New York S 8805: Relates to the public service commission reviewing broadband and fiber optic services within the state

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S08805 Summary:

BILL NOS08805 

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SAME ASSAME AS A09476

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SPONSORBAILEY

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COSPNSR

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §§699-a & 669-a, rpld §699-a sub 1 ¶i, Ed L; amd §4, Chap of 2025 (as proposed in S.4358-A & A.3240-A)

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

Go to top S08805 Actions:

BILL NOS08805 

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01/08/2026REFERRED TO RULES

01/20/2026ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.85

01/28/2026SUBSTITUTED BY A9476

&nbspA09476 AMEND= Dinowitz

&nbsp01/07/2026referred to higher education

&nbsp01/12/2026reported referred to rules

&nbsp01/12/2026reported 

&nbsp01/12/2026rules report cal.11

&nbsp01/12/2026ordered to third reading rules cal.11

&nbsp01/13/2026passed assembly

&nbsp01/13/2026delivered to senate

&nbsp01/13/2026REFERRED TO RULES

&nbsp01/28/2026SUBSTITUTED FOR S8805

&nbsp01/28/20263RD READING CAL.85

&nbsp01/28/2026SUBSTITUTED FOR S8805

&nbsp01/28/20263RD READING CAL.85

&nbsp01/28/2026PASSED SENATE

&nbsp01/28/2026RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY

&nbsp02/13/2026delivered to governor

&nbsp02/13/2026signed chap.22

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 8805

 IN SENATE

 January 8, 2026
 ___________

 Introduced by Sen. BAILEY -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
 printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules

 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

 The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
 bly, do enact as follows:

 1 Section 1. Paragraphs g and h of subdivision 1 of section 699-a of the
 2 education law, as added by a chapter of the laws of 2025 amending the
 3 education law relating to expanding the veterans tuition awards program
 4 to allow the transfer of unused benefits to a spouse, survivor or child,
 5 as proposed in legislative bills numbers S. 4358-A and A. 3240-A, are
 6 amended to read as follows:
 7 g. "Eligible immediate family member" means a person who is the
 8 spouse, child or [survivor] financial dependent of a qualified veteran,
 9 and who resides in this state.
 10 h. "Qualified veteran" means a veteran who [would be eligible to
 11 receive a tuition award if such veteran satisfied] satisfies the
 12 [enrollment and application] requirements set forth in paragraph a, b,
 13 c, or d of subdivision [two] one of this section.
 14 § 2. Paragraph i of subdivision 1 of section 699-a of the education
 15 law, as added by a chapter of the laws of 2025 amending the education
 16 law relating to expanding the veterans tuition awards program to allow
 17 the transfer of unused benefits to a spouse, survivor or child, as
 18 proposed in legislative bills numbers S. 4358-A and A. 3240-A, is
 19 REPEALED.
 20 § 3. Subdivision 5 of section 669-a of the education law, as added by
 21 a chapter of the laws of 2025 amending the education law relating to
 22 expanding the veterans tuition awards program to allow the transfer of
 23 unused benefits to a spouse, survivor or child, as proposed in legisla-
 24 tive bills numbers S. 4358-A and A. 3240-A, is amended and a new subdi-
 25 vision 6 is added to read as follows:

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD07221-04-6

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 1 5. a. A qualified veteran who [would be eligible to receive a tuition
 2 award if such veteran satisfied the enrollment and application require-
 3 ments set forth in paragraph a of subdivision two of this section, but]
 4 has not utilized such tuition award, may elect to transfer in a single
 5 instance a