Tennessee § 8-36-910 - Early service retirement allowance.
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§ 8-36-910. Early service retirement allowance.
Except as otherwise provided in this section and in § 8-36-921, any participant shall be eligible for an early service retirement allowance from the defined benefit component of the plan upon attainment of sixty (60) years of age and completion of five (5) years of creditable service, or upon attainment of a combination of age and years of creditable service as to equal eighty (80). Any participant serving in a position covered by the mandatory retirement provisions of § 8-36-205 shall be eligible for an early service retirement allowance from the defined benefit component of the plan upon attainment of fifty-five (55) years of age and upon completion of five (5) years of creditable service, or at any age upon completion of twenty-five (25) years of creditable service. Any participant serving as the attorney general and reporter, a district attorney general, district public defender, state judge, or as a member of the general assembly shall not be eligible for an early service retirement allowance under the defined benefit component of the plan. Instead, such participants shall be eligible for a retirement allowance from the defined benefit component of the plan upon meeting the applicable conditions set forth in § 8-36-906. Acts 2013, ch. 259, § 1. Compiler's Notes. Acts 2013, ch. 259, § 6 provided that the board may promulgate rules, including emergency rules, in accordance with the Uniform Administrative Procedures Act, compiled in title 4, chapter 5, that the board deems necessary to effectuate this part.
Source: official Tennessee text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 8-36-910 ("Early service retirement allowance.") 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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