This bill allows non-instructional staff members who have retired from the Public Employees Retirement System (PERS) to return to work in a school district for up to two years without having to reenroll in PERS, provided their reemployment begins during the remainder of the 2025-2026 school year and throughout the 2026-2027 school year. The bill defines a non-instructional staff member as a New Jersey school-based employee whose position does not require certification from the New Jersey Department of Education and who is or was enrolled in PERS. It stipulates that the retired staff member must not return to work within 120 days of retirement and that their reemployment must be in a position deemed critical by the State Commissioner of Education.

The bill also outlines that the reemployment can occur under a one-year contract, which may be renewed for an additional year, but the total employment period with any individual board of education cannot exceed two years unless approved by the Commissioner of Education. Additionally, the school district must demonstrate the need for reemploying the retired staff member before proceeding with reemployment. The bill emphasizes that the retirement must be bona fide and that any reemployment should not have been prearranged prior to retirement.