S 4223 New Jersey Senate · 2024-2025 Regular Session

Provides health care benefits to disabled members of TPAF and PERS.

S 4223 would provide free health care benefits to disabled members of New Jersey's Teachers' Pension and Annuity Fund (TPAF) and Public Employees' Retirement System (PERS) who are receiving disability insurance benefits. The bill ensures these disabled members can access the School Employees' Health Benefits Program (SEHBP) and State Health Benefits Program (SHBP) without any employee contributions, similar to how retirees receive health coverage. There would be no enrollment deadlines or additional eligibility requirements beyond being a recipient of disability insurance under TPAF or PERS. The health benefits would not reduce the disability benefit amount, and for pension purposes, members would be considered as if they were in active service during their disability period.
Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2025
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Mar 3, 2025 Last action Jan 12, 2026
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6
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Committee
3
Mar 17, 2025
Committee
Referred to Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee
upper
Mar 17, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading
upper
Mar 17, 2025
Committee
Transferred to Senate Education Committee
upper
Mar 3, 2025
Introduced
Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee
upper
2 primary · 3 co-sponsors

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