8-36-809 - Employment as bus driver after retirement. [Effective until June 30, 2012. See the Compiler's Notes.] - Tennessee Statutes

8-36-809. Employment as bus driver after retirement. [Effective until June 30, 2012. See the Compiler's Notes.]

(a)  Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, any retired member of the Tennessee consolidated retirement system, or of any superseded system, or of any local retirement fund established pursuant to chapter 35, part 3 of this title may accept employment as a kindergarten through twelfth (K-12) grade school bus driver without loss or suspension of retirement benefits; provided, that:

     (1)  The retirement benefits are not based on any service and salary rendered as a kindergarten through twelfth (K-12) grade school bus driver;

     (2)  During a twelve-month period, the retired member does not work more than nine hundred sixty (960) hours under this or any other section in this part combined; and

     (3)  The retired member shall not be eligible to accrue additional retirement benefits as a result of the employment.

(b)  This section shall not be construed to prohibit any retiree whose retirement benefits are based on service and salary rendered as a kindergarten through twelfth grade school bus driver from returning to service as a kindergarten through twelfth (K-12) grade school bus driver; provided, that the provisions of § 8-36-805 are met.

(c)  This section shall cease to be effective on June 30, 2012.

[Acts 2007, ch. 184, § 14.]