Tennessee Code 49-1510 – Exclusion of teachers under local retirement systems
Terms Used In Tennessee Code 49-1510
- Employer: means :
(A) The state or any department, commission, institution, board or agency of the state government by which a member is paid, with respect to members in its employ. See Tennessee Code 8-34-101 - 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
- 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
- Retirement system: means the Tennessee consolidated retirement system as defined in §. 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
Teachers in the service of an employer operating a local retirement fund or plan or arrangement containing provisions for the retirement of teachers on a joint contributory basis who are eligible for membership therein shall not be members of the retirement system established under this chapter, and such teachers shall make no contributions to this retirement system nor be eligible for benefits under this retirement system except as provided in § 49-1542. Members of this system who are eligible to belong to the county officials’ retirement system may elect to join such system and withdraw the membership and contributions from this system; any person making such an election shall make no further contributions to this system nor be eligible for retirement benefits under the provisions of this system.