Title 17, Education

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…

(a) Each of the following acts constitutes a misdemeanor in the second degree: (1) Operating a private post-secondary institution without a valid, active certificate issued pursuant to this Chapter. (2) Obtaining or attempting to obtain a certificate to operate an institution by …

If any provision of this Law 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 applications of this Law which can be given effect without the invalid provisions or application, and to t…

There are hereby established annual legislative scholastic prizes for students at any public or private college in Guam. The student with the highest grade average in each class of the college is entitled annually to a prize selected by the Prize Committee and the student with th…

There are hereby established annual legislative scholastic prizes for students at the several public and private high schools in Guam, now or hereafter established. Each student in each of the senior, junior, sophomore and freshman classes of such high schools in the Territory wh…

There is hereby established the Prize Committee on the annual legislative scholastic prizes as established in this Chapter. Such committee shall consist of five (5) members. The Chairman of the Committee on Education of the Legislature or his delegate shall serve as chairman, the…

The Prize Committee shall inform the Legislature of the prize winners, and, working in conjunction with the Legislature, shall annually hold an appropriate ceremony for the award of such prizes. Such ceremony shall include appropriate honors for the occasion and at said ceremony …

There are hereby established annual legislative prizes, one for that Parent-Teacher Association of any of the public schools of Guam, and one for the Parent-Teacher Association of any of the private schools of Guam, which in the judgment of the Legislature, have done the most for…

COL120106 The Legislature shall annually set the date during the month of May to hold an appropriate ceremony for the award of the annual PTA prizes at the Guam Congress Building. Such ceremony shall include the presentation of bronze plaques for installation at the schools serve…

NOTE: [Chapter repealed by P.L. 25-69:5. Functions continued in Dept. of Chamorro Affairs. See 5 GCA Chapter 87]. ---------- COL120106

This chapter shall be referred to as the Access to Medical Training and Education Act or AMTE.

The Legislature finds that there continues to be an urgent need for physicians to serve Guam and the region. The Guam Memorial Hospital and other health organizations on the island continue to find it very difficult to hire physicians to serve the health needs of the people of Gu…

(a) The Department of Education shall develop and implement a Pre- Medical Program curriculum for the island's public high schools. Such program shall include the following: 1. Identifying and recruiting students who show interest in science and health-related fields; 2. Granting…

The University of Guam (the "University") shall develop and implement a Pre-Medical Program curriculum. The curriculum's objective shall be to prepare a student at the University to meet all the requirements necessary to apply to professional schools of medicine, to prepare for t…

The AMTE Council shall be composed of the following: (1) The Administrator of the Guam Memorial Hospital; (2) The Director of Public Health and Social Services; (3) The Chairman of the Board of Medical Examiners; COL 110609 (4) The President of the Guam Medical Society; (5) The P…

The Office of the President of the University shall provide logistics and personnel necessary for the operation of the AMTE Council.

There is hereby established within the office of the President of the University the AMTE Fellowship Administrator, full- or part-time, if needed, who shall work in conjunction with the President of the University in the administration of the Pre-Medical Program at the University…

Financial assistance may be awarded by the AMTE Council to eligible students enrolled in the Pre-Medical Program at the University who are: (a) Bona fide residents of Guam for at least ten (10) years; (b) Citizens or permanent residents of the United States; (c) Seniors or gradua…

To be eligible to continue to receive financial assistance under such program, the student must remain in good academic standing for each academic year given assistance under such program.

(a) A student who for any reason is terminated from the Pre-Medical Program shall repay to the AMTE Medical Fund as established in this chapter an amount equal to the total financial assistance received by the student within five (5) years of such termination from the Program wit…

(a) Students in the Pre-Medical School Program at the University must complete an application form provided by the AMTE Council and satisfy all the requirements set out in § 47103.6 of this chapter. (b) Students enrolled in the Pre-Medical School Program and selected for financia…

There is hereby established a Doctor of Medicine Fellowship Program under the AMTE Council for the following purposes: (1) To provide physicians for Guam Memorial Hospital, the Department of Public Health and Social Services, the Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse, a…