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§ 8-23-209. Benefits for Nurses on Reduced Schedule - Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, the commissioner of human...
Chapter 24 - Compensation of County Officers and Clerks of Court
§ 8-24-102. Compensation of County Officials - County Population General Officers 920,000 and more $94,805 500,000 to...
§ 8-24-107. Payment of Minimum Salary - If the total fees collected by the officials enumerated in...
§ 8-24-111. Ex Officio Services of Sheriff - The county legislative bodies of the different counties shall, at...
§ 8-24-113. Private Acts Fixing Salary of County Mayor Unaffected - Sections 8-24-102, this section and 8-24-114 shall not be construed...
§ 8-24-114. County Legislative Body Authorized to Fix Salary of County Mayor in Excess of Statutory Amount - The county legislative bodies of the various counties are hereby...
§ 8-24-115. County Commissioners in Counties of 100,000 to 600,000 - The compensation of county commissioners of any county having a...
Chapter 25 - Deferred or Tax-Sheltered Compensation Programs
Part 1 - Government Employees Deferred Compensation Plan Act
§ 8-25-101. Title - This part shall be known as the “Government Employees Deferred...
§ 8-25-102. Definition of Employee - For the purposes of this part, “employee” means any person,...
§ 8-25-106. Program Supplemental - The deferred compensation plan established by this part shall exist...
§ 8-25-107. Other Benefits Unaffected by Deferral - Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, any compensation deferred under...
§ 8-25-108. Federal Income Tax Computation - Notwithstanding any other provision of this part or any other...
§ 8-25-113. Authority of Trustees of Deferred or Tax Sheltered Compensation Plans to Contract for Investment Management Services, Personal Services, Professional Services and Consultant Services - The trustees of any deferred or tax sheltered compensation plans...
§ 8-25-114. Plan Required to Honor Claims Under Qualified Domestic Relations Order - Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, any deferred compensation...
Part 2 - Optional Retirement Program for Employees of Public Institutions of Higher Education
§ 8-25-201. Short Title - This part shall be known and may be cited as...
§ 8-25-202. Establishment of Program - There is established an optional retirement program for employees of...
§ 8-25-209. Transfer of Accumulated Contributions in Retirement System to Optional Retirement Program — Effect of Transfer - Any employee participating in an optional retirement program whose benefits...
§ 8-25-210. Claims Under Qualified Domestic Relations Order - Any optional retirement program established pursuant to this part shall...
§ 8-25-211. Cash Withdrawal From Program — Effect of Cash Withdrawal - Upon retiring or otherwise terminating employment, an employee participating in...
§ 8-25-212. Establishment of Service in Retirement System Following Receipt of Limited Lump Sum Distribution of Contributions From Optional Program — Sum to Be Paid to Retirement System - Any member of the retirement system who participated in the...
§ 8-25-213. Effect of Reemployment on Other Than Full-Time Basis of Person Receiving Benefits From Optional Retirement Program - Any person receiving benefits from the optional retirement program established...
Part 3 - Profit Sharing or Salary Reduction Plans
§ 8-25-301. State Plans Authorized - The state treasurer is directed to develop and obtain internal...
§ 8-25-302. “Profit” Defined - As used in this part, “profit” means the excess revenue...
§ 8-25-307. Confidentiality of Records - Any medical records submitted to, or compiled by, any person...
§ 8-25-308. Production of Records Described in Subpoena - Section § 8-25-110 applies whenever a subpoena duces tecum is...
§ 8-25-309. Assessing Costs of Administering Program to Participating Employees - The state treasurer may assess the costs associated with administering...
§ 8-25-310. Alternative Social Security Replacement Plan for Classes of Employees Not Covered by Agreement Under § 8-38-103 - The state treasurer, with the approval of the commissioner of...
Part 4 - Cafeteria Plans for State Employees
§ 8-25-402. Confidentiality of Records - Any information concerning an employee's medical diagnosis, treatment or referral...
Chapter 26 - Reimbursement of Expenses
§ 8-26-101. Expenses of Judicial Officers - The officials and employees named hereby below shall be reimbursed...
§ 8-26-102. Expense Accounts of Judicial Officers - Any person seeking reimbursement for official expenses under § 8-26-101...
§ 8-26-103. Office Expense of Appellate Court Clerks - All necessary books, stationery, office equipment, stamps and supplies of...
§ 8-26-104. Office Expense of Clerks of Court and Trustees - The clerks of the courts other than appellate and county...
§ 8-26-106. Reimbursement of Jailer for Keeping State Prisoners - Upon the adoption by the county legislative body of a...
§ 8-26-107. Fees for Witnesses Committed to Jail - Jailers shall be allowed the same fees for keeping witnesses...
§ 8-26-109. Form and Contents of Expense Accounts Generally — Vouchers - Every state and county officer, who is authorized by law...
§ 8-26-111. False Oath to Expense Account - The willful making of a false oath to such an...
§ 8-26-113. Vehicles for Salaried County Officers - Subject to appropriation by the county legislative body, counties may...
§ 8-26-114. Moving Expenses for Involuntary Transferees - Any officer or employee in the several departments and agencies...
§ 8-26-115. Airplane Travel Limited to Standard Coach Fare - No official, officer, or employee compensated with state funds shall...
§ 8-26-116. Claims for Official Travel Expenses of State Employees and Members of Boards and Commissions - Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, claims for official travel...
Chapter 27 - Group Insurance for Public Officers and Employees
Part 1 - Administration of Insurance Committees
§ 8-27-104. “Voluntary Benefits” Defined for Purposes of Parts 1, 2, 3 and 7 - For the purposes of parts 1, 2, 3, and 7...
Part 2 - State Insurance Committee -
Part 3 - Local Education Insurance Committee -
Part 4 - Group Insurance for Local Governments
§ 8-27-402. County Budget to Cover County's Share of Premiums - The budget of any county electing to provide such group...
Part 5 - Insurance for County Employees and Officials
§ 8-27-503. Employees and Officials May Accept or Reject Coverage - When a county shall so approve and make available to...
§ 8-27-504. Contributions by County — Salary Deductions - For the purpose of financing such insurance programs, the county...
§ 8-27-505. Appropriation for County's Share — Contributions Deposited in County Insurance Fund - The county legislative body or other governing body of the...
§ 8-27-506. Discontinuance of Insurance Program - Once a county has provided an insurance program under this...
Part 6 - Insurance for Employees and Officials of Municipal Corporations and Special School Districts
§ 8-27-603. Employees and Officials May Accept or Reject Coverage - When a municipal corporation or special school district shall so...
§ 8-27-604. Municipal Corporation or Special School District May Share Cost of Program — Salary Deductions - For the purpose of financing such insurance programs, the municipal...
§ 8-27-605. Contributions Deposited in Insurance Fund — Special Account for Special School Districts - The aldermen or other governing body of the municipal corporation...
§ 8-27-606. Discontinuance of Insurance Program - Once a municipal corporation or special school district has provided...
§ 8-27-607. Supplemental to Other Authority — Previous Insurance Plans Unaffected - The authority conferred by this part is in addition and...
Part 7 - Local Government Insurance Committee -
Part 8 - Post-Employment Benefits
§ 8-27-801. Part Definitions - As used in this part, unless the context otherwise requires:
§ 8-27-805. Powers of Trustees - In addition to the powers granted by any other provisions...
§ 8-27-806. Part Does Not Grant Rights or Privileges to Other Post-Employment Benefits - Nothing in this part shall be construed to define or...
§ 8-27-807. Participation in Other Post-Employment Investment Trust - Nothing in this part prohibits a local education agency from...
Chapter 30 - State Service
Part 1 - General Provisions
§ 8-30-103. Chapter Definitions - As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires:...
§ 8-30-105. Rules Have Force and Effect of Law - Rules adopted under this chapter shall have the force and...
§ 8-30-106. Powers of Department - To carry out the purposes of this chapter, the department...
Part 2 - Preferred and Executive Service
§ 8-30-201. Division of State Service Into Preferred Service and Executive Service - State service is divided into the preferred service and executive...
§ 8-30-204. Commissioner Approval for Establishing New Preferred Service Position or Making Material Change - Before establishing a new position in the preferred service or...
§ 8-30-205. Changes in Classification Plan - The commissioner may, at any time, allocate any new position...
§ 8-30-206. Approval Required for Classification Title — Use of Working Job Titles - No person shall be appointed to or employed in a...
§ 8-30-208. State Compensatory Time - The commissioner shall establish guidelines for the accumulation and use...
§ 8-30-209. Assignment to Higher Level Classification — Approval — Duration — Compensation - No preferred service employee shall be assigned to perform the...
Part 3 - State Employment
§ 8-30-310. Emergency Appointments - When an emergency occurs, affecting the ability to fill a...
§ 8-30-315. Employee Suspension for Disciplinary Purposes - An appointing authority may suspend without pay an employee, for...
§ 8-30-317. Report on Promotions and Other Employment Actions - The department of human resources and the department of finance...
§ 8-30-320. Calculation of Time With Respect to Proceedings Against State Employees - For purposes of calculating time with respect to any proceedings...
Part 4 - Administration of Chapter
§ 8-30-401. Services to Municipalities and Other Political Subdivisions - The commissioner may enter into agreements with any municipality or...
§ 8-30-402. Reasonable Use of Public Buildings - All officers and employees of the state and of municipalities...
§ 8-30-404. Compliance With Conditions of Grants Permitted - Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to prevent the...
§ 8-30-405. Outside Employment - Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to prohibit a...
§ 8-30-406. Hours of Work, Attendance, and Leaves of Absence - The rules shall provide for the hours of work, holidays,...
§ 8-30-407. Computation of Periods of Time - In computing any period of time prescribed or allowed by...
Chapter 31 - Tennessee State Employees Uniform Nepotism Policy Act of 1980
§ 8-31-101. Short Title - This chapter shall be known and may be cited as...
§ 8-31-102. Chapter Definitions - As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires:
§ 8-31-103. Direct Supervision of Relatives Prohibited - Within each governmental entity, no state employees who are relatives...
§ 8-31-104. Transfer of Spouses - When as a result of a marriage, state employees are...
§ 8-31-105. Prospective Application of Chapter - The prohibition established by § 8-31-103 shall not be applied...
§ 8-31-106. Conflicting Nepotism Policies Prohibited - This chapter shall be applied uniformly and shall constitute the...
§ 8-31-107. Special School House Parents Excepted - This chapter does not apply to spouses serving together as...
Chapter 33 - Employees in Military Service
§ 8-33-101. Chapter Definitions - When used in this chapter:
§ 8-33-102. Reemployment After Discharge From Service - Any public employee who leaves a position or who left...
§ 8-33-103. Reemployment in Different Department - In the case of any person who is entitled to...
§ 8-33-104. Rights After Reemployment - Any person who is restored to a position in accordance...
§ 8-33-105. Military Leave to Report for Duty — Reinstatement on Rejection - Any public employee who holds a position in public employment...
§ 8-33-107. Enforcement in Chancery - The chancery courts for the various counties in the state...
§ 8-33-108. Inconsistent Laws Inapplicable - Any laws or parts of laws which are inconsistent with...
§ 8-33-110. Unpaid Leave for Members of Tennessee Army and Air National Guard, Tennessee State Guard and Civil Air Patrol - In addition to the leave of absence provided in §...
Chapter 34 - Retirement—generally
§ 8-34-101. Definitions for Chapters 34 37 - As used in Chapters 34 37 of this title, unless...
§ 8-34-102. Masculine Pronoun - The masculine pronoun wherever used includes the feminine.
Part 2 - Administration
§ 8-34-202. Name — Powers and Duties Generally - It shall have the powers, privileges and immunities of a...
§ 8-34-203. Application of Other Laws - No other provision of law in any other statute which...
§ 8-34-204. Amendment or Repeal of Laws Not to Diminish or Annul Acquired Rights - Every provision of Chapters 34 37 of this title shall...
§ 8-34-205. Penalty for Fraud - Any person who knowingly makes any false statement, or falsifies...
§ 8-34-210. Production of Records Described in Subpoena - The procedure authorized pursuant to § 8-34-210 will not be...
Part 3 - Board of Trustees
§ 8-34-303. Vacancies on the Board - In the event of death, disability, resignation, or ineligibility of...
§ 8-34-304. Compensation of Members - The trustees shall serve without compensation as such, but shall...
§ 8-34-305. Oath of Members - Each trustee, other than the ex officio members of the...
§ 8-34-306. Chair of the Board - The state treasurer shall be ex officio chair of the...
§ 8-34-307. Secretary to the Board - The director of the division of retirement shall be the...
§ 8-34-309. Meetings of the Board - The board of trustees shall meet quarterly at a time...
§ 8-34-310. Quorum - Nine (9) voting members of the board shall constitute a...
§ 8-34-312. Operating Expenses of the Board - The compensation of all persons engaged by the board of...
§ 8-34-313. Rules and Regulations - Subject to the limitations of Chapters 34 37 of this...
§ 8-34-314. Engaging Actuarial and Other Services - The board of trustees shall engage such actuarial and other...
§ 8-34-315. Records of Board Open to Public - The board of trustees shall keep a record of all...
§ 8-34-316. Annual Report - The board of trustees shall publish annually a report showing...
§ 8-34-317. Quadrennial Audit - The board of trustees may provide for an audit to...
§ 8-34-318. Audit of Employee Records of Other Employers - The records of employment and compensation of employees of any...
§ 8-34-319. Proration of Costs Among Employers - The board of trustees, with the approval of the commissioner...
Part 4 - Medical Advisors
§ 8-34-401. Contracting for Medical Advisors - The board of trustees shall contract with at least one...
§ 8-34-402. Powers and Duties - The medical advisors shall arrange for and pass upon all...
§ 8-34-403. Compensation and Expenses - Compensation for services of the medical advisors shall be determined...
§ 8-34-404. Physicians Employed for Special Cases - If required, other physicians may be employed to report on...
Part 5 - Actuarial Services
§ 8-34-501. Designation of Actuary - The board of trustees shall designate an actuary who shall...
§ 8-34-502. Qualifications of Actuary - As used in Chapters 34 37 of this title, “actuary”...
§ 8-34-504. Records Necessary for Actuarial Evaluation - The board of trustees shall keep in convenient form such...
§ 8-34-505. Rate of Interest - The board of trustees shall also determine from time to...
§ 8-34-506. Biennial Evaluation of Assets and Liabilities of Funds - On the basis of regular interest and such tables as...
Part 6 - Creditable Service
§ 8-34-605. Military Service as Creditable Service - WW I 4/7/17 — 11/11/18 WW II 12/7/41 — 12/31/46...
§ 8-34-608. Delegates to State Constitutional Convention - Any member who has served as a delegate to a...
§ 8-34-617. Reenrolled Former Ceta Employees Where Prior Contributions Have Been Returned - In cases where the employer contributions have been refunded, former...
§ 8-34-622. Scope of Group 4 Creditable Service - Any member in Group 4 may establish creditable service only...
§ 8-34-624. Service in County Law Enforcement Administration Career Criminal Grant Position - Any attorney general who was transferred from the state payroll...
§ 8-34-626. Credit for National Guard Service - Any vested Group I general employee of the state who...
Part 7 - Superseded Systems
§ 8-34-701. Repeal of Laws Establishing Superseded Systems - The following sections and chapters of the Code are hereby...
§ 8-34-702. Rights, Benefits and Privileges of Members and Beneficiaries of Superseded Systems - Each and all of the sections and chapters repealed by...
§ 8-34-703. Rights of Prior Class Members Preserved - Any prior class member shall be entitled to benefits under...
§ 8-34-704. Classification and Membership in Judges' Retirement Systems Preserved - Nothing in this section or § 8-34-703 or §§ 8-34-706...
§ 8-34-705. Rights, Benefits, and Privileges of Members of Superseded University of Tennessee System Preserved - The former § 49-3333, which was repealed with the specific...
§ 8-34-706. Retirement Under Consolidated System Upon Failure to Qualify Under Superseded Systems - Any member of any superseded retirement system who upon termination,...
§ 8-34-707. Disability Retirement Under Superseded Systems - Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, any prior class...
§ 8-34-711. Transfer of Members and Beneficiaries From Superseded Systems - shall continue to be entitled to have such retirement allowance...
§ 8-34-713. Effect of Change in Compensation for the Position From Which a Beneficiary Has Retired - Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, the retirement allowance of...
§ 8-34-714. Eligibility of Prior Class C Members - Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary, all prior Class C...
§ 8-34-715. Retirement Credit for State Judges - Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, a state judge...
§ 8-34-717. Return to Service — Judges Retired Under Superseded County Paid System - Any judge retired from the superseded county paid judges retirement...
Chapter 35 - Retirement—membership
§ 8-35-102. Informing New Employees of Duties and Obligations as a Condition of Employment - Each employee, upon employment, shall be informed by the appointing...
§ 8-35-108. Teachers in Local Retirement Systems - A teacher participating in a local retirement fund shall not...
§ 8-35-109. Membership in Retirement System Dependent on Election by Certain Officials - Any person who becomes a state judge, a county judge,...
§ 8-35-110. Service in the General Assembly - Any member of the Tennessee consolidated retirement system, or prior...
§ 8-35-114. Classification and Membership Rights to Continue as Long as Member Remains in Position for Which Rights Originated - The classification and membership rights of any member or prior...
§ 8-35-117. Employees of the University of Tennessee - Effective July 1, 1978, all former, present and future employees...
§ 8-35-120. Students - Any person who is defined as a student in accordance...
§ 8-35-123. Election by Optional Members to Participate Becomes Irrevocable - For any person participating in the Tennessee consolidated retirement system...
Part 2 - Local Governmental Units
§ 8-35-205. Information to Be Furnished Concerning Employees - The chief fiscal officer of the employer and the heads...
§ 8-35-212. Political Subdivisions Which Participated in Superseded State Retirement System - Any political subdivision on June 30, 1972, which shall have...
§ 8-35-214. Creditable Service of Certain Participants in Superseded State Retirement System - The employees of any employer participating in the retirement system...
§ 8-35-215. Regional Libraries - As of July 1, 1999, all assets credited to the...
§ 8-35-232. Entity Ineligible to Participate in Retirement System if Participation Would Adversely Affect System's Status as a Qualified Plan - Notwithstanding any provision of this chapter to the contrary, no...
§ 8-35-234. Employee Serving as City Judge or City Attorney - Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, any present employee serving...
§ 8-35-247. Member Employed by Tennessee Appalachia Education Cooperative - Any member who is employed by a county which participated...
§ 8-35-248. Membership of Separate Local Governmental Entities - Except as otherwise expressly provided by law, should any department,...
Part 3 - Membership—teachers in Local Systems
§ 8-35-301. Teachers Participating in Local Funds - Any teacher in the service of an employer operating a...
§ 8-35-302. Teachers Not Eligible to Participate in Local Funds - Any teacher employed by an employer operating a local retirement...
§ 8-35-303. State Annuity for Teachers Eligible to Participate in Local Funds - If a teacher in the service of an employer operating...
§ 8-35-304. Teachers Becoming Members After July 1, 1972 - Any teacher who becomes a member after July 1, 1972,...
§ 8-35-305. Information From Operators of Local Funds - It is the duty of the employers operating local retirement...
§ 8-35-308. Member of Local Fund Entering Service of Employer Without Local Fund - A teacher, in the service of an employer operating a...
§ 8-35-309. Determination of Normal and Accrued Liability Contributions - Notwithstanding any other provision of Chapters 34 37 of this...
§ 8-35-310. Consideration of Creditable Service Not Recognized by Local Fund - Notwithstanding any other provisions to the contrary in Chapters 34...
§ 8-35-311. Adoption of Provisions of This Part by Operator of Local Fund - Any employer, as herein defined, which operates a local retirement...
§ 8-35-312. Adjustment of Teachers' Benefits When Local Fund Includes Certain Nonteachers - Notwithstanding the foregoing, whenever the managing board of a local...
§ 8-35-313. Payment of State Annuity Direct to Retiree - Notwithstanding any other provision to the contrary, the board of...
§ 8-35-314. Optional Retirement Allowances - Notwithstanding any other provisions to the contrary, optional retirement allowances...
§ 8-35-315. Deduction of Amount of State Annuity From Allowances or Supplements - Notwithstanding any other provision to the contrary in Chapters 34...
§ 8-35-316. Payment of Minimum Benefit Supplements to Certain Local Fund Retirees - Notwithstanding any other provisions to the contrary, whenever a local...
Part 5 - Tennessee Sheriffs' Association
§ 8-35-501. Participation in Consolidated Retirement System - The Tennessee Sheriffs' Association shall be a participating employer in...
§ 8-35-504. No Increased Cost to State - It is the legislative intent that the state shall realize...
Chapter 36 - Retirement Benefits
§ 8-36-101. Prohibited Changes in Retirement - A current early service retiree shall not change to disability...
§ 8-36-103. Members of the General Assembly Prior to June 30, 1976 - Notwithstanding any provisions to the contrary, members and former members...
§ 8-36-105. Lump Sum Payments by Prior Class Members Who Limited Earnable Compensation - Any prior Class B member who limited such member's deduction...
§ 8-36-111. Exemption of Benefits From Execution, Attachment, Garnishment and Assignment - All retirement allowances and other benefits accrued or accruing to...
§ 8-36-112. Withholding of Insurance Premiums From Benefit Payments Authorized - Nothing in this part shall be construed to prohibit the...
§ 8-36-114. Satisfaction of Claims of Employer Against Retired Beneficiary by Deduction From Monthly Benefit - If any member found to owe funds to an employer...
§ 8-36-115. Correction of Errors in Benefit Payments - Should any change or errors in records result in any...
§ 8-36-116. Legislative Intent to Collect Overpayments — Exceptions - It is hereby expressly declared that the intent of the...
§ 8-36-122. Blind Employees — Retirement Allowance — Computation - The retirement allowance payable to any member participating in the...
Part 2 - Service Retirement
§ 8-36-202. Application for Retirement — Use of Electronic Means - Any eligible member may retire on a service retirement allowance...
§ 8-36-203. Effective Date of Retirement — Commencement of Benefits - The retirement system shall pay all benefits in accordance with...
§ 8-36-206. Formula for Computing Allowances - Except as provided in § 8-36-209, the service retirement allowance...
§ 8-36-207. Computation Under Formula of Superseded System - Notwithstanding Chapters 34 37 of this title to the contrary,...
§ 8-36-210. Eligibility of Certain Group 1 Members to Elect Coverage Under Group 2 Provisions - Any Group 1 member employed as a sheriff on April...
Part 3 - Early Service Retirement
§ 8-36-304. Computation of Allowance - The early service retirement allowance calculated under this part shall...
Part 5 - Disability Retirement
§ 8-36-505. Date of Disability Retirement - Any member eligible for a disability retirement may set the...
Part 6 - Optional Retirement Allowances
§ 8-36-602. Effective Date of Election - The election of an option shall become effective on the...
§ 8-36-603. Election of Option by Retired Member Not Formerly Electing - Any other provisions to the contrary notwithstanding, any retired member...
§ 8-36-605. When Election of Option May Be Changed or Revoked - The election of an option may not be changed or...
§ 8-36-606. Cancellation of Election After Divorce From Designated Beneficiary Spouse - In the event of divorce of a member who retires...
§ 8-36-607. Death Prior to Retirement - For death benefit purposes, a member who dies prior to...
§ 8-36-608. Effect of Prior Election of Option Under Superseded System - If a member of a superseded system has made an...
Part 7 - Increased or Decreased Allowances
§ 8-36-701. Increase or Decrease in Allowance After Retirement Based on Consumer Price Index — Cost-of-Living Adjustments - shall be determined. Date of Retirement Percentage Increase prior to...
§ 8-36-703. Recomputation of Benefits of Beneficiaries of State and Teachers' Superseded Systems Who Were Retired Under Ten-Year Arithmetic Average - Whenever a beneficiary of the Tennessee teachers' retirement system and...
§ 8-36-704. Recomputation of Benefits of Beneficiaries Under Existing Provisions - Any retired member of the Tennessee teachers' retirement system, Tennessee...
§ 8-36-709. Increase in Retirement Allowances to Other Beneficiaries of Superseded Systems - The retirement allowance of any beneficiary of a superseded system...
§ 8-36-711. Effect of Other Provisions for Increase of Allowances for Beneficiaries of Superseded Systems - Notwithstanding any other provision of §§ 8-36-708 — 8-36-712, no...
§ 8-36-712. Source of Payment of Increases to Teachers Retired From a Local Retirement System - Notwithstanding any other provision of Chapters 34 37 of this...
§ 8-36-713. Additional Benefit Increase - Date of Retirement Increase Per Year of Service on or...
§ 8-36-715. Increase in Retirement Allowance for Retired Teachers, Wildlife Officers, State Police Officers, Firefighters, Police Officers and General Employees - Date of Retirement Percentage Increase prior to 7/2/75 10.0% 7/2/75...
Part 8 - Reemployment After Retirement
§ 8-36-803. Election Not to Reenroll in Retirement System - Should the reemployed retiree elect not to participate as provided...
§ 8-36-804. Retirement Credit Not Earned During Benefit Period - No member shall be entitled to establish retirement credit for...
§ 8-36-805. Reemployment Permitted - Any retired member or prior class member of the Tennessee...
§ 8-36-808. Members of General Assembly - shall be entitled to claim retirement credit for general assembly...
§ 8-36-810. Reemployment Without Loss or Suspension of Retirement Benefits - Any retired member of the Tennessee consolidated retirement system or...
§ 8-36-812. Filing of Federal Wage Reports on Reemployed Retired Members - Nothing in this part shall be interpreted to relieve the...
§ 8-36-818. Reemployment Without Suspension of Benefits - Any retired member of the Tennessee consolidated retirement system or...
§ 8-36-823. Employees of Subsidiaries of an Association or Independent Contractors - An association whose employees participate in the Tennessee consolidated retirement...
Part 9 - Hybrid Retirement Plan for State Employees and Teachers
§ 8-36-901. Short Title - This part shall be known and may be cited as...
§ 8-36-905. Establishing Service Credit Under Tennessee Consolidated Retirement System - Any participant who desires to establish service credit pursuant to...
§ 8-36-912. Computation of Minimum Early Service Retirement Allowance - The minimum early service retirement allowance payable under the defined...
§ 8-36-913. Applying for a Disability Retirement Benefit - Any participant may apply for a disability retirement benefit pursuant...
§ 8-36-914. Determining the Retirement Allowance Payable to a Deceased Participant's Surviving Spouse - Sections 8-36-109(b)(1)(C) and 8-36-123(a)(2) shall not apply in determining the...
§ 8-36-915. Administration of the Defined Benefit Component of the Hybrid Plan - Except as otherwise provided in this part, administration of the...
§ 8-36-917. Reemployment in a Covered Position - Except as otherwise provided in part 8 of this chapter,...
§ 8-36-921. Right of Legislature to Change Hybrid Plan on Prospective Basis - The general assembly shall have the right to freeze, suspend,...
Chapter 37 - Retirement—financing and Funds
Part 1 - Custody and Management of Funds—investment
§ 8-37-101. Assets of System Held in Two Funds - All of the assets of the retirement system shall be...
§ 8-37-103. Trustees of Funds - The members of the board shall be the trustees of...
§ 8-37-105. Powers of Fund Trustees - Subject to the limitations in § 8-37-104, the board, or...
§ 8-37-106. Transaction of Business — Nominees - All of the board's business shall be transacted, all of...
§ 8-37-107. Personal Interest in Investments Prohibited - Except as otherwise herein provided, no trustee and no employee...
§ 8-37-112. Assets — Exclusive Purposes - The assets of the plan shall never inure to the...
§ 8-37-117. Funds Created by This Chapter and Chapters 3 4 Through 36 Deemed Funds of Retirement System - The funds created by this chapter and Chapters 34 36...
Part 2 - Members' Fund
§ 8-37-201. Source of Funds - The members' fund shall be a fund in which shall...
§ 8-37-204. Certification of Rate of Contribution — Deduction of Contribution From Compensation by Employer - The board of trustees shall certify to the commissioner of...
§ 8-37-207. Contributions Credited to Individual Accounts — Interest on Contributions - Each contribution shall be credited, with interest thereon, to the...
§ 8-37-208. Consent to Deductions as Condition of Membership - Every member shall be deemed to consent and agree to...
§ 8-37-209. Effect of Payroll Deductions on Minimum Compensation - The deductions provided for herein shall be made, notwithstanding that...
§ 8-37-211. Return of Accumulated Contributions to Terminated Ceta Employees - Notwithstanding any provisions to the contrary in § 8-37-210, §...
§ 8-37-213. Payment From Members' Fund Upon Withdrawal of Accumulated Contributions - The accumulated contributions of a member withdrawn by the member,...
§ 8-37-215. Transfer of Accumulated Contributions to the State Accumulation Fund for Payment of Allowances - Upon the retirement of a member, or if a retirement...
§ 8-37-217. Refund of Additional Contributions - Any Group 2 member who elected to contribute an additional...
Part 3 - State Accumulation Fund
§ 8-37-301. Source of Funds - and from which shall be paid all costs of administering...
§ 8-37-306. Inclusion of Cost-of-Living Benefits in Computation - The normal contribution rate and the accrued liability contribution rate...
§ 8-37-307. Interest and Dividends Earned — Transfer to Individual Accounts of Members - All interest and dividends earned on the funds of the...
§ 8-37-308. Return of Contributions Made on Behalf of Terminated Ceta Employees - Employer contributions made on behalf of Comprehensive Employment Training Act...
§ 8-37-309. Certification to General Assembly of Amount of Contributions Required for State Judges and Attorneys General - The board of trustees shall annually certify to the general...
Part 4 - State Contributions
§ 8-37-403. State Departments and Agencies Authorized to Provide Funds - Each department, institution, commission, board or agency of the state...
§ 8-37-404. Employer's Contribution Where Compensation Provided by Federal or Public Agency - In the event that the compensation received by a member...
Part 5 - Contributions—general
§ 8-37-501. All Contributions Are Due and Payable First of Each Month - The contributions deducted from the compensation of the members and...
§ 8-37-506. Electronic Transmission of Contributions and Reports - Effective for the payroll period ending July 1, 2011, or...
Part 6 - Financing From Other Sources -
Chapter 38 - Social Security
§ 8-38-101. Chapter Definitions - As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires:
§ 8-38-102. Declaration of Policy - In order to extend to employees of the state and...
§ 8-38-103. Agreement With Federal Administrator - shall be covered by the agreement.
§ 8-38-105. Contributions by Employees Required - Every employee of the state whose service is covered by...
§ 8-38-106. Deduction From Wages - The contribution imposed by § 8-38-105 shall be collected by...
§ 8-38-110. Election as to Coverage Groups - In the case of coverage groups employed by political subdivisions,...
§ 8-38-111. Payments by Political Subdivisions - Each political subdivision that has an approved plan under §§...
§ 8-38-112. Deductions From Subdivision Employees' Wages - Each political subdivision required to make payments under § 8-38-111...
§ 8-38-116. Appropriations for Contributions and Administrative Costs - The general assembly shall make appropriations sufficient to provide contributions...
§ 8-38-122. Rules and Regulations - The state treasurer shall make and publish such rules and...
§ 8-38-126. Public Charter School Employees — Social Security - Each public charter school formed pursuant to title 49, chapter...
§ 8-38-127. Old Age and Survivors Insurance Agency Attached to Department of the Treasury - The old age and survivors' insurance agency shall be attached...
Chapter 39 - Miscellaneous Pensions and Retirement Funds
Part 1 - State Employees and Teachers Not Covered by Any Retirement System
§ 8-39-101. Eligibility of State Employees - All employees of the state of Tennessee who were employed...
§ 8-39-102. Eligibility of Teachers — Amount of Allowances - All teachers who have taught in the public schools of...
§ 8-39-103. Payment Monthly — Termination at Death - All retirement allowances shall be payable in equal monthly installments...
§ 8-39-104. Funding - Funds for the payment of the allowances provided by this...
§ 8-39-105. Administration - This part shall be administered by the state treasurer.
Part 2 - Former Governors and Surviving Spouses
§ 8-39-201. Application of Part - Notwithstanding any provision of Chapters 34 37 of this title...
§ 8-39-203. Allowance Not Paid When Former Governor on Public Payroll - Any retirement allowance payable in accordance with this part shall...
§ 8-39-205. Benefits in Lieu of All Other Provisions - Benefits payable under this part in respect of any former...
§ 8-39-206. Written Application Required - Any benefit pursuant to this part shall be payable only...
§ 8-39-208. Relationship to Consolidated Retirement System - Nothing in this part shall be construed to include the...
Chapter 42 - Defense of State Employees
§ 8-42-101. Chapter Definitions - As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires:
§ 8-42-108. Attorney General and Reporter's Actions Not Reviewable - All decisions and determinations of the attorney general and reporter...
Chapter 44 - Public Meetings
§ 8-44-105. Action Nullified — Exception - Any action taken at a meeting in violation of this...
§ 8-44-107. Board of Directors of Performing Arts Center Management Corporation - The board of directors of the Tennessee Performing Arts Center...
Part 2 - Labor Negotiations -
Chapter 46 - Impeachment
§ 8-46-101. Officers Liable — Effect of Judgment - The governor, judges of the supreme court and court of...
§ 8-46-102. Majority of House of Representatives Required - A majority of all the members of the house of...
§ 8-46-103. Contents of Impeachment — Right to Counsel - The impeachment shall specify the offenses charged with the same...
§ 8-46-104. Suspension Pending Trial - Every officer impeached shall be suspended from the exercise of...
§ 8-46-105. Jurisdiction of Trial - The senate of the general assembly is the court for...
§ 8-46-106. Summons by Senate - When possessed of an impeachment, the senate shall forthwith cause...
§ 8-46-107. Issuance and Service of Process - All writs and process shall be issued by the clerk...
§ 8-46-108. Copy of Impeachment — Answer - Upon the appearance of the person impeached, such person is...
Part 2 - Fees and Costs
§ 8-46-201. Witness Fees - Witnesses on the trial of an impeachment before the senate...
§ 8-46-202. Fees of Sergeant at Arms - The sergeant at arms, or such other officer as may...
§ 8-46-203. Probate of Fees - The witness and officer shall prove their account by oath...
§ 8-46-204. Defendant's Liability for Costs - If the defendant is found guilty, the defendant is liable...
§ 8-46-205. Costs Paid by State - If the defendant is acquitted, or is unable to pay...
Chapter 47 - Removal of Officers
§ 8-47-101. Officers Subject to Removal — Grounds - Every person holding any office of trust or profit, under...
§ 8-47-102. Institution by Prosecuting Attorneys on Own Initiative - The attorney general and reporter has the power, on the...
§ 8-47-103. Investigation and Institution of Proceedings - It is the duty of the attorney general and reporter,...
§ 8-47-104. Subpoena to Appear Before Prosecuting Attorney - The attorney general and reporter, the district attorneys general, county...
§ 8-47-105. Testimony Before Prosecuting Attorneys - Each witness shall be sworn true answers to make to...
§ 8-47-106. Disobedience to Attorney's Subpoena - Any disobedience to such subpoena, or refusal to answer any...
§ 8-47-107. Self-Incrimination Privilege Unavailable — Immunity From Prosecution - No person shall be excused from testifying before the attorney...
§ 8-47-108. Filing of Complaint on Direction of Governor - It is also the duty of the attorney general and...
§ 8-47-109. Governor's Duty to Direct Prosecution - The governor shall have power, and it shall be the...
§ 8-47-110. Petition in Name of State — Filing by Relators - The petition or complaint shall be in the name of...
§ 8-47-111. Assistance to Prosecution by Relators - It is the duty of the attorney general and reporter,...
§ 8-47-112. Additional Counsel for Prosecution - The governor may in all cases, by and with the...
§ 8-47-113. Form and Contents of Petition - The accused shall be named as defendant, and the petition...
§ 8-47-114. Summons — Time to Answer - Upon the filing of the complaint or petition for the...
§ 8-47-115. Pleadings - The petition and answer shall constitute the only pleadings allowed,...
§ 8-47-116. Suspension Pending Hearing — Filling of Vacancy - Upon petition or complaint being filed, praying for a writ...
§ 8-47-117. Hearing on Suspension - No person shall be suspended under this chapter until at...
§ 8-47-118. Application of Chancery Procedure - The proceedings under this chapter, whether in the circuit, chancery,...
§ 8-47-120. Judgment of Ouster - If the defendant is found guilty, judgment of ouster shall...
§ 8-47-121. Restoration to Office — Salary During Suspension — Attorney Fees - If, on the final hearing of the complaint or petition...
§ 8-47-123. Appeal - Either party may appeal from the final judgment or decree,...
§ 8-47-124. Procedure - In all appeals, the procedure shall be governed by the...
§ 8-47-125. Priority on Appeal - On appeal, such cause shall stand for trial at the...
§ 8-47-127. Lottery Construed - Participation in any activity which is conducted pursuant to law...
Chapter 48 - Vacancies in Office
§ 8-48-101. Causes of Vacancies - Any office in this state is vacated by: Code 1858,...
§ 8-48-102. Notice by County Clerk of Death of Officer - On the death of any senator or representative from this...
§ 8-48-103. Transmittal of Resignation of Governor - The governor, if the governor resigns during the session of...
§ 8-48-104. Transmittal of Resignations of Other Officers - The resignation of senators and representatives in congress and members...
§ 8-48-105. Notice of Removal - Notice of the removal of any officer from the state,...
§ 8-48-106. Certification of Judgment of Vacancy - Whenever there is a final judgment of a competent tribunal...
§ 8-48-107. Notice of Vacancies to General Assembly - The governor shall give notice to the general assembly, at...
§ 8-48-108. Acting to Fill Vacancy Without Notice - The provisions of §§ 8-48-102 — 8-48-107 for notice of...
§ 8-48-109. Judicial Vacancies Filled From Same Grand Division - Any vacancy in the office of supreme court or appeals...
§ 8-48-110. Emergency Interim Successors to Local Offices Where Vacancy Filled by Legislative Body - With respect to local offices for which the legislative bodies...
§ 8-48-111. Emergency Interim Successors to Local Offices Not Included in § 8-48-110 - This section shall be applicable to officers of political subdivisions,...
Part 2 - Absence in Military Service
§ 8-48-201. “Military Service” Defined - Military service,” as used in this part, includes the enlistment...
§ 8-48-202. Return From Military Service Before Expiration of Term - Whenever any person holding a state or county office is...
§ 8-48-203. Return From Service After Term - If the regular officer who may be inducted into the...
§ 8-48-204. Temporary Officer Acting for Officer in Military Service - Whenever any state or county officer is inducted into the...
§ 8-48-205. Appointment of Temporary Officers - The appointment or election of persons to fill such offices...
§ 8-48-206. Qualifications of Temporary Officers - All persons selected under authority of this part to fill...
§ 8-48-207. Bond and Oath - Every person either appointed or elected under this part to...
§ 8-48-209. Removal of Assistants - Any person chosen under this part to serve in the...
Chapter 49 - Transfer of Records and Property of Office
§ 8-49-101. Delivery to Successor Required - In all cases in which it is not otherwise expressly...
§ 8-49-102. Order to Show Cause for Nondelivery - Code 1858, § 806; Shan., § 1127; Code 1932, §...
§ 8-49-103. Inquiry as to Nondelivery - At the time so appointed, or at any other time...
§ 8-49-104. Oath of Delivery to Qualified Successor - If the person charged makes oath that such person has...
§ 8-49-105. Commitment for Failure to Deliver Records and Property - If such affidavit is not made, and it appears that...
§ 8-49-106. Search Warrant for Records and Property - In the case stated in § 8-49-105, if required by...
§ 8-49-107. Delivery of Records and Property Returned on Warrant - Upon any books, papers, or property being brought before such...
Chapter 50 - Miscellaneous Provisions
§ 8-50-102. Automatic Salary Advancements After Passing Certified Administrative Professional Examinations - Any administrative assistant or administrative professional or any employee performing...
§ 8-50-104. Employment of the Disabled — Assistance Programs — Studies - It is the policy of the state to give positive...
§ 8-50-105. Counselors for Educational or Correctional Institutions - No person shall be hired for a position as counselor...
§ 8-50-106. Social Worker's Qualifications for State Institution Positions - No person shall hold a position as social worker in...
§ 8-50-108. Access to Personnel Files - Notwithstanding any other provisions of this title to the contrary,...
§ 8-50-112. Announcement for Employment for Covered Position — Noncovered Positions — Criminal History — Definitions - NOTICE This position requires a criminal background check. Therefore, you...
§ 8-50-117. Job Classifications for Marital and Family Therapists - The department of human resources shall establish job classifications for...
§ 8-50-118. Keeping Employee Photo Identification on Retirement - The state shall allow an employee upon retirement to keep...
Part 4 - Interchange of Personnel
§ 8-50-401. Interchange of Personnel Among State Governmental Agencies - The state of Tennessee recognizes that intergovernmental cooperation is an...
§ 8-50-402. Part Definitions - As used in this part, unless the context otherwise requires:
§ 8-50-405. Travel Expenses — Payment by Sending Agency - A sending agency in this state may, in accordance with...
§ 8-50-407. Travel Expenses — Payment by Receiving Agency - A receiving agency in this state may, in accordance with...
Part 5 - Disclosure Statements of Conflict of Interests
§ 8-50-502. Disclosure Statements — Contents - Disclosure shall be made of:
§ 8-50-503. Amendments of Disclosure Statements - Any disclosure statement shall be amended from time to time...
§ 8-50-504. Filing of Amended Disclosure Statement - As long as any person required by this part to...
Part 6 - Public Employee Political Freedom Act of 1980
§ 8-50-601. Short Title - This part shall be known and may be cited as...
§ 8-50-604. Construction - No provision of this part shall be construed to prohibit...
Part 7 - Contributions to Education Trust Fund -
Part 8 - Leave for State Employees
§ 8-50-805. Previous Local School Board Employees or Teachers — Sick Leave - Sections 8-50-803 and 8-50-804 do not apply to state employees...
§ 8-50-806. Leave for Adoptive Parents - Special leave shall be granted for a period of twelve...
§ 8-50-810. American Red Cross Disaster Leave - A state employee who is a certified disaster service volunteer...
Part 9 - Sick Leave Banks
§ 8-50-901. Part Definitions - As used in this part, unless the context otherwise requires:
§ 8-50-902. Establishment - Establishment of the sick leave bank shall be in accordance...
§ 8-50-903. Board of Trustees - When authorization to establish a sick leave bank has been...
§ 8-50-908. Loss of Right to Benefits - A member shall lose the right to obtain the benefits...
§ 8-50-909. Dissolution - In the event the sick leave bank is dissolved, the...
§ 8-50-910. Deduction of Donation Cost - Any cost arising from a donation of sick leave by...
§ 8-50-926. Non-Faculty University and College Employees to Be Included - The University of Tennessee and the state university and community...
Part 10 - State Employee Associations -
Part 11 - Athletic Competition Leave
§ 8-50-1101. Part Definitions - As used in this part, unless the context otherwise requires:
§ 8-50-1103. Purpose and Duration of Leave - Leave shall be available only for the purpose of preparing...
§ 8-50-1104. Inability to Continue Participation — Notice — Return - A public employee who has been granted leave pursuant to...
§ 8-50-1105. Compensation - A public employee granted leave pursuant to this part may...
§ 8-50-1106. Extension of Employment - This part shall not be construed to authorize or require...
Part 12 - Other Post-Employment Benefit Investment Trust Act of 2006
§ 8-50-1201. Short Title - This part shall be known and may be cited as...
§ 8-50-1202. Part Definitions - As used in this part, unless the context otherwise requires:
§ 8-50-1203. Establishment of Trust - A political subdivision may, by resolution legally adopted and approved...
§ 8-50-1205. Powers and Duties - In addition to the powers granted by any other provisions...
§ 8-50-1206. Audit - The annual report, including financial statements, all books, accounts and...
§ 8-50-1207. Scope of Part - Nothing in this part shall be construed to define or...