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NJ S3385

NJ S3385
Permits transfer of service credit from PERS to Prosecutors Part of PERS under certain circumstances.


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Introduced
02/09/2026
In Committee
02/09/2026
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead

Introduced Session

2026-2027 Regular Session

Bill Summary

This bill permits the transfer of service credit from the Public Employees' Retirement System (PERS) to the Prosecutors Part of the PERS under certain circumstances. Under the bill, any person who was employed as a prosecutor on or before the effective date of P.L.2021, c.226 (September 24, 2021), and who is currently enrolled as an active member of the Prosecutors Part of the PERS, will be permitted to transfer any service credit in the PERS that was purchased based on eligible employment prior to September 24, 2021 to the Prosecutors Part if the purchase of that service credit was made on or after September 24, 2021, but prior to the enactment of this bill. Under the bill, such service credit will be established in the Prosecutors Part without further assessment of cost to the member as if it had been purchased and established prior to the effective date of P.L.2021, c.226.

AI Summary

This bill allows prosecutors who were employed as such on or before September 24, 2021, and are currently active members of the Prosecutors Part of the Public Employees' Retirement System (PERS), to transfer service credit they purchased in the general PERS to the Prosecutors Part. This transfer is permitted if the service credit was purchased after September 24, 2021, but before this bill becomes law, and it will be established in the Prosecutors Part without any additional cost to the prosecutor, as if it had been purchased and established before September 24, 2021. The PERS is a retirement system for public employees in New Jersey, and the Prosecutors Part is a specific division within PERS for prosecutors.

Committee Categories

Government Affairs

Sponsors (1)

Last Action

Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate State Government, Wagering, Tourism & Historic Preservation Committee (on 02/09/2026)

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