Allows consideration of purchased PERS credit for federal service abroad in Central Intelligence Agency to qualify for employer-provided health care benefits in retirement.

This bill amends New Jersey's Public Employees' Retirement System (PERS) rules to allow purchased retirement credit for service with the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) abroad to count toward qualifying for employer-provided health care benefits after retirement. It specifically creates an exception to a prior rule (P.L.2008, c.89) that excluded most federal service credit from health care eligibility calculations. The change directly affects New Jersey public employees who purchased retirement credit for CIA service abroad after November 1, 2008. Previously, such credit would not count toward health care benefits, but this bill ensures it now qualifies. The policy change is limited to CIA service abroad and does not apply to other federal employment.