Category Archives: Legislative Updates
No “Stand your ground” in NJ
Information from First Vice President & Legislative Chairman Pat DeFrancisci ———————————- The below information if being provided to members for reference only. It is not intended to be construed as LEGAL ADVICE. Please refer to your attorney should you need
Columbus Day Under Attack
Please read this article in Primo Magazine. Click Here for article in the Primo Magazine
Executive Board Legislative Bulletin on Recent Cannabis Law
Legislative Statement from Italian American Police Society of NJ Executive Board On behalf of the 4500 members of the New Jersey Italian American Police Society, this letter addresses the Governor’s most recent bill passage signed on February 22,
Will Your NYS Pension be Taxed if you Move to another State?
From the Retired Public Employees Association, REPA.org: In response to the many inquiries we have received, we have prepared the following table of important information. While our main focus was NYS pension taxation, we have also noted other types of
Italian American Police Society of NJ Supports Assembly Bill A-4150 in Support of "Melvin Santiago's Law"
On February 7th 2015 the Executive Board of the Italian American Police Society of New Jersey unanimously sponsored an Executive Board Resolution in support of Assembly Bill A-4105 sponsored by Assemblyman Carmelo Garcia. This bill would enact the “Melvin Santiago
NAPO update concerning retirement age
Below please find a Legislative Update from NAPO about the issues with the federal regulations on retirement age. As you can see Congressman Pascrell from New Jersey is working hard to fix this problem. IRS News on Normal Retirement Age
DISABILITY PENSIONS Senate Bill 3123 (Pennacchio) Assembly Bill 4348 (O’Scanlon)
This bill replaces the accidental disability benefit available to members of the Teachers’ Pension and Annuity Fund (TPAF), the Public Em-ployees’ Retirement System (PERS), the Police and Firemen’s Retirement System (PFRS) and the State Police Retirement System (SPRS) with a
Christie's proposal to contribute to the State's Pension Fund
Governor Christie recently proposed an outline of the FY 2013 State Budget. Contained in his speech to the Legislature was a proposal for the State to make a $1.1 billion contribution to the State’s pension funds. This would be
Progress of Pension Lawsuit
Quite a few of you have asked about the progress of the “pension lawsuit”. Here’s some updated infor-mation….Editor The federal lawsuit brought by state govern-ment worker unions in an attempt to overturn New Jersey’s landmark pension reform law continues to