Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 18A:66-168

  • Annuity: A periodic (usually annual) payment of a fixed sum of money for either the life of the recipient or for a fixed number of years. A series of payments under a contract from an insurance company, a trust company, or an individual. Annuity payments are made at regular intervals over a period of more than one full year.
  • Beneficiary: A person who is entitled to receive the benefits or proceeds of a will, trust, insurance policy, retirement plan, annuity, or other contract. Source: OCC
  • Board: means the board of education. See New Jersey Statutes 18A:1-1
  • Employee: includes the holder of any position or employment. See New Jersey Statutes 18A:1-1
  • Higher education: means that education which is provided by any or all of the public institutions of higher education as herein defined and any or all equivalent private institutions. See New Jersey Statutes 18A:1-1
  • State: extends to and includes any State, territory or possession of the United States, the District of Columbia and the Canal Zone. See New Jersey Statutes 1:1-2
2. Repeal of the act and parts of acts, and all amendments and supplements thereto, pursuant to section 1 of this act, is subject to the following provisos:

a. The alternate benefit programs established by the Board of Governors of Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, the Board of Trustees of the New Jersey Institute of Technology and the Board of Higher Education for certain employees of State and county colleges, are continued except as the benefit and contribution schedules are revised by this act.

b. The timely filing of applications for transfer from the Public Employees’ Retirement System, the Teachers’ Pension and Annuity Fund and the Group Annuity Plan as specified in such acts shall be deemed to have not been revised by this act.

c. The transfer of employee and employer contributions from the Public Employees’ Retirement System, the Teachers’ Pension and Annuity Fund and the Group Annuity Plan to the insurers or mutual fund companies of the alternate benefit programs shall be considered as having met the requirements of said acts and shall be continued as provided by this act.

d. Any contributions made by a member of the alternate benefit program for any additional death benefit coverage established under said acts shall not be returnable to the member or his beneficiary in any manner, or for any reason whatsoever, nor shall any contributions made for the additional death benefit coverage be included in any annuity payable to any such member or to his beneficiary.

L.1969, c.242, s.2; amended 1993, c.385, s.1; 2012, c.45, s.89.