At least thirty (30) days prior to each regular session of the general assembly the board shall certify to the governor the estimated amounts each department, institution, commission, board or agency will have to make available in order to meet the provisions of this chapter during the biennium next following. The amounts so ascertained shall be included in the appropriation bill for the various departments, institutions, commissions, boards and agencies belonging to the retirement system, and the state treasurer shall make said funds available to the board as set out in §§ 8-3429 - 8-3437.
T.C.A. § 8-3448