Tennessee § 8-34-620 Out-of-state service

Tennessee Statutes

§ 8-34-620 — Out-of-state service

Tennessee § 8-34-620

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Tenn. Code Ann. § 8-34-620 (2026).

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(a)For the purpose of determining eligibility for service retirement benefits, any teacher or state employee may establish retirement credit for previous service rendered as a public school teacher or full-time state employee in a state other than Tennessee or as a teacher in an overseas facility owned or operated by the United States department of defense under the following conditions:

(1)The previous service shall not be used in determining any rights under this chapter prior to the member being vested;

(2)The member is not receiving, and is not and will not be entitled to receive, retirement credit in any other retirement system for such previous service;

(3)The previous service does not exceed the number of years of creditable service in Tennessee;

(4)The previous service must be

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(a) For the purpose of determining eligibility for service retirement benefits, any teacher or state employee may establish retirement credit for previous service rendered as a public school teacher or full-time state employee in a state other than Tennessee or as a teacher in an overseas facility owned or operated by the United States department of defense under the following conditions: (1) The previous service shall not be used in determining any rights under this chapter prior to the member being vested; (2) The member is not receiving, and is not and will not be entitled to receive, retirement credit in any other retirement system for such previous service; (3) The previous service does not exceed the number of years of creditable service in Tennessee; (4) The previous service must be certified on proper documents as required by the board of trustees; (5) The service shall only be credited for the purpose of establishing eligibility for retirement. No benefit shall be paid on such service; and (6) The member shall make a lump sum payment equal to: (A) If the previous service was rendered on or before June 30, 2000, (i) The sum the member would have contributed had the member been a member during such period of out-of-state service; (ii) Plus the employer contributions which would have been made in accordance with the contribution rates in effect during the period in which the service was rendered; (iii) Plus interest on both at the rate provided by § 8-37-214 ; and (B) If the previous service was rendered after June 30, 2000, (i) A sum equal to ten percent (10%) of the member's earnable compensation during such period of out-of-state service; (ii) Plus interest at the rate provided by § 8-37-214 . (b) Notwithstanding subdivision (a)(2), if a member was in a defined contribution plan maintained on behalf of the member by an out-of-state public employer, the member shall be permitted to use other funds not in that plan to establish credit pursuant to this section.