diff --git a/Controller/GrouperGroupsController.php b/Controller/GrouperGroupsController.php
index 871a95b..a5e1787 100644
--- a/Controller/GrouperGroupsController.php
+++ b/Controller/GrouperGroupsController.php
@@ -76,6 +76,8 @@ public function beforeFilter() {
       }
       $this->setConnection();
     }
+
+    //Need to verify if user is part of
   }
 
   /**
@@ -217,6 +219,7 @@ public function groupOwner() {
 
     }
     $this->set('isuserowner', $this->GrouperGroup->isUserOwner($this->userId));
+    $this->set('isTemplateUser', $this->GrouperGroup->isTemplateUser($this->userId));
   }
 
   /**
@@ -271,6 +274,7 @@ public function groupMember() {
       }
     }
     $this->set('isuserowner', $this->GrouperGroup->isUserOwner($this->userId));
+    $this->set('isTemplateUser', $this->GrouperGroup->isTemplateUser($this->userId));
   }
 
   /**
@@ -322,6 +326,7 @@ public function groupOptin() {
       }
     }
     $this->set('isuserowner', $this->GrouperGroup->isUserOwner($this->userId));
+    $this->set('isTemplateUser', $this->GrouperGroup->isTemplateUser($this->userId));
   }
 
   //TODO - Need to combine this form with code below for groupCreate
@@ -448,6 +453,7 @@ public function emaillistsOptin() {
     ));
 
     $this->set('isuserowner', $this->GrouperGroup->isUserOwner($this->userId));
+    $this->set('isTemplateUser', $this->GrouperGroup->isTemplateUser($this->userId));
   }
 
   public function emaillistsMember()
@@ -463,6 +469,7 @@ public function emaillistsMember()
     ));
 
     $this->set('isuserowner', $this->GrouperGroup->isUserOwner($this->userId));
+    $this->set('isTemplateUser', $this->GrouperGroup->isTemplateUser($this->userId));
   }
 
   public function emaillistsManage() {
@@ -477,6 +484,7 @@ public function emaillistsManage() {
     ));
 
     $this->set('isuserowner', $this->GrouperGroup->isUserOwner($this->userId));
+    $this->set('isTemplateUser', $this->GrouperGroup->isTemplateUser($this->userId));
   }
 
   public function emaillistInfo() {
diff --git a/Lib/GrouperApiAccess.php b/Lib/GrouperApiAccess.php
index 2b70e35..7fa0ff4 100644
--- a/Lib/GrouperApiAccess.php
+++ b/Lib/GrouperApiAccess.php
@@ -255,6 +255,30 @@ public function getOwnedGroups(array $queryData) {
     return array();
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Gets all groups in Grouper where user is an admin/owner
+   *
+   * @param array $queryData Array of conditions for querying
+   * @return array Array of groups from Grouper
+   * @throws GrouperLiteException
+   *
+   */
+  public function getUserTemplateAuth(array $queryData) {
+    $queryData['groupType'] = 'Owner';
+
+    try {
+      $results = $this->useMembershipUrl($queryData);
+
+      if (isset($results['WsGetMembershipsResults']['wsGroups']) && $results['WsGetMembershipsResults']['wsGroups'] != NULL) {
+        return $results['WsGetMembershipsResults']['wsGroups'];
+      }
+    } catch (Exception $e) {
+      CakeLog::write('error', __METHOD__ .  ': An error occurred');
+      throw $e;
+    }
+    return array();
+  }
+
   /**
    * Get members associated to a specific Grouper Group
    *
diff --git a/Model/GrouperGroup.php b/Model/GrouperGroup.php
index 52bd4cb..1ef04ee 100644
--- a/Model/GrouperGroup.php
+++ b/Model/GrouperGroup.php
@@ -44,6 +44,8 @@ class GrouperGroup extends GrouperLiteAppModel
 
   private $totalRecords = 0;
 
+  private $templateGroup = 'ref:workinggroupadmins';
+
   /**
    * Verifies if user is an owner/admin of a group and then stores results in Session.
    * Session variable is reset on Group Creation and Group Deletion
@@ -81,6 +83,42 @@ public function isUserOwner(string $userId) {
     }
   }
 
+  public function isTemplateUser() {
+    if (CakeSession::check('Plugin.Grouper.isTemplateUser')) {
+      return CakeSession::read('Plugin.Grouper.isTemplateUser');
+    }
+
+    $this->initApi();
+
+    try {
+      $args = array();
+      $args['userId'] = $userId;
+
+      $memberOfGroups = $this->grouperAPI->getGrouperMemberOfGroups($args);
+
+      //now cycle through and see if part of correct group to be able to use template
+      $member = 'F';
+      foreach ($memberOfGroups as $memberOfGroup) {
+        if ($memberOfGroup['name'] == $this->templateGroup) {
+          $member = 'T';
+          break;
+        }
+      }
+
+      if ($member == 'T') {
+        CakeSession::write('Plugin.Grouper.isTemplateUser', 'T');
+        return 'T';
+      }
+      CakeSession::write('Plugin.Grouper.isTemplateUser', 'F');
+      return 'F';
+
+    } catch (Exception $e) {
+      CakeLog::write('error', __METHOD__ . ': An error occurred');
+      throw $e;
+    }
+
+  }
+
   /**
    * Used to instantiate API class
    *