Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 18A:66-90

  • 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
  • Commissioner: means the Commissioner of Education. See New Jersey Statutes 18A:1-1
  • Department: means the State Department of Education. See New Jersey Statutes 18A:1-1
  • District: means a school district. See New Jersey Statutes 18A:1-1
  • Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
  • 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
On or before September 1 of each year, on the basis of the most recent actuarial valuation of the Teachers’ Pension and Annuity Fund and on the basis of the appropriate social security rate of contribution, the Director of the Division of Pensions in the State Department of the Treasury, shall certify to the commissioner of education of the State Department of Education the percentage of salaries which the department and each board of education, school district or agency of this State must appropriate in its next fiscal year project budget to cover the amount of the increase and the cost of pension, group life insurance, social security and other benefits provided by this article attributable to carrying out the programs financed by the Federal Government involving members of the Teachers’ Pension and Annuity Fund. The commissioner shall promptly notify each public employer of the percentage certified and the public employer shall, within 90 days after the close of such next fiscal year, together with supporting information prescribed by the Director of the Division of Pensions, reimburse the State the amount of such increased cost from funds allocated to the public employer from the Federal Government and involving members of the Teachers’ Pension and Annuity Fund.

L.1967, c.271; amended by L.1968, c. 228, s. 11, eff. July 1, 1968; L.1973, c. 105, s. 1, eff. May 2, 1973.