Tennessee § 8-36-302 - Eligibility and computation of allowances.
Full text of Tennessee Tennessee Code Annotated § 8-36-302 — Eligibility and computation of allowances., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 8-36-302. Eligibility and computation of allowances.
Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary and beginning on November 1, 1982, any of the following employees who are not eligible for social security coverage shall be eligible for early service retirement upon the completion of ten (10) years of membership service in a position covered by a local retirement system as provided for in chapter 35, part 3 of this title; the Tennessee consolidated retirement system; or a superseded system: General employee; Firefighter or police officer; Teacher; and Member of a local retirement system. The retirement allowance, as provided under this section, shall be computed as a service retirement allowance and reduced by the greater of: Four-tenths of one percent (0.4%) for each month by which the date of early service retirement precedes the service retirement date; or An actuarial equivalent of the retirement allowance. Acts 1979, ch. 154, § 1; T.C.A., § 8-3908; Acts 2018, ch. 736, § 7. Amendments. The 2018 amendment rewrote (a) which read: “(a) Notwithstanding any provisions to the contrary, beginning on November 1, 1982, any:“(1) General employee;“(2) Firefighter or police officer of a participating political subdivision;“(3) Teacher; or“(4) Member of a local retirement system who is not eligible for social security coverage, based upon such member's employment;“shall be eligible for early service retirement upon the completion of ten (10) years of membership service in a position covered by this system, a superseded system or a local retirement system.” Effective Dates. Acts 2018, ch. 736, § 29. April 18, 2018.
Source: official Tennessee text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 8-36-302 ("Eligibility and computation of allowances.") 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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