Notwithstanding chapters 34-37 of this title to the contrary, any member, as defined in § 8-34-101, shall receive the greater of:(1) The service retirement allowance as provided in chapters 34-37 of this title; or(2) The service retirement allowance as would have been provided the member by the superseded system.Acts 1972, ch. 814, § 5; T.C.A., § 8-3906(1).
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