{"data":{"id":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-8-34-703","jurisdiction":"us-tn","citation":"Tenn. Code Ann. § 8-34-703","heading":"Rights of prior class members preserved","body":"Any prior class member shall be entitled to benefits under the retirement system determined in accordance with the superseded system of which such member shall have been a member, as in effect on July 1, 1972, with the following modifications:\n(1) The rate of benefits applicable to the \"average final compensation\" of Class B members of the Tennessee teachers' retirement system and to the \"average compensation\" of Class B members of the Tennessee state retirement system shall be increased from one and three-fourths percent (1¾%) to one and seven-eighths percent (17/8%);\n(2) Sections 8-34-602(e) , 8-34-712 and this section shall apply to present members of Group 3 as well as members coming into Group 3 prior to September 1, 1974.","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":"01c013452c9a0a0454af52903fab2a94cf2937a3ac64ffa0a17998a352945878","source_id":"us-tn","stale":false,"prev":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-8-34-702","next":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-8-34-704"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}