Allows cities to close existing life guard pension plans to new entrants and modifies certain life guard pension benefits; makes new life guard pension plans permissive.

This bill allows cities of the fourth class in New Jersey to close existing life guard pension plans to new employees while modifying certain benefits. It permits cities with established pension plans to stop enrolling new members, though current and retired members retain their benefits. Cities without existing plans are no longer required to create new life guard pension programs. The bill also ensures that members who don’t qualify for pensions receive their accumulated contributions plus interest. (Note: The bill was withdrawn after being approved as P.L.2025, c.396.)