{"data":{"id":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-8-34-620","jurisdiction":"us-tn","citation":"Tenn. Code Ann. § 8-34-620","heading":"Out-of-state service","body":"(a) For the purpose of determining eligibility for service retirement benefits, any teacher or state employee may establish retirement credit for previous service rendered as a public school teacher or full-time state employee in a state other than Tennessee or as a teacher in an overseas facility owned or operated by the United States department of defense under the following conditions: (1) The previous service shall not be used in determining any rights under this chapter prior to the member being vested; (2) The member is not receiving, and is not and will not be entitled to receive, retirement credit in any other retirement system for such previous service; (3) The previous service does not exceed the number of years of creditable service in Tennessee; (4) The previous service must be certified on proper documents as required by the board of trustees; (5) The service shall only be credited for the purpose of establishing eligibility for retirement. No benefit shall be paid on such service; and (6) The member shall make a lump sum payment equal to: (A) If the previous service was rendered on or before June 30, 2000, (i) The sum the member would have contributed had the member been a member during such period of out-of-state service; (ii) Plus the employer contributions which would have been made in accordance with the contribution rates in effect during the period in which the service was rendered; (iii) Plus interest on both at the rate provided by § 8-37-214 ; and (B) If the previous service was rendered after June 30, 2000, (i) A sum equal to ten percent (10%) of the member's earnable compensation during such period of out-of-state service; (ii) Plus interest at the rate provided by § 8-37-214 . (b) Notwithstanding subdivision (a)(2), if a member was in a defined contribution plan maintained on behalf of the member by an out-of-state public employer, the member shall be permitted to use other funds not in that plan to establish credit pursuant to this section. Acts 1984, ch. 689, § 1; 1985, ch. 82, § 1; 1991, ch. 53, §§ 1-3; 2000, ch. 590, § 1; 2005, ch. 204, § 4.\n(a) For the purpose of determining eligibility for service retirement benefits, any teacher or state employee may establish retirement credit for previous service rendered as a public school teacher or full-time state employee in a state other than Tennessee or as a teacher in an overseas facility owned or operated by the United States department of defense under the following conditions: (1) The previous service shall not be used in determining any rights under this chapter prior to the member being vested; (2) The member is not receiving, and is not and will not be entitled to receive, retirement credit in any other retirement system for such previous service; (3) The previous service does not exceed the number of years of creditable service in Tennessee; (4) The previous service must be certified on proper documents as required by the board of trustees; (5) The service shall only be credited for the purpose of establishing eligibility for retirement. No benefit shall be paid on such service; and (6) The member shall make a lump sum payment equal to: (A) If the previous service was rendered on or before June 30, 2000, (i) The sum the member would have contributed had the member been a member during such period of out-of-state service; (ii) Plus the employer contributions which would have been made in accordance with the contribution rates in effect during the period in which the service was rendered; (iii) Plus interest on both at the rate provided by § 8-37-214 ; and (B) If the previous service was rendered after June 30, 2000, (i) A sum equal to ten percent (10%) of the member's earnable compensation during such period of out-of-state service; (ii) Plus interest at the rate provided by § 8-37-214 .\n(1) The previous service shall not be used in determining any rights under this chapter prior to the member being vested;\nat the rate provided by § 8-37-214 ; and (B) If the previous service was rendered after June 30, 2000, (i) A sum equal to ten percent (10%) of the member's earnable compensation during such period of out-of-state service; (ii) Plus interest at the rate provided by § 8-37-214 .\n(1) The previous service shall not be used in determining any rights under this chapter prior to the member being vested;\n(2) The member is not receiving, and is not and will not be entitled to receive, retirement credit in any other retirement system for such previous service;\n(3) The previous service does not exceed the number of years of creditable service in Tennessee;\n(4) The previous service must be certified on proper documents as required by the board of trustees;\n(5) The service shall only be credited for the purpose of establishing eligibility for retirement. No benefit shall be paid on such service; and\n(6) The member shall make a lump sum payment equal to: (A) If the previous service was rendered on or before June 30, 2000, (i) The sum the member would have contributed had the member been a member during such period of out-of-state service; (ii) Plus the employer contributions which would have been made in accordance with the contribution rates in effect during the period in which the service was rendered; (iii) Plus interest on both at the rate provided by § 8-37-214 ; and (B) If the previous service was rendered after June 30, 2000, (i) A sum equal to ten percent (10%) of the member's earnable compensation during such period of out-of-state service; (ii) Plus interest at the rate provided by § 8-37-214 .\n(A) If the previous service was rendered on or before June 30, 2000, (i) The sum the member would have contributed had the member been a member during such period of out-of-state service; (ii) Plus the employer contributions which would have been made in accordance with the contribution rates in effect during the period in which the service was rendered; (iii) Plus interest on both at the rate provided by § 8-37-214 ; and\n(i) The sum the member would have contributed had the member been a member during such period of out-of-state service;\n(ii) Plus the employer contributions which would have been made in accordance with the contribution rates in effect during the period in which the service was rendered;\n(iii) Plus interest on both at the rate provided by § 8-37-214 ; and\n(B) If the previous service was rendered after June 30, 2000, (i) A sum equal to ten percent (10%) of the member's earnable compensation during such period of out-of-state service; (ii) Plus interest at the rate provided by § 8-37-214 .\n(i) A sum equal to ten percent (10%) of the member's earnable compensation during such period of out-of-state service;\n(ii) Plus interest at the rate provided by § 8-37-214 .\n(b) Notwithstanding subdivision (a)(2), if a member was in a defined contribution plan maintained on behalf of the member by an out-of-state public employer, the member shall be permitted to use other funds not in that plan to establish credit pursuant to this section.","path":["TN Code","Title 8","Chapter 34"],"source_url":"https://oss-data-us.vaquill.ai/v2026.08/us_tn_statutes.parquet","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:26Z","sha256":"62cd49b466fdc4be6ecd204c0bfe31c4ec7b7db7c8b7484deaa58e65d694093f","source_id":"us-tn","stale":false,"prev":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-8-34-618","next":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-8-34-621"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. 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