S 3289 New Jersey Senate · 2024-2025 Regular Session

Removes certain part-time elected public officials from eligibility for employer-paid health care benefits coverage; makes elected public officials ineligible for payments for waiving health care benefits coverage; codifies Pension Fraud and Abuse Unit.

This bill restricts health care benefits for municipal and county elected officials to those working 35+ hours weekly, removing part-time officials from eligibility. It eliminates payments to elected officials who waive health coverage, ending a prior practice where they could receive up to 50% of savings from waived benefits. The bill formally establishes the Pension Fraud and Abuse Unit within the Treasury Department, granting it subpoena authority to investigate pension fraud and abuse. This codifies an existing 2013 unit to strengthen oversight of pension systems and improve fraud investigations.
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May 2024
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Introduced May 20, 2024 Last action May 20, 2024
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May 20, 2024
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Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate State Government, Wagering, Tourism & Historic Preservation Committee
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