A 1073 New Jersey General Assembly · 2026-2027 Regular Session

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
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Introduced, Referred to Assembly State and Local Government Committee
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