Permits certain retired public employees in PERS to collect pension while also collecting salary as an elected official.

This New Jersey bill (S 1442) allows current elected public officials who are members of the Public Employees’ Retirement System (PERS) to retire and receive their pension benefits while continuing to serve in their elected office and earn the full salary for that position. It specifically applies to officials whose pension is not based solely on service in the elected office they currently hold, and requires no additional contributions for that elected-service period. The bill does not affect future elected officials or those whose pension calculations rely exclusively on their elected role. It reverses a 2011 repeal of similar provisions but is limited to current officeholders serving on the bill’s effective date.