New Jersey § 43:15a-75

§ 43:15a-75.

(a) If this act is so adopted it shall become effective in the county or municipality

adopting it on June 30 of the following year. Membership in the Public Employees' Retirement System shall be optional with the

employees of the county, board of education or municipality in the service on the

day the act becomes effective or on June 30, 1966, whichever is earlier, in such county,

board of education or municipality except in the case of public employee veterans

who on such date are members. An employee who elects to become a member within one year after this act so takes

effect shall be entitled to prior service covering service rendered to the county,

board of education or municipality prior to July 1, 1966 or prior to the date this

act so becomes effective, whichever is earlier. Membership shall be compulsory for all employees entering the service of the county,

board of education or municipality on July 1, 1966 or after the date this act becomes

effective, whichever is earlier. Where any such employee entering the service of the county, board of education or

municipality after the date this act so becomes effective has had prior service for

which evidence satisfactory to the retirement system is presented, as an employee

in such county, board of education or municipality before the date upon which this

act so becomes effective, or July 1, 1966, whichever is earlier, such employee shall

be entitled to prior service covering service rendered to the county, board of education

or municipality prior to the date this act so becomes effective, or July 1, 1966,

whichever is earlier. (b) Notwithstanding the provisions of section 74 of this act 1 and subsection (a) of this section, every person, other than a non-veteran elected

official, becoming an employee of a county, board of education, municipality or school

district after June 30, 1966, who is not eligible to become a member of another retirement

system, shall be required to become a member of the Public Employees' Retirement System. Notwithstanding the provisions of section 74 of this act and subsection (a) of this

section, membership in the retirement system shall be optional with any elected official

who is not a veteran, regardless of the date he assumes office, and with any other

person in the employ of any county, board of education, municipality or school district

on June 30, 1966, provided such elected official or other person is not then a member

and is not required to be a member of the retirement system pursuant to another provision

of this act, and provided further that such person is not eligible to be a member

of another retirement system. Elected officials commencing service on or after the effective date of sections

1 through 19 of P.L.2007, c. 92 ( C.43:15C-1 through C.43:15C-15 , C.43:3C-9 , C.43:15A-7 , C.43:15A-75 and C.43:15A-135 ) shall not be eligible for membership in the retirement system based on service in

the elective public office, except that an elected official enrolled in the retirement

system as of that effective date who continues to hold that elective public office or, for an elected official specified in section 5 of P.L.2017, c. 344 ( C.43:15A-7.5 ), another elective public office, without a break in service shall be eligible to continue membership in the retirement

system under the terms and conditions of enrollment. The provisions of this subsection shall not apply to any person whose position is

temporary or seasonal, nor to any person in office, position or employment for which

the annual salary or remuneration, or the number of hours of work, is fixed at less

than that which is required for membership pursuant to section 7 of P.L.1954, c. 84

( C.43:15A-7 ) as applicable to the member, nor to any person whose position is not covered by

the old age and survivors' insurance provisions of the federal Social Security Act. 2 After the effective date of P.L.2010, c. 1, the provisions of this subsection shall

not apply to any person in office, position or employment for which the hours of work

are fewer per week than those required for membership pursuant to subsection d. of

section 7 of P.L.1954, c. 84 ( C.43:15A-7 ), unless the person shall have been a member since that effective date continuously. No credit shall be allowed to any person becoming a member of the retirement system

pursuant to this subsection for service rendered to the employer prior to July 1,

1966, until the provisions of section 74 of this act have been complied with, in which

event such credit shall be allowed in accordance with the provisions of subsection

(a) of this section; except that the governing body of any county, board of education

or municipality may, by resolution, consent to the allowance of such credit and file

a certified copy of such resolution with the board of trustees of the Public Employees'

Retirement System. 1

N.J.S.A. § 43:15A-74. 2

42 U.S.C.A. § 301 et seq.