Tennessee Code 8-25-209 – Transfer of accumulated contributions in retirement system to optional retirement program – Effect of transfer
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Terms Used In Tennessee Code 8-25-209
- Accumulated contributions: means the sum of all the amounts deducted from the compensation of a member, together with any amount transferred to the account of the member established pursuant to chapters 34-37 of this title from the respective account of the member under one (1) or more of the superseded systems, with interest thereon, as provided in §. 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
- Retirement system: means the Tennessee consolidated retirement system as defined in §. See Tennessee Code 8-34-101
Any employee participating in an optional retirement program whose benefits are limited to those of that program pursuant to § 8-25-207, may authorize the transfer of the employee’s accumulated contributions deposited with the retirement system to such optional retirement program upon request made to the retirement system. Such transfer shall be made within ninety (90) days of the retirement system’s receipt of the request, and shall be considered to be a withdrawal of accumulated contributions and shall terminate membership in the retirement system, in accordance with § 8-35-104. Any such transfer constitutes a waiver of all rights in the retirement system and may not be redeposited with the retirement system pursuant to § 8-37-214.