Title 18A, Title 18A: EDUCATION

18A:66-29 Members' contribution rate. 18A:66-29. Members enrolled in the retirement system on or after July 1, 1994 shall contribute 5% of compensation to the system. Members enrolled in the system prior to July 1, 1994 shall contribute 5% of compensation to the system effective …

18A:66-29.1. Shortage in reserves or contributions; non-liability or deduction for retirement allowance Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, the retirement system shall not be liable for the payment of any pensions or other benefits on account of the employees or pensioners …

18A:66-3. Teachers' pension and annuity fund continued Notwithstanding the repeal of sections 24 to 110, inclusive, of chapter 13 of Title 18 of the Revised Statutes with all amendments and supplements thereto, as of January 1, 1956, by section 3 of chapter 37 of the laws of 1955…

18A:66-30. Employee's consent to deductions Every teacher to whom this article applies shall be deemed to consent and agree to any deduction from his compensation required by this article and to all other provisions of this article. Notwithstanding any other law, rule or regulati…

18A:66-31. System to certify contributions The retirement system shall certify to each employer the proportion of each member's compensation to be deducted, and to facilitate the making of deductions the retirement system may modify the deduction required by a member of such amou…

18A:66-32. Employer's duties Upon the employment of a person to whom this article may apply, his employer shall inform him of his duties and obligations under this article as a condition of his employment; the employer shall notify the retirement system of such appointment within…

18A:66-32.1. Periodic benefits payable under Workers' Compensation Law; salary deductions paid by employer; retirement benefits application 18A:66-32.1. a. If any member of the retirement system receives periodic benefits payable under the workers' compensation law during the cou…

18A:66-33. State contributions 18A:66-33. Regular interest charges payable, the creation and maintenance of reserves in the contingent reserve fund and the maintenance of retirement allowances and other benefits granted by the board of trustees under the provisions of this articl…

18A:66-34. Withdrawals A member who withdraws from service or ceases to be a teacher for any cause other than death or retirement shall, upon the filing of an application therefor, receive all of his accumulated deductions standing to the credit of his individual account in the a…

18A:66-35 Loans, interest rates, administrative fees. 18A:66-35. Any member who has at least 3 years of service to his credit for which he has contributed as a member may borrow from the retirement system, an amount equal to not more than 50% of the amount of his accumulated dedu…

18A:66-35.1 Repayment of loans after retirement of members of TPAF. 2. In the case of any member who retires without paying the full amount so borrowed, the Division of Pensions and Benefits shall deduct from the retirement benefit payments the same monthly amount which was deduc…

18A:66-36 Vesting of TPAF members. 18A:66-36. Should a member of the Teachers' Pension and Annuity Fund, after having completed 10 years of service, be separated voluntarily or involuntarily from the service, before reaching service retirement age, and not by removal for conduct …

18A:66-37 Early retirement. 18A:66-37. Should a member resign after having established 25 years of creditable service before reaching age 60, or before reaching the age of 62 if the person became a member of the retirement system on or after the effective date of P.L.2008, c.89, …

18A:66-38. Death benefits; contribution not required when leave is due to illness Upon the receipt of proper proofs of the death of a member in service on account of which no accidental death benefit is payable under section 18A:66-46, there shall be paid to such member's benefic…

18A:66-38.1. Limitation on death benefits a. Any person entitled to become a member of the Teachers' Pension and Annuity Fund shall not be allowed any of the death benefits established by sections 18A:66-36, 18A:66-37, 18A:66-38, 18A:66-41, 18A:66-42, 18A:66-44 and 18A:66-46e. If…

18A:66-39 Teachers' disability retirement. 18A:66-39. a. Before June 9, 1971, a member, who shall have been a teacher and a member of the retirement system for each of the 10 years next preceding his retirement, shall, upon the application of his employer or upon his own applicat…

18A:66-39.1 Disability insurance for certain TPAF members; "Teachers Group Disability Insurance Premium Fund." 10. a. A person who becomes a member of the Teachers' Pension and Annuity Fund, N.J.S.18A:66-1 et seq., on or after the effective date of P.L.2010, c.3 shall not be elig…

18A:66-39.2 Inapplicability relative to certain transferred service credit. 13. The provisions of N.J.S.18A:66-39 as amended by P.L.2010, c.3, and section 10 of P.L.2010, c.3 (C.18A:66-39.1), concerning persons who become members of the retirement system on or after the effective…

18A:66-4 Membership. 18A:66-4. a. The membership of the retirement system shall consist of: (a) all members of the teachers' pension and annuity fund enrolled as such as of December 31, 1955; (b) any person becoming a teacher on or after January 1, 1956, except any person who has…

18A:66-4.1 Appeal for person denied membership in TPAF. 13. An appeal by any person who is denied membership in the Teachers' Pension and Annuity Fund shall be transmitted as a contested case, along with all relevant materials and documents, by the State Treasurer to the Office o…

18A:66-4.2 Inapplicability of certain statutes relative to certain transferred service credit. 34. The provisions of N.J.S.18A:66-2, N.J.S.18A:66-36, N.J.S.18A:66-37, N.J.S.18A:66-44, and N.J.S.18A:66-71 concerning persons who become members of the retirement system on or after t…

18A:66-40. Medical examination; reemployment; subsequent retirement a. Once each year the retirement system may, and upon his application shall, require any disability beneficiary who is under the age of 60 years to undergo medical examination by a physician or physicians designa…

18A:66-41 Ordinary disability allowances. 18A:66-41. A member upon retirement for ordinary disability shall receive a retirement allowance which shall consist of: (a) an annuity which shall be the actuarial equivalent of his accumulated deductions at the time of his retirement to…

18A:66-41.1 Increase in retirement allowance for retiree, beneficiary under N.J.S.18A:66-41 or N.J.S.18A:66-47. 2. The retirement allowance of each retiree under N.J.S.18A:66-41, or the retiree's beneficiary pursuant to N.J.S.18A:66-47, on the effective date of P.L.2001, c.353 sh…

18A:66-42 Accidental disability allowances. 18A:66-42. A member under 65 years of age upon retirement for accidental disability shall receive a retirement allowance which shall consist of: (a) an annuity which shall be the actuarial equivalent of his accumulated deductions at the…

18A:66-42.1 Increase in retirement allowance under N.J.S.18A:66-42 or N.J.S.18A:66-47. 4. The retirement allowance of each retiree under N.J.S.18A:66-42, or the retiree's beneficiary pursuant to N.J.S.18A:66-47, on the effective date of P.L.2001, c.353 shall be increased from 2/3…

18A:66-42.2 Payment of normal contribution for increased benefits under N.J.S.18A:66-41 and N.J.S.18A:66-42 for active members. 5. The normal contribution for the increased benefits for active members under N.J.S.18A:66-41 and N.J.S.18A:66-42 as amended by sections 1 and 3 of P.L…

18A:66-43 Retirement for service age limits. 18A:66-43. Retirement for service shall be as follows: (a) A person who was a member before the effective date of P.L.2008, c.89 and has attained 60 years of age may retire on a service retirement allowance by filing with the retiremen…

18A:66-44 Service retirement allowances. 18A:66-44. A member, upon retirement for service, shall receive a retirement allowance consisting of: (a) an annuity which shall be the actuarial equivalent of his accumulated deductions, together with interest after January 1, 1956, less …

18A:66-45. Thirty-five year present-entrant allowances Any present-entrant member who has had 35 years of service as a teacher to his credit shall be retired at his request, irrespective of his age, and shall receive a retirement allowance, calculated in accordance with section 1…

18A:66-46 Accidental death benefits. 18A:66-46. a. Upon the death of a member in active service as a result of: (1) an accident met in the actual performance of duty at some definite time and place, or (2) service in the reserve component of the Armed Forces of the United States …

18A:66-47. Teachers' retirement allowance options 18A:66-47. At the time of retirement a member shall receive benefits in a retirement allowance payable throughout life, or the member may on retirement elect to receive the actuarial equivalent of the member's retirement allowance…

18A:66-47.1. Spouse's benefit elimination by teacher Notwithstanding the provisions of chapter 66 of Title 18A of the New Jersey Statutes or any other law to the contrary, whenever a member of the Teachers' Pension and Annuity Fund elects a retirement benefit which is payable for…

18A:66-47.2. Election of death benefit or retirement allowance Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, the beneficiary of a member who has more than 37 years of service credit and who dies on or after the 24th day after filing an application for retirement and two days bef…

18A:66-47.3. Applicability of N.J.S.18A:66-47 3. N.J.S.18A:66-47 as amended by section 1 of P.L.1995, c.221 shall apply to a filing for retirement received by the retirement system on or after January 1, 1992, except it shall not apply in a situation in which benefits were paid p…

18A:66-48. Monthly payments; payment upon death of retirant 18A:66-48. A pension, an annuity or a retirement allowance granted under the provisions of this article shall be effective only on the first day of a month, shall be paid in equal monthly installments, and shall not be d…

18A:66-49. Benefits of TRF retirants Any member or beneficiary of the teachers' pension and annuity fund who was a member of the teachers' retirement fund as created by L.1896, c. 32; L.1899, c. 178; L.1900, c. 96; L.1902, c. 36; L.1903 (2nd Sp.Sess.), c. 1; L.1905, c. 95; L.1906…

18A:66-5. Classes of members The retirement system shall classify the members in such groups by age as it may determine for actuarial purposes. The system shall further classify the membership by benefit rates as class A or class B members, as follows: "Class A" shall include tho…

18A:66-5.1 Increase in TPAF retirement allowance. 15. The retirement allowance of each retiree under N.J.S.18A:66-36, N.J.S.18A:66-37, N.J.S.18A:66-44, and N.J.S.18A:66-71d., or the retiree's beneficiary pursuant to N.J.S.18A:66-47, on the effective date of this act, P.L.2001, c.…

18A:66-51. Allowances exempt from taxes; assignment of group insurance policy rights and benefits The right of a person to a pension, an annuity, or a retirement allowance, to the return of contributions, any benefit or right accrued or accruing to a person under the provisions o…

18A:66-52. Veterans not covered under R.S. 43:4-1.3 No veteran eligible for membership in the teachers' pension and annuity fund shall be eligible for, or receive, retirement benefits under sections 43:4-1, 43:4-2 and 43:4-3 of the Revised Statutes. L.1967, c.271.

18A:66-53. Additional death benefit coverage 18A:66-53. a. Each member who is a member on January 1, 1958 and each person who thereafter becomes a member will be eligible to purchase the additional death benefit coverage hereinafter described, provided that he selects such covera…

18A:66-53.1. Beneficiary of member or retirant; designation; change; payments; options The designation of beneficiary by a member or retirant shall be made in writing on a form satisfactory to the retirement system, and filed with the retirement system. The member or retirant may…

18A:66-53.2 Reemployment of retireant, reenrollment; subsequent retirement. 18A:66-53.2. a. Except as provided in subsection b. of this section, if a former member of the retirement system who has been granted a retirement allowance for any cause other than disability, becomes em…

18A:66-53.3. Limitation on additional death benefit coverage No member who enrolls on or after July 1, 1971 for the additional death benefit coverage provided by section 18A:66-53 shall be eligible for the benefits described in subsections f. and g. of the said section if such me…

18A:66-54 Deductions from retirement allowance for TPAF members. 18A:66-54. If possible, whenever any beneficiary of the teachers' pension and annuity fund shall, in writing, request the Division of Pensions and Benefits to make deductions from the beneficiary's retirement allowa…