be eligible to accrue additional retirement benefits, accrue leave or receive medical insurance coverage as a result of such employment; and
(6) The retired member shall not receive automatic credit for years of experience in determining compensation; provided, that the salary paid to such retired member for performing the teaching services shall not be less than the rate of compensation set by the school system for teachers with no experience filling similar positions, nor shall such salary exceed eighty-five percent (85%) of the rate of compensation set by the school system for teachers with comparable training and years of experience filling similar positions. Once such compensation is set, the retired member shall not be entitled to supplements paid under the career ladder program [repealed].
(7) [Deleted by 2023 amendment.]
(b) [Deleted by 2023 amendment.]
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