Title 19 — Personal Relations
27 chapters · 510 sections in this title.
19 GCA § 20101 Citation
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COL 11292010 This Chapter may be cited as The Youth Affairs Act of 1978. SOURCE: GC § 26500 enacted by P.L. 14-110:3.
19 GCA § 20102 Definitions
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(a) Department means the Department of Youth Affairs as established by 5 GCA '3117. (b) Director means the head of the Department of Youth Affairs. (c) Council means the Guam Council on Youth Affairs. (d) Youth means any person twenty-five (25) years of age and under. (e) Committ…
19 GCA § 20103 Purpose
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The purpose of the Department is to plan, coordinate and/or implement programs, services and activities geared toward youth development, rehabilitation and involvement in the community. It shall not duplicate existing programs of other agencies of the government of Guam. SOURCE: …
19 GCA § 20104 Duties and Responsibilities
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The Department shall: (a) formulate plans and policies, develop a comprehensive approach, coordinate and/or implement programs and services to enable the youth to develop his full potential and skills, talent, leadership ability, good sportsmanship and citizenship; (b) provide yo…
19 GCA § 20105 Guam Council on Youth Affairs
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There is within the Department a Guam Council on Youth Affairs. The Council shall consist of eleven (11) members appointed by the Governor with the advice and consent of the Legislature for a term of four (4) years; provided that of the members first appointed, three (3) shall se…
19 GCA § 20106 Council Powers
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The Council shall be responsible for the approval of plans and programs of the Department of Youth Affairs and for that purpose shall have the following powers, duties and responsibilities: (a) Oversee the formulation of the department's policies, plans, programs and budget; (b) …
19 GCA § 20107 Council Meetings
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The Council shall meet at such times and places as it shall prescribe by rule or resolution, but it shall not be less than once per month. All its meetings shall be public and notice of such meetings shall be given three (3) days prior to the date scheduled. COL 11292010 SOURCE: …
19 GCA § 20108 Chief Administrative Officer
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The Director shall be the chief administrative officer of the Department and the Executive Secretary of the Council. He shall be responsible for the day-to-day management and operation of the Department. SOURCE: GC § 26507 enacted by P.L. 14-110:3.
19 GCA § 20109 Appropriations and Expenditures
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All requests or proposals for appropriations from the public funds of Guam and from the Federal government for the general operation and pro- grams of the Department shall be prepared by the Director, subject to the approval of the Council, prior to submission to the Governor and…
19 GCA § 20110 Personnel
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The Council is authorized to appoint such personnel and fix their duties and salaries, in accordance with Title 4, Guam Code Annotated, Public Officers and Employees, as may be necessary for purposes of this Chapter. SOURCE: GC § 26509 enacted by P.L. 14-110:3.
19 GCA § 20111 Federal Grants
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The Director shall comply with all Federal requirements pertaining to methods and standards of administration and with the approval of the Council, shall make such rules and regulations and follow such procedures as may be required for the receipt from the Federal government of g…
19 GCA § 20112 Department Auxiliary Services Fund
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(a) For the purpose of securing, insofar as possible, self-supporting activities of some programs of the Department, there is hereby established a fund to be known as the Department Auxiliary Service Fund which shall be maintained in connection therewith. (b) All monies received …
19 GCA § 20113 Voluntary Services
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The Council is authorized to solicit and accept services of individuals and organizations on a voluntary basis in its programs under a carefully planned and supervised manner. SOURCE: GC § 26512 enacted by P.L. 14-110:3.
19 GCA § 20114 Annual Report
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The Council on Youth Affairs shall make an annual report to the Governor at the termination of each fiscal year setting forth a summation of its activities and general recommendations. SOURCE: GC § 26513 enacted by P.L. 14-110:3.
19 GCA § 20115 Programs Authorized
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Notwithstanding any provisions of law to the contrary, the Department shall, as it deems necessary, augment, establish and maintain such programs and services for youth as provided in '§ 20104, 20116 and 20117 of this Chapter; provided that it shall not duplicate existing program…
19 GCA § 20116 Division of Youth Development
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There shall be a Division of Youth Development within the Depart- ment. The division shall have the following duties and responsibilities: (a) It shall be its major responsibility to make first contact with youth in various districts, including predelinquent and delinquent, and p…
19 GCA § 20117 Division of Special Services
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There shall be a Division of Special Services within the Department. It shall be responsible for handling and caring of youths referred by the Guam Police Department, courts of Guam, parents or legal guardians, public and private agencies. Furthermore, it shall be responsible for…
19 GCA § 20118 Deinstitutionalization of Status Offenders
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There is hereby established within the Department a Deinstitutionalization of Status Offender Program (the Program) which shall ensure that children are not placed in secured correctional or detention facilities for offenses that would not be considered criminal if committed by a…
19 GCA § 20119 Records of Status Offenders
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The juvenile records of individuals who have been convicted of only a status offense(s) shall be sealed and not available to any party without a valid court order. SOURCE: Added by P.L. 30-168:2 (July 16, 2010).
19 GCA § 20120 Records Discrimination Against Status Offenders Prohibited
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COL 11292010 No government agency or program may, solely on the basis of conviction of a status offense, discriminate against any person who would otherwise be eligible. No private entity that receives government of Guam funding, either local or federal funds, for any of its prog…
19 GCA § 20121 Severability
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If any provisions of this Chapter or the application thereof to any person or circumstances is held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications of this Chapter which can be given effect without the invalid provisions or applications and to this end …
19 GCA § 20122 Transfer of Functions
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Upon the effective date of this Act, the Governor shall transfer existing programs, personnel, equipment, furniture, supplies, records, documents and unexpended funds of functions, programs and services from various agencies, departments, instrumentalities of the government of Gu…
19 GCA § 20201 Youth Correctional Facilities
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COL 11292010 The Department of Youth Affairs within the Executive Branch shall maintain and operate facilities for the temporary or continuing care, custody or detention, or commitment and rehabilitation of youth and may arrange for use of private homes for such care or detention…
19 GCA § 20202 Valid Court Order Provisions
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No status offender shall be placed in the Department’s Youth Correctional Facilities, a secure juvenile detention facility or juvenile holding facility as a means or form of punishment except following a finding that the child has violated a valid court order. (a) For purposes of…