Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 18A:66-76

  • 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.
  • Board: means the board of education. 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
The state treasurer may, in his discretion, determine to purchase group insurance coverage for the noncontributory death benefit provisions as provided in this article, or may determine not to purchase any group insurance coverage for the death benefit provisions heretofore mentioned. The board of trustees of the teachers’ pension and annuity fund may, in its discretion, determine to purchase group insurance coverage for additional death benefit coverage as provided for in section 18A:66-53 or may also, in its discretion, determine not to purchase any contributory group insurance coverage for the additional death benefit provisions provided in section 18A:66-53

L.1967, c.271.