Title 5, Government Operations

It is the intent of I Liheslaturan Guåhan to authorize the village Mayors to provide free wireless internet access at village community facilities. COL 2026-05-05

Each Mayoral office is authorized to expend funds under its control, subject to the regulations set forth in Chapter 5 of Title 5, Guam Code Annotated, for the purchase of equipment and services necessary to provide free wireless internet access at any of their respective communi…

Upon enactment of this Act, the Mayors’ Council of Guam shall determine the policies, terms of use and conditions for access to wireless internet services at community facilities. Such guidelines shall be approved by the Attorney General and ensure that these internet services ar…

Each Mayoral office, the government of Guam, and the ISPs shall be immune from civil and criminal liability for any tort or crime committed by patrons of internet services provided pursuant to this Article. Each Mayoral office, the government of Guam and the ISPs shall be immune …

Notwithstanding the provisions of 5 GCA § 22408, each Mayoral office is authorized to solicit and accept donations of cash, equipment and services, for the purposes of providing internet services pursuant to this Article, so long as such services are provided without any written …

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 application of this Article which can be given effect without the invalid provisions or application, a…

The Mayors’ Council of Guam shall notify all existing service providers of the stipulations of this Act, and ensure compliance with the rules and guidelines set forth. SOURCE: Added as uncodified law by P.L. 33-039:2 (June 10, 2015), and codified to this section by the Compiler. …

There is hereby established a contingency fund which shall be made available to the Guam Delegate to support the carrying out of official duties of his office. Upon acceptance of these funds, the Guam Delegate or his Principal Assistant shall file a quarterly report with the Dire…

The fundamental right of the people to draft and approve a constitution for the territory of Guam having been recognized by the Congress and the President of the United States by the enactment of P.L. 94-584, the Legislature expresses its intent to establish a Constitutional Conv…

A Constitutional Convention representing the people of Guam is called to convene May 4, 1977. When assembled, the Convention shall have the powers and duties set forth in this Chapter. SOURCE: GC § 15200.1 added by P.L. 13-202:1.

(a) The Convention shall be composed of delegates elected from each municipal district of Guam as such districts are set out in 1 GCA 403. No person shall be elected to nor seated as a member of the Convention unless he shall be: (1) a Citizen of the United States; (2) qualified …

The Election Commission shall conduct a general election on April 16, 1977, at which time the voters of each municipal district shall elect delegates to the Convention. The Public Official Financial Disclosure Act (4 GCA Chapter 16) shall not apply to delegate candi- dates. The E…

(a) No person shall be listed upon the ballot as a candidate for election as a delegate to the Convention nor certified by the Election Commission as having been elected unless not later than March 19, 1977: (1) The person desiring to be a candidate shall file with the Election C…

The Election Commission shall register voters for the election of April 16 through February 28, 1977, provided, however, that those persons who voted on November 2, 1976 need not re-register. In order to facilitate the registration of voters the Election Commission is authorized …

No later than March 3, 1977, the Election Commission shall determine and announce the number of delegates to be elected from each municipal district. Its apportionment shall be based upon the number of persons registered as voters as of February 28, 1977. SOURCE: GC § 15200.6 add…

Immediately after the tabulation of the election returns for the election of April 16, 1977, the Election Commission shall determine the persons who have been elected to office and announce those results. After announcing the results of the election the Election Commission shall …

The Speaker of the Guam Legislature, acting as a temporary presiding officer, shall convene the organizational meeting of the Convention at 10:00 a.m., May 4, 1977, in the Session Hall of the Guam Legislature. The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Guam, after receiving and ve…

It shall be the duty of the delegates to the Convention to draft a Constitution for the people of Guam pursuant to the provisions of U.S. P.L. 94-584. SOURCE: GC § 15200.9 added by P.L. 13-202:1.

Not including the organizational meetings of the Convention, the Convention shall meet for not more than one hundred twenty (120) sessions days, and in no event shall the Convention continue beyond October 31, 1977, provided, however, the Convention may reserve three (3) session …

The Convention shall submit to the Governor a proposed Constitution for Guam on or before December 31, 1977 which shall comply with the requirements set forth in § 42110. SOURCE: GC § 15200.11 added by P.L. 13-202:1.

The Convention shall have the power to employ its own staff without conformity to the Civil Service system of the Government. It may engage consultants to assist it in its studies and in the preparation of its report. The Executive and Judicial branches are authorized to permit e…

In the event a vacancy shall occur among the delegates during the course of the Convention, the Convention shall formally notify the Election Commission of this fact. The Election Commission shall then refer to the results of the April 16 election and certify as a replacement del…

The proposed constitution as so approved and modified by the Congress shall be submitted to the qualified voters of Guam for acceptance or rejection during an island-wide referendum to be held on August 4, 1979. COL7222015 SOURCE: GC § 15200.14 added by P.L. 13-202:1; amended by …

The Election Commission shall promulgate the necessary rules and regulations to conduct the referendum and implement its purpose. By such rules and regulations, the Election Commission may elect to forego mechanical tabulation and establish a procedure for final, official manual …

Not later than ninety (90) days of the effective date of this Act, the Governor of Guam shall transmit a copy of this Act to the Secretary of State for transmittal to the United Nations. SOURCE: Added by P.L. 13-202:5. --------- COL7222015

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any member of any elected or appointed board or commission shall be prohibited from acting or participating in discussion on any matter in which he is a principal, has a financial interest in, or acts as an agent for anyone other than t…

Until the expiration of two years from the date of an election in which he was a candidate, no person who is a candidate for public office shall be eligible for appointment to any Board or Commission (whether heretofore or hereafter created) whose members are appointed by the Gov…

No person whose appointment requires legislative concurrence shall simultaneously serve on more than one Board or Commission. SOURCE: GC § 5202 added by P.L. 14-6:10.

Commissions. (a) A member of a board or commission shall be compensated in the amount of Fifty Dollars ($50.00) for attending a board or commission meeting, such compensation not to exceed One-Hundred Dollars ($100.00) per month. Civil Service Commissioners shall, without limitat…

(For the law governing travel of board and commission members, see 5 GCA § 23104.)

Unless the provisions of law governing the removal from a particular board or commission are to the contrary, the unexcused absences of a member of a board or commission from three consecutive regular meetings of the board or commission shall constitute a cause for removal of the…

The chairman of each board or commission shall submit a quarterly report on the attendance of the members of the board or commission to I Maga’lahi (the Governor) and I Liheslatura (the Legislature), and shall also post the attendance reports on the agency, board, or commission w…

(For the law governing the conduct of meetings in general, see 5 GCA Chapter 8, the Open Government Law. For specific quorum requirements, see the law governing each specific board or commission.)

(For the law governing representation of both sexes on boards and commissions, see 4 GCA § 2105.)

(For the law governing appointments generally, see 4 GCA § 2101, § 2102 and § 2103.)

(For the law governing employment in or contracting with the agency or instrumentality of a former member of its governing board, see 4 GCA § 2104.)

(For the laws governing rulemaking by boards and commissions -- and others within the Executive Branch -- see 5 GCA Chapter 9, Administrative Adjudication Law.)

(For law governing the maximum salary which a board or commission can give to an employee governed by it, see 4 GCA §6103, and specific law governing each agency, especially the Department of Education.) 2009 NOTE: P.L. 28-045:10 (June 6, 2005) changed the name of the Department …

(For law requiring annual reports from each board and commission, see 5 GCA § 1507.)

(a) Development of Training and Curriculum. Each board or commission shall have an educational program established to prepare its members for the duties of the board or commission to which they are appointed. Such educational program shall cover procurement laws, as applicable, a…

I Maga’lahen Guåhan [Governor of Guam] shall designate, preferably during the month or week in which volunteers are recognized, one (1) day per year for recognition and appreciation of individuals serving on all boards and commissions. SOURCE: Added by P.L. 24-191:4.

Meeting. [Repealed.] SOURCE: Added as an uncodified law by P.L. 26-76:56 (Mar. 12, 2002). Repealed by P.L. 30-113:1 (Mar. 11, 2010). 2009 NOTE: P.L. 28-045:10 (June 6, 2005) changed the name of the Department of Education to the Guam Public School System. P.L. 30- 050:2 (July 14,…

(a) No action, motion or resolution of any board or commission of the government of Guam may be taken in secret or by secret ballot. This provision shall not apply to the Guam Parole Board. (b) All members present are required to vote on every action or resolution of the board, f…

(a) Board and commission members may participate in regular and special meetings via video teleconferencing. The board or commission member shall submit a written request to participate in regular and special meetings via video teleconferencing to the Chairperson. Such request sh…

(a) Boards and commissions shall broadcast regular and special meetings via video live streaming applications. (b) Boards and commissions shall develop rules and regulations and education on the use of video live streaming for their members, in consultation with the Office of Tec…

For purposes of this Article only: (a) Agency, instrumentality, or entity shall mean the Department of Education, the Guam Power Authority, the Guam Waterworks Authority, the Guam Housing Corporation, the Guam Housing and Urban Renewal Authority, the Public Defender Service Corpo…