New Jersey § 18a:66-13

§ 18a:66-13.

A member may file a detailed statement of: a. school service and service in a similar

capacity in other states and in schools within and outside the United States operated

by a department of the United States Government for the instruction of the children

of United States Government officers and employees, or b. other public employment

in other states or with the United States Government which would be eligible for credit

in a State-administered retirement system if the employment was with a public employer

in this State, or c. military service in the Armed Forces of the United States, rendered

prior to becoming a member, for which the member desires credit, and of such other

facts as the retirement system may require. The member may purchase credit for all or a portion of the service evidenced in

the statement up to the nearest number of years and months, but not exceeding 10 years,

provided however, that a member purchasing that maximum credit may purchase up to

five additional years for additional military service qualifying the member as a veteran

as defined in N.J.S.18A:66-2 . No application shall be accepted for the purchase of credit for such service if,

at the time of application, the member has a vested right to retirement benefits in

another retirement system based in whole or in part upon that service. The member may purchase credit for the service by paying into the annuity savings

fund the amount required by applying the factor, supplied by the actuary as being

applicable to the member's age at the time of the purchase, to the member's salary

at that time, or to the highest annual compensation for service in this State for

which contributions were made during any prior fiscal year of membership, whichever

is greater. The purchase may be made in regular installments, equal to at least one-half the

full normal contribution to the retirement system, over a maximum period of 10 years. Neither the State nor the employer of a member who applies to purchase credit for

public employment with the United States Government pursuant to subsection b. of this

section or for military service pursuant to subsection c. of this section shall be

liable for any payment to the retirement system on behalf of the member for the purchase

of this credit. Notwithstanding any provision of this act to the contrary, a member shall not be liable

for any costs associated with the financing of pension adjustment benefits and health

care benefits for retirees when purchasing credit for school service, public employment

in other states or with the United States Government, or military service in the Armed

Forces of the United States. Any member electing to purchase the service who retires prior to completing payments

as agreed with the retirement system will receive pro rata credit for service purchased

prior to the date of retirement, but if the member so elects at the time of retirement,

the member may make the additional lump sum payment required at that time to provide

full credit. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, service credit established

in the retirement system by a member through purchase in accordance with this section,

which purchase was made by an application submitted on or after the effective date

of P.L.2008, c. 89 , except a purchase for military service in the Armed Forces of the United States,

shall not be eligible for consideration when service is used to determine the qualification

of the member for any health care benefits coverage paid, in whole or in part, by

a public employer after the member's retirement. 1

L.2008, c. 89, eff. Nov. 1, 2008.