Establishes Emergency Services part of PERS; provides enhanced benefits for emergency services employees.
This bill creates a new "Emergency Services Part" within New Jersey's Public Employees' Retirement System (PERS) to provide enhanced retirement and death benefits for specific emergency workers. It directly affects emergency medical technicians, paramedics, 911 dispatchers, fire inspectors, and other certified emergency services employees who are currently in PERS or will be hired after the bill's effective date. Key provisions require current PERS members in these roles to be enrolled in the new part within 120 days (unless they waive it), and new hires must be enrolled as a condition of employment. The bill ensures service credit earned in standard PERS for these roles will count toward benefits in the new part, aligning with existing retirement structure while offering improved benefits.
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Jan 2026
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Introduced Jan 13, 2026
Last action Jan 13, 2026
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Jan 13, 2026
Introduced
Introduced, Referred to Assembly State and Local Government Committee
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3 primary · 2 co-sponsors
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Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Linda Carter
DDemocratic
P
Mike Venezia
DDemocratic
P
Wayne DeAngelo
DDemocratic
Co
Ed Rodriguez
DDemocratic
Co
Marisa Sweeney
DDemocratic
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