§ 18A:66-120 — Payment of premiums for group life insurance

a. In the event the county superintendent of schools shall determine to purchase group life insurance coverage for the noncontributory death benefits, premiums for the same shall be paid from a special fund, hereby created, called the "group insurance premium fund." The county superintendent of schools shall estimate annually the amount of premiums which will be required for such benefits for the ensuing fiscal year and shall certify such amounts to the participating employers as due and owing from them. The participating employers shall pay over to the county superintendent of schools the amount for premiums so certified and the county superintendent of schools shall deposit these amounts in the group insurance premium fund. b. In the event that the county superintendent of schools shall determine to purchase group coverage for the contributory death benefits, premiums for same shall be paid from a special fund hereby created called the "contributory group insurance premium fund." While such group coverage shall be in force, the contributions from the compensation of members or on behalf of members to provide such contributory death benefits shall be accumulated in said contributory group insurance premium fund c. Any dividend or retrospective rate credit allowed by an insurance company shall be accredited to the aforesaid funds in an equitable manner. During the period such group insurance policy or policies are in effect, there shall be no commingling of the moneys in said funds with any other fund established pursuant to this article. L.1967, c.271.