BILL NUMBER: S8805
SPONSOR: BAILEY
 
TITLE OF BILL:
An act to amend the education law, in relation to expanding the veterans
tuition awards program to allow the transfer of unused benefits to an
eligible immediate family member; to amend a chapter of the laws of 2025
amending the education law relating to expanding the veterans tuition
awards program to allow the transfer of unused benefits to a spouse,
survivor or child, as proposed in legislative bills numbers S. 4358-A
and A. 3240-A, in relation to the effectiveness thereof; and to repeal
certain provisions of the education law relating thereto
 
PURPOSE OF BILL: This is a chapter amendment that makes changes to
the provisions of L.2025, C.688.
 
SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS:
This legislation amends the underlying chapter with technical changes to
allow HESC to carry out the purpose of the bill and limits the number of
transfer recipients to a single one. The legislation also delays the
effective date from July 1, 2026 to July 1, 2027.
 
JUSTIFICATION:
This legislation is a negotiated change to the underlying chapter.
 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:
Chapter amendment to Chapter 688 of the Laws of 2025.
 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS FOR STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT:
None.
 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect immediately; provided however, that sections
one, two and three shall take effect on the same date and in the same
manner as a chapter of the laws of 2025 amending the education law
relating to expanding the veterans tuition awards program to allow the
transfer of unused benefits to a spouse, survivor or child, as proposed
in legislative bills numbers S.4358A and A.3240A, takes effect.