Establishes presumption for accidental disability retirement in PERS and PFRS that emergency medical technician, firefighter, and police officer has Parkinson's disease as result of employment.

This bill creates a presumption in New Jersey's Public Employees' Retirement System (PERS) and Police and Firemen's Retirement System (PFRS) that Parkinson's disease in emergency medical technicians, firefighters, and police officers is work-related. It establishes that if these first responders were diagnosed with Parkinson's disease after enrolling in the retirement system without having shown evidence of the disease at the time of their initial medical examination, their disability will be presumed to have resulted from their employment. The presumption applies unless the contrary can be proven by competent evidence. This means affected workers would qualify for accidental disability retirement benefits instead of ordinary disability retirement. The bill directly affects current and future members of PERS and PFRS who develop Parkinson's disease after their initial medical examination for entry into service.