New Pensions and Benefits Pages
As you communicate with your members, please direct them to http://www.njea.org/page.aspx?z=1050&pz=6 <http://www.njea.org/page.aspx?z=1050&amp;pz=6>   which is a new page dedicated to “Your Pension & Benefits.”
                     
 

NJEA FIRES BACK
Statement by NJEA President
Barbara Keshishian
NJEA is pleased that Trenton is finally paying attention to the condition of New Jersey's public employee pension funds, but these legislative proposals will ultimately hurt our public schools, our students, and the people who educate them every day. More <http://www.njea.org/page.aspx?a=4458&amp;z=1&amp;pz=> >>
Senate bills seeking changes
In pensions and benefits
The following four bills were introduced in the State Senate on Monday, February 8. For NJEA’s summary analysis, see the link below the four bills.
 

• S-2 <http://www.njea.org/pdfs/S-2.pdf>  – Seeking changes in Pensions
• S-3 <http://www.njea.org/pdfs/S-3.pdf>  – Seeking changes in Health Benefits
• S-4 <http://www.njea.org/pdfs/S-4.pdf>  – Seeking changes in Sick Leave and Disability
• SCR-1 <http://www.njea.org/pdfs/SCR-1.pdf>  – Seeking a Constitutional Amendment requiring gradual “ramp-up” to fund pension systems
   

Read NJEA’s Summary Analysis  <http://www.njea.org/pdfs/NJEASummary_PensionBills.pdf> of S-2, S-3, and S-4.
Articles/NJEA Releases/Statements
 

• Feb. 8 Message to Members <http://www.njea.org/page.aspx?a=4459>
• Feb. 7 message to members <http://www.njea.org/page.aspx?a=4456>  
• Pension bills to be filed -Newark Star-Ledger <http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2010/02/wide-reaching_pension_and_bene.html>  (2-7-10)
   

Resources
 

• Pensionomics <http://www.njea.org/pdfs/Pensionomics.pdf>  
• Measuring the Economic Impact of State and Local Pension Plans
• Pensionomics <http://www.njea.org/pdfs/Pensionomics_StateFactsheets.pdf>  
• Key findings for New Jersey
• Public Pension Resource Guide  <http://www.njea.org/pdfs/NIRS_PensionPrimer.pdf> 
• Facts and data on the important role that public pensions play in our economy
• Public Pension Basics <http://www.njea.org/pdfs/NIRS_PublicPensionBasics.pdf>  
• Defined Benefit Plans Fact Sheet
• Why Do Pensions Matter? <http://www.njea.org/pdfs/NIRS_PensionsMatter.pdf>  
• Characteristics of Defined Benefit Pension Plans that make them attractive to employees, employers, taxpayers, local economies and capital markets
• Who Has a Pension? <http://www.njea.org/pdfs/NIRS_WhoHasAPension.pdf>  
• Statistics on how many Americans rely on pensions and recent pension trends
• Pensions by the Numbers <http://www.njea.org/pdfs/NIRS_PensionNumbers.pdf>  
• Statistics on average pension amounts and how employees value their pensions
• Strong Public Pensions for Today and Tomorrow <http://www.njea.org/pdfs/NIRS_StrongPensions.pdf>  
• Aspects of Defined Benefit Plan management – funding, investment and benefit policies
• Frequently Asked Questions about Pensions <http://www.njea.org/pdfs/NIRS_PensionFAQ.pdf>  
• Glossary <http://www.njea.org/pdfs/NIRS_PensionGlossary.pdf>  
   

Pension Calculators
 

• TPAF <http://www.state.nj.us/treasury/pensions/estimate-tpaf.shtml>  
• PERS <http://www.state.nj.us/treasury/pensions/estimate.shtml>

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