Bill Text: NJ S871 | 2024-2025 | Regular Session | Amended

New Jersey Senate Bill 871

Bill Title: Establishes eligibility for enrollment in PERS and subsequent retirement benefits for certain county fire instructors under certain conditions.

Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill

Status: (Engrossed) 2024-06-28 - Received in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly State and Local Government Committee [S871 Detail]

Download: New_Jersey-2024-S871-Amended.html

[First Reprint]

SENATE, No. 871

STATE OF NEW JERSEY

221st LEGISLATURE

PRE-FILED FOR INTRODUCTION IN THE 2024 SESSION

Sponsored by:

Senator ANTHONY M. BUCCO

District 25 (Morris and Passaic)

Senator PAUL A. SARLO

District 36 (Bergen and Passaic)

SYNOPSIS

Establishes eligibility for enrollment in PERS and subsequent retirement benefits for certain county fire instructors under certain conditions.

CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT

As reported by the Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee on June 24, 2024, with amendments.

An Act establishing eligibility for enrollment in PERS and subsequent retirement benefits for certain county fire instructors under certain conditions, and supplementing P.L.1954, c.84 (C.43:15A-1 et seq.).

Be It Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey:

1. a. Notwithstanding any law, rule, or regulation to the contrary, a fire instructor enrolled in the Public Employees' Retirement System prior to November 1, 2008, and employed by a county on the effective date of this act, P.L. , c. (C. ) (pending before the Legislature as this bill), who had continuous membership in the retirement system, who performed service in the county as a fire instructor in each calendar year of membership, who received a salary for that position greater than $1,500 annually, and who was a permanent career service employee in the civil service, shall be granted service credit for that period of enrollment and considered eligible for membership and for benefits as a member of the retirement system.

b. Any person whose membership in the retirement system was terminated ¹or partially terminated¹ within ¹[three] five¹ years prior to the effective date of this act, P.L. , c. (C. )(pending before the Legislature as this bill), and who otherwise qualifies for membership under subsection a. of this section but for the termination shall be reenrolled in the retirement system ¹under the same terms in which they were previously enrolled,¹ provided the person repays any contributions and interest that were returned when membership was terminated¹, to reinstate their status prior to any such action terminating or partially terminating the membership¹.