NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Proposals to change the retirement system for public employees in Tennessee stalled Monday in the Legislature when a joint panel of lawmakers decided they need more study.
One measure before the Joint Council on Pensions and Insurance expands the statute denying retirement benefits to state employees and officials who are convicted of a felony while in office. Under the proposal, benefits would end if there's a guilty plea.
However, the state treasurer's office had some concerns with the legislation. For one, it said the measure could be unconstitutional on the grounds that there's no language in the proposal to address restoration of benefits if a court later finds a person is innocent.
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