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Committee releases A2884 (PFRS service credit) as amended after union requests

State Assembly committee · March 4, 2024
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Summary

A2884, allowing class 2 special law enforcement officers to purchase service credit for training time and adjusting eligibility to enrollment date, was released as amended after the State FOP asked the committee to extend a 120-day buyback window to one year to accommodate hiring and academy timelines.

The committee released A2884, a bill that permits certain class 2 special law enforcement officers to purchase service credit in the Police and Firemen's Retirement System (PFRS) for time spent in training, changes the basis for eligibility to the date of enrollment in the retirement system rather than appointment, and requires the PFRS board of trustees to notify members of the provision.

Rob Nixon, representing the New Jersey PBA, described class 2 officers…

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