Provides PFRS member in federal or State military service who is injured or killed with disability or death benefits.
This bill amends New Jersey's Police and Firemen's Retirement System (PFRS) to ensure members serving on active duty in federal or state military service (ordered by the President or Governor) are treated as active members for benefit purposes. It directly affects police officers and firefighters in the PFRS who are injured or killed while on such military duty. The key provision clarifies that these members retain eligibility for full death and disability benefits - such as the 3.5 times final compensation death benefit and disability retirement allowances - that would otherwise apply to active-duty members. This change ensures consistent access to existing benefits without creating new entitlements.
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Introduced Jan 9, 2024
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Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Military and Veterans' Affairs Committee
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