Resolution

             Whereas, the Base Realignment and Closure Commission (BRAC) was established by the United States Congress to determine a process for reducing the size of the national defense infrastructure and costs by closing and realigning military installations in the United States; and

          Whereas, certain BRAC decisions have resulted in the transfer of certain defense contractor jobs from other states to Maryland; and

Whereas, it is important that a high percentage of the current occupants of these positions, which are administrative, engineering,  and high-technology jobs requiring a high degree of education and training, in fact relocate to Maryland along with their positions; and

Whereas, it is the view that a waiver of certain requirements of the USM Policy on Student Classification for Admission and Tuition Purposes would provide a significant inducement to affected defense contractor employees to relocate to Maryland;

          Now, therefore, Be It Resolved by the Board of Regents of the University System of Maryland that:

(1) The twelve-month period required to meet the criteria set forth in the USM Policy on Student Classification for Admission and Tuition Purposes shall be waived in the case of employees of defense contractors whose positions are transferred from other States to Maryland as the result of the decision of the BRAC for the term of their continuous employment by their employer.  This waiver shall also apply to the spouses and dependent children of the affected employees; and

(2) In lieu of documentation of the criteria set forth in policy, USM institutions shall require such employees to submit adequate supporting documentation of a BRAC-related transfer from their defense contractor employers establishing that the transfer was BRAC-related and proof of Maryland residence, verifying their eligibility for this waiver; and

(3) This waiver shall not affect any other provision of the USM Policy on Student Classification for Admission and Tuition Purposes; and

(4) This Resolution shall expire on October 27, 2011, five years from the date of the adoption of a similar resolution covering civilian employees of the U. S. Armed Forces.

Approved by the USM Board of Regents on December 1, 2006