Title 17 — Education

(a) DVR may establish and enter into contracts not to exceed three (3) years per contractual period, a nonprofit corporation qualified to provide independent living services. In the event that no nonprofit corporations exist or there are no bid requests from a nonprofit corporati…

(a) Departments and agencies of the government of Guam shall adopt departmental rules and regulations for the hiring of individuals with severe disabilities. Such rules shall include the granting of preference credits allowed under 4 GCA § 4104. (1) Eligibility Procedures. An ind…

It shall be unlawful, except for purposes directly connected with the administration of the Vocational Rehabilitation Program, and in accordance with applicable rules and regulations, for any person to solicit, disclose, receive, make use of, authorize, knowingly permit, particip…

There is a division within the "The Department of Integrated Services for Individuals with Disabilities (DISID)," entitled "Division of Support Services for Individuals with Disabilities (DSSID)," and shall be responsible for the development of a community service delivery system…

(a) Active Services means provision of services as specified in an individualized service plan. These services may include, but not limited to, activities, experiences and therapy which are part of a professionally developed and supervised program of health, social, habilitative …

(a) All executive and administrative functions of DSSID are vested in the Administrator, who is the ex-officio non-voting member of the DSSIDC. The Administrator's salary and benefits shall be established in accordance with 4 GCA Government of Guam Unified Pay Schedule. (b) The a…

System. (a) DSSID shall develop and administer a comprehensive system of programs and services for individuals with disabilities within the limits of local and Federal resources allocated or available for purposes of this Chapter. DSSIDC responsibility for individuals with disabi…

ized Service Plans. (a) DSSID shall develop and administer an application and assessment system for persons with disabilities. If DSSID determines that the person is eligible for services under this Chapter within the limits of Federal or local resources available for the purpose…

Based upon the individualized service plan, DSSID shall, as may be required, refer the person to services provided by DSSID under this Chapter to services provided under other Federal or local laws, or to services provided by appropriately licensed private agencies.

The Division of Support Services for Individuals with Disabilities (DSSID) with approval by the Director of "The Department of Integrated Services for Individuals with Disabilities" (DISID), and recommended by the Division of Support Services for Individuals with Disabilities Cou…

Individuals with Disabilities Council (DSSIDC). (a) There is established an advisory council entitled "Division of Support Services for Individuals with Disabilities Council" (DSSIDC) to be composed of fifteen (15) members to be appointed by the Governor. Eight (8) members shall …

Individuals with Disabilities Council (DSSIDC). (a) The members of the DSSIDC shall include: the Director of the Developmental Disabilities Council or his/her designee, the Director of the Department of Education or his/her designee, the Director of the Department of Public Healt…

Individuals with Disabilities Council (DSSIDC). (a) The DSSIDC shall elect a chairperson, who shall be a representative from one of the consumer groups; a vice-chairperson and other officers as determined in its rules and regulations. The DSSIDC shall further determine in rules a…

The purpose of the Individuals with Significant Disabilities Vending Act is to establish public policy for the government of Guam to provide maximum opportunities to individuals with significant disabilities by providing expanded opportunities to participate fully in the social a…

For the purposes of this Article, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated herein: (a) Individual with significant disability means a severe chronic disability of a person that is attributable to a mental or physical impairment or combination of mental and physical i…

DISID, with the assistance and advice of the State Rehabilitation Council, after consultation with the property managers of public buildings or public facilities, within six (6) months upon the enactment of this Act, shall adopt rules and regulations necessary for the implementat…

DISID shall act and function as the certification authority for this Article. (a) Any certification granted pursuant hereto may be terminated by DISID if DISID determines that the vending facility is not being operated in accordance with prescribed rules. A notice shall be provid…

No business shall be offered or granted any vending facility by any property manager to operate a vending facility in any public building or public facility, unless DISID is notified of the proposed vending facility. DISID and the Government Agency shall determine in good faith w…

If DISID determines that a public building or public facility is suitable for the operation of a vending facility by a certified vendor, the government agency with authority over the public building or public facility shall provide the space at no expense to the certified vendor.…

The property manager shall notify DISID at least ninety (90) days prior to the initiation of any new construction, expansion, leasing, or acquisition of public building or public facility occupied, or to be occupied, by a government agency. The property manager shall notify DISID…

This Article shall not apply to the Department of Education public school facilities, the Guam Community College and to the University of Guam. Vending facilities applicable to food services as a direct service to patients, institutionalized persons, inmates or wards are exempted…

The Director of DISID shall make an annual report to I Maga'lahen Guåhan and to I Liheslaturan Guåhan within one hundred and twenty (120) days at the termination of each fiscal year, reporting upon the progress made, and containing a detailed analysis with respect to the administ…

The Individuals with Significant Disabilities Vending Act shall come up for review and reauthorization four (4) years after its enactment by I Liheslaturan Guåhan.

Existing businesses located within any public building or public facility shall not be displaced, and shall be allowed to continue such business operation. Any business grandfathered in by this Section that ceases or forfeits their operations, activities or business license shall…

As used in this Chapter: (a) student means a student enrolled or accepted for enrollment in an alternative education program; (b) alternative education program or program means a wide ranging system of alternative programs significantly different from the conventional curricula o…

The Territorial Board of Education shall promulgate policies, rules and regulations governing the alternative education program. SOURCE: '11999.16 GC; as added by P.L. 15-31; amended by P.L. 17-34.

The alternative education program shall consist of a curriculum that would permit those students who do not profit from the conventional classroom program to pursue studies that would permit completion of basic life skills, career guidance, including work experience which would t…

Students may enroll in the alternative education program at the beginning of an academic period and may withdraw from the program only at the end of said period. A student shall be admitted to the program: (1) at the request of the student and his parents; (2) at the request of a…

The Territorial Board of Education shall endeavor to obtain the participation of the community as a major part of the alternative education program. This participation shall consist among other things, utilization of community resources in employment, and on-the-job training, and…

The Territorial Board of Education shall designate the school(s) for the implementation of the alternative education program. SOURCE: '11999.20 GC; added by P.L. 15-31; amended by P.L. 17-34.

The Territorial Board of Education shall prepare a budget for implementation of the alternative education program and submit same to the Legislature no later than six (6) months before the beginning of each academic year. SOURCE: '11999.21 GC; added by P.L. 15-31; amended by P.L.…

COL120106 Each school authorized to establish a program shall have a screening committee to assist the program staff in determining the eligibility of students referred for enrollment in the program. Members of such committee shall be appointed by the principal of the participati…

The joint board shall establish policies on credits and certification requirements for the program. Such policies shall include credits to be earned for each course or combination of courses and work experience. Credits earned in the program may be applied to the requirements for…

The joint board shall adopt a certification standard which awards the student for competencies acquired through the program. Such certification shall state the student's employability in an occupational area or the obtaining of credentials required for acceptance in a more advanc…

The following terms shall have the following meanings within this Chapter unless, within the context, the definition is manifestly inapplicable: (a) Dependent means a person who during the tax year for which reimbursement is sought has received more than one-half of his support f…

Assistance Fund. There is hereby created for the purpose of this Chapter an Elementary, Secondary and Special Education Tuition Assistance Fund, which fund shall be used for the exclusive purpose of reimbursing taxpayers, within specified limits as hereinafter stated, for expendi…

Any person residing on Guam who has filed an income tax return with the government of Guam and who has incurred during that tax year tuition expenses for procuring elementary, secondary or special education for a dependent during that tax year shall be eligible to file for a reba…

The maximum amount to be rebated for any taxable year with respect to any one dependent shall not exceed the lesser of: (a) Fifty percent (50%) of the tuition paid by the taxpayer during the taxable year for the elementary, secondary or special education of such dependent, or (b)…

The Director shall provide taxpayers with a standard form with which to apply for a rebate. The form shall require the taxpayer to submit a copy of his tax return for the year for which a rebate is sought. The form shall require the taxpayer to submit written evidence in support …

The Director of Education shall annually certify to the Director a list of all elementary, secondary and special education schools within Guam which meet the minimum standards necessary for the authorization of a rebate to the taxpayer. Upon request by the Director, the Director …

The Elementary, Secondary and Special Education Assistance Fund shall be administered within the Department of Revenue and Taxation by the Director. SOURCE: '11990.7 GC, as enacted by P.L. 13-12.

This Chapter shall be liberally construed to accomplish its purpose so that taxpayers of Guam who are providing tuition payments to obtain elementary, secondary and special education for their dependents shall benefit hereunder. SOURCE: '11990.8 GC, as enacted by P.L. 13-12. ----…

I Liheslaturan Guahan finds that there are several private post- secondary institutions that have been established on the island. I Liheslatura recognizes that educational credential serves several purposes to which employers rely upon in judging such person’s qualifications for …

As used in this Chapter, the following terms apply: (a) Accreditation means accredited status awarded to an institution by an accrediting agency or association that is recognized by the United States Department of Education and that has standards comparable to the minimum standar…

The following education and educational institutions are exempted from the provisions of this Chapter: (a) Education solely vocational or recreational in nature, as determined by the Council; (b) A nonprofit institution owned, controlled and operated and maintained by a bona fide…

(a) Establishment, Powers and Duties. There is within the government of Guam the Council on Post-secondary Institution Certification that shall authorize the granting of diplomas and degrees by any private, nonpublic post-secondary institution operating on Guam. The Council shall…

(a) Each private post-secondary institution operating within the Territory of Guam must obtain certification from the Council. (b) Each certified institution is solely responsible for notifying the Council in writing of the institution’s current mailing address and the location o…

Renewal. (a) An institution may not conduct a program unless specific authority is granted in its certification. (b) A certificate granted by the Council is not transferable to another institution or to another agent, and an institution’s certificate does not transfer when the in…

At least thirty (30) days prior to closing an institution, its owners, directors, or administrators shall notify the Council in writing of the closure of the institution. An owner, director, or administrator who violates this provision, or who fails to organize the orderly closur…

Every institution that is under the jurisdiction of the Council or is exempt from the jurisdiction or purview of the Council pursuant to §44103 of this Chapter and that either directly or indirectly solicit for enrollment of any student shall: (a) disclose to each prospective stu…