Title 19 — Personal Relations

The Council shall be responsible for the approval of plans and programs of the Department of Youth Affairs and for that purpose shall have the following powers, duties and responsibilities: (a) Oversee the formulation of the department's policies, plans, programs and budget; (b) …

The Council shall meet at such times and places as it shall prescribe by rule or resolution, but it shall not be less than once per month. All its meetings shall be public and notice of such meetings shall be given three (3) days prior to the date scheduled. COL 11292010 SOURCE: …

The Director shall be the chief administrative officer of the Department and the Executive Secretary of the Council. He shall be responsible for the day-to-day management and operation of the Department. SOURCE: GC § 26507 enacted by P.L. 14-110:3.

All requests or proposals for appropriations from the public funds of Guam and from the Federal government for the general operation and pro- grams of the Department shall be prepared by the Director, subject to the approval of the Council, prior to submission to the Governor and…

The Council is authorized to appoint such personnel and fix their duties and salaries, in accordance with Title 4, Guam Code Annotated, Public Officers and Employees, as may be necessary for purposes of this Chapter. SOURCE: GC § 26509 enacted by P.L. 14-110:3.

The Director shall comply with all Federal requirements pertaining to methods and standards of administration and with the approval of the Council, shall make such rules and regulations and follow such procedures as may be required for the receipt from the Federal government of g…

(a) For the purpose of securing, insofar as possible, self-supporting activities of some programs of the Department, there is hereby established a fund to be known as the Department Auxiliary Service Fund which shall be maintained in connection therewith. (b) All monies received …

The Council is authorized to solicit and accept services of individuals and organizations on a voluntary basis in its programs under a carefully planned and supervised manner. SOURCE: GC § 26512 enacted by P.L. 14-110:3.

The Council on Youth Affairs shall make an annual report to the Governor at the termination of each fiscal year setting forth a summation of its activities and general recommendations. SOURCE: GC § 26513 enacted by P.L. 14-110:3.

Notwithstanding any provisions of law to the contrary, the Department shall, as it deems necessary, augment, establish and maintain such programs and services for youth as provided in '§ 20104, 20116 and 20117 of this Chapter; provided that it shall not duplicate existing program…

There shall be a Division of Youth Development within the Depart- ment. The division shall have the following duties and responsibilities: (a) It shall be its major responsibility to make first contact with youth in various districts, including predelinquent and delinquent, and p…

There shall be a Division of Special Services within the Department. It shall be responsible for handling and caring of youths referred by the Guam Police Department, courts of Guam, parents or legal guardians, public and private agencies. Furthermore, it shall be responsible for…

There is hereby established within the Department a Deinstitutionalization of Status Offender Program (the Program) which shall ensure that children are not placed in secured correctional or detention facilities for offenses that would not be considered criminal if committed by a…

The juvenile records of individuals who have been convicted of only a status offense(s) shall be sealed and not available to any party without a valid court order. SOURCE: Added by P.L. 30-168:2 (July 16, 2010).

COL 11292010 No government agency or program may, solely on the basis of conviction of a status offense, discriminate against any person who would otherwise be eligible. No private entity that receives government of Guam funding, either local or federal funds, for any of its prog…

If any provisions of this Chapter or the application thereof to any person or circumstances is held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications of this Chapter which can be given effect without the invalid provisions or applications and to this end …

Upon the effective date of this Act, the Governor shall transfer existing programs, personnel, equipment, furniture, supplies, records, documents and unexpended funds of functions, programs and services from various agencies, departments, instrumentalities of the government of Gu…

COL 11292010 The Department of Youth Affairs within the Executive Branch shall maintain and operate facilities for the temporary or continuing care, custody or detention, or commitment and rehabilitation of youth and may arrange for use of private homes for such care or detention…

No status offender shall be placed in the Department’s Youth Correctional Facilities, a secure juvenile detention facility or juvenile holding facility as a means or form of punishment except following a finding that the child has violated a valid court order. (a) For purposes of…

This Chapter may be cited as the Summer Youth Employment and Training Act.

In assessing the Territory's potential for economic growth and stability, the Legislature places great importance on the island's most valued asset - its human resources. Among local constraints for economic growth, however, is the long-standing problem of an underskilled labor f…

Upon enactment into law, appropriation requests in an amount not to exceed Nine Hundred Thousand Dollars ($900,000) to carry out Summer Youth Employment Programs shall be incorporated in the Executive Budget for the government of Guam.

(a) The term academic credit means credit for education, job training, or work experience applicable toward a secondary school diploma, a post- secondary degree, or an accredited certificate of completion, consistent with applicable law and regulations and requirements of an accr…

Equitable Services Thereto. (a) Funds appropriated under this Chapter shall be used pursuant to a Summer Youth Employment Plan which is prepared in accordance with § 21110 to provide authorized services to eligible youth. (b) For the purposes of this Chapter, youth shall mean an …

(a) Participation in programs and activities financially assisted in whole or in part under this Chapter, shall be open to citizens and nationals of the United States, lawfully admitted permanent resident aliens, and other individuals authorized by the U. S. Attorney General to r…

Funds available under this Chapter may be used for: (a) Work Experience Programs; (b) Occupational training preparation for work; (c) Cooperative education programs to coordinate educational programs with work in the private sector; (d) Training programs operated by the private s…

Programs funded under this Chapter shall be conducted during the summer months pursuant to a Summer Youth Employment Plan which is prepared in accordance with § 21110.

(a) The Council on Youth Affairs established under '20105 of Chapter 20 of this Title, shall have the same authority with respect to programs administered by the Department of Youth Affairs, except that: (1) It shall be the responsibility of the Council to determine in agreement …

No funds shall be appropriated for any fiscal year except pursuant to an annual Summer Youth Employment Plan which is prepared in accordance with, and meets the requirements of this Section. (a) Each annual Summer Youth Employment Plan shall contain: (1) the identification of the…

(a) The Legislature recognizes that the Summer Youth Employment Program is an investment in human capital and not an expense. In order to determine whether that investment has been productive, the Legislature finds that it is essential that criteria for measuring the return on th…

(a) Ninety percent (90%) of the funds available for any fiscal year for programs under this Chapter shall be expended for direct services and program activities for eligible youth. (b) Not more than ten percent (10%) of the funds available for any fiscal year for programs under t…

(a) The administrative entity for programs under this Chapter shall, at the time of intake assess every individual to determine the person's eligibility and to decide whether the Summer Youth Employment Program can offer services or activities that will contribute to the occupati…

The following provisions shall apply to all activities financed under this Chapter. (a) A summer trainee shall receive no payments for training or employment activities in which the trainee fails to participate without good cause. (b) Eligible youth, who, at the time of applicati…

COL120106 (a) Conditions of employment and training shall be appropriate and reasonable in light of such factors as the type of work, geographic location, and proficiency of the trainee. (b) Health and safety standards established under Territorial and Federal Law, otherwise appl…

COL120106 (a) The administrative entity for programs under this Chapter shall develop a written financial or non-financial agreement with each worksite employer which assures: (1) adequate supervision of each participant; (2) adequate accountability for participant time and atten…

(a) The primary consideration in selecting agencies, organizations or worksite employers to deliver services under this Chapter shall be the effectiveness of the agency, organization, or worksite employer in delivering comparable or related services based on demonstrated perfor- …

(a) To ensure the integrity of Summer Youth Employment Programs, special efforts are necessary to prevent fraud and other program abuses. Fraud includes deceitful practices and intentional misconduct, such as willful misrepresentation in accounting for the use of program funds. A…

The Board of Trustees of Guam Community College and the Territorial Board of Education shall cooperate in setting criteria for offering school credits and for offering curricula in conjunction with work experience obtained by persons participating in this program. ---------- COL1…

If there is no law to the contrary in the place where personal property is situated, it is deemed to follow the person of the owner, and is governed by the law of his domicile. SOURCE: CC '946. NOTE: CC ''917 through 952 did not exist. ---------- COL120106 COL120106

A thing in action is a right to recover money or other personal property by a judicial proceeding. SOURCE: CC '953.

A thing in action, arising out of the violation of a right of property, or out of an obligation, may be transferred by the owner. Upon the death of the owner it passes to his personal representatives, except where, in the cases provided in Title 7 of this Code, it passes to his d…

No assignment of, or order for, wages or salary shall be valid unless made in writing by the person by whom the said the said wages or salary are earned and no assignment of, or order for, wages or salary made by a COL120106 married person shall be valid unless the written consen…

Plaintiff Dies Before Judgment; Assignment of Cause of Actions Prohibited. A thing of action arising out of a wrong which results in physical injury to the person or out of a statute imposing liability for such injury shall not abate by reason of the death of the wrongdoer or any…

The term ship or shipping, when used in Titles 18 through 21 of this Code, includes steamboat, sailing vessels, canal boats, barges, and every structure adapted to be navigated from place to place for the transportation of merchandise or persons. SOURCE: CC '960.

All things, belonging to the owners, which are on board a ship, and are connected with its proper use, for the objects of the voyage and adventure in which the ship is engaged, are deemed its appurtenances. SOURCE: CC '961. NOTE: CC '962 did not exist.

A ship in a port of the country to which it belongs is called a domestic ship; in another port it is called a foreign ship. SOURCE: CC '963.

If a ship belongs to several persons, not partners, and they differ as to its use or repair, the controversy may be determined by any court of competent jurisdiction. SOURCE: CC '964.

COL120106 If the owner of a ship commits its possession and navigation to another, that other, and not the owner, is responsible for its repairs and supplies. SOURCE: CC '965. NOTE: CC ''966 through 969 did not exist. ---------- PART 2 RULES OF NAVIGATION

The rules of navigation enacted or adopted by the Congress of the United States apply within the marginal waters of the Territory of Guam, and such local rules and regulations, not in conflict therewith, promulgated by the Governor of Guam. SOURCE: CC '970. CROSS-REFERENCES: See …

No ship shall enter any harbor of Guam, except in emergencies, without permission of the Governor of Guam. SOURCE: CC '971. CROSS-REFERENCES: See the laws governing the Customs & Quarantine Division of the Department of Commerce for more requirements for entry into Guam ports and…