A 5053 New Jersey General Assembly · 2026-2027 Regular Session

Permits retired municipal code officials to return to part-time employment after bona fide severance period without reenrollment in PERS.*

This bill allows retired municipal code officials in New Jersey to return to part-time work without losing their retirement benefits or needing to rejoin the pension system. Specifically, it permits these officials to resume employment as long as they wait at least 90 days after retiring, have reached the required service retirement age, and work no more than 20 hours per week. The legislation creates an exception to the usual rules that would otherwise cancel retirement allowances and require pension re-enrollment upon returning to work. This change directly affects retired code officials who wish to take on limited part-time roles while maintaining their existing pension status.

Issues: ✓ Labor & Employment

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

May 2026

Committee Review

Floor Vote

Governor

Introduced May 14, 2026 Last action Jun 23, 2026

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What changed between versions

Introduced → Reprint · 2 edits

MINOR

The bill was amended in committee to add a three-year time limitation on when retired municipal code officials may return to part-time employment under this provision. The original version allowed them to return at any time after retirement (subject to the 90-day waiting period, age requirement, and 20-hour weekly cap). The amendment restricts the initial return to within three years of the bill's effective date, though once they return within that window they may continue employment under the same conditions. The committee statement was also removed as part of the standard reprint process.

Scope change

The exemption for retired municipal code officials returning to part-time work is now time-limited: it only applies if the return occurs within three years of the bill's effective date. Previously there was no such outer deadline on when the return could first happen.

SCOPE

Subsection e. now limits when a retired municipal code official may first return to part-time work: the return must commence within three years after the effective date of this bill. Once they return within that window, they remain eligible to continue employment under the existing conditions (90-day waiting period, service retirement age met, no more than 20 hours per week).

TECHNICAL

The committee statement explaining the bill's purpose was removed, which is standard when a bill moves from introduced version to reprint.

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Committee

Jun 1, 2026

Committee

Reported out of Asm. Comm. with Amendments, and Referred to Assembly Appropriations Committee

lower

May 14, 2026

Introduced

Introduced, Referred to Assembly State and Local Government Committee

lower

3 primary · 1 co-sponsor