Title 17 — Education
55 chapters · 799 sections in this title.
17 GCA § 14101 Purpose
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The purpose of the Department of Education Ten (10) -Year Capital Improvement Project Plan is to provide: (a) a management tool and a guide to identify the most practical and economical means of providing safe teaching and learning environments; (b) justification and guidance in …
17 GCA § 14102 Short Title
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This Chapter may be cited as the “Teaching and Learning Communities Act.”
17 GCA § 14103 Definitions
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When used in this Chapter: (a) Board means the Guam Education Board. (b) Superintendent means the Superintendent of Education, the Chief Executive of the Department of Education. (c) CIP means Capitol Improvement Project(s). (d) Plan means a Ten (10)-Year Capital Improvement Proj…
17 GCA § 14104 Ten (10)-Year Capital Improvement Project Plan
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The Superintendent shall prepare a Ten (10)-Year Capital Improvement Project Plan that shall be subject to Board approval. (a) Plan Provisions. The Plan shall include as a basis, but is not limited to: (1) An inventory of DOE properties and facilities, which shall include at a mi…
17 GCA § 14201 Legislative Findings and Intent
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I Liheslaturan Guåhan finds that the trajectory of the younger generation is impacted by social and financial betterment, and that a purposeful investment in their individual future such as the establishment of a scholarship fund, known as the “First Generation Trust Fund Initiat…
17 GCA § 14202 First Generation Trust Fund Initiative Established
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There is hereby established the “First Generation Trust Fund Initiative,” which shall be administered by the Guam Department of Education (DOE), or its designee, as an incentive program to encourage GDOE high school students to pursue post-secondary learning. (a) The First Genera…
17 GCA § 14203 Creation of the First Generation Trust Fund
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(a) The First Generation Trust Fund (Fund) is hereby created separate and apart from all other funds of the government of Guam, and shall be administered by the Superintendent of the Department of Education. (1) The Fund shall not be commingled with the General Fund, or any other…
17 GCA § 14204 Notification of Students
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All eligible GDOE students shall be notified by GDOE, at the commencement of each year and upon graduation, of the requirements necessary to avail of the provisions of this Chapter, and of the amount potentially available towards college registration, enrollment, or tuition fees.…
17 GCA § 14205 Requirements for Eligibility
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(a) To be eligible for a First Generation Trust Fund Initiative scholarship towards college registration, enrollment and tuition, a COL9192018 AND FIRST GENERATION TRUST FUND INITIATIVE GDOE graduate must be enrolled in a GDOE public high school at the time of graduation. (b) Any…
17 GCA § 14206 Funding
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The DOE, with the local public education institutions, namely, UOG and GCC, have each committed to the Initiative and agree to invest through the following sources: (a) One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000) shall be funded by the DOE and released by June 2016, and shall continu…
17 GCA § 14207 Evaluation
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An independent evaluation, paid for by the Fund, shall be conducted after the seventh (7th) year of the enactment of this Act to determine if the program has met its goals, one of which is to increase the number of GDOE graduates enrolled at the UOG and GCC. SOURCE: Added as § 14…
17 GCA § 14208 Sunset Provision
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The Initiative shall come to an end by the eighth (8th) year of its enactment unless new legislation is duly enacted authorizing its continuation. Any remaining funds at the sunset date shall be distributed accordingly to DOE, GCC and UOG based on the proportion of contributions …
17 GCA § 14209 Transfer Authority Prohibited
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Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the funds appropriated in this Act in each fiscal year shall not lapse and shall continue to be available until fully expended, and shall not be subject to any transfer authority of I Maga’lahen Guåhan or any inter-fund borrowing, or us…
17 GCA § 14210 Reporting and Rules and Regulations
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(a) The Guam DOE shall submit an annual written report of the activities of the Initiative and the Fund to I Maga’lahen Guåhan and to the Speaker of I Liheslaturan Guåhan. COL9192018 AND FIRST GENERATION TRUST FUND INITIATIVE (b) The DOE shall promulgate rules and regulations for…
17 GCA § 14211 Annual Audit
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(a) The Office of Public Accountability (OPA) shall perform an annual audit of the Fund and the compliance of the GDOE with the expenditures of such funds, in accordance with the administration and exclusive purposes of this Act. (b) The OPA shall prepare and provide a written re…
17 GCA § 14212 Initiative Limitations
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(a) Nothing in this Chapter shall be construed to waive sovereign immunity of the government of Guam in regards to this Initiative, or to: (1) give a designated beneficiary any rights or legal interest with respect to an account; (2) guarantee that a designated beneficiary: (A) w…