Tennessee § 8-36-301 - Eligibility.
Full text of Tennessee Tennessee Code Annotated § 8-36-301 — Eligibility., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 8-36-301. Eligibility.
Any member in Group 1 shall be eligible for early service retirement upon satisfying one (1) of the following: Attainment of fifty-five (55) years of age with the applicable years of creditable service as set forth in § 8-36-204; or At any age less than fifty-five (55) years of age with twenty-five (25) years of creditable service; provided, that this provision shall be optional for political subdivisions participating under chapter 35 of this title. Any member in Group 2 shall be eligible for early retirement upon satisfying one (1) of the following: Attainment of fifty-five (55) years of age with ten (10) years of creditable service; or If the member is employed by a political subdivision which has not authorized unreduced service retirement benefits pursuant to § 8-36-201(b)(1)(B), at any age with thirty (30) years of creditable service. Any member in Group 3 shall be eligible for early service retirement upon attaining fifty-five (55) years of age with eight (8) years of service. Acts 1972, ch. 814, § 5; 1973, ch. 347, § 13; 1979, ch. 288, § 5; T.C.A., § 8-3908; Acts 1984, ch. 601, § 3; 1986, ch. 554, § 15; 1997, ch. 67, § 2; 1998, ch. 1011, §§ 4, 5. Cross-References. For text of repealed laws concerning superseded retirement systems, see Appendix at the back of this volume. Funding of new laws which create financial liabilities for retirement systems, § 3-9-103 . Miscellaneous pensions and retirement funds, title 8, ch. 39.
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What does Tennessee Code Annotated § 8-36-301 cover?
Section 8-36-301 ("Eligibility.") 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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