Title 17, Education

Each Counselor Corps program participant shall have an academic advisor who shall, with the student, develop a complete academic plan that results in the granting of a graduate degree, within a normally prescribed period of time, in the academic course of study necessary to attai…

The number of Counselor Corps Scholarships awarded during an academic year shall be limited to the current and anticipated needs as identified by the Department of Education and to the extent that funding is available. ---------- ARTICLE 4 THE GUAM PRINCIPAL CORPS

(a) The Guam Principal Corps shall consist of students who have declared their intention to become school Principals or Assistant Principals and who are enrolled in the Education Administration and Supervision program at the University of Guam, or if such program is not available…

Program. (a) Students in the program must complete an application form provided by the School of Education and satisfy all the requirements set out in § 18101, supra. COL622016 (b) a monthly allowance shall be paid to a person who is enrolled pursuant to the following schedule: (…

Each Principal Corps program participant shall have an academic advisor who shall, with the student, develop a complete academic plan that results in the granting of a Masters of Education degree in Administration and Supervision or equivalent within a normally prescribed period …

The number of Principal Corps Scholarships awarded during an academic year shall be limited to the current and anticipated needs as COL622016 identified by the Department of Education and to the extent that funding is available. ---------- ARTICLE 5 THE FIFTH-YEAR INDUCTION CORPS…

Provide Financial Assistance to Enrollees in the Fifth-Year Induction Program.

The Fifth-Year Induction Corps may enroll first-year Department of Education teachers who meet the following criteria: (a) are bona fide residents of Guam; (b) are citizens or permanent resident aliens of the United States; (c) are either graduates of a baccalaureate degree progr…

Assistance Program. (a) Students in the Program must complete an application form provided by the School of Education and satisfy all the requirements set out in § 18101, supra. (b) Registration, tuition and other related fees normally assessed by the University, and an allowance…

I Liheslaturan Guåhan finds that there are benefits to the Department of Education if educator recertification courses are targeted to improve the educator’s teaching methods, language arts and mathematics skills, knowledge of the specific subject matter being taught, ability to …

Educators selecting the Structured Curriculum Option shall be required to complete their recertification courses in any of the following areas: (a) Courses providing reinforcement of the educator’s instruction methods; (b) Courses providing reinforcement of the educator’s languag…

The allowable courses for each teaching class or teaching specialty shall be approved by the Dr. Antonio C. Yamashita School of Education. The educator must meet the admission prerequisite requirements of the educational institution for such courses.

Educators selecting the Structured Curriculum Option for recertification shall be entitled to the payment of tuition, books and fees by the Dr. Antonio C. Yamashita Educator Corps. The allowance for books shall be based on a prorated formula based on course load relative to the a…

The School of Education may negotiate with the University of Guam and the Guam Community College for discounted group rates for tuition and fees for courses meeting the criteria herein.

Courses. The Dr. Antonio C. Yamashita Educator Corps is authorized to pay for tuition and fees for Education Research Dissemination (ERD) courses offered through the Guam Federation of Teachers (GFT), provided that such courses are consistent with the provisions of §§ 18602 herei…

Educators accepted into this program herein shall agree to the following conditions: (a) To successfully complete the courses; (b) That the educator will remain employed by the Department of Education in the position for which the educator is seeking recertification for a period …

Funding for the Dr. Antonio C. Yamashita Educator Corps to administer and conduct the program in this Article may come from any or all of the following sources: (a) Direct appropriation by I Liheslaturan Guåhan for the express purpose of funding the program created by this Articl…

Corps. (a) The Dr. Antonio C. Yamashita School of Education shall, within sixty (60) days after the enactment of this Act, submit to I Liheslaturan Guåhan and I Maga’lahen Guåhan a strategic plan review of existing scholarship funding levels, continuing appropriations, anticipate…

The Dr. Antonio C. Yamashita Educator Corps shall promulgate Rules and Regulations for the program in this Article. ---------- ARTICLE 7 SUNSET PROVISION SOURCE: Article added by P.L. 30-073:3 (Nov. 27, 2009).

No new scholarships shall be awarded under the provisions of this Chapter after the Academic Year 2009-2010. Thereafter, Yamashita COL622016 Teacher Corps Scholarships shall be awarded pursuant to the provisions under Article 13 of Chapter 15 of Title 17 of the Guam Code Annotate…

There is within the University of Guam a Legislative Research Bureau for the use of the Legislature under such regulations as the Director of the Bureau, with the approval of the Committee on Rules of the Legislature, may from time to time provide. SOURCE: '11890 GC, as added by …

The purpose of the Legislative Research Bureau shall be: (a) To assist the senators of the Legislature in the proper performance of their duties by providing them with impartial and accurate information and reports concerning legislative problems that come or may come before them…

Neither the person in charge nor any employee of the Bureau nor any official assigned to work with the Bureau shall reveal to any person outside of the Bureau the contents of any request or statement for services, except upon request of the person making such request or statement…

The Legislative Research Bureau shall be in the charge of a director who shall be the Legislative Counsel. The director, with the approval of the Committee on Rules of the Legislature, shall appoint such technical, clerical and stenographic assistants as may be necessary, which a…

This Chapter may be cited as the Guam Tropical Plants Development Act. SOURCE: '11899.1 GC, as added by P.L. 13-192.

The Legislature finds it is practical and realistic to develop agriculture as a revenue-producing segment of the economy of Guam but to achieve this goal certain basic objectives must be set and impetus given for the accomplishment of these objectives. The objectives of the Guam …

There is established within the University of Guam as a part of the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences the Guam Tropical Plants Development Facility. SOURCE: '11899.3 GC, as added by P.L. 13-192.

(a) University shall mean University of Guam. (b) Facility shall mean the Guam Tropical Plants Development Facility. (c) Director shall mean the Director of the Guam Tropical Plants Development Facility, who shall be designated by the President of the University. SOURCE: '11899.4…

The Director shall organize the Facility to engage in: (a) Research and experimentation; (b) Demonstration programs; and (c) Conduct educational programs for the purposes set out in § 21102. SOURCE: '11899.5 GC, as added by P.L. 13-192.

The Director shall have the power to employ academic and non- academic personnel to be employed within the Facility subject to legislative appropriation. The Director is specifically encouraged to recruit for assistance in the accomplishment of the objectives of the Facility qual…

The Director shall annually report in writing to the Legislature and the Governor upon the work of the Facility. SOURCE: '11899.7 GC, as added by P.L. 13-192.

All agencies and officials of the Government are authorized and empowered and shall cooperate with the Facility to the extent necessary to facilitate the exercise by the Facility of its powers, duties and functions under this Chapter. SOURCE: '11899.8 GC, as added by P.L. 13-192.

The Director, subject to approval of the President of the University, is authorized to enter into agreements with the Federal Government and its agencies and private foundations and international agencies to receive assistance of all kinds for the achievement of its objectives; p…

The activities of the Facility as herein authorized shall not be duplicated by the Department of Agriculture. SOURCE: '11899.10 GC, as added by P.L. 13-192. ---------- COL120106

The University shall establish a Masters in Social Work (>MSW’) Program and seek accreditation by the Council on Social Work Education for both the Bachelors in Social Work (>BSW’) and MSW Programs. The curriculum shall be developed by the social work faculty with advice from an …

There shall be established a Board of Directors (the Board) charged with the overall management of the Guam Small Business Incubator Program. The Board shall consist of the following members: The President of the University of Guam shall serve as Chairman of the Board; The Dean o…

There is established, to operate in cooperation with the University of Guam Small Business Development Center (SBDC), a business incubator program for Guam. The incubator space will be rented from current available commercial rental space.

The goal of the incubator is to provide small business owners with the capital resources to conduct their businesses and give them reasonable chance for success without the added burden of high over-head costs involved in renting commercial office space and in leasing/purchasing …

The business incubator is responsible for providing professional office space and professional office facilities to small business owners and operators who are unable to afford office rental space at the going market rate. The tenants of the business incubator shall be selected b…

(a) Incubator means any rental space designated by the Guam Small Business Incubator Board of Directors as commercial rental space to be used for the purposes of the Business Incubator Program; (b) UOG-SBDC means the University of Guam Small Business Development Center; (c) GEDA …

(a) The Board shall select on-site management for the Incubator to ensure that all tenants have fair and equal access to the equipment and resources of the Incubator for their use. The on-site manager shall be paid by joint funding of the tenants and shall be chosen by majority a…

The Board shall be responsible for developing and adopting rules and regulations for the Guam Small Business Incubator Program to ensure the Incubator's goals are carried out.

The Incubator shall provide the following services: (a) Office Space. The Board shall make a determination of the program size, including a maximum number of clients for the program. After such a determination is made, the Board shall then set an adequate amount of office space f…

(a) The Incubator may receive, manage and invest monies or other property, real personal or mixed, which may be given, bequeathed, devised COL120106 or in any manner received by the incubator, its improvement or adornment, or the aid or advantage of its clients or staff, and in g…

As used in this Chapter: (a) Board means the Guam Research Review Board. (b) Investigator means any individual, public or private entity, or agency engaged in or purposing to engage in research subject to regulation. (c) Legally authorized representative means an individual or ju…

Members of the Board shall be consistent with the University of Guam=s Committee on Human Subjects and Research which is: three (3) or four (4) professional research proficient experts from the University of Guam; at least one (1) Guam community representative; at least one (1) l…