NY A09476

Expands the definition of "eligible immediate family member" for veterans tuition award transfers to include spouse, child, or financial dependent (replacing "survivor") who resides in New York State

Requires qualified veterans to transfer tuition awards in a single instance to one eligible immediate family member, eliminating the previous option to split benefits among multiple recipients or transfer partial amounts over time

Removes the requirement that veterans must have served at least 10 years before transferring benefits to a child, while maintaining the requirement that recipient children be under 26 years of age

Caps total tuition award transfers at 100 per year statewide and authorizes the corporation president to establish application deadlines and selection criteria if applications exceed this limit

Delays the effective date of the underlying 2025 veterans tuition awards program amendments from July 1, 2026 to July 1, 2027