Tennessee § 8-25-209 - Transfer of accumulated contributions in retirement system to optional retirement program — Effect of transfer.
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§ 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 are limited to those of that program pursuant to § 8-25-207 , may authorize the transfer of the employee's accumulated contributions deposited with the retirement system to such optional retirement program upon request made to the retirement system. Such transfer shall be made within ninety (90) days of the retirement system's receipt of the request, and shall be considered to be a withdrawal of accumulated contributions and shall terminate membership in the retirement system, in accordance with § 8-35-104 . Any such transfer constitutes a waiver of all rights in the retirement system and may not be redeposited with the retirement system pursuant to § 8-37-214 . Acts 2015, ch. 118, § 1; 2016, ch. 962, § 1. Code Commission Notes. Acts 2015, ch. 118, § 1 enacted this part as part 6 of Title 8, Chapter 25, but the part was redesignated as part 2 by authority of the Code Commission. Amendments. The 2016 amendment substituted “§ 8-25-207 ” for “§ 8-35-406 ” in the middle of the first sentence. Effective Dates. Acts 2016, ch. 962, § 58. April 27, 2016.
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