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 operations.

S 74 (New Jersey Senate Bill) allows members of the Public Employees’ Retirement System (PERS) who developed disabilities from participating in 9/11 World Trade Center rescue, recovery, or cleanup operations to qualify for accidental disability retirement. It specifically applies to PERS members who worked at the World Trade Center site for at least eight hours between September 11-12, 2001, or who sustained a documented injury preventing further participation. The bill creates a legal presumption that such disabilities were work-related, shifting the burden of proof from the member to the employer if disputed. This eliminates the need to prove the disability resulted from "willful negligence" for qualifying cases. The policy directly affects New Jersey public safety and emergency workers who responded to the 9/11 site.