Title 17 — Education

The following terms whenever used in this Chapter shall have the following meanings, except when the context otherwise requires: (a) Awards shall mean awards for grants and loans provided by this Chapter. (b) Board shall mean the Board of Regents of the University of Guam. (c) Fu…

The provisions of this Chapter shall be administered by the Board of Regents of the University of Guam, and all awards provided by this Chapter shall be granted by the Board. The Board of Regents may delegate to the management of the University, its authority granted under any ad…

There is hereby established a Student Financial Assistance Fund, hereinafter referred to as the “Fund”, from which awards granted pursuant to this Chapter shall be financed. The Board is authorized to accept for the Funds gifts, devices, bequests, donations, and all other kinds o…

The Board, subject to the provisions of the Administrative Adjudication Law, shall make regulations pursuant to and not inconsistent with the provision of this Chapter.

The Board shall prescribe by regulation necessary application forms and procedures for all awards pursuant to this Chapter. The Board shall give notice to the community in all Guam public and private high schools, the Guam Community College, the University of Guam, in a newspaper…

No person receiving benefits under one article of this Chapter shall be entitled to benefits under any other article of this Chapter, and no person receiving benefits under any teacher training program, in-service training program or other government of Guam education programs sh…

Disability. The Board may, upon the death or disability of a student who is receiving or has received an award under the provisions of this Chapter, discharge in full or in part all obligations for the repayment of said award.

Default. The Board 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 recipients of assistance pursuant to this Chapter and/or recipients co-signer(s) who has defaulted on the r…

Awarded On or After Award Year 2013-2014 for Non-Cash (Non-Service Credit) Repayments. Interest on all awards of assistance made on or after Award Year 2013-2014, pursuant to this Chapter, shall be computed on the outstanding balance on a simple interest basis beginning on the da…

(a) No awards shall be granted under this Chapter for the purposes of pursuing theological studies. (b) No money may be expended for awards under this Chapter unless such awards are authorized by the Board, by resolution. Any officer who disburses or certifies any expenditure fro…

Beginning in the 2013-2014 award year, the Board shall adopt, by resolution, a listing of awarding priorities prior to awarding students under Article 3 of this Chapter. Awarding priorities shall be established every three (3) years or sooner if requested by the President of the …

The Board shall submit a report of the Student Financial Assistance Programs for Higher Education to I Maga’lahen Guåhan (the Governor of Guam) and to the Speaker of I FOR HIGHER EDUCATION Liheslaturan Guåhan no later than one (1) month from the end of the Academic Year which, at…

(a) There are established annual merit awards for high school students in the graduating classes of public and private high schools licensed to do business on Guam, now or hereafter established. The students entitled to these awards shall be the students having the highest schola…

Students entitled to awards pursuant to this Article shall receive the following benefits: (a) Tuition and Fees at the University of Guam and the Guam Community College. Tuition and fees for each academic year will be paid by the Student Financial Assistance Fund for a period of …

The financial assistance granted under this Article shall be repaid on a one-to-one basis for each year that assistance was provided through employment on Guam. In the event that any portion of the assistance is not repaid through service credit, the amount unpaid in service cred…

The Board shall develop appropriate rules and regulations for the administration of this Article.

Community College. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, Merit Award recipients are permitted to use their Merit Award benefits for attendance at the Guam Community College for their freshman and sophomore years. The University of Guam shall collaborate with the Guam Commun…

There is established the Jesus U. Torres Professional and Technical Awards for graduate studies. To qualify for these awards, applicants must meet the following criteria: (a) The applicant must be a bona fide resident of Guam for a period of not less than ten (10) years prior to …

Students entitled to awards pursuant to this Article shall receive the following benefits: (a) payment of tuition and fees up to Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000) per year, to be determined by the Board of Regents. (b) an annual grant loan of not more than Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,…

The financial assistance granted under this Article shall be repaid on a two-to-one (2:1) basis for each year that assistance was provided through employment on Guam. In the event that any portion of the assistance is not repaid through service credit, FOR HIGHER EDUCATION the am…

Expulsion from a school or institution attended, or suspension for a period of the same or greater than one (1) academic semester, or its equivalent, in such school or institution, or failure to complete the program for which the award was granted, or failure to comply with the r…

The Board shall develop rules and regulations pursuant to the Administrative Adjudication Law for the administration of the program enacted by this Article. In addition to the administration of the program, such rules and regulations shall include provisions for: (a) conditions f…

There is hereby established the Access to Higher Education Financial Assistance Program. The award shall be made available to any student meeting the qualification herein, for the purpose of supplementing the cost of attending the University of Guam. To qualify for these awards, …

Students entitled to grants pursuant to this Article shall receive the following benefits: (a) A grant amount between Five Hundred Dollars ($500) to Three Thousand Dollars ($3,000) per year based on financial need. “Financial need” means the difference between the student’s cost …

FOR HIGHER EDUCATION The financial assistance granted under this Article shall be repaid on a one-to-one (1:1) basis for each year that assistance was provided through employment on Guam. In the event that any portion of the assistance is not repaid through service credit, the am…

Specialized Awards. The Board shall continue to award programs identified in 17 GCA Chapter 15, specifically, Article 9 (Doc Sanchez Scholarships), Article 10 (Nursing Training), Article 13 (the Doctor Antonio C. Yamashita Teacher Corps), and Article 14 (the Every Child is Entitl…

The Board shall promulgate rules and regulations prior to the granting of any award under this Chapter. Notwithstanding 5 GCA § 9303 (c), said rules and regulations shall be effective upon filing with the Legislative Secretary in accordance with 5 GCA § 9303 (a) and (b). --------…

(a) The Organic Act of Guam and local law provides that the government of Guam shall establish a career service based on merit and adopt measures to promote morale, efficiency and integrity in the government service. The development and retention of a competent workforce in the s…

The Pedro “Doc” Sanchez Professional Scholarship for Career Employees of the Government of Guam shall be available to all classified government employees who belong to the career service of the Government of Guam, including the Judiciary, who desire undergraduate studies in publi…

FOR HIGHER EDUCATION Each department, agency, office and autonomous or semi- autonomous instrumentality of the Government of Guam and the Judicial Branch may be granted one scholarship for every fifteen career employees in the agency at one time for each academic year at the Univ…

(a) The Chair and faculty of the Department of Public Administration and Legal Studies shall conduct interviews each semester (Fall, Spring, Summer) for the purpose of selecting scholarships recipients under this program. The passing of such interviews and a careful evaluation of…

Employees enrolled in this program shall be allowed administrative leave with pay to attend classes during working FOR HIGHER EDUCATION hours. In the case of graduate M.P.A. and M.B.A. students, the agency shall allow full-time administrative leave with pay during the last semest…

(a) The scholarship grantee shall enroll for an undergraduate degree in Public Administration or in any other undergraduate degree program offered at the College of Business and Public Administration, University of Guam, or shall enroll in the graduate M.P.A. degree or M.B.A. deg…

(a) The University of Guam shall extend full support and complete assistance for the Pedro ‘Doc’ Sanchez Professional Scholarship for Career Employees of the government of Guam as mandated by this Act by budgeting for scholarship funds to support scholarship grantees. (b) Beginni…

(a) The Chair of the Department of Public Administration and Legal Studies of the College of Business and Public Administration of the University of Guam, shall be responsible for disseminating scholarship information on a regular basis throughout the government of Guam. (b)(1) T…

The Program shall be administered by the Chair of the Department of Public Administration and Legal Studies to include program budgeting, compensation, staffing implementation of policies and procedures and other duties and responsibilities of program management. FOR HIGHER EDUCA…

(a) (1) The College of Business and Public Administration, University of Guam, shall provide the logistics, office space and other needed support to assist the Chair of the Department of Public Administration and Legal Studies in the administration of the Pedro “Doc” Sanchez Scho…

(a) The Director of the agency or department whose employee has been awarded a scholarship under this law shall balance the need to support the scholarship recipients in the minimum number of six (6) credit hours as required by the program per semester to enable the recipient to …

Separation. (a) The heads of all government of Guam agencies and instrumentalities shall require that all employees of their respective agencies who have received scholarship assistance pursuant to this Article obtain a clearance from the University of Guam prior to the employee’…

The Legislature finds, that there is a critical need for employment of additional nurses each year resulting in an ever- increasing financial burden upon the government of Guam in meeting its obligation to maintain a modern system of health care, that the problem is made more acu…

There are hereby established the following stipends for nursing students at the University of Guam: (a) A monthly allowance shall be paid to a nursing student recipient at the following rates: Freshmen, Two Hundred Fifty Dollars ($250.00) per month; Sophomore, Three Hundred Seven…

The program shall be open to any student who has completed high school, or is otherwise declared by the University of Guam as eligible for admission to the program; who is a United States citizen or permanent resident alien; and who has been a resident of Guam for at least one (1…

(a) As a condition of selection and enrollment in the programs of Chapters 15 and 15A of Title 17, Guam Code Annotated, each trainee shall agree to accept employment as a nurse, either professional or practical, in the public health system of Guam, including the Guam Memorial Hos…

(a) Any non-contract professional or practical nurse employed by the government of Guam in a permanent position, who is a U.S. citizen and a bona fide resident of Guam, who lacks not more than two (2) years or their equivalent in requirements for a degree in nursing shall be enti…

2019 NOTE: Past publications of the GCA erroneously stated § 19106 as the source of this provision; however, § 19106 did not exist in any prior code. This provision has always been designated as “vacant.” FOR HIGHER EDUCATION

The University of Guam shall develop and establish a Graduate Nurses Corps that would meet academic and accreditation standards for a Masters in Nursing Degree. The Graduate Nurses Corps shall be established after the School of Nursing at the University of Guam has achieved accre…

The University shall submit to the Governor and the Speaker of the Legislature an annual report and budgetary request to fund the programs established in this Chapter. SOURCE: Added as 17 GCA § 19108 by P.L. 22-161:4(c) (Dec. 30, 1994). Recodified to Chapter 15 by P.L. 28-149:II:…

For students entering the Nursing Training Program after the enactment of this Section, the minimum cumulative grade- point-average to remain in the program in good standing is ‘2.5.’ In the event such a student participating in the Nursing Training Program drops below the minimu…

Default. FOR HIGHER EDUCATION 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 recipient of assistance pursuant to this Article and/or the recipient’s c…

Creation. There is hereby created The Dr. Antonio C. Yamashita Teacher Corps (Teacher Corps). Awards granted under this Article shall be granted for AY2010-2011 and thereafter.