Allowance not paid when former governor on public payroll

Tenn. Code Ann. § 8-39-203, under Former Governors and Surviving Spouses.

Tenn. Code Ann. § 8-39-203

Any retirement allowance payable in accordance with this part shall not be due or payable, however, during any period of time that a former governor is holding any public office, elective or appointive, or is otherwise on the payroll of the federal government or any state or local government.