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5/5/2026
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Senate approves Sen. Patalano bill to allow National Guard members to gift their tuition benefits to a family member
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STATE HOUSE — The Senate today voted to approve legislation sponsored by Sen. Todd M. Patalano to allow National Guard members to allocate their state tuition assistance benefits to an immediate family member.
“State tuition assistance helps our Rhode Island National Guard members advance their education, build their careers and continue to contribute meaningfully to the benefit of our communities in their civilian lives,” said Senator Patalano (D-Dist. 26, Cranston). “Allowing National Guard members to pass these benefits to an immediate family member, like a spouse or a child, is another way to both show our appreciation for their service and to continue to train an advanced workforce that will benefit Rhode Island for generations to come.”
The state currently provides a tuition assistance benefit to active National Guard members in good standing at any Rhode Island public college or university of five courses per semester. Senator Patalano’s bill (2026-S 2420) would allow national guard members who do not wish to use this benefit to instead allocate it to an immediately family member, like a child or spouse.
The bill now moves to the House for consideration.
For more information, contact:
Tristan Grau, Publicist
State House Room B20
Providence, RI 02903
401.222.4935
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