(a) A beneficiary may, for personal reasons and without disclosure thereof, apply to the board of trustees to suspend for any period payment of all or any part of the retirement allowance otherwise payable to the beneficiary under chapters 34-37 of this title.

Terms Used In Tennessee Code 8-36-106

  • Beneficiary: A person who is entitled to receive the benefits or proceeds of a will, trust, insurance policy, retirement plan, annuity, or other contract. Source: OCC
  • Beneficiary: means any person, persons or institution receiving a retirement allowance or other benefit as provided in chapters 34-37 of this title. See Tennessee Code 8-34-101
  • board: means the board provided for in part 3 of this chapter. 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 allowance: means the sum of the member annuity and the state annuity. 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
(b) Upon approval, the beneficiary shall be considered to have forfeited all rights to the amount of retirement allowance so suspended, but shall retain the right to have the full allowance otherwise payable to the beneficiary reinstated as to future monthly payments upon written notice to the board of the beneficiary’s desire to revoke the prior request for a suspension under this section.
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