Tennessee Code 65-153 – Disability retirement
Terms Used In Tennessee Code 65-153
- 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
- disabled: means the inability to engage in any substantial gainful activity by reason of any medically determinable physical or mental impairment which can be expected to last for a continuous period of not less than twelve (12) months. See Tennessee Code 8-34-101
- Remainder: An interest in property that takes effect in the future at a specified time or after the occurrence of some event, such as the death of a life tenant.
- 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
Any commissioner having ten (10) or more years of service and becoming disabled may, upon complying with other applicable requirements set out in §§ 65-151 – 65-168, apply for disability retirement and be retired under the provisions of this section and shall thereupon be entitled to receive, during the remainder of his life, a disability pension. The amount of any disability pension shall be determined in the same manner as a “normal retirement benefit” in accordance with § 65-152(g). Any commissioner who receives any disability retirement benefits under the provisions of this section shall not thereafter be eligible to continue in the same term of office as a commissioner. For the purposes of §§ 65-151 – 65-168 “disabled” or “disability” shall mean a permanent physical or mental disablement occurring during the term of office of a commissioner which, in the sole discretion of the governor of the state of Tennessee, prevents such commissioner from performing his duties as a commissioner.