Tennessee Code 65-155 – Contents of application for retirement – Verification of facts by trustees – Authorization of payment of benefits
Terms Used In Tennessee Code 65-155
- 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
- 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
The certificate of intention of a commissioner to retire and the application therefor shall be in writing, addressed to the governor and shall set out the facts pertaining to the service by such commissioner as a member of the Tennessee public service commission, together with any other service as defined by § 65-152(b), the period or periods of time embraced by all such service, and his age. The board of trustees of the public service commissioners’ retirement system, as hereinafter established, shall verify the facts and determine if all applicable requirements pertaining to the application for retirement are met and the board of trustees shall indorse the application accordingly and file the application in the division of retirement. The board of trustees shall thereafter authorize payment of benefits to which the retired commissioner is entitled under the provisions of §§ 65-151 – 65-168.