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S 8568: Expands eligibility under the veterans tuition awards program to include recipients of the award of the Purple Heart.
What S 8568 does, verified January 11, 2026
The bill aims to expand eligibility for the veterans tuition awards program to include recipients of the Purple Heart award. This means that veterans who have received the Purple Heart, in addition to those with prior military service, will be eligible for the tuition assistance program. The program will provide up to the equivalent of eight full-time semesters of tuition assistance to eligible recipients.
Bill journey
1IntroducedCurrent
2In CommitteePending
3First Chamber FloorPending
4Second ChamberPending
5GovernorPending
6ChapteredPending
Last action: REFERRED TO VETERANS, HOMELAND SECURITY AND MILITARY AFFAIRS (2026-01-07)Alert me
Quick answers about S 8568
- What is the current status of S 8568?
- As of January 11, 2026, S 8568 is recorded as "Introduced": it has been introduced and is waiting for its first committee hearing or floor vote. The last recorded action, on January 7, 2026, was "REFERRED TO VETERANS, HOMELAND SECURITY AND MILITARY AFFAIRS".
- Did S 8568 pass?
- Not yet. S 8568 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote S 8568, and where is it now?
- S 8568 was authored by Sen. Jacob Ashby. Its committee of record is Senate Veterans, Homeland Security & Military Affairs.
Author and sponsors
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| Jan. 07, 2026 | REFERRED TO VETERANS, HOMELAND SECURITY AND MILITARY AFFAIRS |
| Nov. 07, 2025 | REFERRED TO RULES |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, November 7, 2025 · 298 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 8568 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN SENATE November 7, 2025 ___________ Introduced by Sen. ASHBY -- 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 eligibility under the veterans tuition awards program to include recipients of the award of the Purple Heart The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 669-a of the education law is 2 amended by adding a new paragraph g to read as follows: 3 g. "Purple Heart recipient" shall mean a recipient of the award of the 4 Purple Heart under 10 U.S.C. § 1129 or 10 U.S.C. § 1129-a. 5 § 2. Paragraph a of subdivision 2 of section 669-a of the education 6 law, as amended by chapter 75 of the laws of 2025, is amended to read as 7 follows: 8 a. Tuition awards are available for all Vietnam, Persian Gulf, Afghan- 9 istan and other eligible veterans and Purple Heart recipients, as 10 defined in subdivision one of this section, who are enrolled, pursuant 11 to paragraph a of subdivision four of section six hundred sixty-one of 12 this part, in approved undergraduate or graduate programs at degree 13 granting institutions or enrolled in approved vocational training 14 programs and who apply for a tuition assistance program award, for up to 15 the equivalent of eight full-time semesters, pursuant to section six 16 hundred sixty-seven of this subpart. 17 § 3. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD13658-01-5
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