Tennessee § 49-1534 Payment of state's contribution

Tennessee Statutes

§ 49-1534 — Payment of state's contribution

Tennessee § 49-1534

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Bluebook

Tenn. Code Ann. § 49-1534 (2026).

Text

The state's contribution shall be made as follows: On or before the first day of January, next preceding each regular meeting of the general assembly of Tennessee, the board of trustees shall certify the percentage of normal contributions, the percentage of the accrued liability contribution, and the expense account contribution to the state budget director. The state budget director shall include in the budget an appropriation for the retirement system in an amount equal to such percentage of the part of earnable compensation of its teachers who are members of the retirement system, the amount of the accrued liability and the expense account contribution, and such amounts shall be appropriated and when appropriated paid to the board of trustees annually. The state commissioner of educatio

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The state's contribution shall be made as follows: On or before the first day of January, next preceding each regular meeting of the general assembly of Tennessee, the board of trustees shall certify the percentage of normal contributions, the percentage of the accrued liability contribution, and the expense account contribution to the state budget director. The state budget director shall include in the budget an appropriation for the retirement system in an amount equal to such percentage of the part of earnable compensation of its teachers who are members of the retirement system, the amount of the accrued liability and the expense account contribution, and such amounts shall be appropriated and when appropriated paid to the board of trustees annually. The state commissioner of education in his estimate submitted to the governor and general assembly of the funds necessary for the operation of the school system shall include a request for an appropriation for the retirement system in amount equal to such amounts. The general assembly shall make appropriations to the board of trustees sufficient to provide such amounts. The commissioner of finance and administration shall issue his warrant to the state treasurer, directing the state treasurer to pay the amounts appropriated to the board of trustees for the retirement system. Notwithstanding any other provisions of this chapter or any other statute, amounts equal to the taxes under the Federal Insurance Contributions Act payable by the state in behalf of class A members for the period beginning January 1, 1956 and ending June 30, 1959, shall be paid from funds heretofore or hereafter appropriated for the Tennessee teachers' retirement system for such period. This provision shall not be extended or otherwise deemed effective with respect to such appropriations for any period subsequent to June 30, 1959, except such amount as is necessary to pay the employers' share of the social security cost for those who transfer from class B to class A subsequent to June 28, 1957 and prior to June 30, 1959, in accordance with § 49-1509 shall be paid from the teacher retirement appropriation for the biennium ending June 30, 1961, but not thereafter.

Legislative History

Acts 1945, ch. 29, § 8; 1947, ch. 111, § 2; C. Supp. 1950, § 2540.8 (Williams, § 2524.8); Acts 1957, ch. 87, § 11; impl. am. Acts 1959, ch. 9, § 3; Acts 1959, ch. 122, § 5; 1961, ch. 62, § 15; impl. am. Acts 1961, ch. 97, § 3.