N.J.S. § 40A:10-21.1 Contributions of Employees of Local Unit, Agency Toward Health Care Benefits

• Library: New Jersey Permanent Statutes
• Edition: 2023
• Currency: Current through L. 2023, c. 194.
• Year: 2023
• Citation: N.J.S. § 40A:10-21.1

a. Notwithstanding the provisions of any other law to the contrary, public employees, as specified herein, of a local unit or agency thereof, herein referred to as an employer, shall contribute, through the withholding of the contribution from the pay, salary, or other compensation, toward the cost of health care benefits coverage for the employee and any dependent provided pursuant to N.J.S. 40A:10-16 et seq., unless the provisions of subsection c. of this section apply, in an amount that shall be determined in accordance with section 39 of P.L. 2011, c. 78(C.52:14-17.28c), except that, employees employed on the date on which the contribution commences, as specified in subsection d. of this section, shall pay:

during the first year in which the contribution is effective, one-fourth of the amount of contribution;

during the second year in which the contribution is effective, one-half of the amount of contribution; and

during the third year in which the contribution is effective, three-fourths of the amount of contribution,

as that amount is calculated in accordance with section 39 of P.L. 2011, c. 78(C.52:14-17.28c).

The amount payable by any employee under this subsection shall not under any circumstance be less than the 1.5 percent of base salary that is provided for in subsection b. of N.J.S. 40A:10-21 or section 16 of P.L. 2010, c. 2(C.18A:64A-13.1a). An employee who pays the contribution required under this subsection shall not also be required to pay the contribution of 1.5 percent of base salary under subsection b. of N.J.S. 40A:10-21 or section 16 of P.L. 2010, c. 2(C.18A:64A-13.1a).

This subsection shall apply to employees for whom the employer has assumed a health care benefits payment obligation pursuant to N.J.S. 40A:10-21, to require that such employees pay at a minimum the amount of contribution specified in this section for health care benefits coverage, with an employer including a county college.

b.

(1) Notwithstanding the provisions of any other law to the contrary, public employees of an employer, as those employees are specified in paragraph (2) of this subsection, shall contribute, through the withholding of the contribution from the monthly retirement allowance, toward the cost of health care benefits coverage for the employee in retirement and any dependent provided pursuant to N.J.S. 40A:10-16 et seq., unless the provisions of subsection c. of this section apply, in an amount that shall be determined in accordance with section 39 of P.L. 2011, c. 78(C.52:14-17.28c) using the percentage applicable to the range within which the annual retirement allowance, and any future cost of living adjustments thereto, falls. The retirement allowance, and any future cost of living adjustments thereto, shall be used to identify the percentage of the cost of coverage.