Title 17 — Education

Superintendent of Schools Budget Request. The appropriation request for Y Kuentan Salappe' Prinsepat shall be included in the budget request for the Office of the Superintendent of Schools, and shall be listed as individual requests under each school's budget.

Any unexpended funds at the end of the fiscal year in which they are appropriated shall revert to the General Fund at the end of that fiscal year.

Each principal shall be accountable for the specific application of Y Kuentan Salappe' Prinsepat funds. Receipts and records of the purchase of the items shall be made into a balance sheet and submitted to the Director of Education on January 15, April 15, June 15 and September 3…

The level of yearly funding in the Y Kuentan Salappe' Prinsepat may change upon Legislative appropriation.

The amount of One Million Six Hundred Ninety-one Thousand One Hundred Fifty Dollars ($1,691,150) is hereby allotted to the fund "Y Kuentan Salappe' Prinsepat", established pursuant to Section 10102 of COL 110609 Chapter 10, Title 17 of the Government Code of Guam. Those schools w…

This Chapter shall be known and may be cited as the “Guam Academy Charter School Act of 2009.”

The Guam Academy Charter School Act of 2009 is enacted to provide opportunities for teachers, parents, guardians, students and community members to establish and maintain schools that operate independently from the Department of Education as a method to: (a) improve student learn…

(a) “Board” means the Guam Education Policy Board; (b) “Academy Charter School” means schools acknowledged as Charter schools by the Guam Academy Charter Schools Council under Chapter 12 of Title 17 GCA; (c) “Chamorro Language Immersion Program” is a method of teaching the Chamor…

(a) Private, religious schools shall be eligible to apply to convert to an Academy Charter School under this Chapter. (b) Existing public or private school. An eligible applicant seeking to convert a public or private school into an Academy Charter School: (1) shall prepare a pet…

A petition under § 12104 of this Chapter to establish an Academy Charter School shall include the following: (a) a statement defining the mission and goals of the proposed Academy Charter School and the manner in which the Academy Charter School will conduct any district-wide ass…

(a) Schedule. An eligible applicant seeking to establish an Academy Charter School shall submit a petition pursuant to § 12105 of this Chapter to the Council no later than the first Monday of August. However, it is recommended that an eligible applicant consult with the Council p…

(a) An Academy Charter School shall comply with all of the terms and provisions of its Charter. (b) An Academy Charter School shall be subject to all federal and state laws and constitutional provisions prohibiting discrimination on the basis of disability, race creed, color, gen…

(a) There is established the Board of Trustees. The Trustees of an Academy Charter School shall be elected or selected pursuant to the Charter granted to the Academy Charter School. The Board of Trustees shall consist of not less than five (5) members and not more than nine (9) m…

(a) An Academy Charter School shall enroll all students who submit a timely application, unless the number of applications exceeds the capacity of a program, class, grade level or building. An Academy Charter School shall give enrollment preference to students returning to the Ac…

(a) An employee of an Academy Charter School who transferred from the Department of Education shall be considered to be on three (3) years leave of absence from the Department of Education. The leave of absence shall commence on the initial date of employment at the Charter Schoo…

(a) There is established the Guam Academy Charter Schools Council. The Council shall consist of seven (7) voting members, and shall include: (1) one (1) retired teacher; COL 2025-12-23 (2) one (1) retired school administrator; (3) two (2) members with accounting or finance backgr…

(a) The Council: (1) may grant Academy School Charter status to qualifying applicants pursuant to this Chapter; (2) shall monitor the operations of each Academy Charter School; (3) shall monitor that each such Academy Charter School complies with applicable laws and the provision…

(a) A Charter granted to an Academy Charter School shall remain in force for a six (6) year period, unless revoked as authorized in § 12114 of this Chapter. (b) A Charter may be renewed an unlimited number of times, each time for a six (6) year period. (c) The Council shall revie…

(a) The Council shall place an Academy Charter School on probation or revoke the Academy Charter School’s Charter if the Council determines that the Academy Charter School: (1) committed a violation of applicable law or material violation of the conditions, terms, standards, or p…

(a) The Appeals Board, upon receipt of a notice of appeal, shall review the decision of the Council. (b) An eligible applicant or the Trustees of an Academy Charter School that wishes to appeal a decision of the Council concerning the denial, nonrenewal or revocation of an Academ…

(a) The Trustees, in consultation with teachers and administrators, shall determine the school's curriculum and develop the school’s annual budget. The Trustees of each Charter School shall submit to the Council a copy of its budget for each fiscal year. (b) The Council shall sub…

Students attending an Academy Charter School shall be provided transportation to the Charter School by the Department of Public Works on the same terms and conditions as transportation is provided to children attending other public schools. In providing such transportation, the D…

If a student who was previously enrolled in an Academy Charter School enrolls in a public school, the public school shall accept credits earned by the student in courses or instructional programs at the Academy Charter School in a uniform and consistent manner and according to th…

There is hereby created, separate and apart from other funds of the government of Guam, a fund known as the “Guam Academy Charter School Fund” (Fund). The Fund shall not be commingled with any other fund, and shall be kept in a separate bank account and administered by the Depart…

[Repealed.] SOURCE: Added by P.L. 29-140:1 (Jan. 30, 2009). Repealed by P.L. 30-176:17 (July 16, 2010). 2023 NOTE: Prior to its repeal, this untitled provision stated, in its entirety: “All provisions of this Act shall expire on July 1, 2018, unless reenacted by I Liheslaturan Gu…

The Guam Academy Charter Schools Council shall recommend changes to this Act to I Liheslatura within thirty (30) days of its first meeting at which a quorum is present. COL 2025-12-23 ---------- COL 2025-12-23

I Liheslaturan Guåhan finds that creating the best public school education is the responsibility of the entire community. This means not only parents and educators, but also businesses, community groups, associations, philanthropists and citizens. Currently, the Department of Edu…

This Chapter may be cited as the “Foundation for Public Education Act of 2009.”

The Superintendent is hereby authorized to establish a public, not-for- profit corporation that shall be separate and apart from the government of Guam and the Department of Education for the purposes of being able to accept private gifts, donations, endowments, services in-kind,…

Such funds as are received shall be deposited into a fund as established by the public corporation and known as the Foundation for Public Education Fund (the Fund). Expenditures shall be made from the Fund in accordance with such conditions as may be attached to the private gifts…

The public corporation, as initially established by the Superintendent of Education, shall be comprised of a nine (9) member board of directors. The Superintendent shall appoint the charter directors of said corporation and each charter director will serve an initial term of one …

The preferred qualification for Foundation Directors appointed by the Superintendent and subsequent Foundation Directors appointed in accordance with this Act shall be: (a) adequate time to dedicate to the work of the Foundation; (b) displayed loyalty to the public schools; and (…

The Foundation shall publish information regarding its activities on a monthly basis. The information may include, but not be limited to, financial statements, meeting minutes and agendas, and any other information that the Foundation may deem beneficial to the general public. Th…

The Foundation shall transmit quarterly reports detailing information pertaining to the contributions made to and expenditures from the Foundation Fund to I Liheslaturan Guåhan and to the Office of Public COL 110609 Accountability of Guam. 2009 NOTE: Reference to Office of Public…

The purpose of the Department of Education Ten (10) -Year Capital Improvement Project Plan is to provide: (a) a management tool and a guide to identify the most practical and economical means of providing safe teaching and learning environments; (b) justification and guidance in …

This Chapter may be cited as the “Teaching and Learning Communities Act.”

When used in this Chapter: (a) Board means the Guam Education Board. (b) Superintendent means the Superintendent of Education, the Chief Executive of the Department of Education. (c) CIP means Capitol Improvement Project(s). (d) Plan means a Ten (10)-Year Capital Improvement Proj…

The Superintendent shall prepare a Ten (10)-Year Capital Improvement Project Plan that shall be subject to Board approval. (a) Plan Provisions. The Plan shall include as a basis, but is not limited to: (1) An inventory of DOE properties and facilities, which shall include at a mi…

I Liheslaturan Guåhan finds that the trajectory of the younger generation is impacted by social and financial betterment, and that a purposeful investment in their individual future such as the establishment of a scholarship fund, known as the “First Generation Trust Fund Initiat…

There is hereby established the “First Generation Trust Fund Initiative,” which shall be administered by the Guam Department of Education (DOE), or its designee, as an incentive program to encourage GDOE high school students to pursue post-secondary learning. (a) The First Genera…

(a) The First Generation Trust Fund (Fund) is hereby created separate and apart from all other funds of the government of Guam, and shall be administered by the Superintendent of the Department of Education. (1) The Fund shall not be commingled with the General Fund, or any other…

All eligible GDOE students shall be notified by GDOE, at the commencement of each year and upon graduation, of the requirements necessary to avail of the provisions of this Chapter, and of the amount potentially available towards college registration, enrollment, or tuition fees.…

(a) To be eligible for a First Generation Trust Fund Initiative scholarship towards college registration, enrollment and tuition, a COL9192018 AND FIRST GENERATION TRUST FUND INITIATIVE GDOE graduate must be enrolled in a GDOE public high school at the time of graduation. (b) Any…

The DOE, with the local public education institutions, namely, UOG and GCC, have each committed to the Initiative and agree to invest through the following sources: (a) One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000) shall be funded by the DOE and released by June 2016, and shall continu…

An independent evaluation, paid for by the Fund, shall be conducted after the seventh (7th) year of the enactment of this Act to determine if the program has met its goals, one of which is to increase the number of GDOE graduates enrolled at the UOG and GCC. SOURCE: Added as § 14…

The Initiative shall come to an end by the eighth (8th) year of its enactment unless new legislation is duly enacted authorizing its continuation. Any remaining funds at the sunset date shall be distributed accordingly to DOE, GCC and UOG based on the proportion of contributions …

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the funds appropriated in this Act in each fiscal year shall not lapse and shall continue to be available until fully expended, and shall not be subject to any transfer authority of I Maga’lahen Guåhan or any inter-fund borrowing, or us…

(a) The Guam DOE shall submit an annual written report of the activities of the Initiative and the Fund to I Maga’lahen Guåhan and to the Speaker of I Liheslaturan Guåhan. COL9192018 AND FIRST GENERATION TRUST FUND INITIATIVE (b) The DOE shall promulgate rules and regulations for…

(a) The Office of Public Accountability (OPA) shall perform an annual audit of the Fund and the compliance of the GDOE with the expenditures of such funds, in accordance with the administration and exclusive purposes of this Act. (b) The OPA shall prepare and provide a written re…

(a) Nothing in this Chapter shall be construed to waive sovereign immunity of the government of Guam in regards to this Initiative, or to: (1) give a designated beneficiary any rights or legal interest with respect to an account; (2) guarantee that a designated beneficiary: (A) w…