Title 22 — Business Regulation

This Article shall be cited as the “Guam Registered Apprenticeship Program Law.”

As used in this Article: (a) [No text.] (1) Apprentice means an employee of a business participating in the Guam Registered Apprenticeship Program who is at least sixteen (16) years of age, except when a higher minimum age is otherwise fixed by law, and who is employed to learn a…

There is hereby established the Guam Registered Apprenticeship Program to be administered by the Director. The purposes of the Program are to reduce the shortage of highly skilled workers; to encourage employers to hire and train apprentices in highly skilled trades and occupatio…

the Guam Registered Apprenticeship Program. Each year, the Director shall establish a list of skilled occupations and trades approved for the Program. All occupations listed in the USDOL-OA listing are eligible apprentice occupations for the Program. The Director may conduct a pu…

Agreements. The Director, with the approval of I Maga'hågan Guåhan, may contract with program providers to prescribe the manner, terms, and conditions of DOL cooperation with the provider in meeting the Program’s objectives. The contracts shall be with program providers having a …

An apprentice must be a bona fide resident of Guam for a continuous period of not less than three (3) years before becoming an apprentice, must be a United States citizen or a permanent resident alien, and must agree to the terms and conditions of the Program and § 10110 of this …

Apprenticeship Program. (a) The Director shall administer the Guam Registered Apprenticeship Program and shall establish rules and regulations necessary to implement this Article, pursuant to the Administrative Adjudication Law, within ninety (90) days after the enactment hereof.…

Participants. (a) Any business that employs apprentices duly enrolled and registered under the terms of the Program is entitled to a tax credit against its business privilege tax liability equal to fifty percent (50%) of the eligible costs paid or incurred by the business, provid…

Participants. (a) Any business that provides skilled trainers to the Eligible Training Provider List (ETPL) or to a non-profit organization working with a registered ETPL on Guam and employs skilled trainers shall be entitled to a tax credit against its business privilege tax lia…

Commissioner. The Tax Commissioner of Guam shall, no later than ninety (90) days after the enactment hereof, in cooperation with the Director, develop procedures to implement the tax credit authorized by this Article, and to that end shall: (a) enact such requirements for claiman…

An apprentice shall sign an agreement with the respective employer and DOL that stipulates that, in exchange for the training, the apprentice will remain and work on Guam for a period of one (1) year for each year of participation in the Program.

(a) The Director may contract with government agencies, departments and instrumentalities, public or private organizations, firms, companies, businesses, program providers or individuals to provide technical or skilled training programs. Said contracts shall provide for specializ…

This Article shall be effective upon enactment.

(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, sections 10108, 10109, and 10110 of this Article shall remain in effect until December 30, 2029. Any Guam Registered Apprenticeship Program tax credits certified for a period expiring after December 30, 2024, but no later than Decem…

The Director shall make a full written report to I Liheslatura and post the report on the Department’s website within thirty (30) days after the close of each fiscal year. The report shall describe accurately the names of all program participants; the total amount of tax credits …

(a) There is hereby created the Building Guam’s Trades Scholarship Program (Program). (b) Administration of Program. The Director shall administer this Program and shall promulgate rules and regulations necessary to carry out the intent of this Section. (c) Selection Committee. T…

This Chapter shall be known as The Apprenticeship Act of Guam.

(a) Skilled manpower constitutes a great resource on Guam. Registered apprenticeship programs, through supervised training and education, develop skilled journeyworkers and help meet the increasing needs for such workers in the traditional labor force. The continuing development …

(a) Agency means the Guam Department of Labor, Division of Apprenticeship. (b) Department means the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration, Office of Apprenticeship. (c) Director means the Director, Guam Department of Labor. (d) Apprentice means a worker…

(a) There is established within the Guam Department of Labor, Division of Apprenticeship, the Guam State Apprenticeship Council (GSAC). The GSAC shall be comprised of five (5) members to be appointed by I Maga’lahi (the Governor) with the recommendation of the Director. Four (4) …

The Director shall: (a) establish standards for apprenticeship agreements in conformity with this Chapter; (b) provide assistance for the development of on-the-job learning programs in national apprenticeable occupations or local apprenticeable occupations; (c) encourage and prom…

Regulations. The provisions incorporated in Title 29, Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 29 (also known as the Labor Standards for the Registration of Apprenticeship Programs) and Part 30 (also known as Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) in Apprenticeship), as amended, shall …

The Agency may promote the administration of this Chapter by accepting and utilizing information, services, and facilities made available to it by the Department.

If any provision of this law or its application to any person or circumstance is found to be invalid or contrary to law, such invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications of this Law which can be given effect without the invalid provisions or application, and to t…