Tennessee § 8-37-101 - Assets of system held in two funds.
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§ 8-37-101. Assets of system held in two funds.
All of the assets of the retirement system shall be credited, according to the purpose for which they are held, between two (2) funds, namely, the members' fund and the state accumulation fund. Acts 1972, ch. 814, § 8; T.C.A., § 8-3930. Cross-References. Accumulated contributions of members and the cash and securities in funds exempt from execution, attachment, garnishment and taxation, § 8-36-111 . For text of repealed law concerning superseded retirement systems, see Appendix following this title. Funding of new laws which create financial liabilities for retirement systems, § 3-9-103 . Inapplicability of chapter to certain University of Tennessee agricultural extension service employee retirement benefit eligibility provisions, § 8-36-118 . Miscellaneous pensions and retirement funds, title 8, ch. 39. Law Reviews. Nondiscrimination in Employee Benefits: False Starts and Future Trends (Peter J. Wiedenbeck), 52 Tenn. L. Rev. 167 (1985). Collateral References. Charitable trust established for retirement or pension fund of teachers or other public officers or employees. 47 A.L.R. 63 , 110 A.L.R. 1369 . Employee's contribution, effect of retroactive change. 78 A.L.R.2d 1197. Repeal or modification of provisions. 52 A.L.R.2d 437.
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