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This bill establishes eligibility for certain county fire instructors to receive retroactive retirement benefits through the Public Employees' Retirement System (PERS) under specific conditions. Specifically, the bill allows fire instructors who were enrolled in PERS prior to November 1, 2008, were employed by a county, maintained continuous retirement system membership, worked as a fire instructor each calendar year, earned an annual salary over $1,500, and were permanent civil service employees to be granted service credit and considered eligible for retirement system membership and benefits. Additionally, the bill provides relief for fire instructors who were previously notified within the last five years that their service was ineligible for retirement system enrollment, allowing them to receive service credit if they repay any previously returned contributions and interest. The legislation aims to address a past administrative determination that had potentially denied retirement credits to qualified county fire instructors, effectively correcting what appears to be an unintended exclusion from retirement benefits for these public employees.

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https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/bill-search/2024/S871