18A:66-8.1.Ā  Discontinuance from teaching service through voluntary serviceĀ  in Peace Corps;Ā  continuance of membership;Ā  conditions
If a teacher has been or hereafter shall be discontinued from teaching service through voluntary service in the Peace Corps of the United States, his membership in the Teachers' Pension and Annuity Fund shall continue if he has not withdrawn his accumulated deductions, and if he returns to teaching serviceĀ  within a period of 5 years from the date of his discontinuance from service. Any previously held account in the Teachers' Pension and Annuity Fund whichĀ  has expired as a result of such a discontinuance shall be reconstructed, andĀ  credit for retirement purposes shall be allowed to such member covering theĀ  period of his service in the Peace Corps.Ā  The method of computation, the termsĀ  of the purchase and the credit granted shall be identical to those stipulatedĀ  for the purchase of previous membership service by members of the fund asĀ  provided in N.J.S. 18A:66-9.

L.1981, c. 431, s. 1, eff. Jan. 9, 1982.
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