Title 40A, Title 40A: MUNICIPALITIES AND COUNTIES

40A:10-21.2 Negotiations for next collective agreement. 79. A public employer and employees who are in negotiations for the next collective negotiation agreement to be executed after the employees in that unit have reached full implementation of the premium share set forth in sec…

40A:10-22. Continuance of coverage after retirement The continuance of coverage after retirement of any employee may be provided at rates and under the conditions as shall be prescribed in the contract subject, however, to the requirements set forth in N.J.S. 40A:10-23. The contr…

40A:10-23 Payments of premiums after retirement. 40A:10-23. a. Retired employees shall be required to pay for the entire cost of coverage for themselves and their dependents at rates which are deemed to be adequate to cover the benefits, as affected by Medicare, of the retired em…

40A:10-23.1. Payments by county of second class for benefits for certain retirees 2. Notwithstanding the provisions of N.J.S.40A:10-23 or any other law to the contrary, a county of the second class which has entered into contracts of group hospitalization, medical, surgical, majo…

40A:10-23.2. Liability of certain townships for health benefits for certain retirees 1. Notwithstanding the provisions of N.J.S.40A:10-23 or any other law to the contrary, a township having a population of at least 90,000 according to the latest federal decennial census and locat…

40A:10-23.3. Payment of health benefit premiums for certain local government retirees 1. Notwithstanding the provisions of N.J.S.40A:10-23 to the contrary, an employer which pays the premiums for health benefits for retirees pursuant to that section and which has adopted or adopt…

40A:10-23.4 Paid health benefits for certain local government retirees. 1. An employer that has established a health insurance plan covering employees in and retirants from the service of the employer, and their dependents, may assume the entire cost of health benefits coverage d…

40A:10-23.5 Establishment of cafeteria plan for health benefits by local unit. 45. Notwithstanding the provisions of any other law to the contrary, a local unit of government, or an agency, board, commission, authority or instrumentality thereof, may establish as an employer a ca…

40A:10-24. Summary of coverage cost to be furnished employer In the event an insurance company issues a group insurance policy to an employer which includes two or more of the coverages authorized hereby, the insurance company shall at the end of each policy year furnish to the e…

40A:10-25. Filing copy of contract with State Employees Health Benefit Commission; report to Governor and Legislature It shall be the duty of the executive officer of any employer who enters into a contract pursuant to this subarticle to file a copy thereof with the State Employe…

40A:10-26. Group life insurance plans In addition to the insurance required pursuant to chapter 15 of Title 34 of the Revised Statutes, the governing body of a municipality, in which an incorporated volunteer first aid, emergency, rescue or ambulance squad renders services throug…

40A:10-27. Other group insurance plans In addition to the insurance required pursuant to the provisions of chapter 15 of Title 34 of the Revised Statutes and the coverage provided in N.J.S. 40A:10-26, the governing body of a municipality, in which an incorporated volunteer first …

40A:10-28. Eligibility A member of any incorporated volunteer first aid, emergency, rescue or ambulance squad shall not be ineligible to receive any of the benefits under N.J.S. 40A:10-26 and 40A:10-27 because he may otherwise receive any form of compensation or salary from the m…

40A:10-29 Group life insurance plans. 40A:10-29. In addition to the insurance required under chapter 15 of Title 34 of the Revised Statutes, a municipality maintaining a volunteer fire department, or in which there are one or more incorporated volunteer fire companies whose membe…

40A:10-3. Insurance for operators Every local unit, other than one providing insurance coverage under Article 3 of this chapter, shall provide insurance coverage under this article for the operators of all motor vehicles, equipment and apparatus owned by or under its control, or …

40A:10-30. Other group insurance plans In addition to the insurance required pursuant to the provisions of chapter 15 of Title 34 of the Revised Statutes and the coverage provided in N.J.S. 40A:10-29, a municipality maintaining a volunteer fire department or in which there are on…

40A:10-31. Eligibility A volunteer fireman shall not be ineligible to receive any of the benefits under N.J.S. 40A:10-29 and 40A:10-30 because he may otherwise receive any form of compensation or salary from the municipality. L.1979, c. 230, s. 1, eff. Oct. 15, 1979.

40A:10-32. Coverage for members of Junior Firemen's Auxiliary A municipality may provide members of a Junior Firemen's Auxiliary established as an auxiliary to a volunteer fire department or to an incorporated volunteer fire company with the same coverage as provided for the regu…

40A:10-33. Group life insurance The governing body of a municipality may appropriate moneys to defray the cost of group life insurance contracts and pay the premiums thereon for auxiliary police volunteers authorized to render public service generally throughout the municipality.…

40A:10-34. Eligibility An auxiliary police volunteer shall not be ineligible to receive any of the benefits under N.J.S. 40A:10-33 because he may otherwise receive any form of compensation or salary from the municipality. L.1979, c. 230, s. 1, eff. Oct. 15, 1979.

40A:10-34.1 Contract; coverage. 1. Any municipality or county, or agency thereof, hereinafter referred to as employers, may enter into contracts of group legal insurance with any insurer authorized, pursuant to P.L.1981, c.160 (C.17:46C-1 et seq.), to engage in the business of le…

40A:10-34.2. Premiums or charges; employee contribution; retired employees Any employer entering into such a contract is authorized to pay part or all of the premiums or charges for such contracts and may appropriate out of its general funds any money necessary to pay such premiu…

40A:10-34.3. Retired employees with 25 years or more service; premiums In providing for the continuance of coverage after retirement of employees and their dependents as authorized by section 2 of this act and notwithstanding any of the provisions of section 2 to the contrary, th…

40A:10-35. Statutes repealed The following sections, chapters and acts, together with all amendments and supplements thereto are hereby repealed: Chapters 26 and 51 of Title 40 of the Revised Statutes; N.J.S. 40A:9-13 to 40A:9-16 inclusive; N.J.S. 40A:14-40; P.L.1965, c. 174 (C. …

40A:10-36 Joint insurance fund; definitions. 1. a. The governing body of any local unit, including any contracting unit as defined in section 2 of P.L.1971, c.198 (C.40A:11-2), may by resolution agree to join together with any other local unit or units to establish a joint insura…

40A:10-36.1 "Local unit" for purposes of C.40A:10-36 et seq. 11. For the purposes of P.L.1983, c.372 (C.40A:10-36 et seq.), "local unit" shall be deemed to include boards of education which join together with municipalities pursuant to P.L.1992, c.51 (C.40A:10-52 et al.). L.1992,…

40A:10-36.2. Establishment of joint insurance revolving fund, use of appropriated moneys 12. The governing body of any local unit that has established a joint insurance fund may by resolution or ordinance, as appropriate, establish a joint insurance revolving fund into which may …

40A:10-36.3 Definitions relative to non-profit housing entities and joint insurance funds. 1. a. For the purposes of P.L.2004, c.146 (C.40A:10-36.3) a "non-profit housing entity" means an organization that provides housing meeting the low and moderate income limits established by…

40A:10-37. Insurance fund commissioners; appointment, terms, compensation 2. Upon the establishment of a joint insurance fund, the officer or body of each local unit having the power to make appointments for the unit shall appoint one member of the governing body or employee of t…

40A:10-38 Powers, authority. 3. a. The commissioners of a joint insurance fund shall have the powers and authority granted to commissioners of individual local insurance funds under the provisions of subsections a., b., c., and e. of N.J.S.40A:10-10. b. The commissioners may inve…

40A:10-38.1. Commissioners; additional powers, environmental insurance 1. In addition to the powers and authority granted to commissioners pursuant to section 3 of P.L.1983, c.372 (C.40A:10-38), the commissioners of a joint insurance fund established pursuant to subsection b. of …

40A:10-38.10. Appointment of trustee, duties, powers, fees 10. a. If the bond resolution of a joint insurance fund authorizing or providing for the issuance of a series of bonds provides in substance that the holders of the bonds in the series shall be entitled to the benefits of…

40A:10-38.11. Appointment of receiver 11. If the bond resolution of a joint insurance fund authorizing or providing for the issuance of a series of its bonds provides in substance that the holders of the bonds of the series are entitled to the benefits of section 10 of this act a…

40A:10-38.12 Immunity of commissioners; nonliability of State 12. Neither the commissioners of the joint insurance fund nor any person executing bonds issued pursuant to this act shall be liable personally on the bonds by reason of the issuance thereof. Bonds issued by a joint in…

40A:10-38.13. Insurance producers 15. The bylaws of a joint insurance fund may include procedures to recognize and pay commissions or fees to insurance producers appointed by the fund, if any, or producers appointed by the member local units, if any, to advise the member local un…

40A:10-38.14 Joint insurance fund to maintain Internet website; contents. 4. The joint insurance fund shall maintain an Internet website. The purpose of the website shall be to provide increased public access to the joint insurance fund's operations and activities. The following …

40A:10-38.15 Claims experience information provided by joint insurance fund. 2 A joint insurance fund established pursuant to P.L.1983, c.372 (C.40A:10-36 et seq.) and subsection e. of section 1 of P.L.1979, c.230 (C.40A:10-6) for the purposes of providing health benefits or heal…

40A:10-38.2. Definitions 2. As used in this act: a. "Bond" means bonds and other obligations, such as letters of credit, authorized and issued by a joint insurance fund. b. "Bond resolution" means a resolution adopted by a joint insurance fund describing the bonds to be authorize…

40A:10-38.3. Bylaws, plan of risk management; filing proof of approval 3. A copy of the proof of approval of the bylaws and plan of risk management issued by the Commissioner of Insurance pursuant to section 6 of P.L.1983, c.372 (C.40A:10-41) shall be filed in the Office of the S…

40A:10-38.4. Issuance of bonds; adoption of bond resolution 4. a. For the purpose of raising funds to establish an environmental impairment liability insurance pool or for the purpose of funding or refunding a bond or other indebtedness, including a letter of credit in connection…

40A:10-38.5. Bonds 5. Upon adoption of a bond resolution, a joint insurance fund shall have the power to incur indebtedness, borrow money and issue its bonds for the purpose of raising funds to establish an environmental impairment liability insurance pool or funding or refunding…

40A:10-38.6. Sale of bonds 6. Bonds of a joint insurance fund may be sold by the fund at public or private sale at a price determined by the commissioners of the fund. L.1993,c.269,s.6.

40A:10-38.7. Bond resolution adoption; publication 7. A joint insurance fund shall cause a copy of a bond resolution adopted by it to be filed for public inspection in its office and in the offices of the clerks of the local units which are members of the fund and shall thereupon…

40A:10-38.8. Negotiability of bonds 8. Any provision of any law to the contrary notwithstanding, bonds issued pursuant to this act shall be fully negotiable within the meaning and for all purposes of the negotiable instruments law of the State, and each holder of a bond, or of an…

40A:10-38.9. Payment of bonds; powers of joint insurance fund 9. A joint insurance fund, in order to secure the payment of its bonds shall have the power by provision in the bond resolution to covenant and agree with the several holders of a bond, as to: a. the custody, security,…

40A:10-39. Bylaws for joint insurance fund The commissioners shall prepare and, after the approval, by resolution, of the governing body of each participating local governmental unit, shall adopt bylaws for the joint insurance fund. The bylaws shall include, but not be limited to…