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New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 16 - TRANSPORTATION › Chapter 89 - FERRY CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 16:89-1.1 - Purpose

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(a) NJ TRANSIT was
				established by the New Jersey Public Transportation Act of 1979,
				27:25-1 et seq., as the
				instrumentality of the State government to establish and provide for the
				operation and improvement of a coherent public transportation system in the
				most efficient and effective manner. While pursuant to
				27:25-5.h, NJ TRANSIT is
				authorized to operate ferry passenger service, it recognizes the important
				contribution of private ferry systems in the State's transportation network. As
				NJ TRANSIT receives the benefit of increased Federal funding by including
				private ferry mileage statistics in its annual submission to the National
				Transit Database of the Federal Transit Administration, NJ TRANSIT believes it
				is prudent public policy to establish a program to invest State of New Jersey
				funds for capital acquisitions and infrastructure improvements for ferry
				operators.
(b) This chapter is
				designed to provide procedures pursuant to which NJ TRANSIT will allocate
				funding for capital improvements to operators under a Ferry Capital Improvement
				Program.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 16 - TRANSPORTATION › Chapter 89 - FERRY CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM › Subchapter 2 - ELIGIBILITY AND INELIGIBILITY › Section 16:89-2.1 - Eligibility criteria

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(a) The
				President and CEO shall determine whether an operator is eligible to
				participate in the FCIP. To be eligible, operators shall:
1. Have all necessary governmental approvals
				to run ferry passenger service;
2.
				Provide NJ TRANSIT with statistics and annual required certifications for the
				NTD Report (see
				49 U.S.C. §
											5335(a)). The FTA has found
				such submission acceptable and funds from FTA's
				49 U.S.C. §
											5307 and
				49 U.S.C. §
											5337 programs (or successor programs) were
				allocated to NJ TRANSIT;
3. Be
				current in its accounts with NJ TRANSIT and the State of New Jersey. When there
				are affiliates, then both the operator and each affiliate must be current in
				its accounts with NJ TRANSIT and the State of New Jersey;
4. Have performed satisfactorily in past
				contractual arrangements with NJ TRANSIT;
5. Have the ability to maintain equipment of
				advanced design and technological complexity;
6. Agree to utilize the purchased FCIP
				capital improvement for the primary purpose of operating ferry passenger
				service in accordance with its routes and service requirements; and
7. Agree to make purchased FCIP capital
				improvements available as soon as practicable for the needs of NJ TRANSIT upon
				written request by NJ TRANSIT in the event of any emergencies, such as riots,
				floods, calamities, strikes, etc., as determined by NJ TRANSIT. Details of
				these requirements and the compensation therefor shall be set forth in an
				emergency services agreement between NJ TRANSIT and the
				operator.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 16 - TRANSPORTATION › Chapter 89 - FERRY CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM › Subchapter 2 - ELIGIBILITY AND INELIGIBILITY › Section 16:89-2.2 - Notice of ineligibility

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(a) If
				NJ TRANSIT concludes that an operator is not eligible to participate in the
				FCIP, a designee of the President and CEO shall notify the operator, in
				writing, explaining the reasons for the decision. The operator may appeal this
				decision, but only on the facts NJ TRANSIT used in its determination. The
				operator must submit its written response within 15 business days of receiving
				NJ TRANSIT's decision. In its response, the operator shall respond with
				particularity and detail to each and every assertion made in the initial
				communication. The operator may submit only relevant documents with its
				response.
(b) The President and
				CEO's designee shall consider the operator's response on the papers submitted
				by the operator and all other relevant material, including the applicable
				provisions at
				N.J.S.A.
				27:25-1 et seq., and shall render a decision.
				A decision by the President and CEO's designee shall be tendered within 30
				calendar days of receipt of the operator's written response. Where the
				President and CEO's designee requests additional information from the operator,
				the operator shall respond, accordingly. The President and CEO's designee shall
				render a decision based on such facts, the law, and any relevant considerations
				of public policy. If the operator is dissatisfied by this decision, the
				operator may seek review of the decision in accordance with the procedures set
				forth in the Administrative Procedure Act,
				N.J.S.A.
				52:14B-1 et seq., and the Uniform
				Administrative Procedure Rules, N.J.A.C. 1:
1.
				An operator may seek judicial review of NJ TRANSIT's final decision by filing
				the appropriate appeal with the Appellate Division of the Superior Court of New
				Jersey, as provided by applicable law.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 16 - TRANSPORTATION › Chapter 89 - FERRY CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM › Subchapter 3 - FERRY CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM FUNDING › Section 16:89-3.1 - Source of funds

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(a) Funding for
				the FCIP program will be provided from the NJ TRANSIT capital budget.
(b) NJ TRANSIT will allocate FCIP
				participants at least 75 percent of the funding generated as a result of their
				RVM reported to the NTD and allocated to NJ TRANSIT pursuant to the FTA's
				49 U.S.C. §§
										5307 and
				5337 programs, or their
				successors. The remaining balance will be retained by NJ TRANSIT to cover
				internal administration cost and assist in the support of NJ TRANSIT capital
				projects that are deemed by NJ TRANSIT to be required for the support of
				commuter ferry operations.
(c) NJ
				TRANSIT will allocate FCIP participants at least 75 percent of the funding
				generated as a result of their FGDRM reported to the NTD and allocated to NJ
				TRANSIT pursuant to the FTA's 5307 and 5337 programs, or their successors. The
				remaining balance will be retained by NJ TRANSIT to cover internal
				administration cost and assist in the support of NJ TRANSIT capital projects
				that are deemed by NJ TRANSIT to be required for the support of commuter ferry
				operations.
(d) NJ TRANSIT will
				establish the annual RVM and FGDRM funding amount consistent with Federal
				appropriations and national NTD reporting.
(e) FCIP funding will be disbursed for FCIP
				projects consistent with an agreement as described in
				N.J.A.C.
				16:89-4.1. NJ TRANSIT will maintain a record
				of the amount allocated to each FCIP participant, amount disbursed or
				committed, and the program balance.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 16 - TRANSPORTATION › Chapter 89 - FERRY CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM › Subchapter 3 - FERRY CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM FUNDING › Section 16:89-3.2 - Eligible and ineligible uses of allocated FCIP funds

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(a) FCIP expenditures made shall apply only
				to ferry passenger service capital improvements and/or capital
				maintenance.
(b) Allocated FCIP
				funds may be used for the following types of expenditures with the approval of
				NJ TRANSIT supporting ferry passenger service:
1. Purchase of waterborne craft and buses
				used for revenue service, which must be maintained in revenue service for their
				prescribed useful lives;
2.
				Rehabilitation of NJ TRANSIT purchased waterborne craft and buses, including,
				but not limited to, the complete overhaul of boat engines and propulsion
				systems, purchase of complete ferry engines or propulsion system, bus engines,
				and/or transmissions, structural rehabilitation, HVAC rehabilitation, and
				seat/cover replacements. The purchase or repair of component parts that are
				included in the normal operating maintenance of equipment or facilities or are
				being replaced on a regularly scheduled basis is not permitted;
3. Rehabilitation of operator owned/leased
				waterborne craft and buses, as described in (b)2 above, used in ferry passenger
				service;
4. Improvements to
				facilities used principally to support the operation of ferry passenger
				service;
5. Capital equipment
				purchases, including, but not limited to, electronic fare equipment, radios,
				and maintenance equipment; and
6.
				Purchase of non-revenue vehicles used to support revenue operations.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 16 - TRANSPORTATION › Chapter 89 - FERRY CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM › Subchapter 4 - OTHER REQUIREMENTS › Section 16:89-4.1 - Agreement governing capital improvements

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(a) An operator shall enter into an
				appropriate written agreement ensuring NJ TRANSIT's satisfactory continuing
				control for every item of capital improvement funded by NJ TRANSIT through the
				FCIP. This agreement will also ensure that the operator's use and disposition
				of the capital improvements are in accordance with the FCIP and shall contain
				such provisions that include, but are limited to, requirements for capital
				improvement maintenance, indemnification, and insurance, and requirements for
				default, audits, and recordkeeping as NJ TRANSIT shall deem reasonably
				necessary to ensure that the capital improvement shall remain in ferry
				passenger service for the length of its useful life.
(b) Satisfactory continuing control shall
				take the form of a lien agreement as follows:
1. NJ TRANSIT will be named as the senior
				(first) lienholder on capital improvements funded through FCIP. If a senior
				lien is not available, NJ TRANSIT shall maintain its financial interest over
				each capital improvement through its useful life by means of a lien agreement
				identifying the cost, date of purchase, and useful life of each capital
				improvement and stipulating that any early disposition of the capital
				improvement will require the operator to reimburse NJ TRANSIT the original cost
				of the capital improvement less depreciation (assuming straight line
				depreciation).
2. If the operator
				does not have the resources to reimburse NJ TRANSIT in accordance with (b)1
				above, NJ TRANSIT shall reduce the operator's next year's FCIP funds by an
				amount equivalent to the original cost less depreciation of the capital
				improvement.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 16 - TRANSPORTATION › Chapter 89 - FERRY CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM › Subchapter 4 - OTHER REQUIREMENTS › Section 16:89-4.2 - Compliance requirements

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(a) As
				a precondition to accepting funding for capital improvements from NJ TRANSIT,
				an operator shall agree to abide by all regulatory requirements of NJ TRANSIT
				in force at the time the written agreement in
				N.J.A.C.
				16:89-4.1(a)  is executed
				and all requirements of any third party owner of the equipment.
(b) Operators shall agree to provide any
				records or documentation that NJ TRANSIT may require for any audit conducted in
				relation to FCIP funding from the NJ TRANSIT capital budget or the
				FTA.
(c) Operators shall annually
				certify to NJ TRANSIT that all capital improvements are being satisfactorily
				maintained according to accepted standards throughout their useful life.
				Operators shall agree to develop and submit to NJ TRANSIT a maintenance plan if
				so required.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 16 - TRANSPORTATION › Chapter 89 - FERRY CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM › Subchapter 5 - RETIREMENT OF CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT › Section 16:89-5.1 - General

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In each instance where an operator proposes to dispose of
				  capital improvements acquired with FCIP funds the operator shall submit a
				  written plan for disposition to NJ TRANSIT for its approval.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 17 - TREASURY - GENERAL › Chapter 1 - GENERAL ADMINISTRATION › Subchapter 1 - ADMINISTRATIVE PRACTICES › Section 17:1-1.1 - Description of the Division of Pensions and Benefits

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(a) The
				Division is the successor to the former Bureau of Public Employees' Pensions
				created in June 1952. Under the general reorganization acts of 1948, the
				pension funds were located within the State Division of Budget and Accounting.
				In 1950 they were transferred to the Division of Investment under the statute
				creating that division.
(b) The
				Division, under the Department of the Treasury, was created by P.L. 1955 c. 70.
				All administrative functions of the State pension funds, except for the
				investment of the assets retained in the Division of Investment, were assigned
				to the Division.
(c) The Division
				is responsible for one of the largest public employee benefits program in the
				nation. It administers a comprehensive benefit program that enables public
				employers throughout the State to attract and retain skilled and talented
				employees. These include State employees, teachers, police officers, fire
				fighters, correction officers, judges, and many other local employees whose
				jobs are fundamental to the safety and well being of all New Jersey residents.
				The Division administers 10 separate pension systems.
(d) The Division also administers the State
				Health Benefits Program (SHBP) that includes health plans, dental plans, and a
				prescription drug plan. This program provides coverage for employees, retirees,
				and their dependents, of the State and participating local employers. The
				enactment of
				52:14-17.4 6 et seq., creates the
				School Employees' Health Benefits Program, which will be administered by the
				Division.
(e) The Division's
				benefits programs include the following three supplemental retirement savings
				programs: the New Jersey State Employees Deferred Compensation Plan,
				Supplemental Annuity Collective Trust (SACT), and the Additional Contributions
				Tax Sheltered Program (ACTS). The Division also administers the
IRC
				Section 125
program, termed TaxSave, for State employees, as well as
				the
IRC Section 132
program known as Commuter
				TaxSave.
(f) The following Boards
				and Commissions provide oversight and direction to the benefits programs:
1. Public Employees' Retirement System
				Board;
2. Teachers' Pensions and
				Annuity Fund Board;
3. Police and
				Firemen's Retirement System Board;
4. State Police Retirement System
				Board;
5. Consolidated Police and
				Firemen's Pension Fund Commission;
6. State House Commission for the Judicial
				Retirement System;
7. Defined
				Contribution Retirement Program Commission;
8. State Health Benefits
				Commission;
9. School Employees'
				Health Benefits Commission;
10. New
				Jersey State Employees Deferred Compensation Board;
11. Supplemental Annuity Collective Trust
				Council;
12. Pension and Health
				Benefits Review Commission; and
13.
				The State Investment Council.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 17 - TREASURY - GENERAL › Chapter 1 - GENERAL ADMINISTRATION › Subchapter 1 - ADMINISTRATIVE PRACTICES › Section 17:1-1.1A - Election of representative to the State Investment Council

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(a)
				Pursuant to
				52:18A-83.a(1), the Board of
				Trustees of the Public Employees' Retirement System (PERS), the Teachers'
				Pension and Annuity Fund (TPAF), and the Police and Firemen's Retirement System
				(PFRS) of New Jersey shall each elect one of its board members for a three-year
				term commencing on July 1, to serve as a member of the State Investment Council
				at its regular meetings. Board members who are designated to serve on the State
				Investment Council must be active members of their retirement system or retired
				members of their retirement system receiving a retirement allowance.
1. Each active or retired member of the PERS,
				TPAF, and PFRS Board of Trustees who is elected by his or her Board to serve as
				a member of the State Investment Council may not hold any office, position, or
				employment in any political party and may not benefit directly or indirectly
				from any transaction made by the Director of the Division of
				Investment.
2. Any active or
				retired member elected by the Board of Trustees of the PERS, TPAF, and PFRS to
				serve as the State Investment Council representative shall be required to
				comply with all other requirements provided in
				52:18A-83. Any elected member who
				fails to comply with the requirements stipulated in the law will be
				automatically disqualified as a representative.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 17 - TREASURY - GENERAL › Chapter 1 - GENERAL ADMINISTRATION › Subchapter 1 - ADMINISTRATIVE PRACTICES › Section 17:1-1.2 - Records

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(a) The records of
				all employee benefit programs administered by the Division are public records
				and may be requested through the Treasury Government Records Unit. Records
				shall be provided during regular business hours.
(b) Records considered confidential include
				protected health information (PHI) as defined by the Federal Health Insurance
				Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA),
				Pub. L.
				104-191, Social Security numbers, pension
				membership numbers, medical information submitted for any purpose, mailing
				addresses of active and retired members, individual files pertaining to
				beneficiary designation and any proprietary information provided to the
				Division from another source. Further records considered to be confidential may
				be found at
				47:1A-10.
(c) All medical records obtained in
				connection with an application for disability retirement shall be restricted
				for the confidential use of the Boards of Trustees. Upon request, the Division
				shall release a copy of the examining physician's medical report to the member,
				the member's attorney or any person authorized by the member in writing to
				receive a copy of such report after the Board's initial decision is rendered.
				In no event shall the report be released to any individual not authorized by
				the member in writing to receive the report.
(d) Charges for copies of pension records
				that have been deemed to be public information will be made in accordance with
				the provisions of
				47:1A-5.
(e) Requests for access to government records
				must be in accordance with the Department of Treasury's procedures as provided
				by the Open Public Records Act.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 17 - TREASURY - GENERAL › Chapter 1 - GENERAL ADMINISTRATION › Subchapter 1 - ADMINISTRATIVE PRACTICES › Section 17:1-1.3 - Hearing request

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(a) The applicant
				will be given written notice of any decision by the Division, Board or
				Commission. Said notice shall inform the applicant of the appeal process
				available in the event the applicant disagrees with the decision of the
				Division, Board or Commission, including the proper procedure for requesting a
				hearing.
(b) The decision by the
				agency shall be final unless the applicant shall file a request for a hearing
				within 45 days after the date of the written notice of the decision.
(c) Administrative hearings will be conducted
				by the Office of Administrative Law pursuant to the provisions of
				52:14B-1 et seq. and N.J.A.C.
				1:1.
(d) The following statement
				shall be incorporated in every written notice setting forth the Division, Board
				or Commission's determination in a matter where such determination is contrary
				to the claim made by the claimant or the claimant's legal representative: If
				you disagree with the determination of the Board, Commission or Division, you
				may appeal by submitting a written statement to the Board, Commission or
				Division Director within 45 days after the date of written notice of the
				determination. The statement shall set forth in detail the reasons for your
				disagreement with the Board, Commission or Division's determination and shall
				include any relevant documentation supporting your claim. If no such written
				statement is received within the 45-day period, the determination by the Board,
				Commission or Division shall be final.
(e) The Board, Commission or Division
				Director shall determine whether to grant an administrative hearing based upon
				the standards for a contested case hearing set forth in the Administrative
				Procedure Act,
				52:14B-1 et seq., and the Uniform
				Administrative Procedure Rules, N.J.A.C. 1:1.
(f) Administrative hearings shall be
				conducted by the Office of Administrative Law pursuant to the provisions of
				52:14B-1 et seq. and N.J.A.C.
				1:1.
(g) If the granted appeal
				involves solely a question of law, the Board, Commission or Division Director
				may retain the matter and issue a final determination, which shall include
				detailed findings of fact and conclusions of law, based upon the documents,
				submissions and legal arguments of the parties. The Board's, Commission's or
				Division Director's final determination may be appealed to the Superior Court,
				Appellate Division.
(h) If the
				granted appeal involves a question of facts, the Board, Commission or Division
				Director shall submit the matter to the Office of Administrative Law.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 17 - TREASURY - GENERAL › Chapter 1 - GENERAL ADMINISTRATION › Subchapter 1 - ADMINISTRATIVE PRACTICES › Section 17:1-1.4 - Mail distribution

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(a) All mail sent
				to the Division will be received, opened and sorted by the mail section, with
				the exception of registered or certified mail, which will be sent directly to
				the addressee.
(b) The mail section
				will send all correspondence to the appropriate administrative bureau in the
				Division, where the correspondence should be acknowledged or answered in a
				timely manner.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 17 - TREASURY - GENERAL › Chapter 1 - GENERAL ADMINISTRATION › Subchapter 1 - ADMINISTRATIVE PRACTICES › Section 17:1-1.5 - Annual statements; retirement system

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(a) Updated online
				statements of member accounts are made available over the Internet, through the
				Member Benefits Online System, to active members of the following retirement
				systems and funds after each quarterly posting in each calendar year:
1. Public Employees' Retirement System -
				State and local members;
2.
				Teachers' Pension and Annuity Fund - State and local members;
3. Police and Firemen's Retirement System -
				State and local members;
4. State
				Police Retirement System members;
5. Members of the Legislative Part of the
				Public Employees' Retirement System;
6. Members of the Prosecutors Part of the
				Public Employees' Retirement System; and
7. Members of the Workers Compensation Judge
				Part of the Public Employees' Retirement System.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 17 - TREASURY - GENERAL › Chapter 1 - GENERAL ADMINISTRATION › Subchapter 1 - ADMINISTRATIVE PRACTICES › Section 17:1-1.6 - Quarterly statements; supplemental annuity

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Statements of members' accounts are mailed quarterly to
				  participants of the tax sheltered and regular, after-tax sheltered Supplemental
				  Annuity Collective Trust.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 17 - TREASURY - GENERAL › Chapter 1 - GENERAL ADMINISTRATION › Subchapter 1 - ADMINISTRATIVE PRACTICES › Section 17:1-1.8 - Priorities

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(a) In the event
				the Division is required to establish priorities for the performance of a
				particular obligation, such priorities shall be made known to all members
				involved and shall be established in the following order:
1. Those who are retiring or who contemplate
				retirement within the year;
2.
				Those who are at or beyond the normal retirement age; and
3. All other members.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 17 - TREASURY - GENERAL › Chapter 1 - GENERAL ADMINISTRATION › Subchapter 1 - ADMINISTRATIVE PRACTICES › Section 17:1-1.9 - Bankruptcy; subsequent loans

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(a) Any member of a
				State-administered retirement system, which permits loans to its members, who
				has payroll deductions for an outstanding loan balance in suspense as a result
				of bankruptcy proceedings prior to October 31, 2008, will not be permitted to
				obtain another loan from that retirement system during the pendency of the
				suspended original loan.
(b) A
				member or retired member's outstanding loan balance is not discharged by
				bankruptcy.
(c) A review of all
				existing suspended loans will be conducted by the Division and those members
				with a suspended loan balance will have their loan recalculated with accrued
				interest. For those members whose loans were suspended prior to October 31,
				2008, pursuant to a bankruptcy filing, a written notice of the continued
				pendency of the bankruptcy action shall be submitted to the Division. The loan
				deductions will resume unless the member whose loan was suspended prior to
				October 31, 2008 informs the Division of the continued pendency of the
				bankruptcy action by providing an official document from the courts. Until the
				member's loan deductions are reinstated, no additional pension loans are
				permitted.
(d) No loans will be
				suspended due to bankruptcy.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 17 - TREASURY - GENERAL › Chapter 1 - GENERAL ADMINISTRATION › Subchapter 1 - ADMINISTRATIVE PRACTICES › Section 17:1-1.10 - Survivor certifications

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Widows, widowers, parents and guardians of minor children
				  receiving pension checks may be contacted annually by letter or certificate of
				  eligibility to determine eligibility for the continuation of monthly
				  benefits.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 17 - TREASURY - GENERAL › Chapter 1 - GENERAL ADMINISTRATION › Subchapter 1 - ADMINISTRATIVE PRACTICES › Section 17:1-1.11 - Leaves of absence for maternity; benefits; nondiscrimination

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In accordance with the Attorney General's opinion AAA
				  M79-4158, rendered in January, 1981, public employees, who are on authorized
				  leaves of absence for maternity, will not be treated any differently from other
				  public employees, who are on authorized leaves of absence for personal illness,
				  concerning their rights, duties and obligations regarding their pension or
				  other related employee benefit programs.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 17 - TREASURY - GENERAL › Chapter 1 - GENERAL ADMINISTRATION › Subchapter 1 - ADMINISTRATIVE PRACTICES › Section 17:1-1.12 - Domestic relations orders

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(a) The Division
				will honor court orders for child support, alimony or equitable distribution.
				The matrimonial order must require the Division to withhold the specified
				amounts. The matrimonial order must also designate a specific dollar amount, a
				specific percentage of the gross monthly retirement benefit, or a percentage of
				the gross monthly retirement benefit the member will receive based on the
				specific number of years and months of service the member accrued while
				married.
(b) Payment of benefits to
				an alternate payee cannot begin until the member either retires and begins
				receiving a monthly retirement allowance or withdraws their contributions from
				the retirement system.
(c) All
				withholdings mandated under a matrimonial order shall cease upon the death of
				either the retired member or the alternate payee.
(d) The Division cannot guarantee the
				implementation of any irrevocable designation of death benefits or selection of
				retirement option. It is the responsibility of the member to inform the
				Division of the existence of any court order or domestic relations order, as
				well as, to comply with the contents of same.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 17 - TREASURY - GENERAL › Chapter 1 - GENERAL ADMINISTRATION › Subchapter 1 - ADMINISTRATIVE PRACTICES › Section 17:1-1.13 - Suspension of pension payments

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(a) The
				disbursement of pension payments shall be suspended under the following
				circumstances:
1. If a disability retirant
				fails to appear for a medical examination scheduled by the Division;
2. If a widow, widower, parent or guardian of
				minor child(ren) fails to file a certificate of eligibility, which is normally
				mailed to such beneficiaries on a periodic basis;
3. If a retirant or beneficiary becomes
				mentally or physically incompetent. The disbursement of pension checks in this
				instance shall be suspended until a proper legal representative has been
				appointed;
4. If a retirant is
				receiving a retirement benefit, the Boards may suspend retirement benefits
				pending the outcome of charges including, but not limited to, the following:
i. An indictment;
ii. An information;
iii. An accusation;
iv. An administrative or disciplinary
				action;
v. An ethics violation;
				or
vi. A license or credential
				review;
5. For those who
				receive their pension payment via paper check, if a retirant or beneficiary
				fails to cash three consecutive monthly pension checks, the monthly benefit
				shall be suspended until a personally endorsed, notarized signature card has
				been received; or
6. In the event
				of incarceration of the retirant, pursuant to the provision of
				43:1-2, the retirement benefits
				will be forfeited during the period of incarceration.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 17 - TREASURY - GENERAL › Chapter 1 - GENERAL ADMINISTRATION › Subchapter 2 - ACCOUNTING › Section 17:1-2.1 - Receipts deposited

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) All routine
				receipts as of noon of any working day, which are identifiable as to origin and
				propriety, are to be deposited the same day.
(b) All other checks are to be deposited as
				soon as possible.
(c) If checks are
				not in the amount of the billing and there is no dispute as to the amount
				involved, such checks will be returned to the remitter and the obligation will
				be considered as not having been paid; the remitter will be so advised.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 17 - TREASURY - GENERAL › Chapter 1 - GENERAL ADMINISTRATION › Subchapter 2 - ACCOUNTING › Section 17:1-2.2 - Remittance; limitation

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
The monthly remittances for pension contributions to the
				  Division by employers shall be by electronic fund transfer (EFT). All other
				  remittances to the Division shall be by check, bank draft or money
				  order.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 17 - TREASURY - GENERAL › Chapter 1 - GENERAL ADMINISTRATION › Subchapter 2 - ACCOUNTING › Section 17:1-2.3 - Due dates for remittances and reports

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) Monthly
				remittances for the Police and Firemen's Retirement System, Teachers' Pension
				and Annuity Fund and the Public Employees' Retirement System are to be
				transmitted through the electronic funds transfer system by the seventh day of
				the month following the close of the preceding month for which contributions
				are required.
(b) The biweekly
				report to the approved investment providers of the Alternate Benefit Program
				shall be due from the Centralized Payroll Unit to the Division no later than
				the pay date for each biweekly payroll period for which deductions or
				reductions were required. Remittance of contributions and related reports will
				be transmitted to investment providers no later than five business days
				following the corresponding biweekly payroll date.
(c) Deductions and reductions for Alternate
				Benefit Program participants of county and State colleges and universities will
				be transmitted to approved investment providers no later than five business
				days following the corresponding payroll date. County and State colleges and
				universities, which are prepaying the employer contributions on behalf of the
				State of New Jersey and have agreed to be fully accountable and responsible for
				the timely submission of such contributions shall submit a monthly report(s) to
				the Division by the 15th day of the month following the close of the preceding
				month detailing those prepayments in a format to be determined by the Director
				of the Division. County and State colleges and universities will be reimbursed
				for prepaid employer contributions in accordance with the prevailing statutes,
				within 15 business days of submitting all required reports in approved
				formats.
(d) Quarterly reports,
				including the remittance for the third month of the calendar quarter, for the
				Public Employees' Retirement System, Teachers' Pension and Annuity Fund, and
				the Police and Firemen's Retirement System are due in the Division the seventh
				day of the month following the close of the preceding quarter.
(e) Payroll deductions for pension,
				contributory insurance and the Supplemental Annuity Program and salary
				reductions for the Tax Sheltered Supplemental Annuity Program shall be remitted
				on a biweekly basis immediately following the payroll payment dates for State
				employees reported by the Centralized Payroll System.
(f) Monthly remittances for the State Health
				Benefits Program are due on the date indicated on the invoice. Reporting
				agencies will be considered in default if premiums are not paid on or before
				that date.
(g) Salary reductions
				under I.R.C. § 403(b), made on behalf of an employee, are to be
				transmitted through the electronic fund transfer system and credited within
				five business days from the pay date.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 17 - TREASURY - GENERAL › Chapter 1 - GENERAL ADMINISTRATION › Subchapter 2 - ACCOUNTING › Section 17:1-2.4 - Delinquent notices

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) Reporting agencies that do not file
				timely reports or remittances will receive a delinquent notice.
(b) In the event the employer does not
				respond to the delinquent notice for the Report of Contributions, and if the
				report is not received in a timely manner to update the members of the local
				employer's report, the mayor, school superintendent, or person of a similar
				authority will be sent a letter advising of the delinquency and the
				ramifications of such delinquency.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 17 - TREASURY - GENERAL › Chapter 1 - GENERAL ADMINISTRATION › Subchapter 2 - ACCOUNTING › Section 17:1-2.5 - Interest charges; delinquent remittance; report of contributions

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) If payment in
				full, representing the monthly remittance and report of contributions or
				charges, is not made within 15 days of the due dates for such remittance and
				reports, interest at the rate of six percent per annum for the Teachers'
				Pension and Annuity Fund and the Public Employees' Retirement System, and 10
				percent per annum for the Police and Firemen's Retirement System shall commence
				to run against the total remittance of contributions for the period on the
				first day after such 15th day.
(b)
				The penalty will also apply where the monies have been forwarded but without
				the report of contributions necessary to distribute such monies to the proper
				accounts. The penalty amount will be computed using the total contribution
				amount for pension fund members listed on the report of
				contributions.
(c) No interest
				charges will be billed for delinquent remittances or the report of
				contributions referred to in (a) above if the interest charge is less than $
				10.00.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 17 - TREASURY - GENERAL › Chapter 1 - GENERAL ADMINISTRATION › Subchapter 2 - ACCOUNTING › Section 17:1-2.6 - Disbursement authorizations

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
All checks disbursed, requiring the signature of the State
				  Treasurer, are forwarded with signed authorizations to the Department of the
				  Treasury.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 17 - TREASURY - GENERAL › Chapter 1 - GENERAL ADMINISTRATION › Subchapter 2 - ACCOUNTING › Section 17:1-2.7 - Disbursement schedules

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(a) All
				disbursements, other than the regular pension payrolls, including the payment
				of loans, withdrawals and refunds, should be made at least once a
				week.
(b) The pension payrolls are
				disbursed by the cash control section of the Treasury Department at the end of
				each calendar month.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 17 - TREASURY - GENERAL › Chapter 1 - GENERAL ADMINISTRATION › Subchapter 2 - ACCOUNTING › Section 17:1-2.8 - Disbursement; limitations

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All disbursements returned by the Federal post office as
				  "undelivered" shall be credited to the appropriate account. Disbursements that
				  are made by check shall be delivered by the Federal post office unless
				  otherwise authorized by the Director of the Division.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 17 - TREASURY - GENERAL › Chapter 1 - GENERAL ADMINISTRATION › Subchapter 2 - ACCOUNTING › Section 17:1-2.9 - Adjustment statements

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) Adjustment
				statements are mailed as audits are completed.
(b) When an overpayment notice is mailed, a
				check is issued unless the employing agency offers an explanation for the
				variance.
(c) Overpayments are
				returned to the employer from which they were received; in the case of
				overpayments covering local employees, State employees reported on a biweekly
				basis, multiple members, and on post audit overpayments, the member is made the
				payee.
(d) For clearing account
				overages that are the result of quarterly transmittal overpayments, these
				monies shall be refunded directly to the employer.
(e) One month after shortage statements are
				mailed, a second notice is sent if payment has not been received.
(f) One month after the second notice, a
				letter is sent advising the reporting agency that the shortage will be
				certified with interest as a back deduction or as an arrears obligation if
				payment is not received within 30 days.
(g) If the member is off the payroll so that
				such extra deduction cannot be certified, the shortage will be established in
				the member's account and will be subject to an interest charge at the current
				rate of interest earned by the annuity savings fund per annum calculated from
				the date of the first notice forwarded to the member.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 17 - TREASURY - GENERAL › Chapter 1 - GENERAL ADMINISTRATION › Subchapter 2 - ACCOUNTING › Section 17:1-2.10 - Minimum adjustments; repayment schedules

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) In order to
				facilitate the reconciliation of members' accounts upon death, no refunds or
				additional contributions shall be made to a member's loan and arrearages
				balances if such adjustments involve amounts of $ 50.00 or less. Unresolved
				differences of $ 50.00 or less will be written off.
(b) Unresolved differences of $ 50.00 or less
				in accounts that have been withdrawn will be written off. However, if a
				withdrawn member provides sufficient documentation that monies are due from the
				withdrawn account, such refunds shall be made, notwithstanding the fact that
				the unresolved difference had been previously written off.
(c) Unresolved differences of $ 50.01 to $
				100.00 which are owed to a withdrawn member shall be paid without any further
				analysis of the member's account. Payment will be made to the employee and
				forwarded to the last employer of record.
(d) Rules concerning the unresolved
				differences in retirement accounts are as follows:
1. No refunds or additional contributions
				shall be required for retired members if the adjustments involve amounts that
				range from a positive to a negative $ 50.00 for pensions and $ 100.00 for
				contributory life insurance premiums. All balances within these ranges will be
				written off.
2. All money found to
				be due and payable subsequent to a member's retirement shall be repaid in one
				sum. In the event the retiree is unable to make payment in one lump sum,
				repayment may be scheduled over a period not to exceed five years. Regular
				interest, as defined by N.J.S.A. 43:15A-6n, 18A:66-2m,
				43:16A-1(9),
				53:5A-3p and 43:6A-3n, shall apply to all such repayment schedules. Any other
				schedule of repayment shall be referred to the Board of Trustees for
				consideration. As a condition of establishing a repayment schedule, the
				Division will automatically put a hold on the distribution of the member's
				group life insurance until such time that the obligation is satisfied. Any
				remaining funds from the group life insurance will be distributed in accordance
				with the member's last Designation of Beneficiary on file.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 17 - TREASURY - GENERAL › Chapter 1 - GENERAL ADMINISTRATION › Subchapter 2 - ACCOUNTING › Section 17:1-2.12 - Lost pension checks; direct deposit of pension payments

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) Upon
				receiving notification that a retiree or other payee has not received a
				particular check for whatever reason, the Division shall send the payee an
				affidavit of non-receipt for completion.
1.
				Upon receipt of the affidavit of non-receipt, the Division shall send a stop
				payment order to the bank upon which the check was drawn. However, if theft is
				alleged, a stop payment order shall be sent to the bank immediately upon
				notification of the alleged theft.
2. Upon receipt of an acknowledgment from the
				bank of the stop payment notice, the Division shall issue a replacement
				check.
3. If the payee refuses to
				execute the affidavit, the procedure set forth in this subsection will be
				followed but a replacement check will not be issued until 90 days after the
				check date has passed.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 17 - TREASURY - GENERAL › Chapter 1 - GENERAL ADMINISTRATION › Subchapter 2 - ACCOUNTING › Section 17:1-2.13 - Administrative expenses; prorated among systems

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) Not
				later than 60 days after receipt of the expenditures by account, the Division
				will prepare a complete fiscal statement indicating the administrative expenses
				incurred by the Division within its State appropriation for the previous fiscal
				year ending the prior June 30.
1. Such
				statement will reflect the total expenses incurred in each account within the
				Division's appropriation;
2.
				Supplemental statements will be prepared allocating specific costs attributable
				to each of the retirement systems, State Health Benefits Program, and the
				School Employees' Health Benefits Program within the operation of the
				respective bureaus; and
3. Included
				in the administrative expenses incurred by the Division shall be those of the
				State Division of Investment as the expenses of that Division pertain to the
				investment of monies appropriate to each retirement system or fund calculated
				on the number of transactions processed for the respective systems.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 17 - TREASURY - GENERAL › Chapter 1 - GENERAL ADMINISTRATION › Subchapter 2 - ACCOUNTING › Section 17:1-2.14 - Employees reported on biweekly salaries

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) Retirement,
				death benefits and service credit will be determined on the basis of biweekly
				pay periods for employees reported on a biweekly basis.
(b) In the event a member is reported on a
				combination of monthly and biweekly pay periods, the member's last year's
				salary or final compensation and service credit will be computed on a
				proportional basis.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 17 - TREASURY - GENERAL › Chapter 1 - GENERAL ADMINISTRATION › Subchapter 2 - ACCOUNTING › Section 17:1-2.15 - Credit for partial month service

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) For retirement
				purposes, a full month of service credit will be granted to any enrolled member
				who has received enough salary in a particular month to withhold a full monthly
				pension deduction. In the case of an enrolled member who is reported on a
				biweekly basis, a full pay period of service credit will be granted if the
				member has received enough salary in a particular pay period to withhold a full
				biweekly pension deduction.
(b) In
				order to purchase a full month of service credit for previous, eligible
				service, an employee must have received enough salary in a particular biweekly
				pay period or month to have had withheld a full biweekly or monthly pension
				deduction.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 17 - TREASURY - GENERAL › Chapter 1 - GENERAL ADMINISTRATION › Subchapter 2 - ACCOUNTING › Section 17:1-2.16 - Workers' compensation without pay: employer's obligation regarding employee contributions

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) An employer is
				responsible for the payment of an employee's pension contributions while the
				employee is receiving periodic benefits through workers'
				compensation.
(b) An employer is
				not responsible for the payment of an employee's pension contributions while
				the employee is receiving a periodic award of benefits through workers'
				compensation if a valid termination from employment has occurred. If an
				employer ceases payment of employee pension contributions due to a valid
				termination, as listed in (b)3 or 4 below, the employer shall notify the
				Division in writing of the reasons for the cessation of payments. A valid
				termination exists when:
1. The employee
				voluntarily files for a retirement allowance that is subsequently
				approved;
2. The employer files an
				involuntary disability retirement application for the employee that is
				subsequently approved;
3. The
				employee voluntarily resigns from employment for reasons other than the
				inability to perform the job's functions due to the incident that was the basis
				for the workers' compensation award; or
4. The employee is terminated by the employer
				for reasons unrelated to a workers' compensation award.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 17 - TREASURY - GENERAL › Chapter 1 - GENERAL ADMINISTRATION › Subchapter 2 - ACCOUNTING › Section 17:1-2.17 - Report of contributions; reporting media

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
The report of contributions will be prepared and submitted
				  to the pension fund administrator through secure electronic data submission
				  provided through the State of New Jersey.