Title 17 — Education
55 chapters · 799 sections in this title.
17 GCA § 16100 Preamble
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(a) The University of Guam is dedicated to the continuing search for truth, justice, liberty, happiness, and dignity among the people and islands of Guam and the Western Pacific. (b) As a resource in the Western Pacific, the University of Guam is committed to function as a dynami…
17 GCA § 16101 Establishment
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(a) The University of Guam, already established according to existing laws, is hereby confirmed as the public Guam University and constituted a body corporate which shall continue to be known as the “University of Guam.” It shall have title to all real and personal property now o…
17 GCA § 16102 Purpose
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The University of Guam shall provide instruction in the arts, sciences, and professional and technical curricula. It shall provide all support services necessary for its functions and for the maintenance of accreditation; shall conduct research within any or all fields of study a…
17 GCA § 16103 Prohibition Against Discrimination
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It shall be the policy of the University of Guam that discrimination against any individual or group for reasons of age, race, color, sex, nationality, religious belief, marital status or physical handicap is specifically prohibited under any program, employment or activity for w…
17 GCA § 16104 Board of Regents
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The government and control of the University of Guam are vested in a Board of Regents to be known as “the Board of Regents of the University of Guam” (Board). The Board shall be composed of nine (9) members, one (1) of whom shall be a student and at least one (1) of whom shall be…
17 GCA § 16104.1 Duties of the Board of Regents
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(a) The Regents shall have general supervision over the University and the control and direction of all funds of, and appropriated to, the University, subject to such restrictions as may be prescribed by law. The Board shall set the policies governing the duties, conditions of em…
17 GCA § 16104.2 Meetings
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Meetings of the Board shall be held at a regular time and place as determined by the Board. Special meetings may be called by the Chairman or by a majority of the members, as often as may be necessary. Meetings of the Board, regular or special, shall be subject to the Open Govern…
17 GCA § 16104.3 Term of Office
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The members of the Board of Regents shall serve staggered terms of six (6) years. On the expiration of the term of any member, or in the event of a vacancy on the Board due to resignation, death or any other cause, I Maga’håga/Maga’låhi shall in the manner provided herein and wit…
17 GCA § 16104.4 Qualifications of Members of the Board of Regents
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The composition of the members of the Board shall be broadly based in terms of its members’ personal expertise and shall strive for a balanced representation of the general population. Regents, and Regent candidates, must be United States citizens or permanent resident aliens dom…
17 GCA § 16104.5 Regent Nominating Council; Establishment
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There is established the “Regent Nominating Council” (Council) with sole responsibility to identify, recruit, evaluate and nominate all qualified candidates for non-student membership on the Board of Regents of the University of Guam (UOG). (a) Membership. (1) The Council shall c…
17 GCA § 16104.6 Student Regent
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(a) The student member shall be a full Board member with all rights, privileges and responsibilities thereof. To be eligible to serve as a student member of the Board the person shall be a full-time student at the University who has completed one (1) year of study (at least thirt…
17 GCA § 16104.7 Tenure of Members Currently Serving as Regents
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The current members of the Board shall continue to serve until the expiration of their term as set out in § 16104.3 of this Chapter and in the event of a vacancy, I Maga’håga/Maga’låhi shall fill said vacancy in accordance with this Chapter. SOURCE: Added by P.L. 19-040:1–(Dec. 3…
17 GCA § 16104.8 Naming of Buildings and Facilities
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The Board is authorized to designate by appropriate name, the buildings and facilities on the campus of the University of Guam and any buildings and facilities under its jurisdiction not located on the campus of the University of Guam. The Board shall develop a policy for the nam…
17 GCA § 16105 Board Members Not Deemed Officers or Employees of the Government of Guam
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The members of the Board shall not, by reason of such membership, be deemed employees of the government of Guam. SOURCE: GC § 11834 as repealed and added by P.L. 13-194:1 (Oct. 4, 1976). Repealed and reenacted by P.L. 19- 040:1 (Dec. 30, 1988).
17 GCA § 16106 Removal From Office
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A member of the Board may be removed by a vote of five (5) members for malfeasance in office or for persistent neglect of, or inability to discharge, duties, or for offenses involving moral turpitude, and for no other cause. However, no member of the Board shall be removed from o…
17 GCA § 16107 Officers
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Annually in April, the Board shall elect a Chairman, a Vice-Chairman, and a Treasurer from its membership by a majority vote of its total membership. SOURCE: GC § 11836 as repealed and added by P.L. 13-194:1 (Oct. 4, 1976); amended by P.L. 15-055:2 (Aug. 16, 1979). Repealed and r…
17 GCA § 16108 President, Academic Officers, and Faculty of the University
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(a) The President, on the recommendations of appropriate administrators and guided by the recommendations of Search Committees, shall appoint faculty and administrators, such as may be necessary COL 2025-12-23 to fulfill the mission and purposes of the University. The Vice Presid…
17 GCA § 16109 Powers
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The University of Guam has the power and duty to do any and all things necessary to further the purposes of this Chapter. SOURCE: GC § 11838:1 as repealed and added by P.L. 13-194 (Oct. 4, 1976). Repealed and reenacted by P.L. 19- 040:1 (Dec. 30, 1988).
17 GCA § 16110 President of the University
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(a) The President shall be the executive head of the internal operating organization of the University and shall be responsible for the administration of the academic, business and services activities thereof. The Board acting upon recommendations from a Search Committee, by an a…
17 GCA § 16111 Construction with Other Laws
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Insofar as the provisions of this Chapter are inconsistent with the provisions of any other law, the provisions of this Chapter shall be controlling; and in particular but not by way of limitation, except as may be provided in this Chapter, no provision of any law with respect to…
17 GCA § 16112 Personnel Rules: Academic Personnel
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(a) Rules and regulations governing selection, compensation, promotion, performance evaluation, disciplinary action and other terms and conditions of employment affecting academic personnel, and professional, technical, federal, and externally funded (PTFEF) personnel, shall be a…
17 GCA § 16113 Classified Employees
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(a) Notwithstanding any law, rule, or regulation to the contrary, all non-academic personnel and non- professional personnel, with the exception of unclassified employees under § 4102 of Title 4, Guam Code Annotated, shall be classified. Matters relating to employment of classifi…
17 GCA § 16114 Attorney
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(a) The University of Guam may employ an attorney to assist and represent it in all civil matters which concerns the University. The Attorney General shall represent the University in all litigation in which the University is interested, provided that the Attorney General shall d…
17 GCA § 16115 Retirement Fund
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(a) Officers and employees, excluding part-time student employees, of the University, not otherwise ineligible under the provisions of Chapter 8, Title 4 GCA shall be members of the Retirement Fund. The University shall contribute to the Government of Guam Retirement Fund on the …
17 GCA § 16116 Workers’ Compensation Fund
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The University shall contribute to the Workers’ Compensation Fund on the basis of annual billings as determined by the Workers’ Compensation Commissioner for the benefit payments made from such fund for the employees of the University. SOURCE: GC § 11844 as repealed and added by …
17 GCA § 16117 Present Employees of University of Guam
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(a) The University of Guam, established under this Chapter, shall be a successor to the presently existing University of Guam. All employees of the presently existing University of Guam shall be transferred to the University of Guam, a public corporation established under this Ch…
17 GCA § 16118 Legislative Appropriation
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(a) On February 15th, or earlier, of each year, a budget requirement for the following Fiscal Year for personnel and operating costs necessary for carrying out the mission, purposes and general activities of the University, including funds necessary for student loans, scholarship…
17 GCA § 16119 Health and Physical Education Complex: Authorization to Borrow
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The Board is authorized to negotiate a loan and incur such obligations as are necessary for the purpose of funding the construction of the initial phase of the Health and Physical Education Complex. Notwithstanding any provision of law, rule or regulation to the contrary, the Boa…
17 GCA § 16120 Health and Physical Education Complex: Legislative Appropriations
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The University of Guam is hereby guaranteed by the government of Guam an adequate subsidy appropriation from the General Fund for its annual operating costs, such guarantee to last the duration of any outstanding loan which might be negotiated by the Board with the Farmers” Home …
17 GCA § 16121 Transfer of Property
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There is transferred to the University of Guam title to all items of property, real and personal, now assigned to the University of Guam. SOURCE: GC § 11846 as added by P.L. 13-194:1 (Oct. 4, 1976). Repealed and reenacted by P.L. 19-040:1 (Dec. 30, 1988). COL 2025-12-23
17 GCA § 16122 Restrictions on Alienation
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All services which may be rendered by, and all real and personal property, the title to which is held by, the University of Guam in accordance with §§ 16101, 16102 and 16124 of this Chapter, may not be given, rendered, transferred or conveyed to any private person or organization…
17 GCA § 16123 University of Guam Center for Island Sustainability
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The Center for Island Sustainability is hereby established at the University of Guam. Island Sustainability ensures that the needs of the current generation are met without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their needs. The University of Guam, through its Cen…
17 GCA § 16124 University of Guam Sea Grant Special Fund
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(a) The University of Guam Sea Grant Program managed by the University of Guam, Center for Island Sustainability, maintains a portfolio of federal cooperative agreements and grant-funded projects that provide an array of research and extension services to the people of Guam and M…
17 GCA § 16125 Residents of the CNMI, the FSM, the Republic of Palau, and the Republic of the Marshall
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Islands; Advanced Placement Program; Residents of Guam Fifty-five (55) Years of Age or Older. (a) Students who are residents of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of Palau or the Republic of the Marshall Islands, enr…
17 GCA § 16126 University of Guam Land Grant Endowment Fund
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(a) For the purpose of compliance with Federal laws designating the University of Guam as one of the land-grant colleges eligible to receive donations of public land or land scrip for the endowment and maintenance of colleges for the benefit of agriculture and the mechanic arts, …
17 GCA § 16127 Assent to Provisions of Hatch and McIntire-Stennis Acts; Administration by University of
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Guam. The provisions of the Hatch Act of 1887, as amended, and the McIntire-Stennis Act, the Federal formula funds and the purposes of such funds, authorized by said Acts, and the laws and regulations supplementary thereto providing for an Agricultural Experiment Station in conne…
17 GCA § 16128 Assent to Smith-Lever Act Relative to Extension Services; Administration by the University
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of Guam. I Liheslatura of Guam hereby assents to, and accepts the provisions and requirements of the Smith- Lever Act and the laws and regulations supplementary thereto. I Liheslatura further directs that the University of Guam shall administer the formula funds made under such A…
17 GCA § 16129 University of Guam Land Grant Research and Extension Special Fund
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(a) For the purpose of compliance with Federal laws designating the University of Guam as one of the Land Grant Colleges eligible to receive land grant Federal funds for the benefit of research and extension services, there is hereby established the “University of Guam Land Grant…
17 GCA § 16130 Amendments to This Charter of the University of Guam
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This Charter and all its provisions seek to provide the continuity and stability necessary for the University to function as an accredited institution of higher education. To ensure this continuity and stability this Charter of the University of Guam may be amended only after a r…
17 GCA § 16131 Mandate to Submit Study and Research Project Results, Reports, and Project Notes for
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Inclusion in Library Archive. As a condition of participation with the Federal Government or any other entity in any research projects, the University of Guam shall, by contract, in the agreement with the other entity, provide that the results, reports, and project notes of all s…
17 GCA § 16132 Creation of the University of Guam Capital Improvements Fund
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(a) There is hereby created, separate and apart from other funds of the government of Guam, a fund known as the “University of Guam Capital Improvements Fund.” The University of Guam Capital Improvements Fund shall not be commingled with either the General Fund, the Current Fund …
17 GCA § 16133 Designation of UOG as Lead Agency for Aquaculture
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The University of Guam (UOG) is hereby designated as the lead agency for the development of the aquaculture industry on Guam; and as such, UOG shall have purview over all matters related to the development of aquaculture on Guam SOURCE: Added as § 16132 by P.L. 26-076:40 (Mar. 12…
17 GCA § 16134 Temporary Debt Relief
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Notwithstanding any other provision of law or administrative rule, the Board of Regents of the University of Guam is hereby authorized, for the period of January 1, 2002 to September 30, 2002, to extend the commencement or resumption of the repayment of financial assistance by me…
17 GCA § 16135 Garnishment of Income Tax Refunds in the Event of a Default on Payment of Tuition and
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Fees. The University of Guam may, subject to the terms and conditions of a Memorandum of Understanding with the Department of Revenue and Taxation, garnish the tax refunds due to any former student who has defaulted on the payment of tuition and fees and for which a judgment has …
17 GCA § 16136 Student Employees
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Notwithstanding any law, rule or regulation to the contrary, University of Guam student employees shall not be eligible for retirement, sick or annual leave benefits, and, except as may be specifically provided herein, the personnel rules shall not apply to such employment; provi…
17 GCA § 16137 Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environmental Programme
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The University of Guam, upon the concurrence of the Executive Branch, shall be designated as the official government of Guam representative to the Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environmental Programme. SOURCE: Added by P.L. 35-114:10 (Dec. 11, 2020). COL 2025-12-23
17 GCA § 16138 Short Term Borrowing
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The Board may, by a resolution adopted by a majority of all the members of the Board and approved by I Maga’håga/Maga’låhi, incur indebtedness for any lawful purpose, and such indebtedness shall be repaid within a period not exceeding ten (10) years as evidenced by contract terms…
17 GCA § 16139 Long Term Leasing and Contracting
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Notwithstanding any other provision of law, including 21 GCA § 60112(a), the University of Guam is authorized to lease its properties, with the exemption of University of Guam Lot No. 5397 to comply with 21 GCA § 681503, for a period up to but not exceeding thirty (30) years, wit…
17 GCA § 16140 Menstrual Hygiene Products at the University of Guam and Guam Community College
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The University of Guam and the Guam Community College shall provide menstrual hygiene products, such as tampons and sanitary pads, in their health services centers; and, such products shall be provided to students at no charge to students. SOURCE: Added as uncodified law by P.L. …