N.J. Admin. Code Tit. 17, ch. 7 - ALTERNATE BENEFIT PROGRAM

  1. Subchapter 1 - ADMINISTRATION (§ 17:7-1.1 to 17:7-1.7)
  2. Subchapter 2 - DEFINITIONS (§ 17:7-2.1)
  3. Subchapter 3 - PENSION PROVIDER SELECTION BOARD (§ 17:7-3.1 to 17:7-3.3)
  4. Subchapter 4 - INSURANCE, DEATH BENEFITS AND RETIREMENT (§ 17:7-4.1 to 17:7-4.7)
  5. Subchapter 5 - CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE ABP RETIREMENT PLAN (§ 17:7-5.1 to 17:7-5.7)
  6. Subchapter 6 - VESTING AND FORFEITURE-ABP RETIREMENT PLAN ONLY (§ 17:7-6.1 to 17:7-6.5)
  7. Subchapter 7 - QUALIFIED DOMESTIC RELATIONS ORDER (§ 17:7-7.1 to 17:7-7.5)
  8. Subchapter 8 - DISTRIBUTIONS AND MINIMUM DISTRIBUTION REQUIREMENTS-ABP RETIREMENT PLAN (§ 17:7-8.1 to 17:7-8.11)
  9. Subchapter 9 - ROLLOVERS AND TRANSFERS-ABP RETIREMENT PLAN (§ 17:7-9.1 to 17:7-9.4)
  10. Subchapter 10 - PLAN ADMINISTRATION-ABP PROGRAM (§ 17:7-10.1 to 17:7-10.7)
  11. Subchapter 11 - GENERAL PROVISIONS-ABP PROGRAM (§ 17:7-11.1 to 17:7-11.25)
  12. Subchapter 12 - NEW JERSEY ADDITIONAL CONTRIBUTIONS TAX-SHELTERED PROGRAM (ACTS) (§ 17:7-12.1 to 17:7-12.19)
  13. Subchapter 13 - INVESTMENTS AND INVESTMENT DIRECTION-ABP RETIREMENT PLAN AND ACTS (§ 17:7-13.1 to 17:7-13.7)
  14. Subchapter 14 - LOANS-ABP RETIREMENT PLAN, ACTS, AND CLOSED PLAN (§ 17:7-14.1)
  15. Subchapter 15 - ACCOUNTS-ABP RETIREMENT PLAN AND ACTS (§ 17:7-15.1 to 17:7-15.2)
  16. Subchapter 16 - ADMINISTRATION OF DISTRIBUTIONS-ABP RETIREMENT PLAN AND ACTS (§ 17:7-16.1 to 17:7-16.7)
  17. Subchapter 17 - ALTERNATE BENEFIT PROGRAM GROUP LIFE INSURANCE PLAN (§ 17:7-17.1 to 17:7-17.4)
  18. Subchapter 18 - ALTERNATE BENEFIT PROGRAM GROUP LONG-TERM DISABILITY BENEFIT PLAN (§ 17:7-18.1 to 17:7-18.8)
  19. Subchapter 19 - AMENDMENT (§ 17:7-19.1 to 17:7-19.2)
  20. Subchapter 20 - CONSTRUCTION (§ 17:7-20.1 to 17:7-20.10)
  21. Subchapter 21 - CLAIMS AND APPEAL PROCEDURES (§ 17:7-21.1 to 17:7-21.3)
  22. Subchapter 22 - BENEFICIARY - GROUP LIFE INSURANCE PLAN ONLY (§ 17:7-22.1 to 17:7-22.11)
  23. Subchapter 23 - TRANSFERS (§ 17:7-23.1 to 17:7-23.2)

Notes

N.J. Admin. Code Tit. 17, ch. 7
CHAPTER SOURCE AND EFFECTIVE DATE:
R.2021 d.075, effective 6/24/2021.
See: 52 N.J.R. 1669(a), 53 N.J.R. 617(b), 53 N.J.R. 1229(a).
CHAPTER HISTORICAL NOTE:?
Chapter 7, Prison Officers' Pension Fund, was adopted and became effective prior to 9/1/1969.
Pursuant to Executive Order No. 66(1978), Chapter 7, Prison Officers' Pension Fund, was readopted as R.1983 d.176, effective 5/16/1983. See: 15 N.J.R. 527(a), 15 N.J.R. 930(d). Pursuant to Executive Order No. 66(1978), Chapter 7, Prison Officers' Pension Fund, expired on 5/16/1988.
Chapter 7, Prison Officers' Pension Fund, was adopted as new rules by R.1988 d.577, effective 12/19/1988. See: 20 N.J.R. 2375(a), 20 N.J.R. 3142(b). Pursuant to Executive Order No. 66(1978), Chapter 7, Prison Officers' Pension Fund, expired on 12/19/1993.
Chapter 7, Alternate Benefit Program, was readopted with extensive revisions and recodified from N.J.A.C. 17:1-2by R.2001 d.159, with the readoption effective 4/25/2001, and the recodification effective 5/21/2001. See: 33 N.J.R. 988(a), 33 N.J.R. 1601(a).
Chapter 7, Alternate Benefit Program, was readopted as R.2006 d.360, effective 9/8/2006. See: 38 N.J.R. 2032(a), 38 N.J.R. 4245(a).
In accordance with N.J.S.A. 52:14B-5.1b, Chapter 7, Alternate Benefit Program, was scheduled to expire on 9/8/2013. See: 43 N.J.R. 1203(a).
Subchapter 1, Administration, Subchapter 2, Enrollment, and Subchapter 3, Membership, were repealed; former Subchapter 4, Insurance, Death Benefits and Retirement, was recodified to Subchapter 22; former Subchapter 5, Transfers, was recodified to Subchapter 23; Subchapter 1, General Provisions, Subchapter 2, Definitions, Subchapter 3, Pension Provider Selection Board, Subchapter 4, Participation in the Alternate Benefit Program, Subchapter 5, Contributions to the ABP Retirement Plan, Subchapter 6, Vesting and Forfeiture--ABP Retirement Plan Only, Subchapter 7, Qualified Domestic Relations Order, Subchapter 8, Distributions and Minimum Distribution Requirements--ABP Retirement Plan, Subchapter 9, Rollovers and Transfers--ABP Retirement Plan, Subchapter 10, Plan Administration--ABP Program, Subchapter 11, General Provisions--ABP Program, Subchapter 12, New Jersey Additional Contributions Tax-Sheltered Program (Acts), Subchapter 13, Investments and Investment Direction--ABP Retirement Plan and Acts, Subchapter 14, Loans--ABP Retirement Plan, Acts, and Closed Plan, Subchapter 15, Accounts--ABP Retirement Plan and Acts, Subchapter 16, Administration of Distributions--ABP Retirement Plan and Acts, Subchapter 17, Alternate Benefit Program Group Life Insurance Plan, Subchapter 18, Alternate Benefit Program Group Long-Term Disability Benefit Plan, Subchapter 19, Amendment, Subchapter 20, Construction, and Subchapter 21, Claims and Appeal Procedures, were adopted as special new rules by R.2013 d.044, effective 1/23/2013 (to expire September 8, 2013). See: 45 N.J.R. 667(a).
In accordance with N.J.S.A. 52:14B-5.1d, the expiration date of Chapter 7, Alternate Benefit Program, was extended by gubernatorial directive from September 8, 2013 to March 8, 2014. See: 45 N.J.R. 2263(a).
Chapter 7, Alternate Benefit Program, expired September 4, 2014, and was adopted as new rules by R.2015 d.072, effective 5/4/2015. As a part of R.2015 d.072, Subchapter 22, Insurance, Death Benefits and Retirement, was renamed Beneficiary - Group Life Insurance Plan Only. See: 46 N.J.R. 588(a), 47 N.J.R. 905(b).
Chapter 7, Alternate Benefit Program, was readopted by R.2021 d.075, effective 6/24/2021. See: Source and Effective Date. See, also, section annotations.

CHAPTER AUTHORITY:

N.J.S.A. 52:18A-107 et seq., specifically, 18A:66-192.

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