Page Ten T"HE MtCHEGAN DAILY I hursdoy, May 22, 1975 'U' may lose millions in extra tuition refunds (Continued from Page 1) 1973. In May, Circuit Court Judge William Ager ruled un- constitutional a requirement that students seeking residency status live six months in Michi- gan - a period during' which they could take no more than three credit hours per term. Ager also ruled that students who paid nonresident tuition af- ter May, 1972, could apply for a hearing at the University and demand a partial refund for the difference between the out- of-state tuition fee and the low- er tuition for residents. THE UNIVERSITY appealed, the retroactive aspect of Ager's judgment. The Michigan Court of Appeals riled in favor of the University, hit Carpenter took the case to the Michigan Su- preme Court. Last November, the high court reversed the ap- DR. PAUL USLAN Optometrist Full Contact Lens Service Vsual Examinations 548 Church 663-2476 214 S e Uiversity Theatre Phone 6 8-64 6,.: Today of 7 & 9 o.m open at 6:45 peals court decision, remanding the litigation to the trial court. For students, the tuition re- fund process begins next month. Carpenter says he will mail no- tices on June 1 to more than 9,000 persons eligible to apply. for a hearing. The students must reply to the county clert by re- turn mail within 90 days in in- dicate their interest in obtain- ing a residency status review. "If they don't respond by Sep- tember First,"says Carpenter, "they're dead.". Then, based on facts the stu- dent presents at individual hearings, he or she could re- ceive a tuition refund of possi- bly more than $1,000. BUT DAANE and Carpenter have not agreed on the proce- dure to follow after the hearing applications are received. "We have been able to re- solve (some) problems by mu- tual agreement," says Daane. "We have not yet resolved all of them. I don't know if we will or not." Generally, Daane wants to ap- ply the residency standards currently used to determine eligibility for a tuition refund. Adopted in 1973, the rules re- quire at least one year s resi- dence in the state and demon- stration of an intent to live in Michigan after graduation. DAANE also proposes the current method for seeking in- state status be carried over into the refund process: written ap- plications with an option of in- person appeals if the request is denied. Similarly, Carpenter feels the use of a preliminary questionnaire would minimize the students' inconvenience. But Carpenter says he would prefer standards "generally following those of voting" ap- plied to the tuition refunds. The attorney says these rules fol- low from.a Supreme Court case, Vlandis versus Kline, which. forced the University to adopt its current residency policies. Daane contends his proposals also come from the Vlandis case, and suggests he. and Car- penter simply interpret its rul- ings differently. ANOTHER POINT of differ- ence between the two lawyers involves the people to decide who gets the refunds. Carpen- ter objects to Daane's proposal that the persons who currently handle residency applications also examine the refund hearing requests. If Daane's plan is followed, the hearing applications will be reviewed by Larry Katz, assist- ant University registrar, and his administrative assistant, Mary Ann Wellman. "These people are familiar with the process and are all geared up to do it," says Daane. C A R P E N T E R says if Daane's proposal is used, a lawyer should be included in the review sessions to represent the students' interests. "I insist on having an attorney present," he says. "We want to examine ev- ery file." Both Katz and Daane feel Carpenter's demand is unnec- essary. Daane says the prac- tice of due process- "does not require presence by counsel" at such sessions, and Katz re- marks his job of reviewing resi- dency applications does not in- volve any lawyers. The volume of refund re- quests may overwhelm the Uni- versity. "It will be a lot of work," says Katz. "It will be a monumental task." V I R T U A L L Y every- one involved in the tuition re- fund matter agrees the actual applications for hearings will probably be lower than the 9000 who will receive notices of their potential eligibility. The 9000 includes many persons who never applied for resident sta- tus originally. Just as important, the num- ber of persons eligible for re- funds will probably be far less than those who apply for a hearing. One University official closely involved with the issue _says many students - even those with no chance of approv- al - will seek a refund hearing because "they have nothing to lose." "It's like taking a chance on the lottery," the official says. DAANE DECLINES to esti- mate how many of the appli- cants will eventually be award- ed refunds, but says "the bene- fit of hindsight" -will help to eliminate some of them. For example, someone who has already left Michigan, says Daane, "has very little going for him." Carpenter, however, says he has "a personal feeling" the refund recipients will number 500 to 1000. "It's certainly not going to be any lower than 500," he says. THE UNIVERSITY has al- ready set aside $1.4 million for the tuition refunds - which may not cover the amount necessary for all the overpayments. In the extremely unlikely case that all 9000 were granted refunds, ac- cording to Daane, the Univer- sity would need $11-12 million. "Until you know how many are going to apply you can't get the feeling for it,"says Daane. 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