Tennessee § 49-5-906 - Eligibility for benefits.
Full text of Tennessee Tennessee Code Annotated § 49-5-906 — Eligibility for benefits., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 49-5-906. Eligibility for benefits.
Every teacher who has annually contributed to the fund in accordance with this part for at least five (5) years and has taught in the public schools not less than twenty-five (25) years, fifteen (15) years of which have been in the public schools of a city, town, county or district, may be retired by the board of education, and shall have the right to voluntarily retire from such service and become the beneficiary of this part. Every such teacher so retiring or retired shall be entitled to an annuity for the remainder of the teacher's life, to be paid out of the fund, an amount as provided by § 49-5-904 . Acts 1917, ch. 76, § 4; Shan., § 1469b4 (p. 6544); Shan. Supp., § 1469a4; Code 1932, § 2528; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 49-1606. Cross-References. Eligibility of attendance supervisor, § 49-6-3006 .
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Section 49-5-906 ("Eligibility for benefits.") is part of the Tennessee Code Annotated, the codified statutory law of Tennessee. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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