New Jersey A 1932: Prohibits certain officials from using municipal vehicles for private purpose.

Bill Text

A1932 

ASSEMBLY, No. 1932 

STATE OF NEW JERSEY

222nd LEGISLATURE

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PRE-FILED FOR INTRODUCTION IN THE 2026 SESSION

Sponsored by:

Assemblywoman ANNETTE QUIJANO

District 20 (Union)

SYNOPSIS

���� Increases accidental death benefit for surviving 
spouse or surviving children of certain PERS members and retirants; provides 
accidental death benefit to beneficiary of certain PERS and PFRS members and 
retirants; redefines child.

CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT 

���� Introduced Pending Technical Review by Legislative 
Counsel.

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An Act concerning the accidental death benefit for beneficiaries 
of law enforcement officers, correction officers, and firefighters in the 
Public Employees� Retirement System and the Police and Firemen�s Retirement 
System, and amending and supplementing P.L.1954, c.84 (C.43:15A-1 et seq.) and 
P.L.1944, c.255 (C.43:16A-1 et seq.).

���� Be It 
Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of 
the State of New Jersey:

����� 1.�� Section 
6 of P.L.1954, c.84 (C.43:15A-6) is amended to read as follows:

����� 6.�� As 
used in this act:

����� a.�� "Accumulated 
deductions" means the sum of all the amounts, deducted from the 
compensation of a member or contributed by or on behalf of the member, standing 
to the credit of the member's individual account in the annuity savings fund.

����� b.�� "Annuity" 
means payments for life derived from the accumulated deductions of a member as 
provided in this act.

����� c.�� "Annuity 
reserve" means the present value of all payments to be made on account of 
any annuity or benefit in lieu of an annuity, granted under the provisions of 
this act, computed on the basis of such mortality tables recommended by the 
actuary as the board of trustees adopts, with regular interest.

����� d.�� "Beneficiary" 
means any person receiving a retirement allowance or other benefit as provided 
in this act.

����� e.�� "Child" 
means a deceased member's unmarried child either (1) under the age of 18 or (2) 
of any age who, at the time of the member's death, is disabled because of an 
intellectual disability or physical incapacity, is unable to do any substantial, 
gainful work because of the impairment and the impairment has lasted or can be 
expected to last for a continuous period of not less than 12 months, as 
affirmed by the medical board. 

����� With 
respect to a law enforcement officer, correction officer, or firefighter member 
or retirant who was ineligible for membership in the Police and Firemen�s 
Retirement System, �child� means� a deceased member�s or retirant�s unmarried 
child either (1) under the age of 18, or (2) 18 years of age or older and 
enrolled in a secondary school, or (3) under the age of 24 and enrolled in a 
degree program in an institution of higher education for at least 12 credit 
hours in each semester, provided that the member or retirant died as a result 
of an accident met in the actual performance of duty at some definite time and 
place, and the death was not the result of the member�s or retirant�s willful 
misconduct, or (4) of any age who, at the time of the member�s or retirant�s death, 
is disabled because of an intellectual disability or physical incapacity, is 
unable to do any substantial, gainful work because of the impairment and his or 
her impairment has lasted or can be expected to last for a continuous period of 
not less than 12 months, as affirmed by the medical board.

����� f.��� "Parent" 
shall mean the parent of a member who was receiving at least [1/2] half of the parent's support from the member 
in the 12-month period immediately preceding the member's death or the accident 
which was the direct cause of the member's death. The dependency of such a 
parent will be considered terminated by marriage of the parent subsequent to 
the death of the member.

����� With 
respect to a law enforcement officer, correction officer, or firefighter member 
or retirant who was ineligible for membership in the Police and Firemen�s 
Retirement System, �parent� means the parent of a member or retirant who was 
receiving at least half of the parent�s support from the member or retirant in 
the 12-month period immediately preceding the member�s or retirant�s death or 
the accident which was the direct cause of the member�s or retirant�s death. 
The dependency of such a parent will be considered terminated by marriage of 
the parent subsequent to the death of the member or retirant.

����� g.�� (1) 
"Widower," for employees of the State, means the man to whom a member 
was married, or a domestic partner as defined in section 3 of P.L.2003, c.246 
(C.26:8A-3), at least five years before the date of her death and to whom she 
continued to be married or a domestic partner until the date of her death and 
who was receiving at least [1/2] half of his support from the member in the 
12-month period immediately preceding the member's death or the accident which 
was the direct cause of the member's death. The dependency of s