SB 513 - HB 628
FISCAL NOTE
Fiscal Review Committee
Tennessee General Assembly
February 18, 2025
Fiscal Analyst: Elizabeth Bransford | Email: elizabeth.bransford@capitol.tn.gov | Phone: 615-741-2564
SB 513 - HB 628
SUMMARY OF BILL: Extends, from June 30, 2025 to June 30, 2028, the authorization for
retired emergency medical services employees to return to work as an emergency medical services
employee without loss or suspension of retirement benefits.
FISCAL IMPACT:
NOT SIGNIFICANT
Assumptions:
• Pursuant to Tenn. Code Ann. § 8-36-811:
o Retired members may temporarily return to work as an emergency services
employee for one year and retain the return-to-work compensation and 70 percent
of the member’s retirement allowance. To qualify, the retiree must:
▪ Possess a current and valid license to provide emergency medical services;
▪ Be reemployed upon the expiration of 60 calendar days after the member’s
effective date of retirement; and
▪ Not be drawing retirement disability benefits;
o The retired member’s reemployment is limited to one year, but the member may be
reemployed to additional one-year terms;
o The retired member’s new employer must pay the greater of the employer’s
contributions or five percent of the retired member’s pay rate to the Tennessee
Consolidated Retirement System (TCRS).
o This return-to-work provision will repeal June 30, 2025.
• The proposed legislation extends the return-to-work provision by three years, to repeal on
June 30, 2028.
• According to the TCRS, there were three retired members utilizing this return-to-work
provision in FY22-23 and two members in FY23-24.
• The proposed legislation is not anticipated to significantly impact administrative costs for
TCRS.
• There will be no change in the overall lump sum pension liability.
• Total employer contributions by local governments to retirement funds will not significantly
change compared to what would have otherwise been paid for an alternative employee
filling the position.
• Any impact to local government is estimated to be not significant.
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CERTIFICATION:
The information contained herein is true and correct to the best of my knowledge.
Bojan Savic, Executive Director