New Jersey Division of Pensions and Benefits

Notice of this meeting has been provided through the annual notice of the schedule of regular meetings of the Board filed with and prominently posted in the offices of the Secretary of State. The 2008 annual meeting schedule was mailed to the Secretary of State, Star Ledger and the Trenton Times on November 28, 2007.

(A) When necessary, the Board shall adopt Resolution A to go into closed session to consider individuals’ disability applications, which states:

In accordance with the provisions of the Open Public Meetings Act, N.J.S.A. 10:4-13, be it resolved that the Board of Trustees go into closed session for purposes of discussing matters pertaining to disability retirement which involves material involving personal medical and health records, data, reports and recommendations relating to specific individuals, pursuant to N.J.S.A. 10:4-12(3). Those matters are confidential unless expressly waived by the individual involved.

Accidental Disability

.	MEMBER'S NAME AND NO.	EMPLOYER	EFFECTIVE DATE	OPT	ACCIDENT DATE	TP	DR	TE	DECISION
E-1	Guenzer, Jane	Camden County Tech Schools	12/07	5	10/12/06 12/7/06	Y Y	Y Y	Y Y	Approved
E-2	Forsythe, Thomas	Kinsway Regional School District	4/07	A	9/4/02	Y	N	Y	Denied Accidental; Grant Ordinary (pre-existing)
E-3	Berry, Sharon	Newark Public Schools	1/08	5	9/7/06	Y	Y	N	Denied Accidental; Grant Ordinary (not undesigned and unexpected) (Nae: Trustees Testa and Orihel)
E-4	Spaldo, Anthony	Jersey City Public Schools	6/07	B	3/10/04	Y	N	Y	Denied Accidental; Grant Ordinary (pre-existing) (Nae: Trustee Testa)
E-5	Megaro, Lisa	Newark Public Schools	1/08	5	9/22/04	Y	Y	N	Denied Accidental; Grant Ordinary (not undesigned and unexpected) (Nae: Trustee Testa)
E-6	Bender, Marie	Paterson BOE	10/07	5	9/16/05	Y	Y	Y	Approved
E-7	McQuaid, Esther	Penns Grove-Carneys Point	7/07	5	12/10/02	Y	Y	N	Denied Accidental; Continue Ordinary (not undesigned and unexpected) (Nae: Trustee Orihel)

	T/P =	a) Permanently and totally disabled, mentally or physically, from performing the regular assigned work duties; AND b) Permanently and totally disabled, mentally or physically, from performing any other available job duties.
	D/R =	The disability is not the result of a pre-existing disease that is aggravated or accelerated by the work.
	T/E =	A work-connected incident that is: a) Identifiable as to time and place; b) undesigned and unexpected; and c) caused by a circumstance external to the member.