Tennessee § 8-36-112 - Withholding of insurance premiums from benefit payments authorized.
Full text of Tennessee Tennessee Code Annotated § 8-36-112 — Withholding of insurance premiums from benefit payments authorized., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 8-36-112. Withholding of insurance premiums from benefit payments authorized.
Nothing in this part shall be construed to prohibit the withholding of insurance premiums for retirees under a plan approved by the state insurance committee, or for retired teachers or other retired local government employees for payment of insurance premiums under any Tennessee local government group insurance plan provided to the retirees. The director of the Tennessee consolidated retirement system may periodically establish a schedule of insurance premium support levels that local education agencies (LEAs) may assign to the retired teachers. If a schedule is established, an LEA must conform to the schedule in order for the retirement system to make or continue making premium payment deductions from the retirement benefits of that LEA's retired teachers. Acts 1973, ch. 347, § 28; T.C.A., § 8-3944; Acts 1984, ch. 601, § 1; 2007, ch. 184, § 15.
Source: official Tennessee text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 8-36-112 ("Withholding of insurance premiums from benefit payments authorized.") 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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