R 012110Z MAR 10
UNCLASSIFIED//
MARADMIN 117/10
MSGID/GENADMIN,USMTF,2007/CMC WASHINGTON DC MRA MR//
SUBJ/ADVANCE NOTICE OF CHANGE TO POLICY FOR EDUCATION PROGRAMS AND ACADEMIC INSTITUTIONS//
REF/A/MSGID:DOC/CMC MR/YMD:19991222//
REF/B/MSGID:DODI/ASD FMP/YMD:19970205//
REF/C/MSGID:MARADMIN/-/YMD:20090222//
NARR/REF (A) IS MCO P1560.25C, MARINE CORPS LIFELONG LEARNING PROGRAM MANUAL.  REF (B) IS DODI 1322.25, VOLUNTARY EDUCATION PROGRAMS.  REF (C) IS MARADMIN 112/09, WARFIGHTER AND FAMILY SERVICES (WFS) AND MORALE WELFARE AND RECREATION (MWR) PROGRAM CATEGORY CHANGE.//
POC/MR. VERNON TAYLOR/GS14/-/-/TEL:7037849550//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1.  THIS MARADMIN GIVES ADVANCE NOTIFICATION OF CHANGE TO POLICY FOR EDUCATION PROGRAMS AND ACADEMIC INSTITUTIONS.
2.  PER REF (A), APPENDIX D, ACADEMIC INSTITUTIONS PROVIDING EDUCATION PROGRAMS TO MARINES HAVE BEEN REQUIRED TO ALLOCATE AT LEAST THREE PERCENT OF THEIR GROSS TUITION ASSISTANCE (TA) INCOME FROM STUDENTS FUNDED BY TA FOR SUPPORT OF THE LIFELONG LEARNING PROGRAM AT THE INSTALLATION.
3.  THE THREE PERCENT TUITION ASSISTANCE REQUIREMENT WILL BE TERMINATED.  REF (A) IS BEING MODIFIED TO REFLECT THIS REVISED POLICY. INSTALLATIONS MUST REMOVE THIS REQUIREMENT FROM ALL EXISTING AGREEMENTS HELD WITH ACADEMIC INSTITUTIONS.  PER REF (B), SCHOOLS PROVIDING HIGHER LEVEL EDUCATION MUST CONTINUE TO PROVIDE SUFFICIENT SUPPORT FOR THEIR COURSE OFFERINGS.
4.  PER REF (C), WFS PROGRAMS, WHICH INCLUDE THE LIFELONG LEARNING PROGRAM, ARE CATEGORY A MWR PROGRAMS FUNDED 100 PERCENT WITH WFS APPROPRIATED FUNDS, INCLUDING FACILITIES AND COMMON SUPPORT COSTS PROVIDED BY A NON-APPROPRIATED FUND INSTRUMENTALITY (NAFI).  LOCALLY GENERATED NON-APPROPRIATED FUNDS (NAF) MAY NOT BE USED TO OPERATE WFS PROGRAMS.  HOWEVER, THE UNIFORM FUNDING MANAGEMENT (UFM) PRACTICE IS AVAILABLE.
5.  RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY NF6 (SES) T. R. LARSEN, DIRECTOR, PERSONAL AND FAMILY READINESS DIVISION.//