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New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 17 - TREASURY - GENERAL › Chapter 3 - TEACHERS' PENSION AND ANNUITY FUND › Subchapter 5 - PURCHASES AND ELIGIBLE SERVICE › Section 17:3-5.2 - New enrollment contribution rate adjustment

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
Upon enrollment or reenrollment, a veteran shall contribute
				  at the percent rate applicable to the age resulting from the subtraction of
				  years of prior service (pre-1955) from the date the member began the member's
				  present employment or the date of enrollment, whichever is later, provided that
				  the member submits satisfactory evidence of prior public employment in New
				  Jersey.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 17 - TREASURY - GENERAL › Chapter 3 - TEACHERS' PENSION AND ANNUITY FUND › Subchapter 5 - PURCHASES AND ELIGIBLE SERVICE › Section 17:3-5.3 - Reestablishing military leave credit

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
Veterans who terminated membership before January 1, 1955,
				  and whose withdrawal of contributions included contributions paid by their
				  employers during a period of military leave, shall receive veteran prior
				  service credit for only the periods during which they actually contributed.
				  They can receive additional membership credits for the periods of military
				  leave if they redeposit the amounts of employer contributions, plus regular
				  interest to the date of their authorizations of such purchases.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 17 - TREASURY - GENERAL › Chapter 3 - TEACHERS' PENSION AND ANNUITY FUND › Subchapter 5 - PURCHASES AND ELIGIBLE SERVICE › Section 17:3-5.4 - Compulsory contributions (back deductions)

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
An employee who was required to enroll and whose application
				  was filed beyond his or her compulsory date of enrollment will be required to
				  make retroactive contributions to the date of compulsory enrollment.
				  Contributions will be calculated on the basis of the member's current salary at
				  the current pension rate of contribution assigned as of his or her compulsory
				  date of enrollment with regular interest. For members enrolled on or after July
				  1, 2007, the member's salary for each calendar year will be limited by the
				  maximum compensation as determined by
				  N.J.A.C.
				  17:3-4.14.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 17 - TREASURY - GENERAL › Chapter 3 - TEACHERS' PENSION AND ANNUITY FUND › Subchapter 5 - PURCHASES AND ELIGIBLE SERVICE › Section 17:3-5.6 - Methods of payment

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) Methods of payment for purchases include
				the following:
1. Lump sum;
2. Partial lump sum; balance by additional
				payroll deductions; or
3. Extra
				deductions equal to at least one-half of the full regular pension deduction for
				a maximum period of 10 years.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 17 - TREASURY - GENERAL › Chapter 3 - TEACHERS' PENSION AND ANNUITY FUND › Subchapter 5 - PURCHASES AND ELIGIBLE SERVICE › Section 17:3-5.8 - Service ineligible for purchase

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) A member will
				not be granted, nor may a member purchase, prior service or membership credit,
				including, but not limited to, the following situations:
1. Service rendered outside of the United
				States, with the exception of service rendered to a local school board in
				territories or possessions of the United States, Washington, DC and the Canal
				Zone;
2. Additional service credit
				for out-of-State employment periods during leaves of absence;
3. Service rendered that is concurrent with
				service time or employment that the member has received membership service
				credit in the Fund;
4. Any service
				rendered, which was covered by the Alternate Benefits Program (ABP) or another
				defined contribution plan including any service associated with pension
				contributions transferred to the ABP;
5. A period of time when a member was on a
				suspension without pay during their employment; or
6. Any public service that was not eligible
				for either compulsory or optional enrollment in a State-administered retirement
				system at the time the service was rendered.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 17 - TREASURY - GENERAL › Chapter 3 - TEACHERS' PENSION AND ANNUITY FUND › Subchapter 5 - PURCHASES AND ELIGIBLE SERVICE › Section 17:3-5.9 - Lump-sum purchases

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
If a purchase is paid in a lump sum, the member shall
				  receive full credit for the amount of service covered by the purchase upon
				  receipt of the lump-sum payment. The service may be used for any purpose for
				  which it is authorized under the TPAF Law (18A:66-1 et seq.) and the rules
				  of the Fund.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 17 - TREASURY - GENERAL › Chapter 3 - TEACHERS' PENSION AND ANNUITY FUND › Subchapter 6 - RETIREMENT › Section 17:3-6.2 - Effective date

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
A member's retirement allowance shall not become due and
				  payable until 30 days after the date the Board approved the application for
				  retirement or 30 days after the date of retirement, whichever is
				  later.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 17 - TREASURY - GENERAL › Chapter 3 - TEACHERS' PENSION AND ANNUITY FUND › Subchapter 6 - RETIREMENT › Section 17:3-6.3 - Effective date; changes

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) Except as
				provided by
				17:3-6.1 and 6.7, a member shall
				have the right to withdraw, cancel, or change an application for retirement at
				any time before the member's retirement allowance becomes due and payable by
				sending a written request signed by the member. Thereafter, the retirement
				shall stand as approved by the Board.
(b) Except in the event of deferred
				retirement, if a member requests a change of retirement date or option
				selection before the member's retirement allowance becomes due and payable,
				said change will require approval of the Board and the revised retirement
				allowance shall not become due and payable until 30 days have elapsed following
				the effective date or the date the Board met and approved the change in the
				member's retirement application, whichever is later.
(c) The effective date of a deferred
				retirement is determined by a member's enrollment date:
1. For members who enrolled in the TPAF prior
				to November 2, 2008, and submitted an application for deferred retirement, a
				deferred retirement shall become effective on the first of the month following
				the member's 60th birthday. Should the member's 60th birthday fall on the first
				of the month, the member may elect the retirement to commence on that date,
				provided that an application is received by the Division in accordance with
				17:3-6.1.
2. For members who enrolled in the TPAF
				between November 2, 2008 and June 27, 2011, and submitted an application for
				deferred retirement, a deferred retirement shall become effective on the first
				of the month following the member's 62nd birthday. Should the member's 62nd
				birthday fall on the first of the month, the member may elect for the
				retirement to commence on that date, provided that an application is received
				by the Division in accordance with
				17:3-6.1.
3. For members who enrolled in the TPAF after
				June 28, 2011, and submitted an application for deferred retirement, a deferred
				retirement shall become effective on the first of the month following the
				member's 65th birthday. Should the member's 65th birthday fall on the first of
				the month, the member may elect for the retirement to commence on that date,
				provided that an application is received by the Division in accordance with
				17:3-6.1.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 17 - TREASURY - GENERAL › Chapter 3 - TEACHERS' PENSION AND ANNUITY FUND › Subchapter 6 - RETIREMENT › Section 17:3-6.4 - Outstanding loan

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) A member who has an outstanding loan
				balance at the time of retirement may repay the loan balance, with accrued
				interest, as follows:
1. In full before the
				retirement allowance becomes due and payable as provided in
				17:3-6.2; or
2. By deductions from retirement benefit
				payments of the same monthly amount deducted from the member's compensation
				immediately preceding retirement until the loan balance, with accrued interest,
				is repaid as authorized by
				18A:66-35.1. If the member does
				not request repayment in full, repayment is by deductions in the same monthly
				amount deducted from the member's compensation immediately preceding
				retirement.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 17 - TREASURY - GENERAL › Chapter 3 - TEACHERS' PENSION AND ANNUITY FUND › Subchapter 6 - RETIREMENT › Section 17:3-6.5 - Willful negligence

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) Willful
				negligence is defined as:
1. Deliberate act or
				deliberate failure to act; or
2.
				Such conduct as evidences reckless indifference to safety; or
3. Intoxication, operating as the proximate
				cause of injury.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 17 - TREASURY - GENERAL › Chapter 3 - TEACHERS' PENSION AND ANNUITY FUND › Subchapter 6 - RETIREMENT › Section 17:3-6.7 - Disability determination

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) A member
				enrolled in the Fund before May 21, 2010, for whom an application for
				accidental disability retirement allowance has been filed by the member, by the
				member's employer, or by one acting in behalf of the member, will be retired on
				an ordinary disability retirement allowance, if the Board finds that:
1. The applicant was considered a member at
				the time of filing the application for a disability retirement allowance or is
				covered by the provisions of
				17:3-6.1 5;
2. The member is physically or mentally
				incapacitated for the performance of duty at the time the member terminates
				employment and should be retired; and
3. The member is not eligible for accidental
				disability since the incapacity is not a direct result of a traumatic event
				occurring during and as a result of the performance of the member's regular or
				assigned duties; and
4. The member
				meets the service requirement for ordinary disability.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 17 - TREASURY - GENERAL › Chapter 3 - TEACHERS' PENSION AND ANNUITY FUND › Subchapter 6 - RETIREMENT › Section 17:3-6.8 - Option selection; accidental disability denied

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
If an applicant for an accidental disability retirement
				  benefit is rejected for an accidental disability benefit but is approved by the
				  Board for retirement, in accordance with
				  17:3-6.7, the applicant will be
				  permitted, within 30 days following Board approval of the retirement, to amend
				  the option selection that the applicant made on the original accidental
				  disability retirement application.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 17 - TREASURY - GENERAL › Chapter 3 - TEACHERS' PENSION AND ANNUITY FUND › Subchapter 6 - RETIREMENT › Section 17:3-6.9 - Employer and employee notices

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
If an applicant for accidental disability retirement is
				  found to be physically or mentally incapacitated for the performance of duty
				  but is rejected for accidental disability retirement because the Board finds
				  that the disability was not a direct result of a traumatic event occurring
				  during and as a result of the performance of the applicant's regular or
				  assigned duties, and if the applicant does not meet the minimum statutory
				  requirements for any other type of retirement allowance, the Fund will notify
				  both the member and the member's employer that the member was found to be
				  physically or mentally incapacitated for the continued performance of duty, as
				  was previously certified to the Fund.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 17 - TREASURY - GENERAL › Chapter 3 - TEACHERS' PENSION AND ANNUITY FUND › Subchapter 6 - RETIREMENT › Section 17:3-6.10 - Involuntary disability application

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) If an
				application for an accidental disability retirement benefit or for an ordinary
				disability retirement benefit is filed by an employer for one of its employees
				enrolled in the Fund before May 21, 2010, the member will be promptly notified
				by letter that:
1. The member's employer has
				properly initiated a disability retirement application online through the
				Employer Pensions and Benefits Information Connection (EPIC) authorized by the
				certifying officer or other designated officer, on the member's
				behalf;
2. The member's employer
				has submitted an electronic statement as to the grounds for the employer's
				request for the member's involuntary disability retirement and all pertinent
				medical documentation;
3. The
				member has a period of 30 days to contest the involuntary disability retirement
				by submitting a written statement before the Board acts on the employer's
				application;
4. The member will be
				required to appear for an examination before a physician designated to conduct
				such an examination for the Fund;
5. In the event the Board finds that the
				member is totally and permanently incapacitated for the performance of duty,
				the member shall be granted the maximum retirement option, if the member does
				not file a completed "Application for Disability Retirement" setting forth the
				retirement option the member desires, before the retirement goes into effect;
				and
6. In the event the Board finds
				that the member is not totally and permanently incapacitated for the
				performance of duty, the employer's application shall be disallowed and the
				employer shall be informed that the member should be returned to
				duty.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 17 - TREASURY - GENERAL › Chapter 3 - TEACHERS' PENSION AND ANNUITY FUND › Subchapter 6 - RETIREMENT › Section 17:3-6.11 - Early retirement; reduction

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) The
				qualifications for an "early retirement" depend on a member's date of
				enrollment in the TPAF, and are as follows:
1.
				For a member whose enrollment date is on or before July 1, 2007:
i. Retirement with 25 or more years of
				credited service before the first of the month in which a member attains age 60
				shall be classified as an "early" retirement, unless the member retires on a
				veteran's retirement allowance.
ii.
				The statutory reduction of one quarter of one percent applies to each month
				prior to the month in which the member attains age 55 and for the month in
				which the member attains age 55 if the member's 55th birthday occurs after the
				15th day of the month.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 17 - TREASURY - GENERAL › Chapter 3 - TEACHERS' PENSION AND ANNUITY FUND › Subchapter 6 - RETIREMENT › Section 17:3-6.12 - Service retirement; eligibility

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) The
				qualifications for a "service retirement" depend on a member's date of
				enrollment in the TPAF:
1. For members whose
				enrollment date is before November 2, 2008, a member becomes eligible for a
				"Service" retirement on the first of the month following the member's 60th
				birthday. At the election of a member, if the member's 60th birthday falls on
				the first of a month, the retirement shall become effective on that date
				provided the member files a timely retirement application pursuant to
				18A:66-43(a) 
				and requests that date.
2. For
				members whose enrollment date is between November 2, 2008 and May 21, 2010, a
				member becomes eligible for a "Service" retirement on the first of the month
				following the member's 62nd birthday. At the election of a member, if the
				member's 62nd birthday falls on the first of a month, the retirement shall
				become effective on that date provided the member files a timely retirement
				application pursuant to
				18A:66-43(a) 
				and requests that date.
3. For
				members whose enrollment date is after May 21, 2010, a member becomes eligible
				for a "Service" retirement on the first of the month following the member's
				65th birthday. At the election of a member, if the member's 65th birthday falls
				on the first of a month, the retirement shall become effective on that date
				provided the member files a timely retirement application pursuant to
				18A:66-43(a) 
				and requests that date.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 17 - TREASURY - GENERAL › Chapter 3 - TEACHERS' PENSION AND ANNUITY FUND › Subchapter 6 - RETIREMENT › Section 17:3-6.13 - Disability retirant; annual medical examinations

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) All
				disability retirants under the age of 60 may be required to undergo a medical
				examination each year for a maximum period of five years by a physician
				designated by the Fund as of the anniversary date of their retirement, unless
				such examination requirement has been waived by the Board.
(b) Failure on the part of a retirant to
				submit to the required medical examination shall result in the automatic
				suspension of the retirant's retirement allowance until the retirant submits to
				a medical examination.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 17 - TREASURY - GENERAL › Chapter 3 - TEACHERS' PENSION AND ANNUITY FUND › Subchapter 6 - RETIREMENT › Section 17:3-6.14 - Disability retirant; annual report (employment, earnings, test, and adjustment)

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) Pursuant to
				18A:66-40, if a disability
				retirant is engaged in gainful employment that does not require reenrollment in
				the TPAF, then the amount of the retirant's pension benefit and cost-of-living
				increases based on the pension benefit, but not the annuity benefit, shall be
				reduced to an amount, when added to the amount then earned, shall not exceed
				the amount of salary now attributable to the position from which the member
				retired.
1. For the purposes of determining
				the amount of salary attributable to the position from which the member
				retired, the Division shall apply the salary assumption used by the Fund's
				actuaries in each calendar year of retirement to the retirant's final year's
				salary.
2. If the retirant can
				prove through written verification from the former employer that the salary for
				the position from which the member retired is higher than that assumed under
				the provisions of (a)1 above, the Division shall use that salary to determine
				what reduction in benefits should be made.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 17 - TREASURY - GENERAL › Chapter 3 - TEACHERS' PENSION AND ANNUITY FUND › Subchapter 6 - RETIREMENT › Section 17:3-6.15 - Return to employment; certified school nurse

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
Pursuant to
				  N.J.S.A.
				  18A:66-53.2, a retired certified school nurse
				  may return to employment with a board of education as a certified school nurse,
				  on a contractual basis for a term of not more than one year, without being
				  reenrolled in TPAF, provided that the certified school nurse has been retired
				  for 180 days. The provisions at
				  N.J.A.C.
				  17:1-17.14 apply and prearrangement of
				  reemployment is prohibited. The contract for reemployment may be renewed for an
				  additional year, provided that the total period of reemployment with any
				  individual board of education does not exceed a two-year period, unless
				  approved by the Commissioner of Education as being in the best interests of the
				  school district and provided the retiree does not have an option about whether
				  or not to be reenrolled in TPAF.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 17 - TREASURY - GENERAL › Chapter 3 - TEACHERS' PENSION AND ANNUITY FUND › Subchapter 6 - RETIREMENT › Section 17:3-6.17 - Approved allowance

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
When a retirement allowance becomes effective pursuant to
				  17:3-6.2, the type of retirement
				  benefit and option elected shall stand as approved.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 17 - TREASURY - GENERAL › Chapter 3 - TEACHERS' PENSION AND ANNUITY FUND › Subchapter 6 - RETIREMENT › Section 17:3-6.18 - Option 1 benefit

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
The reserve established under the provisions of Option 1
				  shall be a form of reducing term insurance, as the reserve shall reduce in
				  value by the amount of the retirant's regular monthly allowance, whether
				  received or not, for each month that the retirant survives after the effective
				  date of retirement.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 17 - TREASURY - GENERAL › Chapter 3 - TEACHERS' PENSION AND ANNUITY FUND › Subchapter 6 - RETIREMENT › Section 17:3-6.20 - Final compensation; 10- and 12-month members reported monthly

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) Final
				compensation for 10- and 12-month members depends on a member's date of
				enrollment. For members enrolled on or before May 10, 2010:
1. In order to determine the final
				compensation (three-year average) for benefits of a member reported on a
				monthly basis under a 10-month contract, the creditable salaries upon which
				contributions were made to the Fund for the member's final 30 months, or the
				highest three fiscal years of pensionable service, including any retroactive
				salary payments that are attributable to the covered period and paid as part of
				a salary agreement with a group of employees, shall be used.
2. In order to determine the final
				compensation (three-year average) for benefits of a member reported on a
				monthly basis under a 12-month contract, the creditable salaries upon which
				contributions were made to the Fund for the member's last 36 months or the
				highest three fiscal years of pensionable service, including any retroactive
				salary payments that are attributable to the covered period and paid as part of
				a salary agreement with a group of employees, shall be used.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 17 - TREASURY - GENERAL › Chapter 3 - TEACHERS' PENSION AND ANNUITY FUND › Subchapter 6 - RETIREMENT › Section 17:3-6.21 - Determination of last year's salary; veterans paid on a monthly basis

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) In order to
				determine the last year's salary for a veteran with 35 or more years of
				creditable service, age 55 or older, reported on a monthly basis under a
				10-month contract, the creditable salaries upon which contributions were made
				in the member's final 10 months of pensionable service preceding retirement or
				in the consecutive 10-month period in which the member achieved the greatest
				earnings, including any retroactive salary payments that are attributable to
				the covered period and paid as part of a salary agreement with a group of
				employees, shall be used.
(b) In
				order to determine the last year's salary for a veteran with 35 or more years
				of creditable service, age 55 or older, reported on a monthly basis under a
				12-month contract basis, the member's creditable salaries upon which
				contributions were made in the member's final 12 months of pensionable service
				preceding retirement, or in the consecutive 12-month period in which the member
				achieved the greatest earnings, including any retroactive salary payments that
				are attributable to the covered period and paid as part of a salary agreement
				with a group of employees, shall be used.
(c) In order to determine the last year's
				salary for a veteran with 20 or more years of creditable service, age 60 or
				older, or a veteran with 25 or more years of creditable service, age 55 or
				older, reported on a monthly basis under a 10-month contract, the creditable
				salaries upon which contributions were made in the member's final 10 months of
				pensionable service preceding retirement or in the consecutive 10-month period
				in which the member achieved the greatest earnings, including any retroactive
				salary payments that are attributable to the covered period and paid as part of
				a salary agreement with a group of employees, shall be used.
(d) In order to determine the last year's
				salary for a veteran with 20 or more years of creditable service, age 60 or
				older, or a veteran with 25 or more years of creditable service, age 55 or
				older, reported on a monthly basis under a 12-month contract, the member's
				creditable salaries upon which contributions were made in the member's final 12
				months of pensionable service preceding retirement, or in the consecutive
				12-month period in which the member achieved the greatest earnings, including
				any retroactive salary payments that are attributable to the covered period and
				paid as part of a salary agreement with a group of employees, shall be
				used.
(e) If a member was reported
				on any combination of 10 and 12-month contract years in such months, the last
				year's salary shall be determined on a proportional basis.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 17 - TREASURY - GENERAL › Chapter 3 - TEACHERS' PENSION AND ANNUITY FUND › Subchapter 6 - RETIREMENT › Section 17:3-6.22 - Waiver

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) If for any
				reason a retirement allowance or portion thereof has been waived by a retired
				member or beneficiary, the benefit waived shall remain in the Retirement
				Reserve Fund.
(b) Such retired
				members or beneficiaries may cancel the waiver effective as of the first day of
				any month subsequent to the receipt of the notice of cancellation; however,
				they may not make a claim for retroactive payments of any benefits waived prior
				thereto.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 17 - TREASURY - GENERAL › Chapter 3 - TEACHERS' PENSION AND ANNUITY FUND › Subchapter 6 - RETIREMENT › Section 17:3-6.23 - Disability retirement application and termination of service

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) Each
				disability retirement applicant must prove that his or her retirement is due to
				a total and permanent disability that renders the applicant physically or
				mentally incapacitated from performing normal or assigned job duties at the
				time the member left employment, and the member must prove the disability is
				the reason for leaving employment.
(b) Members who have involuntarily or
				voluntarily terminated service for any of the reasons listed in this subsection
				will not be permitted to apply for a disability retirement:
1. Removal for cause or total forfeiture of
				public service;
2. Settlement
				agreements reached due to pending administrative or criminal charges, unless
				the underlying charges relate to the disability;
3. Loss of licensure or certification
				required for the performance of the member's specific job duties;
4. Voluntary separation from service for
				reasons other than a disability; and
5. Irrevocable resignations.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 17 - TREASURY - GENERAL › Chapter 3 - TEACHERS' PENSION AND ANNUITY FUND › Subchapter 6 - RETIREMENT › Section 17:3-6.24 - Part-time members

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) For members enrolled in the Fund before
				May 21, 2010, the determination of benefits, service credit, and final
				compensation for any person (part-time teacher) who qualified for membership
				under this chapter shall be done on the same basis as for regular full-time
				teachers, with the exception that the Board shall reserve the right to review
				any application where there has been an unusual change in the teacher's status
				that might result in the payment of an abnormal benefit.
(b) Employees who are otherwise eligible for
				enrollment but do not work the minimum number of hours per week required for
				all enrollments occurring after May 21, 2010 (32 hours per week for State
				education or local education employees), will not be permitted to enroll in the
				Fund.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 17 - TREASURY - GENERAL › Chapter 3 - TEACHERS' PENSION AND ANNUITY FUND › Subchapter 6 - RETIREMENT › Section 17:3-6.25 - Disability retirement applications; medical examination; physicians

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) In addition to the reports required with
				the application pursuant to
				N.J.A.C.
				17:3-6.1(f)1  and 2,
				applicants for a disability retirement shall submit with their applications all
				the medical information they can supply relative to their disability,
				including: reports of their personal physicians and consulting physicians,
				hospital records, diagnostic test results, and any other medical information
				that would assist the independent medical examiner, Medical Review Board, and
				the Board in determining eligibility of the applicants for a disability
				retirement. The Division shall forward the applications and the accompanying
				medical information to the Medical Review Board.
1. The applicant must submit all required
				documentation within six months of submitting the disability retirement
				application, or the application will be cancelled. The member will then be
				required to complete a new application for a future retirement date.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 17 - TREASURY - GENERAL › Chapter 3 - TEACHERS' PENSION AND ANNUITY FUND › Subchapter 6 - RETIREMENT › Section 17:3-6.26 - Final compensation; biweekly salary computation for employees reported on a biweekly basis

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) In computing
				"final compensation" upon which pension contributions were based, in the case
				of a 12-month employee reported on a biweekly basis, a total of 78 biweekly
				pensionable pay periods will be used, including any retroactive salary payments
				that are attributable to the covered period.
(b) In computing (a) above, the total salary
				will be adjusted by the factors supplied by the actuary to convert biweekly
				salaries to compensate for biweekly payroll schedules. Application of the
				factors to the salaries reported for pension purposes will develop "final
				compensation."
(c) In computing (a)
				above in the case of employees reported on a 10-month basis, the total biweekly
				pay periods will include those pay periods in the third quarter of each year in
				which the member does not receive a salary. The adjustment as specified in (b)
				above shall not be made.
(d) If a
				member was reported on a biweekly basis on any combination of 10-and 12-month
				contract years, the final average compensation prior to retirement shall be
				determined on a proportional basis.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 17 - TREASURY - GENERAL › Chapter 3 - TEACHERS' PENSION AND ANNUITY FUND › Subchapter 7 - TRANSFERS › Section 17:3-7.2 - Intrafund transfers; State-administered retirement systems

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(a) Members
				who leave one public employer and take a position with another public employer
				covered by the same pension system are immediately eligible to transfer their
				membership to their new employers, as long as the following conditions are met:
1. The member has not withdrawn their
				contributions;
2. The account has
				not expired; that is, it has not been more than two years between the date of
				the last contribution received from the old employer and the starting date of
				contributions with the new employer;
3. The account has not been canceled due to
				Board action. It is the responsibility of the employer to establish the
				employee's status. For accounts that are withdrawn, expired or canceled, an
				enrollment application is needed, and the standard enrollment rules are again
				in effect; and
4. The member is not
				on a leave of absence from the first employer.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 17 - TREASURY - GENERAL › Chapter 4 - POLICE AND FIREMEN'S RETIREMENT SYSTEM › Subchapter 1 - ADMINISTRATION › Section 17:4-1.1 - Board meetings

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(a) The Board of
				Trustees shall meet on the second Monday of each month or at such other time as
				may be deemed necessary by the Board.
(b) The chairperson may call for special
				meetings when necessary.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 17 - TREASURY - GENERAL › Chapter 4 - POLICE AND FIREMEN'S RETIREMENT SYSTEM › Subchapter 1 - ADMINISTRATION › Section 17:4-1.2 - Fiscal year

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(a) Fiscal year
				shall mean the 12-month period of fiscal transactions commencing July 1 and
				running until June 30 following.
(b) All reports and statements will consider
				such a fiscal year except special reports not having direct relationship to the
				financial transactions of the retirement system.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 17 - TREASURY - GENERAL › Chapter 4 - POLICE AND FIREMEN'S RETIREMENT SYSTEM › Subchapter 1 - ADMINISTRATION › Section 17:4-1.3 - Officers and committees

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(a) The
				chairperson, first vice chairperson and second vice chairperson of the Board
				will be elected by a majority vote of the members in attendance at the first
				meeting of July, not less than six members to be present at such meeting.
1. A representative to the Pension System
				Actuary Selection Committee, as provided by
				43:4B-1, shall be elected by the
				Board whenever the selection of a new actuary is needed.
2. A representative to the State Investment
				Council shall be elected pursuant to
				52:18A-83 from the retirement
				system's membership for the next term.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 17 - TREASURY - GENERAL › Chapter 4 - POLICE AND FIREMEN'S RETIREMENT SYSTEM › Subchapter 1 - ADMINISTRATION › Section 17:4-1.4 - Election of active member-trustee

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(a) The election
				procedures as required by
				43:16A-13 for the election of a
				police or fire trustee representative to the PFRS Board are set forth in this
				section. For purposes of this section, the election cycle begins upon
				distribution of the notice of election and ends with the certification of the
				results by the PFRS Board.
(b)
				Eligible candidates shall include any active member of the PFRS. Only police
				members may seek police seats, and only fire members may seek firefighter seats
				on the Board. All candidates shall comply with any and all requirements as
				provided by law and this chapter. Any candidate who fails to comply with the
				law and this chapter is automatically disqualified as a candidate.
(c) The following shall apply to the notice
				of election:
1. At least nine months prior to
				the expiration of the term of each elected trustee or immediately upon a
				vacancy on the Board, a notice shall be prepared and distributed electronically
				by the Secretary of the Board or a contracted vendor, through the certifying
				officers to be provided to each member who is eligible to vote. Employers will
				post the notice in a prominent place and the Division will post it to its
				website;
2. The notice of election
				shall:
i. Advise the member of the
				election;
ii. State the position
				and term to be filled;
iii. State
				that the instructions for the nominating process are available from the Board
				Secretary at the Division;
iv.
				State the date of the election;
v.
				Identify all present members of the Board; and
vi. Include any other information regarding a
				particular election as specified by the Board;
3. A notice of election shall be provided to
				the certifying officer or other appropriate fiscal officer of each employing
				agency, together with instructions as to who is to receive the
				notices;
4. The employing agency
				shall be required to respond electronically that the notice of election has
				been properly distributed to those identified in (c)3 above; and
5. Election notices shall be distributed
				electronically to each eligible member through the certifying officer of each
				employing location. Employers will prominently post such notice. In addition,
				this notice will be posted to the Division's website. Only active members of
				the PFRS may vote in an election of member-trustee of the PFRS Board.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 17 - TREASURY - GENERAL › Chapter 4 - POLICE AND FIREMEN'S RETIREMENT SYSTEM › Subchapter 1 - ADMINISTRATION › Section 17:4-1.5 - Certifying officer (employer)

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(a) The chief
				fiscal officer or other officer duly designated by a resolution of each county,
				municipality or public agency, and the personnel officer of the Division,
				Bureau or Institution of the State locations, shall serve as certifying officer
				for that unit.
(b) The certifying
				officer shall be responsible for the duties described by
				43:16A-32, including providing
				documentation requested by the Board or the Division of Pensions and Benefits
				in a timely manner.
(c) The
				certifying officer shall be responsible for all other duties relating to
				matters concerning the System.
(d)
				Upon the request of the Board, the certifying officer shall be required to sign
				a statement, verifying that any information reported is accurate to the best of
				the officer's knowledge, and conforms with the statutes and rules governing the
				Retirement System.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 17 - TREASURY - GENERAL › Chapter 4 - POLICE AND FIREMEN'S RETIREMENT SYSTEM › Subchapter 1 - ADMINISTRATION › Section 17:4-1.6 - Records

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(a) The approved
				minutes of the Board are a matter of public record and may be inspected during
				regular business hours in the Office of the Board secretary.
(b) The annual report of the Retirement
				System's actuary shall not be released until it has been accepted by the
				Board.
(c) Original documents, if
				available, shall only be viewed by appointment at the Division.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 17 - TREASURY - GENERAL › Chapter 4 - POLICE AND FIREMEN'S RETIREMENT SYSTEM › Subchapter 1 - ADMINISTRATION › Section 17:4-1.7 - Appeal from Board decisions

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(a) The following
				statement shall be incorporated in every written notice setting forth the
				Board's determination in a matter where such determination is contrary to the
				claim made by the claimant or the claimant's legal representative:
"If the member disagrees with the determination of the Board,
				  the member may appeal by submitting a written statement to the Board within 45
				  days after the date of written notice of the determination. The statement shall
				  set forth in detail the reasons for the member's disagreement with the Board's
				  determination and shall include any relevant documentation supporting the
				  claim. If no such written statement is received within the 45-day period, the
				  determination by the Board shall be final."
(b) The Board shall determine whether to
				grant an administrative hearing based upon the standards for a contested case
				hearing set forth the Administrative Procedure Act,
				52:14B-1 et seq., and the Uniform
				Administrative Procedure Rules, N.J.A.C. 1:1-1 et seq.
(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.
				1:1-1.
(d) If the granted appeal
				involves a question of facts, the Board shall submit the matter to the Office
				of Administrative Law.
(e) If the
				granted appeal involves solely a question of law, the Board may retain the
				matter and issue a final administrative 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 final determination
				may be appealed to the Superior Court, Appellate Division.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 17 - TREASURY - GENERAL › Chapter 4 - POLICE AND FIREMEN'S RETIREMENT SYSTEM › Subchapter 1 - ADMINISTRATION › Section 17:4-1.11 - Proof of age

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(a) All members
				shall establish proof of their age with the System. Acceptable proofs of age
				include birth or baptismal certificates, passports, naturalization papers,
				Biblical records, affidavits of older members of the immediate family or
				primary school records.
(b) In the
				event a member dies before satisfactory evidence of the member's date of birth
				has been filed with the System, appropriate evidence may be required before any
				death claim is processed for settlement.
(c) In the event proof of age has not been
				filed with the System before retirement, such proof must be filed before any
				retirement benefits may be disbursed.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 17 - TREASURY - GENERAL › Chapter 4 - POLICE AND FIREMEN'S RETIREMENT SYSTEM › Subchapter 1 - ADMINISTRATION › Section 17:4-1.12 - Employees; biweekly salaries

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(a) Retirement and
				death benefits as well as service credit will be determined on the basis of
				biweekly pay periods for employees whose employers report salary and
				contributions on a biweekly basis. This biweekly schedule should conform to the
				biweekly reporting schedule issued by the State's Centralized Payroll
				Office.
(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 as well as the member's service credit
				will be computed on a proportional basis.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 17 - TREASURY - GENERAL › Chapter 4 - POLICE AND FIREMEN'S RETIREMENT SYSTEM › Subchapter 1 - ADMINISTRATION › Section 17:4-1.13 - Election of retired member-trustee

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(a) The election
				procedures as required by
				43:16A-13 for the election of a
				retired member-trustee to the PFRS Board are set forth within this section. For
				purposes of this section, the election cycle begins upon distribution of the
				notice of election and ends with the certification of the results by the PFRS
				Board.
(b) Eligible candidates
				shall include all retired members of the PFRS. A retired member is one who
				meets the criteria set forth in
				17:4-6.3(a). All
				candidates shall comply with any and all requirements as provided by law and
				this chapter. Any candidate who fails to comply with the law and this chapter
				is automatically disqualified as a candidate.
(c) The following shall apply to the notice
				of election:
1. At least six months prior to
				the expiration of a term of office of a retired member-trustee or immediately
				upon a vacancy on the Board, a notice shall be prepared and posted to the
				Division's website and printed in the retiree newsletter. The notice will be
				sent to the member's last known mailing address and shall inform the members
				that the instructions for the nominating process are available from the Board
				Secretary at the Division;
2. The
				notice of election shall:
i. Advise the
				retired member of the election;
ii.
				State the position and term to be filled;
iii. State that the instruction for the
				nominating process are available from the Board Secretary at the
				Division;
iv. State the date of the
				election;
v. Identify all present
				members of the Board; and
vi.
				Include any other information regarding a particular election as specified by
				the Board; and
3. The
				notice of election shall be provided to each retired member, together with
				instructions.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 17 - TREASURY - GENERAL › Chapter 4 - POLICE AND FIREMEN'S RETIREMENT SYSTEM › Subchapter 2 - ENROLLMENT › Section 17:4-2.1 - Eligible positions

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(a) All public
				employees actively employed in positions meeting the statutory definition
				"police officer" or "firefighter" found at
				43:16A-1(2)(a) and
				(b) shall be members of the PFRS of New
				Jersey.
(b) Determinations by the
				Director and the Board whether an employee of a law enforcement unit or
				firefighting unit is an administrative employee with the meaning of the
				definitions of "police officer" or "firefighter" under the law and this chapter
				shall be on a case-by-case basis. An employee may perform some administrative
				functions without being an administrative employee. In determining whether an
				employee is an administrative employee, the Director and the Board shall
				consider the following factors:
1. Whether
				and to what extent the employee is responsible for preparing or recommending
				budgets contracting for goods or services, processing employment actions,
				managing information systems, and the provision of administrative
				support;
2. Whether the
				administrative tasks performed by the employee are central to, rather than
				incidental to, the primary responsibilities of the employee; and
3. Whether the career path to become an
				administrative employee begins with or includes positions as non-administrative
				police officers or firefighters.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 17 - TREASURY - GENERAL › Chapter 4 - POLICE AND FIREMEN'S RETIREMENT SYSTEM › Subchapter 2 - ENROLLMENT › Section 17:4-2.2 - Compulsory enrollment

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Pursuant to
				  17:4-2.3, 2.4 and 2.5, membership
				  in the PFRS of New Jersey is mandatory, and a condition of employment for every
				  "police officer" or "firefighter" under the provisions of
				  43:16A-1 et seq.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 17 - TREASURY - GENERAL › Chapter 4 - POLICE AND FIREMEN'S RETIREMENT SYSTEM › Subchapter 2 - ENROLLMENT › Section 17:4-2.3 - Medical requirements

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The employer must certify evidence of good health sufficient
				  to satisfy the Board. If the Division or the Board has a question regarding the
				  evidence of good health provided, the Division or Board may request that the
				  applicant be examined by an independent physician designated to conduct such an
				  examination for the Retirement System.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 17 - TREASURY - GENERAL › Chapter 4 - POLICE AND FIREMEN'S RETIREMENT SYSTEM › Subchapter 2 - ENROLLMENT › Section 17:4-2.6 - Enrollment date

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(a) Pursuant to
				17:4-2.3, 2.4 and 2.5, an employee
				who is appointed to a regular classified appointment from a Civil Service list
				to a PFRS position shall be considered for PFRS enrollment upon successful
				completion of the police or firefighting training.
1. For employers who report on a monthly
				basis, the compulsory enrollment date shall be fixed as the first day of the
				following month after successful completion of the police or firefighting
				training.
2. For employers who
				report on a biweekly basis, the compulsory enrollment date shall be fixed as
				the first day of the following pay period after successful completion of the
				police or firefighting training.