New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Assembly Bill A09476

Introduced
1/7/26  
Refer
1/7/26  
Report Pass
1/12/26  
Refer
1/12/26  
Report Pass
1/12/26  
Engrossed
1/13/26  
Refer
1/13/26  
Engrossed
1/28/26  
Enrolled
2/13/26  
Chaptered
2/13/26  

Caption

Expands the veterans tuition awards program to allow the transfer of unused benefits to eligible immediate family members; defines terms.

Impact

The proposed amendments would specifically enable veterans who have not utilized their tuition awards the opportunity to delegate these benefits to one immediate family member in a single instance. This change is significant as it broadens the scope of the education law relevant to veterans, allowing them to support their family's educational aspirations directly. The legislation also suggests that a child receiving these benefits must be under 26 years of age, promoting the purpose of aiding dependent youth in their educational pursuits.

Summary

Bill A09476 proposes to amend New York's education laws to expand the existing veterans tuition awards program. This bill allows qualified veterans to transfer unused tuition benefits to eligible immediate family members, which includes spouses and children. The intent of this legislation is to provide greater flexibility and support for veterans and their families in accessing educational benefits, thereby helping to alleviate some of the challenges that they may face when transitioning from military to civilian life.

Contention

Notable points of contention surrounding A09476 may arise from how the eligibility for transferring these benefits is defined and the implications for limiting transfers to only one family member per eligible veteran per year. Critics may argue that restricting transfers could leave many eligible family members without access to these benefits. Furthermore, the bill caps the number of tuition award transfers at one hundred per year, raising concerns over the potential for inequity and the fairness of distribution among veterans in need of support.

Companion Bills

NY S08805

Same As Expands the veterans tuition awards program to allow the transfer of unused benefits to eligible immediate family members; defines terms.

Previously Filed As

NY S08805

Expands the veterans tuition awards program to allow the transfer of unused benefits to eligible immediate family members; defines terms.

NY S04358

Expands the veterans tuition awards program to allow the transfer of unused benefits to a spouse, survivor or child; defines terms.

NY A03240

Expands the veterans tuition awards program to allow the transfer of unused benefits to a spouse, survivor or child; defines terms.

NY S08568

Expands eligibility under the veterans tuition awards program to include recipients of the award of the Purple Heart.

NY A09522

Expands eligibility for the tuition assistance program by restoring eligibility to graduate students; makes optional semesters, quarters or terms eligible for awards.

NY S09116

Establishes the veterans benefit instant lottery scratch-off game to fund scholarships for veterans through the veterans tuition awards program.

NY S08055

Expands eligibility for admission to New York state veterans' homes to certain veterans who have an immediate family member who shall have been a resident of this state for six months prior to the date of application for admission; defines an immediate family member to include a spouse, or a birth or adoptive parent, child, sibling, stepparent, stepchild, stepsibling, grandparent and grandchild; requires, where applicable, the immediate family member of a veteran applicant to file an affidavit of New York state residence; authorizes veterans with an immediate family member who has been a New York state resident for six months to be entitle to admission to the Long Island state veterans home at Stony Brook university.

NY A08365

Expands eligibility for admission to New York state veterans' homes to certain veterans who have an immediate family member who shall have been a resident of this state for six months prior to the date of application for admission; defines an immediate family member to include a spouse, or a birth or adoptive parent, child, sibling, stepparent, stepchild, stepsibling, grandparent and grandchild; requires, where applicable, the immediate family member of a veteran applicant to file an affidavit of New York state residence; authorizes veterans with an immediate family member who has been a New York state resident for six months to be entitled to admission to the Long Island state veterans home at Stony Brook university.

NY H4002

Relative to expanding benefits for disabled veterans and their families

NY A11079

Enacts the "Technical Sergeant Joseph G. Lemm tuition benefit act" to allow members of the New York state organized militia to receive tuition benefits for certain post-secondary degree programs.

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