New Jersey Statutes Title 43. Pensions and Retirement and Unemployment Compensation 43 § 2-4

Any employee of any school district in this State, who was or is a member of the teachers' pension and annuity fund, and who has ceased, or shall cease, to be an employee of such school district and who has taken, or shall take, an office, position or employment in the service of any municipality or county in this State, which has not adopted the provisions of chapter fifteen  1 of Title 43 of the Revised Statutes, shall, upon application to the retirement system or pension fund of said municipality or county, appropriate to his office, position or employment, be entitled to membership therein upon complying with the provisions of this act.  2