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NJ Rev Stat § 43:15A-57.1 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 43 - Pensions and Retirement and Unemployment Compensation|Section 43:15A-57.1 - Designation of beneficiary; form; filing; failure to designate; payment

43:15A-57.1. Designation of beneficiary; form; filing; failure to designate; payment  The designation of beneficiary by a member or retirant shall be made in writing on a form satisfactory to the retirement system, and filed with the retirement system. The member or retirant may, from time to time and without the consent of his death benefit designee, change the beneficiary by filing written notice of the change with the system on a form satisfactory to it. The new nomination will be effective on the date the notice, in proper form, is received by the system, and any prior nomination shall thereupon become void. If more than one beneficiary is nominated and in such nomination the member or retirant has failed to specify their respective interests, the beneficiaries shall share equally. If any beneficiary predeceases the member or retirant, the interest of such beneficiary shall terminate and shall be shared equally by such of the beneficiaries as survive the member or retirant, unless the member or retirant has made written request to the contrary in his beneficiary nomination. Any amounts due for which there is no beneficiary at the death of a member, retirant or beneficiary shall be payable to the estate of such member, retirant or beneficiary. Except with regard to the payment of the member's accumulated deductions with regular interest and the payment, upon the death of (1) a retirant after attaining the age of 60 or receiving an allowance pursuant to section 41(b) of chapter 84 of the laws of 1954, or (2) a member after attaining the age of 70 years, of the death benefits provided in sections 38, 41, 45, 46, 48, 49(e) and 57 of chapter 84 of the laws of 1954, a member may elect, by making written request to the retirement system, that the whole or any part of his death benefits be made payable to his beneficiary either as a life annuity or in equal installments over a period of years specified in such election, and may alter such election from time to time during his lifetime by again making such written request. In the event of a change of beneficiary, any previous arrangement by the member or retirant under this paragraph shall be void. The election set forth in this paragraph shall not apply or be available when the beneficiary is an estate, or a corporation, partnership, association, institution, trustee, or any fiduciary. If, at the member's or retirant's death, an amount of death benefit would be payable to the beneficiary in a single sum, any election with regard to such amount which was available to the member or retirant immediately prior to his death in accordance with the provisions of the immediately preceding paragraph shall then be available to such beneficiary for the benefit of such beneficiary. L.1966, c. 217, s. 25, eff. Aug. 1, 1966. Amended by L.1971, c. 213, s. 44, eff. June 17, 1971.
NJ Rev Stat § 43:15A-57.3 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 43 - Pensions and Retirement and Unemployment Compensation|Section 43:15A-57.3 - Reactivation of retirement system account

43:15A-57.3. Reactivation of retirement system account  Notwithstanding the provisions of section 27 of P.L. 1966, c. 217 (C. 43:15A-57.2) or any other law to the contrary, the retirement system shall not reenroll a former veteran member with more than 20 years of service, all or a part of which shall have been judicial service, if the member is employed again by a county of the first class having a population of less than 800,000 according to the latest federal decennial census within four years following the effective date of retirement, but shall reactivate the member's former account, provided that the member repays any retirement allowance received.  L. 1985, c. 283, s. 1.
NJ Rev Stat § 43:15A-59.5 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 43 - Pensions and Retirement and Unemployment Compensation|Section 43:15A-59.5 - Repeals; effect

43:15A-59.5. Repeals; effect  The following acts and parts of acts are repealed, effective July 1, 1966: P.L.1954, c. 84, s. 59; P.L.1956, c. 219; P.L.1960, c. 124; and P.L.1962, c. 171. The repeal of the aforesaid section and acts shall not be construed to provide for any retroactive effect. Where a member's retirement allowance was reduced by the amount of the old age insurance benefit under Title II of the Social Security Act, paid or payable to him, whether received or not, or if such a reduction is to be made upon the member's attainment of age 65, on or after July 1, 1966 such reduction shall cease or no reduction shall be made. L.1966, c. 67, s. 10.
NJ Rev Stat § 43:15A-60.2 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 43 - Pensions and Retirement and Unemployment Compensation|Section 43:15A-60.2 - Permission for member to cancel purchase of credit

43:15A-60.2. Permission for member to cancel purchase of credit  6. If, following application by a member of the retirement system to purchase credit therein under any provision of P.L.1954, c.84 (C.43:15A-1 et seq.), as amended and supplemented, the member attains qualification as a veteran member pursuant to the enactment of a law, the adoption of a rule or regulation, the revision of an administrative interpretation or application of such a rule or regulation, or any other official act, the member shall be permitted, upon written application to the retirement system within two years following the effective date of that law, rule, regulation, revision, or other act or within two years of the effective date of P.L.1995, c.406 (C.43:15A-60.2 et al.), whichever is later, to terminate any remaining obligation to complete the purchase and to receive a return of all contributions deducted or other payments made on or after the effective date of the law, rule, regulation, revision, or other act in connection with the purchase. If any service has been credited under the retirement system to the member in connection with the purchase, the amount of that service so credited shall be reduced in proportion to the return to the member hereunder of any contributions or other payments. L.1995,c.406,s.6.
NJ Rev Stat § 43:15A-61 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 43 - Pensions and Retirement and Unemployment Compensation|Section 43:15A-61 - Public employee veterans' pensions.

43:15A-61 Public employee veterans' pensions.  61. a. (Deleted by amendment, P.L.1995, c.332.) b. Any public employee veteran member in office, position or employment of this State or of a county, municipality, public agency, school district or board of education and who (1) shall have attained 60 years of age and who has 20 years of aggregate service credit in such office, position or employment, or (2) shall have attained 55 years of age and who has 25 years of aggregate service credit in such office, position or employment, shall have the privilege of retiring for service and receiving, instead of the retirement allowance provided under section 48 of this act, a retirement allowance of 54.5% of the compensation for which contributions are made during the 12-month period of membership providing the largest possible benefit to the member or the member's beneficiary. c. Any public employee veteran member who has been for 20 years in the aggregate in office, position or employment of this State or of a county, municipality, public agency, school district or board of education as of January 2, 1955, shall have the privilege of retiring for ordinary disability and of receiving, instead of the retirement allowance provided under section 45 of this act, a retirement allowance of one-half of the compensation received during the last year of employment upon which contributions to the annuity savings fund or contingent reserve fund are made. Such retirement shall be subject to the provisions governing ordinary disability retirement in sections 42 and 44 of this act. d. Any public employee veteran member who shall be in office, position or employment of this State or of a county, municipality, public agency, school district or board of education and who shall have attained 55 years of age and who has at least 35 years of aggregate service credit in such office, position or employment, shall have the privilege of retiring for service and receiving a retirement allowance of 1/55 of the compensation the member received during the 12-month period of membership providing the largest possible benefit to the member or the member's beneficiary for each year of creditable service. e. The death benefit provided in section 48 shall apply in the case of any member retiring under the provisions of subsections a., b. and d. of this section. The death benefit provided in section 45 shall apply in the case of any member retired under the provisions of subsection c. of this section. f. The State shall be liable for any increased cost to local government employers participating in the retirement system as a result of the amendment of this section by P.L.2001, c.353, except as provided in section 16 of P.L.2001, c.353. L.1954,c.84,s.61; amended 1954, c.244, s.11; 1966, c.217, s.11; 1971, c.213, s.28; 1985, c.220; 1995, c.332, s.2; 2001, c.133, s.14; 2001, c.353, s.14; 2004, c.177, s.2.
NJ Rev Stat § 43:15A-61.1 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 43 - Pensions and Retirement and Unemployment Compensation|Section 43:15A-61.1 - Veterans' retirement allowance

43:15A-61.1. Veterans' retirement allowance  5. a. A retiree of the system who meets the definition of a veteran pursuant to this act, or the surviving spouse of a retiree, shall be eligible to receive the special veterans' retirement allowance pursuant to section 61 of P.L.1954, c.84 (C.43:15A-61) in lieu of the retirement allowance that a retiree, or the surviving spouse of a retiree, is receiving on the effective date of this act.  b. The provisions of section 7 of P.L.1969, c.169 (C.43:3B-8) shall not apply to the benefit increase that results from this 1991 amendatory and supplementary act, and the annual cost of living adjustment received by widows and widowers under P.L.1958, c.143 (C.43:3B-1 et seq) shall be calculated as of the date of retirement of a retiree of the system. The State shall pay the additional costs arising from any increase in the cost of living adjustment received by a retiree of the system who meets the definition of a veteran as a result of this act or the surviving spouse of a retiree.  c. No retiree of the system who meets the definition of a veteran pursuant to this act, or the surviving spouse of a retiree, shall be granted a retroactive payment based upon the difference between the retirement allowance that the retiree of the system, or the surviving spouse of the retiree, would have received if that retiree of the system had met the definition of a veteran on the date of retirement and the retirement allowance that the retiree of the system, or the surviving spouse of the retiree, has received from the date of retirement to the effective date of this act.  L.1991,c.390,s.5.
NJ Rev Stat § 43:15A-61.2 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 43 - Pensions and Retirement and Unemployment Compensation|Section 43:15A-61.2 - Increase of retirement allowance under subsection b. of C.43:15A-61 and C.43:15A-50.

43:15A-61.2 Increase of retirement allowance under subsection b. of C.43:15A-61 and C.43:15A-50.  15. The retirement allowance of each retiree under subsection b. of section 61 of P.L.1954, c.84 (C.43:15A-61), or the retiree's beneficiary pursuant to section 50 of P.L.1954, c.84 (C.43:15A-50), on the effective date of P.L.2001, c.353 shall be increased from 50% to 54.5% of the compensation for which contributions were made during the 12-month period of membership providing the largest possible benefit to the member or the member's beneficiary. The provisions of section 7 of P.L.1969, c.169 (C.43:3B-8) shall not be applicable to the increases in retirement allowances provided by this section. L.2001,c.353,s.15.
NJ Rev Stat § 43:15A-61.3 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 43 - Pensions and Retirement and Unemployment Compensation|Section 43:15A-61.3 - Payment of normal contribution for increased benefits for active members under C.43:15A-61.

43:15A-61.3 Payment of normal contribution for increased benefits for active members under C.43:15A-61.  16. The normal contribution for the increased benefits resulting from the increase in the percentage of compensation for active members under section 61 of P.L.1954, c.84 (C.43:15A-61) as amended by section 14 of P.L.2001, c.353 shall be paid from the benefit enhancement fund established pursuant to section 22 of P.L.1954, c.84 (C.43:15A-22). If there are excess valuation assets after reductions in normal contributions and member contributions, the amount of excess valuation assets credited to the benefit enhancement fund shall include the present value of the expected additional normal contributions attributable to the provisions of section 61 of P.L.1954, c.84 (C.43:15A-61) as amended by section 14 of P.L.2001, c.353 payable on behalf of the active members in accordance with the tables of actuarial assumptions for the valuation period. No additional excess valuation assets shall be credited to the benefit enhancement fund after the maximum amount is attained. Interest shall be credited to the benefit enhancement fund as provided under section 33 of P.L.1954, c.84 (C.43:15A-33). If assets in the benefit enhancement fund are insufficient to pay the normal contribution for the increased benefits for a valuation period, the State shall pay the amount of normal contribution for the increased benefits not covered by assets from the benefit enhancement fund. L.2001,c.353,s.16.
NJ Rev Stat § 43:15A-62 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 43 - Pensions and Retirement and Unemployment Compensation|Section 43:15A-62 - Effect upon political subdivisions previously under State Employees' Retirement System

43:15A-62. Effect upon political subdivisions previously under State Employees' Retirement System  Where any county, municipality or public agency of the State has previously been covered by the former "State Employees' Retirement System," such county, municipality or public agency shall be covered under the provisions of this act and the employees of such county, municipality or public agency shall have the same rights and obligations with regard to becoming members of the Public Employees' Retirement System as they had with regard to the former "State Employees' Retirement System." L.1954, c. 84, p. 516, s. 62. Amended by L.1966, c. 217, s. 12.
NJ Rev Stat § 43:15A-63 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 43 - Pensions and Retirement and Unemployment Compensation|Section 43:15A-63 - Membership of certain veteran public employees

43:15A-63. Membership of certain veteran public employees  Any veteran in office, position or employment of this State or of a county, municipality, school district or public agency who on January 2, 1955 is in office, position or employment not covered by a retirement system to which such employer and its employees make monetary contributions, other than the old-age and survivors' insurance provisions of Title II of the Federal Social Security Act, unless he shall have notified the board of trustees that he does not desire to become a member, shall be a member of the Public Employees' Retirement System as of January 2, 1955; and any veteran taking office, position or employment in the service of this State or of a county, municipality, school district or public agency, which office, position or employment is not covered by such a retirement system after January 2, 1955, shall be a member of the Public Employees' Retirement System. The employer of such public employee veterans shall make such contributions to the retirement system on behalf of all service rendered by such employees in office, position or employment of this State or of any county, municipality, school district or public agency as are required of employers under the provisions of this act. L.1954, c. 84, p. 516, s. 63. Amended by L.1966, c. 217, s. 13.
NJ Rev Stat § 43:15A-64 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 43 - Pensions and Retirement and Unemployment Compensation|Section 43:15A-64 - Effect of lack of Social Security coverage and insufficient service credit

43:15A-64. Effect of lack of Social Security coverage and insufficient service credit  Any other provision of this act notwithstanding (a) any member of the retirement system who is not covered under the old-age and survivor's insurance provisions of Title II of the Federal Social Security Act as a public employee shall not be eligible for the death benefit provisions of sections 38, 41, 45(c), 46(c), 48 (c), 49(e) and 57 except for the payment of accumulated deductions together with regular interest; (b) no beneficiary of a pensioner who enrolled as a member on or after July 1, 1971 and who retired for any reason other than disability shall be entitled to receive benefits pursuant to the noncontributory death benefit coverages provided by this chapter if the pensioner had less than 10 years of service credit for retirement purposes at the time of retirement. L.1954, c. 84, p. 517, s. 64. Amended by L.1966, c. 217, s. 14; L.1971, c. 213, s. 29, eff. June 17, 1971.
NJ Rev Stat § 43:15A-65 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 43 - Pensions and Retirement and Unemployment Compensation|Section 43:15A-65 - State employee membership.

43:15A-65 State employee membership.  65. (a) All employees of any public agency or organization of this State, which employs persons engaged in service to the public, shall be eligible to participate in the Public Employees' Retirement System; provided the employer consents thereto by resolution and files a certified copy of such resolution with the board of trustees of the Public Employees' Retirement System and the board of trustees approves thereof by resolution. Such organization shall be referred to in this act as the employer. If the participation of such employees is so approved then the employer shall contribute to the contingent reserve fund on account of its members at the same rate per centum as would be paid by employers other than the State. (b) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (a) of this section, every person becoming an employee of a public agency or organization of this State, which employs persons engaged in service to the public, after June 30, 1966, who is not eligible to become a member of any other retirement system, shall be required to participate in the Public Employees' Retirement System. Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (a) of this section, membership in the Public Employees' Retirement System shall be optional with any person in the employ of any such public agency or organization on June 30, 1966, provided such person is not required to be a member pursuant to another provision of this act, and provided further that such person is not eligible to be a member of any other retirement system. The provisions of this subsection shall not apply to any person whose position is temporary or seasonal, nor to any person in office, position or employment for which the annual salary or remuneration, or the number of hours of work, is fixed at less than that which is required for membership pursuant to section 7 of P.L.1954, c.84 (C.43:15A-7) as applicable to the member, nor to any person whose position is not covered by the old-age and survivors' insurance provisions of the federal Social Security Act. After the effective date of P.L.2010, c.1, the provisions of this subsection shall not apply to any person in office, position or employment for which the hours of work are fewer per week than those required for membership pursuant to subsection d. of section 7 of P.L.1954, c.84 (C.43:15A-7), unless the person shall have been a member since that effective date continuously. The public agency or organization employing any such person who becomes a member of the retirement system pursuant to this subsection shall contribute to the contingent reserve fund on account of such employees at the same rate per centum as would be paid by employers other than the State.  L.1954, c.84, s.65; amended 1966, c.71, s.1; 1966, c.217, s.15; 1971, c.213, s.30; 1986, c.139, s.3; 2008, c.89, s.9; 2010, c.1, s.5.
NJ Rev Stat § 43:15A-66 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 43 - Pensions and Retirement and Unemployment Compensation|Section 43:15A-66 - Effective date of participation

43:15A-66. Effective date of participation  (a) If the employer shall so consent to the enrollment of its employees and the board of trustees shall so approve, participation in the retirement system shall become effective on the date fixed by such board, but not later than 6 months following such approval by the board of trustees of the retirement system. In such event, all service rendered to the employer by its employees previous to the effective date of such participation or previous to July 1, 1966, whichever is earlier, shall be credited to its employees who file application for membership within 1 year from such effective date, and such credit to its employees shall be known as prior service credit, and the obligation of the employer on account of such credit shall be known as the accrued liability. Membership shall be compulsory for all employees entering the service of the employer after the effective date of such participation or after June 30, 1966, whichever is earlier. (b) No credit shall be allowed for service rendered to the employer prior to July 1, 1966 to any person becoming a member of the retirement system pursuant to subsection b of section 65 of this act unless the employer consents thereto by resolution pertaining to all eligible employees and files a certified copy of such resolution with the board of trustees of the Public Employees' Retirement System and the said board of trustees approves thereof. L.1954, c. 84, p. 517, s. 66. Amended by L.1966, c. 71, s. 2; L.1966, c. 217, s. 16.
NJ Rev Stat § 43:15A-67 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 43 - Pensions and Retirement and Unemployment Compensation|Section 43:15A-67 - Duties of employer's chief fiscal officer

43:15A-67. Duties of employer's chief fiscal officer  The chief fiscal officer of the employer shall submit to the retirement system such information and shall cause to be performed in respect to each of the employees of the employer such duties as would be performed in the State service by the head of a department of the State employing members of the retirement system. L.1954, c. 84, p. 518, s. 67. Amended by L.1966, c. 71, s. 3; L.1966, c. 217, s. 17.