Citizen Portal
Sign In

Committee releases bill allowing National Guard members to transfer tuition benefits to dependents or spouses

New Jersey Senate Military and Veterans' Affairs Committee · February 19, 2026

Loading...

AI-Generated Content: All content on this page was generated by AI to highlight key points from the meeting. For complete details and context, we recommend watching the full video. so we can fix them.

Summary

S3387 (S33 87) would let New Jersey National Guard members transfer 50% of certain tuition benefits to a dependent child or 100% to a spouse; the committee released the bill with broad support from veterans groups.

The Military and Veterans' Affairs Committee released S3387, which permits members of the New Jersey National Guard to transfer 50% of certain tuition benefits to a dependent child or 100% to a spouse.

Representatives of veterans organizations, including the VFW Department of New Jersey and Vietnam Veterans of America, recorded support and did not testify in person. Committee members moved to release the bill and the roll call recorded affirmative votes from senators present; the committee released the bill for further processing.

No amendments were discussed during the hearing. The proposal is designed to expand flexibility for Guard members in allocating education benefits to family members, and it will proceed to additional legislative review and any required fiscal analysis.