New Jersey Statutes Title 43. Pensions and Retirement and Unemployment Compensation 43 § 23-3

As used in this act:

“Approved plans” means retirement plans offered by private sector financial services firms that meet the requirements of this act to participate in the marketplace.

“Balanced fund” means a mutual fund that has an investment mandate to balance its portfolio holdings and generally includes a mix of stocks and bonds in varying proportions according to the fund's investment outlook.

“Eligible employer” means a person, firm, corporation, partnership, or sole proprietor, or any other employer that is actively engaged in business with fewer than 100 qualified employees at the time of enrollment, and a majority of which employees are employed in New Jersey.

“Enrollee” means any employee who is voluntarily enrolled in an approved plan offered by an eligible employer through the marketplace.

“myRA” means the myRA retirement program administered by the United States Department of the Treasury that is available to all employers and employees with no fees or no minimum contribution requirements. “myRA” is a Roth IRA option, and investments in these accounts are backed by the United States Department of the Treasury.

“New Jersey Small Business Retirement Marketplace” or “marketplace” means the retirement savings program created to connect eligible employers and their employees with approved plans to increase retirement savings.

“Participating employer” means any eligible employer with employees enrolled in an approved plan offered through the New Jersey Small Business Retirement Marketplace who chooses to participate in the marketplace and offers approved plans to employees for voluntary enrollment.

“Private sector financial services firms” or “financial services firms” means persons or entities licensed or holding a certificate of authority or authorized to do business in the State, in good standing by the Department of Banking and Insurance and the Bureau of Securities in the Division of Consumer Affairs in the Department of Law and Public Safety, and meeting all federal laws and regulations to offer retirement plans.

“Qualified employee” means those workers who are defined by the federal Internal Revenue Service to be eligible to participate in a specific qualified plan.

“Target date or other similar fund” means a mutual fund that automatically resets the asset mix of stocks, bonds, cash equivalents, and other investments in its portfolio according to a selected time frame that is appropriate for a particular investor and is structured to address a projected retirement date.