New Jersey Statutes 43:12-28.1. Pension for survivors of certain emergency services workers; terms defined
Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 43:12-28.1
- Affirmed: In the practice of the appellate courts, the decree or order is declared valid and will stand as rendered in the lower court.
- 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
For the purposes of this section, “first aid or rescue squad” shall mean any duly incorporated first aid and emergency or volunteer ambulance or rescue squad association providing volunteer public first aid, ambulance or rescue services within the municipality;
“widow” shall also include “widower”;
“child” shall mean a deceased firefighter’s, emergency medical technician’s, or first aid or rescue squad worker’s unmarried child (a) under the age of 18, or (b) 18 years of age or older and enrolled in a secondary school, or (c) 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, or (d) of any age who, at the time of the firefighter’s, technician’s or worker’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 professional; and
“parent” shall mean the parent of a firefighter, emergency medical technician, or first aid or rescue squad worker who was receiving at least one-half of his or her support from the firefighter, technician or worker in the 12-month period immediately preceding the firefighter’s, technician’s or worker’s death. The dependency of such a parent will be considered terminated by marriage of the parent subsequent to the death of the member.
L.1957, c.168, s.1; amended 1960, c.121, s.2; 1968, c.331, s.2; 2002, c.134, s.1. 2010; c.50, s.70.