Permits any member of PERS to receive accidental disability retirement allowance for disability resulting from participation in 9/11 World Trade Center rescue, recovery, or cleanup options.
This bill allows members of New Jersey's Public Employees' Retirement System (PERS) who participated in 9/11 World Trade Center rescue, recovery, or cleanup operations to qualify for an accidental disability retirement allowance for specific health conditions resulting from that work. It creates a presumption that disabilities from qualifying conditions - such as respiratory illnesses, PTSD, or skin conditions - are work-related if the member worked at least eight hours at the World Trade Center site between September 11 and October 11, 2001. This presumption means members generally do not need to prove the disability was caused by their 9/11 work, unless evidence contradicts it. The bill applies to PERS members who were involved in these operations during the specified timeframe.
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