Media Advisory - Regents to Meet in Special Session to Discuss Residency Policy

November 21, 2000

Board of Regents to Meet in Special Session to Discuss Residency Policy Nov. 27

A special public session of the ´óÄ̸£Àû¼§ (USM) Board of Regents will be held on Monday, November 27 at 10 a.m. to consider proposed revisions to the ´óÄ̸£Àû¼§residency policy. The meeting, which will be conducted via teleconference, will originate from the Chancellor's Conference Room in the ´óÄ̸£Àû¼§Office, 3300 Metzerott Road in Adelphi, MD.

On November 20, the Board of Regents Finance Committee voted to recommend for full Board approval a set of revisions to the ´óÄ̸£Àû¼§Policy for Student Residency Classification for Admission, Tuition, and Charge-Differential Purposes. The Maryland Court of Appeals recently declared a part of the current policy to be in violation of the Maryland Declaration of Rights. The draft addresses that part of the policy concerned with a ´óÄ̸£Àû¼§ student's residency status (and thus whether he or she will receive an in-state tuition rate), based on nine criteria.

The Board intends to consider this matter expeditiously because this is the time of year that the ´óÄ̸£Àû¼§institutions are determining residency status for students applying for the Spring and Fall 2001 semesters.

Full agenda and background information will be available at the meeting. Sign language interpreters and/or other appropriate accommodations for eligible individuals with disabilities will be provided upon request. Please call 301/445-2756 (voice) or 301/314-7683 (TTY/ITT) to make special arrangements.

Contact:

Chris Hart
Phone: 301/445-2739
Pager: 301/507-2316
E-mail: chart@usmd.edu