Title 2 — Legislative Branch
16 chapters · 161 sections in this title.
2 GCA § 7101 Youth Congress
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There is within the Legislative Branch of the government of Guam, a Youth Congress. SOURCE: GC § 1700, repealed and added by P.L. 12-218.
2 GCA § 7102 Functions
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The Youth Congress shall act as a legislative body with the power to make its own rules, establish committees, hold hearings, pass resolutions and to prepare and pass bills, which will be forwarded to the Rules Committee of the Guam Legislature for action as with a legislative bi…
2 GCA § 7103 Membership
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The Congress shall be composed of not to exceed fifty-one (51) members, to be known as Representatives, to be elected from the areas listed below: 1. Village Representation: a. One (1) representative from each organized village with a COL 03192010 population below 5,000. b. Two (…
2 GCA § 7104 Eligibility of Representatives and Electorate
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No person shall be eligible to vote for a Representative, or sit in the Congress who has not attained the age of fourteen (14) years, or who will be twenty-five (25) prior to the expiration of the term for which he seeks to qualify as a voter or as a member, or who has been convi…
2 GCA § 7105 Vacancies
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In case of a vacancy occurring one (1) year prior to the next general election because a member can no longer qualify to represent the entity from which the member is elected, the school principal of the public or private junior or senior high schools or the President of the Univ…
2 GCA § 7106 Sessions
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Regular sessions of the Congress shall be held each third Saturday of the year exclusive of holidays, commencing the third Saturday in November, and shall continue for Two (2) calendar years. Sessions shall be held in the legislative chamber of the Guam Legislature. SOURCE: GC § …
2 GCA § 7107 Elections
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General election to the Youth Congress shall be held on the third Monday in October commencing October, 1994 and every two (2) years thereafter. The election for school representatives will be conducted by the school principal of the public or private junior or senior high school…
2 GCA § 7107.1 Term of Office
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[Repealed, reserved, or text not separately stated.]
2 GCA § 7108 Duties
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The Congress shall be the judge of the selection and qualification of its own members. It shall choose from its members its own officers, its rules and procedure, not inconsistent with this Chapter or the Rules of the Guam Legislature. The quorum of the Congress shall equal one-h…
2 GCA § 7109 Operations
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The Congress is authorized to employ on a part-time basis under contract a basic staff consisting of an Administrative Officer, a legal secretary, attaches including a Legal Counsel, a recording secretary and a sergeant-at-arms. Additional logistic support, clerical and technical…
2 GCA § 7110 Compensation
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Representatives of Congress shall be compensated at the rate of Twenty-Five Dollars ($25) for each regularly monthly or special session they attend. COL 03192010 SOURCE: GC § 1709, repealed and added by P.L. 12-218. Amended by P.L. 20- 231:1.
2 GCA § 7111 Excellence in Youth Leadership Award
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The Guam Youth Congress shall have the authority, on a quarterly basis, to present the “Excellence in Youth Leadership” Award. The Speaker of the Guam Youth Congress, in conjunction with the Chairman of the Committee on Rules of the Youth Congress, the Executive Director of I Lih…
2 GCA § 7112 Process and Regulations
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The criteria for selecting awardees to receive the “Excellence in Youth Leadership” award shall be: residents of Guam under the age of twenty- seven (27) years and over the age of fourteen (14) years, who have shown exceptional leadership qualities, and who have made substantial …