RECEIVED JUL2.5-2024 m.lushrg  ORIGINAL  Boardo ofCommissioners Agenda Item Transmittal Form Procurement/ContractTransmital Form  Type ofcontract: 1yearD Multi-year) X Single Event D Contract #:  BOCApproval Date:  Submission Information Contact Name: Jazz Schools Department: Talent Management  Vendor Information Vendor Name: Liberty University, yinc.  Corpowe  Project Title: Educational Partnerships - Memorandum Address: Attn. Contracts  dUnderstanding Purgiom Aryrtimnt Funding Account Number: No funding required to enter  1971 University Blvd. Lynchburg, VA2 24515  partnership  Address:  Email: spencerBellbertyedu Phone #: 434-592-4617  Contract amount: N/A  Contract Type: Goods0) Services (X) Grant 0  Contract Action: New (X) Renewal0) Change Order0) Contact: Dennis Spencer  Original Contract Number:  Term of contract: 2 Year's  CFO and COO Signatures Ihave reviewed the attached contract, and the: amount is approvegffor processing. ChiekPinancial Officer Hullps  Procurement Manager Signature Ihave reviewed the attached contract, andi iti isi in compliance with Purchasing Policies of Rockdale County.  9-11-2024 Date  Signature:  Date:  dalat  Quwulon  Detailed Summary of Contract:  The Memorandum: of Understanding is between Liberty University and Rockdale County to enter a free educational partnership that would provide Rockdale County employees at tuition discount at the post-secondary institution.  Department Head/Elected Official Signature: gmi OEohu  Date: 165a4  2034-483    CORPORATEI PROGRAM AGREEMENT  This program agreement is dated County Government( ("Company").  and is by and between Liberty  University, Inc., a Virginia non-stock corporation ("Liberty") and Rockdale  Preliminary. Statements  Liberty and Company desiret to provide Company's employees witha a tuition discount Company is willing to promote Liberty's tuition discount and Liberty's academic The parties desire to memorialize the terms and conditions of the tuition discount Inc consideration of the mutual promises contained herein, the parties hereby adopt  to enroll inc online programs offered byl LibertyUniversity. programs as part of Company's employee benefits program.  and each party's respective obligations.  the: above statements as true and agree as follows:  Agreement  1. Liberty'sO Obligations.  a. Benefits. Liberty agrees to provide Company's employees with the following  benefits:  . - Fifteen percent online tuition discount (both full time and part time); ii. Dedicated liaison to work with al liaison ofCompany; and iii. Free evaluation of previous education transcripts and training for b. Tuition Rate. Schedule. Liberty: shall provide Company with: as schedule ofstandard online tuition rates. Certain militaryand emergency response) personnelr mayreceive different tuition rates. Tuition rates are subject to change each new academic year.  potential academic credit.  C. Education Financing Assistance. Liberty shall assist Company's employees with finding avenues for financing their educations, including federal financial aid, state financial aid whereapplicable),tuitionasistance mwmsonsdaninan. paymentplans. d. Marketing Materials. Liberty shall provide certain marketing materials tailored to Company to promote the benefit program described herein, including email content, URL, website content and other items mutually agreed to by Liberty and Company.  2. Company's Obligations.  a. Promotion of1 Liberty. Company shall promote Liberty's tuition discount toi its  employees by:  Page 1 of5    @) Emailing company staff about the recent partnership between company and () Placing a sourced URL, provided by Liberty, on Company's benefits (iir) Inviting representatives from Liberty to attend Company's sponsored (iv) sending to Company's employees invitations to any such sponsored education, benefit fairs where information concerning the Liberty tuition (v) Annually distributing! Liberty marketing material to employees,and, (vi) Notifying employees of the creation oft the discount for Liberty University's b. Certification ofl Employment. Company shall, upon request from Liberty or one of Company's employees, submit a document on Company'sl letterhead or other similar official form certifying that aj particular individual is a current, eligible employee of Company. The letter or form must include the current residence of the employee, together with legible copies ofg government-issued photol ID(s) leganycurentdriversl license or passport) ofthe 3. Term.' The term oft this agreement will be two years, beginning the date first mentioned above. The agreement can be renewed automatically for one year terms if neither party objectst tol renewal inv writing. Liberty mayterminatei this agreement, ati its sole discretion and at no cost to either party upon thirty (30) days written notice to Company. Company's employees of employees who are enrolled at the time of expiration or termination will continue to receive thet tuition discounts for as long as they remain continuously enrolled at Liberty until they take al break of atl least one full academic year (Fall through Summer) or finish the degree program in which they were enrolled at the time of the expiration or termination, whichever comes first. Any tuition discount will be available to Company employees for as long as those employees remain employed with Company and remain enrolled as provided above, regardless ofwhether the employees have reached their annual tuition assistance cap for purposes of employer-provided educational assistance under  Liberty, website/intranet, education and/ork benefit fairs, discount benefit will be disseminated, online degree programs.  employee for audity purposes.  Section 127ofthel Internal Revenue Code. 4. Other Terms and Conditions.  . Tuition discounts are applied as a 15 percent discount on tuition only, excluding fees. Tuition discounts apply only to remaining tuition balances after subtracting non-loan financial aid. Employees must complete the Free Application for Federal Student. Aid each year; and Virginia residents must complete the Virginia Tuition. Assistance Grant application. Liberty must provide priorwritten commission: for' Tuition discounts that may be combined or stacked with any other discount, including the military discount, and under no circumstances can the discountexceed the costoftuition. Tuition discoumtsarenotapplabe  toresidential or Liberty Online. Academyi programs.  Page 2 of5    b. Company's employees must (D abidel by alll Liberty. Admissions and Financial Aid policies and guidelines, as amended from time to time, including the Broken Enrollment Policy, (l) maintain Financial Aid Satisfactory Academic Progress as defined by Liberty University,and (i) complete an: annual online form to verlythetryocationalminstrystatus, 5. Permissions. Each party grants to the other party the right to use its name, logo, and other promotional materialst toj promote the program andl benefits] program describedherein with prior approval oft the materials from the owner oft the name, logo, etc. Company grants Liberty permission to contact Company's employees who have expressed an interest in a. Company and] Liberty University agree to advertise, promote, and recruitfreely i.A Ar marketing/promotion plan must be provided by Company to luonmutbmemelberyad. in advance ofanypromotion,: andi must 1, Alisting ofall planned promotional: materials/formats. 2. Confirmation ofall university logos and likenesses tol bet used, 3. Any URL's that will contain promotional: material forthis it. Company shall receive logol links in size and relation reasonably determined by Liberty University." Third Party Affiliates shall only! be permitted toj place Liberty trademarks ('marks")t toshow affiliation on websites, blogs, and: social networking pages ownedl by Company only.Any other) placements ofLiberty "marks" on: any other webpages requires the prior written approval ofLiberty University, ii. Liberty University shall use reasonable efforts in assisting Companyin developing affiliate-oriented content for distribution: across the Company's digital platforms, including, but not limited tot the websites, social media channels. such as Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, etc. Iv. Such contenti includes, buti is notl limited bo, video, text, photography,and audio.' Thet university owns alll Liberty-oriented content created or produced by or behalfofLiberty for Company's digital platform. Thel licenses granted in this agreement are for affiliation promotion only, Liberty grants the Company the right duringt the specified terms, at no additional expense on a royalty-freel basis, to use thel Liberty "marks" vi. Any questions about the Liberty University marks can be directedto  asa applicable.  Liberty.  fort this arrangement, within the following parameters:  include the following:  affiliation.  fora advertising: andj promotion of the affiliation. orerutmemtelberyal.  6. Non-discrimination. Consistent with university policies, Liberty agrees that it will not unlawfully discriminate against Company's employees in providing any of the benefits promised in this Agreement or in the administration of its educational policies, admissions policies, scholarship and) loan programs, and other university-administeredprograms. 7. Changes or Updates. If future changes in federal, state, or local laws governing higher education or in regulations issued by Southern Association of Colleges and! Schools require that certain provisions oft this. Agreement be voided or revised, Liberty will notify Company ofsuch changes and which provisions must be voided or revised, whichv willl become effective  Page3of5    upon receipt by Company. Ins such event, thei remaining provisions oft this Agreementwill 8. No Partnership. Each party agrees thati it will notl hold the other party out as an agent, partner, or co-venturer oft the other and that this agreementi is not intended to and does not create an agency, partnership, or joint venture or any other type of relationship except the 9. - Governing Law; Forum Selection. This agreement and the rights of the parties hereunder shall be governed by and enforced in accordance with the laws of the State of Virginia, without regard to its conflict of law of provisions. In all matters to be litigated wherein! Libertyist the complainant, thej parties agree that the federal: and state courts located in Virginia shall have jurisdiction and venue over such disputes. In all matters to be litigated wherein Company is the complainant, the parties agree that the federal and state courts located in Lynchburg, VA shall) have jurisdiction and venue over such disputes. 10. Assignment; Delegation. Neither party may: assign any right or delegate any dutyunder this agreement without prior written consent of the other party. 11. Waiver. The parties may not waive this agreement, in whole or in part, except by a writing executed by the party against whom the waiver is sought to be enforced. Noi failure or delay in exercising any right or remedy, or in requiring the satisfaction ofa any condition, underthis: agreement, andi noact, omission, or courseofdealinghetweent thej parties, operates as a waiver of any right, remedy or condition. A waiver made in writing on one occasion is effective only in thati instance and only for the purpose stated.. A waiver once given is nott to be construed as at waiver on any future occasion, unless expressly stated: ass such. 12. Entire Agreement; Modifications. This agreement is the complete and exclusive understanding ofthe) parties. This agreement may be modified arrescinandmiylyawrtung 13. Notice. All notices hereunder must be in writing and given by personal delivery,  remain valid, binding, and enforceable.  contractual relationship created herein.  signed by both parties.  registered or certified mail tot the addresses listed below:  Page 4 of5    To:l Rockdale County Government Attn: Rockdale County Board of Commissioners 9581 Milstead. Ave Conyers, GA30012 Tol Liberty University: Liberty University Attn: Contracts 1971 University Blvd. Lynchburg, VA24515  Signed and agreed tol be effective as of date firsti mentioned above. Rockdale County Board of Commissioners LIBERTY UNIVERSITY,INC.  By:/0  By: Name: Its: Date:.  Namer Oskon) Nhtsr, Its Chrairmen Date:  ATTEST:  Jennifer O. Rutledge, County Clerk  Approved asi tof form M. QaderA A. Balg, County Attomey  Page 5 of5