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NJ Rev Stat § 18A:66-6.1 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:66-6.1 - Membership required as condition of employment; delayed filing; contribution; payment.

18A:66-6.1 Membership required as condition of employment; delayed filing; contribution; payment.  39. a. In the case of any person who was required to become a member of the retirement system as a condition of employment, and whose application for enrollment in the retirement system or whose application for transfer from one employer to another within the system was filed beyond the effective date for his compulsory enrollment in the system or his transfer within the system, such person shall be required to purchase membership credit for his compulsory coverage by paying into the annuity savings fund the amount required by applying, in accordance with N.J.S.18A:66-29, his rate of contribution on his current base salary subject to the retirement system for each year of previous service during which he was required to have been a member. b. If more than 1 year has elapsed from the time that contributions would have been required from such person, 1/2 of the employee's cost established by the computation provided by subsection a. of this section, will be required of his employer and shall be included in the next budget subsequent to the certification of this special liability by the retirement system. The amount certified by the system shall be payable by the employer to the contingent reserve fund and shall be due and owing to the system even if the employee is no longer in the employ of the employer by the date such moneys are to be paid to the system. c. The employee's obligation may be satisfied by regular installments, equal to at least 1/2 of the normal contribution to the retirement system, over a maximum period of 10 years, but not more than 2 years in the case of any employee who has attained or will attain age 60 within the 2-year period or, for a person who became a member of the retirement system on or after the effective date of P.L.2008, c.89, has attained or will attain age 62 within the 2-year period. d. In the case of any person coming under the provisions of this section, full pension credit for the period of employment for which arrears are being paid by the employee shall be given upon the payment of at least 1/2 of the total employee's arrearage obligation and the completion of 1 year of membership and the making of such arrears payments, except that in the case of retirement pursuant to N.J.S.18A:66-36, 18A:66-37, 18A:66-44 and 18A:66-71, the total membership credit for such service shall be in direct proportion as the amount paid bears to the total amount of the arrearage obligation of the employee. L.1971, c.121, s.39; amended 2008, c.89, s.18.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:66-7 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:66-7 - Cessation of membership

18A:66-7. Cessation of membership  Membership of any person shall cease: (a) if, except as provided in section 18A:66-8, he shall discontinue his service for more than two consecutive years; (b) upon the withdrawal by a member of his accumulated deductions as provided in this article; (c) upon resignation and election to receive, in lieu of the return of his accumulated deductions, the benefits provided in section 18A:66-36 and 18A:66-37; (d) upon retirement; (e) at death; but not otherwise except as provided in this article. The pension fund shall send written notice in care of the last employer of a member at least 60 days in advance of the date on which his inactive membership shall expire as provided in subsection (a) of this section. L.1967, c.271.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:66-8 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:66-8 - Continuance of membership.

18A:66-8 Continuance of membership.  18A:66-8. a. If a teacher: (1) is dismissed by an employer by reason of reduction in number of teachers employed in the school district, institution or department when in the judgment of the employer it is advisable to abolish any office, position or employment for reasons of a reduction in the number of pupils, economy, a change in the administrative or supervisory organization or other good cause; or becomes unemployed by reason of the creation of a regional school district or a consolidated school district; or has been discontinued from service without personal fault or through leave of absence granted by an employer or permitted by any law of this State; and (2) has not withdrawn the accumulated member's contributions from the retirement system, the teacher's membership may continue, notwithstanding any provisions of this article, if the member returns to service within a period of 10 years from the date of discontinuance from service. No credit for retirement purposes shall be allowed to the member covering the period of discontinuance, except as provided in this section. In computing the service or in computing final compensation, no time after September 1, 1919, during which a member shall have been employed as a teacher at an annual salary or remuneration, or a number of hours of work, fixed at less than that which is required for membership pursuant to N.J.S.18A:66-4 as applicable to the member shall be credited. In computing the service or in computing final compensation, no time after the effective date of P.L.2010, c.1, during which a member shall have been employed as a teacher for fewer than 32 hours per week shall be credited, unless the member shall have been a member since that effective date continuously. In the case of a veteran member credit shall be given for service rendered prior to January 1, 1955, in an employment, office or position if the annual salary or remuneration therefor was fixed at not less than $300.00 and the service consisted of the performance of the full duties of the employment, office or position. b. A teacher may purchase credit for time during which the teacher shall have been absent on an official leave without pay. The credit shall be purchased for a period of time equal to: (1) three months or the duration of the leave, whichever is less; or (2) if the leave was due to the member's personal illness, two years or the duration of the leave, whichever is less; or (3) the period of leave that is specifically allowed for retirement purposes by the provisions of any law of this State. The purchase shall be made in the same manner and be subject to the same terms and conditions provided for the purchase of previous membership service by N.J.S.18A:66-9. amended 1971, c.121, s.3; 1991, c.138, s.1; 2008, c.89, s.6; 2010, c.1, s.2.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:66-8.1 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:66-8.1 - Discontinuance from teaching service through voluntary service in Peace Corps; continuance of membership; conditions

18A:66-8.1. Discontinuance from teaching service through voluntary service in Peace Corps; continuance of membership; conditions  If a teacher has been or hereafter shall be discontinued from teaching service through voluntary service in the Peace Corps of the United States, his membership in the Teachers' Pension and Annuity Fund shall continue if he has not withdrawn his accumulated deductions, and if he returns to teaching service within a period of 5 years from the date of his discontinuance from service. Any previously held account in the Teachers' Pension and Annuity Fund which has expired as a result of such a discontinuance shall be reconstructed, and credit for retirement purposes shall be allowed to such member covering the period of his service in the Peace Corps. The method of computation, the terms of the purchase and the credit granted shall be identical to those stipulated for the purchase of previous membership service by members of the fund as provided in N.J.S. 18A:66-9. L.1981, c. 431, s. 1, eff. Jan. 9, 1982.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:66-9 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:66-9 - Resumption of discontinued membership

18A:66-9. Resumption of discontinued membership  18A:66-9. If a teacher who has withdrawn the accumulated member's contributions from the retirement system as provided in N.J.S.18A:66-34 is reenrolled as a member, that teacher may purchase credit for all of the previous membership service by paying into the annuity savings fund the amount required by applying the factor, supplied by the actuary as being applicable to the member's age at the time of the purchase, to the member's salary at that time, or to the highest annual compensation for service in this State for which contributions shall have been made during any fiscal year of membership or to the highest annual compensation for service in this State during any fiscal year for which credit is purchased, whichever is highest. The purchase may be made in regular installments, equal to at least one half the full normal contribution to the retirement system, over a maximum period of 10 years.  Any member electing to purchase service credit hereunder who retires prior to completing the payments as agreed with the retirement system will receive pro rata credit for service purchased prior to the date of retirement, but if the member so elects at the time of retirement, the member may make the additional lump-sum payment required at that time to provide full credit.  L.1967, c.271; amended 1991,c.138,s.2.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:66-10 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:66-10 - Nonmembers may join

18A:66-10. Nonmembers may join  18A:66-10. Any person who was employed as a teacher prior to January 2, 1955 and who did not join the Teachers' Pension and Annuity Fund may join at any time. The person shall have the option of joining the retirement system as a new member upon proper application with no credit for previous service, or of purchasing membership credit for this previous service. The purchase shall be made in the same manner and be subject to the same terms and conditions provided for the purchase of previous membership service by N.J.S.18A:66-9.  Any person coming under the provisions of this section shall not be allowed any of the death benefits established by N.J.S.18A:66-38, N.J.S.18A:66-41, N.J.S.18A:66-42, N.J.S.18A:66-44, N.J.S.18A:66-46 and N.J.S.18A:66-53 unless he becomes a member within 12 months after January 1, 1956, or furnishes satisfactory evidence of insurability.  L.1967, c.271; amended 1991,c.138,s.3.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:66-11 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:66-11 - Teachers in military service may enroll

18A:66-11. Teachers in military service may enroll  Any teacher who had entered or shall hereafter enter into the active air, military or naval service of the United States before making application for enrollment in the retirement system shall be accepted as a member upon his filing application; provided, such application is made within 3 months after entry into such active air, military or naval service, and his regular salary deduction as provided by section 18A:66-29 shall be paid to the retirement system by the employer as provided by chapter 252 of the laws of 1942, as amended by chapter 326 of the laws of 1942. L.1967, c.271; amended by L.1971, c. 121, s. 4, eff. April 29, 1971.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:66-14 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:66-14 - Credit for temporary service

18A:66-14. Credit for temporary service  18A:66-14. Any person employed temporarily as a teacher whose temporary employment resulted, without interruption, in permanent employment, and any person who was employed as a substitute immediately prior to permanent employment may purchase credit for the temporary or substitute service. The purchase shall be made in the same manner and be subject to the same terms and conditions provided for the purchase of previous membership service by N.J.S.18A:66-9.  L.1967, c.271; amended 1971,c.121,s.5; 1991,c.138,s.4.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:66-14.1 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:66-14.1 - Credit for military service

18A:66-14.1. Credit for military service  Any member of the retirement system, born in 1920, having at least 33 years of service credit as an employee of the same school district, which is coterminous with a municipality that had a population of 7,000 to 8,000 people, according to the 1970 census, and said municipality is designated as the county seat of a county of the third class that had a population of 75,000 to 100,000, according to the 1970 census, and borders both the States of New York and Pennsylvania, and who prior to said service served said district in a temporary capacity for a period of not less than 3 months, following which said member was inducted into the U.S. Army and served therein from July 15, 1942, to December, 1945, and then was recalled and served as an officer in the U.S. Army from September, 1950, to June, 1952, receiving an honorable discharge at the conclusion of his military service, shall be granted credit for said military service during 1942 to 1945 to the same extent that he would have been entitled to credit for said service if his temporary employment with the school district had been on a permanent basis. L.1983, c. 11, s. 1, eff. Jan. 19, 1983.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:66-14.2 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:66-14.2 - Retirement system credit to member on leave of absence

18A:66-14.2. Retirement system credit to member on leave of absence  a. Any person who serves, while on an approved leave of absence from regular duties as a teacher, as an officer of a local, county or State labor organization which represents, or is affiliated with an organization which represents, teachers as defined in N.J.S.18A:66-2, shall receive credit in the retirement system for the service. The person receiving the credit shall be liable, with respect to the service to be credited, for payment to the retirement system of both the contributions that would have been required under N.J.S.18A:66-29 and N.J.S.18A:66-31 and the contributions that would have been required under N.J.S.18A:66-33 if that service had been rendered as regular teaching service to the employer granting the leave of absence. The contributions shall be based upon the compensation that would have been received by the person under the locally negotiated salary guide had that person remained in regular teaching service.  b. Any person who, prior to the effective date of this 1989 amendatory and supplementary act, has rendered service as defined in subsection a. and who has not received credit in the retirement system for that service may elect, within one year after that effective date, to purchase credit for the service. The cost of the purchase shall be computed by applying the factor, supplied by the actuary as being applicable to the member's age at the time of the purchase and necessary to provide for the full cost, as considered in developing the purchase factors for military service, attributable to the purchased credit, to the member's salary at that time for a member in regular teaching service or the salary the member would be receiving at that time on the locally negotiated salary guide for a member serving as an officer of a local, county or State labor organization. All other terms of the purchase and the credit granted shall be as stipulated for the purchase of previous membership service by N.J.S.18A:66-9.  L.1989,c.198,s.2.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:66-15 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:66-15 - Service credit for retirement.

18A:66-15 Service credit for retirement.  18A:66-15. In computing for retirement or for purposes of resignation or separation from service under sections 18A:66-36 and 18A:66-37 the total service of a member about to be retired, the retirement system shall credit him with all service rendered by him since he last became a member and in addition, with all the service to which he is entitled and with no other service. Except as otherwise provided in this article, such service credit shall be final and conclusive for retirement purposes, or for purposes of resignation under sections 18A:66-36 and 18A:66-37, unless the member shall discontinue his service for more than two consecutive years. In the case of a member for whom compensation is defined in paragraph (2) of subsection d. of N.J.S.18A:66-2, the retirement system shall credit the member with the time of all service rendered by the member during the part of any year that the member was a participant of the Defined Contribution Retirement Program, pursuant to paragraph (5) of subsection a. of section 2 of P.L.2007, c.92 (C.43:15C-2) as amended by section 12 of P.L.2007, c.103, and making contributions to that program. For the purpose of computing service for retirement purposes, the board of trustees shall fix and determine by appropriate rules and regulations how much service in any year shall equal a year of service and part of a year of service. Not more than one year shall be credited for all service in a calendar year. Amended 2007, c.103, s.17.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:66-15.1 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:66-15.1 - Transfer or purchase of credit for service in other systems.

18A:66-15.1 Transfer or purchase of credit for service in other systems.  18A:66-15.1. a. A member who is a member of another State-administered retirement system or pension fund at the time of enrollment in the Teachers' Pension and Annuity Fund and who does not contribute to the other system or fund after that time may transfer the service credit in the other system or fund to the Teachers' Pension and Annuity Fund upon application and transfer of the member's contributions from the other system or fund to the fund. If the member has withdrawn the contributions to the other retirement system or pension fund, the member may purchase credit for the service in the other system or fund. The purchase shall be made in the same manner and be subject to the same terms and conditions provided for the purchase of previous membership service by N.J.S.18A:66-9. b. A member of the retirement system who had established service credit in a municipal or county retirement system or pension fund, and who was ineligible to transfer the service credit to the retirement system and withdrew contributions from the municipal or county retirement system or pension fund, may purchase credit for all of the member's service in that retirement system or pension fund by paying into the annuity savings fund the amount required by applying the factor, supplied by the actuary, as being applicable to the member's age at the time of the purchase, to the member's salary at that time, or to the highest annual compensation for service in this State for which contributions were made during any prior fiscal year of membership, whichever is greater. The terms of the purchase and the credit granted shall be identical, except as otherwise herein provided, to those stipulated for the purchase of previous membership service by members of the retirement system as provided by N.J.S.18A:66-9. c. A member who is a member of the Public Employees' Retirement System, established pursuant to P.L.1954, c.84 (C.43:15A-1 et seq.), at the time of enrollment in the Teachers' Pension and Annuity Fund and who within three years of the date of that enrollment ceases to be an active contributing member of the Public Employees' Retirement System may transfer all service credit in the Public Employees' Retirement System to the Teachers' Pension and Annuity Fund upon application and transfer of the member's contributions from the Public Employees' Retirement System to the Teachers' Pension and Annuity Fund. If the member has withdrawn the contributions to the Public Employees' Retirement System, the member may purchase credit for the service. The purchase shall be made in the same manner and be subject to the same terms and conditions provided for the purchase of previous membership service by N.J.S.18A:66-9. L.1967, c.271; amended 1971, c.121, s.6; 1981, c.479, s.1; 1989, c.101; 1991, c.138, s.5; 2001, c.6, s.1; 2001, c.341, s.1.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:66-16 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:66-16 - Creation of funds.

18A:66-16 Creation of funds.  18A:66-16. There shall be in the retirement system the contingent reserve fund, annuity savings fund, retirement reserve fund, pension fund, special reserve fund, interest fund, benefit enhancement fund and the members' death benefit fund. L.1967, c.271; amended 2001, c.133, s.1.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:66-17 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:66-17 - Expenses paid by State, reimbursement.

18A:66-17 Expenses paid by State, reimbursement.  18A:66-17. The expenses of administration of the retirement system shall be paid by the State of New Jersey. Each employing school district shall reimburse the State for a proportionate share of the amount paid by the State for administrative expense. This proportion shall be computed as the number of members under the jurisdiction of such employing school district bears to the total number of members in the system. The pro rata share of the cost of the administrative expense shall be included with the certification by the board of trustees to the Commissioner of Education, the State Treasurer and to each employing school district. The commissioner shall deduct the amount so certified from the certification, to the State Treasurer and the Director of the Division of Budget and Accounting, of State aid payable to such employing school district under the provisions of P.L.1954, c.85. Similar reimbursement shall be made to the State by institutions and districts to which P.L.1954, c.85 does not pertain. For purposes of this section, during the term of the lottery contribution made pursuant to section 4 of P.L.2017, c.98 (C.5:9-22.8) the expenses of the Lottery Enterprise shall not be considered to be expenses of the retirement system but shall be paid in accordance with section 6 of P.L.2017, c.98 (C.5:9-22.10). amended 1971, c.121, s.7; 2017, c.98, s.19.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:66-18.1 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:66-18.1 - Payment of pension adjustment benefits.

18A:66-18.1 Payment of pension adjustment benefits.  2. Pension adjustment benefits for members and beneficiaries of the Teachers' Pension and Annuity Fund as provided by the "Pension Adjustment Act," P.L.1958, c.143 (C.43:3B-1 et seq.), shall be paid by the retirement system and shall be funded as employer obligations by the same method provided by law for the funding of employer obligations for the basic retirement benefits provided by the retirement system. L.1987, c.385, s.2; amended 1992, c.41, s.3; 1993, c.8, s.1; 1994, c.62, s.3; 1997, c.115, s.2; 2002, c.11, s.1; 2007, c.103, s.43.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:66-19 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:66-19 - Annuity savings fund.

18A:66-19 Annuity savings fund.  18A:66-19. The annuity savings fund shall be the fund in which shall be credited accumulated deductions and contributions by members or on their behalf to provide for their allowances. A single account shall be established in this fund for each person who is or shall become a member and all contributions deducted from each such member's compensation shall be credited to this single account. amended 1971, c.121, s.9; 2010, c.1, s.24.