Title 12 — Autonomous Agencies

This Chapter may be cited as the Guam Educational Telecommunications Act of 1974. SOURCE: GC § 61000.

There is hereby created a public corporation to be known as the Guam Educational Telecommunications Corporation hereinafter provided. SOURCE: GC § 61001.

(a) It is the purpose of this Chapter to create a public corporation which will present educational television to the people of Guam and which will involve the people of Guam in its activities to the maximum extent possible. (b) The Corporation is authorized to own, and be the li…

The Corporation shall have, and may exercise, the following general powers in carrying on the activities specified in § 3103 of this Chapter: (a) To have perpetual succession, unless sooner termi- nated by law. (b) To adopt, alter and use a corporate seal, which shall be judicial…

The Corporation shall be governed by a Board of Trustees, who shall consist of seven (7) members of the general public: one (1) of whom must be employed as a classroom teacher with at least three (3) years of teaching experience, none of whom, except the classroom teacher, may be…

All functions and powers of the Corporation shall be vested in and be exercised by and under the direction of the Board of Trustees, which shall be composed of seven (7) members as specified § 3105, above. The Governor shall appoint one (1) member to be chairman. SOURCE: GC § 610…

Subject to the advice and consent of the Legislature, the Governor of Guam, upon the recommendation of the Board, shall appoint a Station Manager of the facility who shall be responsible to the Board for the day-to-day operation of the Corporation and shall administer its program…

The Station Manager shall be paid a salary and such other allowances and emoluments as the Board may approve. The salaries of the other employees of the Corporation shall be determined by the Board upon the recommendation of the Station Manager in accordance with the provisions o…

The Board members appointed from the general public shall be U.S. citizens, and who have resided on Guam for at least six (6) months immediately preceding their appointment, who have demonstrated their interest in public television, and who have no direct or indirect interest in …

(a) The Board shall be responsible for the management, administration, policies and direction of the Corporation and shall exercise supervision through the Station Manager. (b) The Board shall meet in regular session at least once each month, commencing during the fourth month fo…

The Corporation is authorized to use its funds, from whatever source derived, in the exercise of its corporate powers and functions. SOURCE: GC § 61010.

The Corporation shall submit to the Governor and the Legislature a detailed annual report of activities and an audited annual financial report. For this purpose, it shall also submit to the Governor and the Legislature, such other special reports as they may require from time to …

The Corporation shall utilize the Office of the Attorney General as its legal counsel, unless the Attorney General, in writing, authorizes the Corporation to utilize private counsel. SOURCE: GC § 61012.

(a) The facility shall consist of the production and broad- casting equipment necessary to artistically produce and project television programs. It shall be staffed by responsible professional and technical employees whose combined efforts will result in meaningful and entertaini…

All property, facilities, equipment, supplies, records and file exclusively used, issued or pertaining to the television production section of the Learning Resources Center of the Department of Education or of the University of Guam and which are now installed or contemplated at …

The facility, under the Station Manager, shall be responsible for carrying out the purposes of the Corporation as provided by law and as directed by the Board of Trustees. The Station Manager shall establish such divisions as he deems necessary for the proper operation of the fac…

(a) The Station Manager shall establish, after approval of the Board, the conditions of entry to, maintenance in and dismissal from employment in the Corporation not in conflict with the provisions of the Director of Administration. Employees shall be provided Workmen’s Compensat…

(a) This Chapter shall become effective July 1, 1975. Within three (3) months after the enactment of this Chapter, the Governor shall make the required appointments of Board members, and an orderly transition shall be commenced to transfer the facility, Television Station KGTF, a…

(a) Administrator means the Administrator of the Guam Film Office, who shall be the Station Manager of the Guam Educational Telecommunications Corporation or his/her designee. (b) Board means the Guam Educational Telecommunications Corporation Board of Trustees. (c) Charitable or…

There is hereby established the Guam Film Office as a division within the Guam Educational Telecommunications Corporation. The Station Manager of the Corporation shall be responsible for the administration of the Guam Film Office and serve as the fiduciary to the Corporation. The…

(a) Rules and Regulations. The Station Manager shall establish an Advisory Committee that is responsible for the promulgation of rules, regulations, and fees to govern the form, time, and location of filming activity set forth within Guam. The composition of the Advisory Committe…

The Guam Film Office shall have the following powers and duties: (a) to promote, encourage and advertise the use of Guam facilities and services for the production of films, videos, television programs, audio recordings, music recordings, computer-generated imagery and other medi…

(a) There is established a Fund to be known as the Guam Film Office Fund, which shall be administered by the Board for the Guam Film Office and be maintained separate and apart from any other funds of the government of Guam, including the General Fund. (b) Independent records and…

(a) Permit Required. No person shall use any government street, alley, sidewalk, park, pier, way, or other public property owned or controlled by the government of Guam for the purpose of making commercial films without first applying for and receiving a permit from the Guam Film…

The provisions of this Article shall not apply to or affect: (a) Guam Educational Telecommunications Corporation and companies providing services or partnering on station projects. (b) News Media. Reporters, photographers, or camera operators in the employ of a newspaper, news se…

In addition to the General Exemptions authorized in § 3207 of this Article, the provisions of this Article and the rules, regulations, and requirements authorized herein shall not apply to or affect local production companies if: (a) the production company was incorporated in Gua…

(a) Issuing Authority. The issuing authority shall be the Guam Film Office Administrator. (b) Applications. Each application for filming under this Article must be completed in full and filed with the Administrator or his/her designee. (c) The permit application shall be in a for…

Prior to and as a condition precedent to the granting of a permit under this Article, each applicant shall agree to indemnify, defend and hold the government of Guam, its authorized agents, officers, representatives and employees harmless from and against any and all losses, dama…

(a) Liability Insurance. As a condition of the issuance of a permit hereunder, every permittee must procure and maintain in full force and effect during the term of the permit a policy (or policies) of insurance from an insurance company licensed to do business in Guam, naming th…

This Article shall be effective one hundred eighty (180) days after the date of enactment.

If any provision of this Article 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 Article that can be given effect without the invalid provision or application, an…