(a) The Tennessee Education Association, the Tennessee School Boards Association and the Tennessee Secondary Schools Athletic Association shall be participating employers in the Tennessee consolidated retirement system, and shall be liable for the costs incurred as a result of the participation by its administrative employees.
(b) The administrative employees of the associations referenced in subsection (a) shall make the same contributions, participate in the same manner, and shall be eligible for the same benefits as employees of local governments participating in the retirement system under this part.
(c) The employees shall be entitled to credit for prior service as approved by the board of directors of the respective association under the same provisions that apply to employees of local governments; provided, however, that they shall be allowed prior service credit for the service with which they were credited under the Tennessee teacher's retirement system as of the day preceding July 1, 1972.
(d) Withdrawal of an association from participation in the retirement system shall be governed by the provisions in this part that apply to local governments.
(e) The retirement system shall not be liable for the payment of retirement allowances or other payments on account of employees of the associations or their beneficiaries for which reserves have not been previously created from funds contributed by the respective association and/or its employees.
(f) It is the legislative intent that the state shall realize no increased cost as a result of this section. All costs associated with retirement coverage, including administrative costs, shall be the responsibility of the respective association.
(g) The board of directors of any participating association referenced in subsection (a) may pass a resolution to extend retirement coverage to all non-administrative employees of the respective association. If such additional coverage is sought, the coverage shall apply to all such employees and the employees shall participate in the same manner and shall be eligible for the same benefits as the administrative employees of the association. Such employees shall further be entitled to credit for such prior service as approved by the board of directors of the respective association.
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