(a) Any member who files an executed written application to the board of trustees shall be entitled to receive a service retirement allowance to commence on his effective date of retirement, provided that as of such date:

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Terms Used In Tennessee Code 49-1543

  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • written: includes printing, typewriting, engraving, lithography, and any other mode of representing words and letters. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
  • Year: means a calendar year, unless otherwise expressed. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
(1) He shall have been in service upon or after attaining age sixty (60), or
(2) He shall have reached age sixty (60) and completed at least ten (10) years of creditable service, or four (4) years of creditable service for any member in an institution of higher learning, or
(3) He shall have completed at least thirty (30) years of creditable service. Such member shall designate his effective date of retirement in his application to the board. His effective date of retirement can be any date within ninety (90) days before or after the date his application is filed with the board, provided such effective date of retirement follows the date of his separation from service.
(b) Any member who has attained the age of sixty-five (65) years shall be retired at the end of the school year unless the employer requests such person to remain in the service, and notice of this request is given in writing to the board of trustees within thirty (30) days prior to the end of the year.
(c) Any member who has attained the age of seventy (70) years shall be retired forthwith; provided, that with the approval of his employer he may remain in service until the end of the school year following the date on which he attains the age of seventy (70) years.
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