(a) [Deleted by amendment.]
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Terms Used In Tennessee Code 8-34-609

  • 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pursuant to chapters 34-37 of this title from the respective account of the member under one (1) or more of the superseded systems, with interest thereon, as provided in §.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
  • 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.
  • board: means the board provided for in part 3 of this chapter. See Tennessee Code 8-34-101
  • Creditable service: means prior service plus membership service, as provided in part 6 of this chapter. See Tennessee Code 8-34-101
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • 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
  • 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
  • State: means the state of Tennessee. See Tennessee Code 8-34-101
(b)

(1) Notwithstanding any other provisions to the contrary in chapters 34 through 37 of this title, any former teacher who left teaching service on, before, or after July 1, 1973 and who establishes evidence to the satisfaction of the board of trustees that he taught a total of ten (10) or more years in the public schools of Tennessee, some of which service was rendered prior to July 1, 1945, shall be entitled to such services rendered prior to July 1, 1945 included as creditable service; provided further, that creditable service shall also include teaching services in the public schools of Tennessee after July 1, 1945 under any of the following conditions:

(A) When a teacher’s contributions are withdrawn but repaid to the retirement system with interest at the rate designated in § 8-37-214 from the date of withdrawal of such contributions to the date of repayment; or
(B) When a member whose retirement account has become inactive because of too much absence from teaching service and his accumulated contributions have not been withdrawn but who pays to the retirement system interest at the rate designated in § 8-37-214 on his accumulated account from the date his account became inactive to the date of the reactivation of his account may be eligible for retirement benefits as provided under §§ 8-34-616, 8-36-206 – 8-36-209, 8-36-301 – 8-36-305 or 8-36-701 on that portion of service credits for which he elects to establish and receive credit.
(2) Any former teacher who otherwise qualifies for the allowance granted by this subsection shall not be qualified therefor if he continued his career in teaching in another state wherein retirement credit is or may be granted for teaching services performed in or for the state of Tennessee.
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