Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 18A:64A-72

  • 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.
  • County college: means an educational institution established or to be established by one or more counties, offering programs of instruction, extending not more than two years beyond the high school, which may include but need not be limited to specialized or comprehensive curriculums, including college credit transfer courses, terminal courses in the liberal arts and sciences, and technical institute type programs. See New Jersey Statutes 18A:64A-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
Eligible employees of the county college shall be enrolled in the alternate benefit program pursuant to P.L.1969, c. 242 (C. 18A:66-167 et seq.). The county college shall be responsible for the payment of any additional pension costs which are in excess of the maximum contributions provided by the State.

Employees of the private institution who have previously been enrolled in the TIAA-CREF program at that institution, but are ineligible for membership in the alternate benefit program, may continue in the TIAA-CREF program. All new employees not eligible for enrollment in the alternate benefit program shall enroll in the Public Employees’ Retirement System if they are otherwise eligible.

Any faculty member of the institute on the effective date of this act, who is a member of the Teachers’ Pension and Annuity Fund and who is otherwise eligible, may participate in the alternate benefit program by declaring his intention to participate in the program in writing within 90 days of the effective date of this act.

L.1982, c. 42, s. 23, eff. July 1, 1982.