This bill prevents new employees of school board and county college insurance groups from joining New Jersey's state retirement system (PERS). It also ends retirement coverage for current employees in these groups with fewer than 10 years of service credit. Employees with 10 or more years may keep their retirement coverage if they continue working without interruption. The bill repeals prior laws that allowed certain employees on leave to purchase additional pension credit.
The New Jersey Battlefield to Boardroom Act provides tax credits to New Jersey businesses that hire veterans meeting specific criteria. Businesses can claim a credit equal to 10% of qualified wages paid to veterans (capped at $1,200 per veteran annually) for wages earned between 2026 and 2029. To qualify, businesses must hire at least 25% veterans as new employees, maintain 50% of veterans hired the previous year, and provide veteran support services and recruitment efforts. The credit cannot exceed 50% of the business tax liability and is void if wages are claimed for other state benefits.
This bill requires New Jersey state agencies to automatically enroll full-time employees with qualifying federal student loans into the federal Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program. It mandates agencies to identify eligible employees using a state-federal database match (via the Department of Education) and update enrollment when employees transfer between agencies. Qualified employees must meet federal PSLF criteria, including working full-time for a qualifying employer (like state agencies) while making qualifying loan payments. The law takes effect immediately, ensuring state employees can access federal loan forgiveness without additional application steps.
This bill expands paid leave for New Jersey public employees who serve in military reserves or National Guard. Currently, state/local government workers in federal reserve units get up to 30 paid work days per year for active duty training, while National Guard members get up to 90 days for active duty. The bill adds required inactive duty training (like routine drills) to these qualifying activities under the same annual limits. Public employers, including school districts, will be reimbursed by the state for any increased costs from this change.
This bill amends New Jersey's Public Employees' Retirement System (PERS) rules to allow temporary state employees at psychiatric hospitals or correctional facilities to qualify for accidental disability benefits. It specifically covers injuries sustained after January 2003 while working temporarily at these facilities (before becoming a PERS member), making such injuries eligible for PERS benefits once the employee gains membership. The key change deems these pre-membership injuries as occurring "during membership" if the employee joins PERS without interruption in the same job. This expands eligibility beyond current rules, which only provided workers' compensation for such injuries before PERS membership.
This bill restricts public employees in New Jersey from using six or more consecutive days of accumulated sick leave in the twelve months before retirement without documented medical necessity. It applies to state employees, local government workers, and school employees, requiring them to provide written medical verification for such leave use. Employers must establish procedures for verifying medical necessity, including the option of a medical exam by a doctor chosen by the employer. Violations can result in fines (three times the daily pay per day of violation) or, for a second violation, the deduction of improperly used sick leave from retirement benefits.
This bill caps the retirement payout for unused sick leave at $10,000 (down from $15,000) for public employees in New Jersey, including those working for political subdivisions, agencies, authorities, and school boards. It applies only to employees who began service after a 2010 law took effect, not affecting existing collective bargaining agreements. The bill also requires unused vacation leave to be taken in the following year, unless related to a state emergency declared by the governor. These changes modify how public employees receive compensation for accrued leave upon retirement.
This bill creates two new types of state funding for New Jersey school districts: "Stabilization Aid" for districts facing reduced state aid or budget shortfalls, and "Education Rescue Grants" for districts that lost teaching staff. To qualify, districts must apply to the Commissioner of Education, with Stabilization Aid requiring a future funding plan and Rescue Grants covering only teacher salaries (not benefits) for rehiring or retraining. The aid supplements existing school funding under the 2008 School Funding Reform Act but does not change the overall funding formula. It directly affects school districts experiencing specific financial or staffing challenges, providing temporary relief until broader funding reforms are implemented.
This bill amends New Jersey's local payroll tax law to require employers in municipalities with a local tax to submit quarterly payroll reports by specific deadlines (April, July, October, January) and provide additional information requested by the municipality. It prohibits employers from deducting the tax from employee pay, mandates confidentiality for reported data, and sets interest rates for late payments (8% on the first $1,500 overdue, 18% above that). The bill also prevents double taxation by exempting employees from New Jersey local tax if their out-of-state employer already pays a similar tax, requiring employers to submit documentation to resolve such cases.
This New Jersey bill requires health insurance plans sold in the state and the Medicaid program to cover specific family planning and reproductive health services without any out-of-pocket costs for enrollees. It mandates no deductibles, copayments, or coinsurance for services including abortion (both aspiration and medication types), emergency care for mothers/newborns, contraception counseling, genetic testing, inpatient care for mothers and infants, well-baby visits, and ultrasounds. The coverage applies to all in-network providers under insurance contracts and Medicaid, but excludes childbirth services. Religious employers may still qualify for exemptions under existing law.
