SUBJECT:

Domestic Partner Benefits and Services

In response to concerns expressed during the past two years by several
campus organizations, I want to confirm UCSD's commitment to support all
members of the community who work, live, study and teach on our campus,
regardless of sexual orientation, marital or family status. One concrete
way of meeting this commitment is to extend to domestic partners all
campus-determined benefits and services now offered to legal spouses of UCSD
employees and students.

A review of UCSD practices has shown that many benefits and services offered
to employees' and students' spouses are already offered to domestic partners
as well. It would, however, be beneficial to formalize a standard policy.
For this reason, I am asking those campus units that offer benefits or
services to legal spouses to review their policies and revise them where
necessary to ensure that they offer the same benefits or services to
domestic partners (both same- and opposite-sex). Documentation of domestic
partner status should be required only in situations where the same request
would be made of legal spouses.

Please note that not all benefits and services come under campus
jurisdiction. Retirement and health benefits, as well as student housing
policy, are determined by The Regents of the University of California and the
Office of the President. Any changes to policy that result from current
discussions about the extension of benefits falling under The Regents' and
the President's jurisdiction will be announced at a later date.

If you have questions regarding the implementation of this policy, please
contact Associate Chancellor Susan Kirkpatrick at extension 46864 or by
e-mail at skirkpatrick@ucsd.edu.

Robert C. Dynes Chancellor