Definitions

As used in Title 4 GCA § 8121 (a) and §§ 3127 through 3131 of this Title: (a) “Certified Employee” means an employee who holds a position defined in 1 GCA § 715 (l), subitem (1) through (5) and (11), who is “certified” as that term is defined in 1 GCA § 715 (m). (b) “Certified Augmentation Teaching Service (CATS) employee (CAT or CATS)” means a member of the Government of Guam Employees’ Retirement Fund who has retired from government service but has subsequently been temporarily employed as an unclassified employee to fill a vacancy in a position defined in 1 GCA § 715(l), subitem (1) through (5) and (11), who is “certified” as that term is defined in 1 GCA § 715 (m), for the remainder of a school year or until replaced pursuant to 17 GCA § 3131. (c) “Certified Applicant” means an applicant for a position defined in 1 GCA § 715(l), subitem (1) through (5) and (11), who is “certified” as that term is defined in 1 GCA § 715(m). (d) “Certificate of Necessity” means a writing signed by the Superintendent confirming that the employment of a Certified Temporary Employee is necessary to fill a vacant position defined in 1 GCA § 715 (l), subitem (1) through (5) and (11), in order to comply with the Every Child is Entitled to an Adequate Public Education Act. (e) “Every Child is Entitled to an Adequate Public Education Act” means the provisions of P.L. 28-045. (f) “School year” means one hundred eighty (180) instructional days as that term is defined in 1 GCA § 715(l)(13). SOURCE: Added by P.L. 28-183:5 (Jan. 29, 2007). NOTE: Sections 3127-3131 of this Chapter were added by P.L. 28-183 (Jan. 29, 2007), “The Certified Augmentation Teacher Service (CATS) Act or the CATS Act.” Section 10 of P.L. 28-183 finds that it is impracticable to employ CATS as classified employees, and Section 11 provides that No CAT may be employed after July 1, 2010. 2015 NOTE: Subsection references were altered to reflect the alpha-numeric scheme of 1 GCA § 715 pursuant to 1 GCA § 1606.