(a) 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.
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Terms Used In Tennessee Code 8-25-105

  • 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.
  • Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account.
  • board: means the board provided for in part 3 of this chapter. See Tennessee Code 8-34-101
  • Code: includes the Tennessee Code and all amendments and revisions to the code and all additions and supplements to the code. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
  • Internal Revenue Code: means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, codified in United States Code, title 26, as amended. 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
  • State: means the state of Tennessee. See Tennessee Code 8-34-101
(b) 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.
(c) [Deleted by 2018 amendment.]
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