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