Title 17 — Education

The following provisions shall apply relative to the coordination, establishment, and designation of drug free school zones: (a) It shall be the responsibility of schools, both public and private, and their respective governing boards or their designees, or the chief COL 110609 a…

The respective governing boards of the schools or their designees, or the chief administrative officer in the case of any private school, shall prepare drug free school zone maps for their respective jurisdictions and shall submit copies of the original maps to the Office of the …

(a) Authorization of Issuance of Revenue School Improvement Bonds. I Maga’lahen Guåhan is authorized to issue new bonds of the government of Guam in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed Seventeen Million Dollars ($17,000,000) to fund all or a portion of the capital outlay …

As used in this Chapter, unless the context otherwise requires: (a) “Account” or “college account” means an individual savings account established in accordance with this Chapter. (b) “Account owner” means the individual who enters into a tuition savings agreement pursuant to thi…

COL021307 There is hereby established the Guam College Savings Program. The purpose of this program is to enable families to save for college tuition and other expenses related to higher education through college accounts. The program shall provide college accounts to enable resi…

(a) The Commissioner shall administer the program pursuant to this Chapter. The Commissioner may make changes to the program as required for participants to obtain or maintain the federal tax benefits or treatment provided by § 529 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended…

(a) A college account may be opened by any person who desires to save money for the payment of qualified higher education expenses on behalf of a designated beneficiary. Said person shall be considered the account owner as defined in § 50001, supra. An application for an account …

(a) Nothing in this Chapter shall be construed to: COL021307 (1) Give a designated beneficiary any rights or legal interest with respect to an account; (2) Guarantee that a designated beneficiary: (A) Will be admitted to an institution of higher education; or (B) Upon admission t…

(a) There is hereby established the College Savings Program Trust Fund. The program manager shall administer and have custody of the Fund. All payments from the Fund shall be made in accordance with this Chapter. (b) The Fund shall consist of a trust account and an operating acco…

The program manager of the Guam College Savings Program shall file a report annually with the Department of Revenue and Taxation, setting forth the names and identification numbers of account owners, designated beneficiaries, and distributees of college accounts, the amounts cont…

For purposes of this Article: (a) “Commission” shall mean the Peace Officer Standards and Training Commission. (b) “Peace Officer,” for the purpose of this Article, shall mean (1) the Chief of Police and all sworn officers of the Guam Police Department, including reservists (Civi…

for Certified Training; Powers and Duties. (a) There is hereby created a Peace Officer Standards and Training Commission (POST). (1) The Guam Community College (GCC) shall be designated as the State Agency for POST, and shall provide the administrative and professional services t…

A Commissioner who is a member of the Commission, pursuant to § 51102(a) of this Chapter, shall immediately lose membership upon a reorganization of the agency which the member represents. COL 2025-12-23

A minimum of five (5) voting members present shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business, and the affirmative votes of five (5) voting members shall be required to make any action of the Commission valid. No action shall be taken by the Commission at any meetings or…

The Guam P.O.S.T. Commission shall have the administrative authority to amend the rules and regulations of 27 GARR Chapter 3 to sustain a high degree of professionalism among the law enforcement agencies and to determine fitness requirements. Such rules and regulations shall be a…

General Force Leadership Structure Tier and Pay Scale Plan for Peace Officers. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Commission is authorized to establish a Standardized and Uniformed Law Enforcement Officer General Force Leadership Structure and Pay Scale Plan for …

(a) The Executive Director of the Commission shall be appointed by and serve at the pleasure of the Commission. (1) The Executive Director shall be the chief executive officer of the Commission. (2) The Commission shall establish the minimum qualifications for the Executive Direc…

If a temporary vacancy occurs in the position of Executive Director for any reason, the Commission shall select from among its voting members a designated representative who shall become the Acting Executive Director until such time the Commission appoints a new Executive Directo…

(a) The Guam Police Department, Customs and Quarantine Agency, Guam Fire Department, Department of Corrections, and the Department of Law shall respectively designate one (1) or more qualified employees to participate in the cadre of trainers of the “Peace Officer Standards and T…

Conviction; Termination from Employment. (a) Within fifteen (15) days after the appointment, termination, resignation or death of any peace officer, written notice thereof shall be given to the Commission by the employing agency. (b) No public official, Guam agency or any other p…

Service Provisions. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision within this Article, any person who has been employed on a permanent basis as a peace officer on Guam prior to the enactment hereof and who is currently employed as a peace officer or was previously employed as a peace o…

[Repealed.] SOURCE: Added as § 32306 by P.L. 24-145:2 (Feb. 27, 1998). Amended by P.L. 29-012:2 (Sept. 7, 2007). Renumbered to § 51106 pursuant to P.L. 31-099:16 (Sept. 30, 2011). Repealed by P.L. 36-071:2 (Dec. 27, 2021).

This Act does not explicitly pre-empt other laws or regulations that preserve to a greater degree the powers of I Maga’hågan/Maga’låhen Guåhan or the Judiciary; provided, that such laws or regulations are consistent, and do not otherwise restrict or interfere with, the operation …

(a) Federal Supremacy. This Article does not restrict any person or government instrumentality from complying with Federal law or regulations. (b) Prior Conflicting Acts. If a conflict arises between this Article and other local laws or regulations concerning training standards a…

The Commission shall be established and become operational immediately. Incumbent peace officers shall have thirty-six (36) months from the date of the enactment of the rules and regulations required by § COL 2025-12-23 51102(h), to be POST certified, provided that the Commission…

There is hereby established the Physician Recruitment and Retention Education Debt Repayment Program, which shall be known and may be cited as the Physician Recruitment and Retention Act, or “PRR Act”.

The purpose of this Act is to improve patient accessibility to healthcare providers through the retention and recruitment of physicians by encouraging eligible health care professionals to serve in shortage areas by providing financial support in the form of loan repayments if th…

The following words, as used in this Chapter, shall have the following meanings: (a) Board means the Board of Regents of the University of Guam. (b) Committee means the Physician Recruitment and Retention Evaluation Committee. (c) Credentialed health care profession means a healt…

The provisions of this Chapter shall be administered by the Board of Regents of the University of Guam, with the assistance of the University of Guam Financial Aid Office. The Board shall promulgate rules and regulations pursuant to and not inconsistent with the provisions of thi…

There shall be established a Physician Recruitment and Retention Evaluation Committee that shall annually review applications and conduct applicant interviews for the purpose of selecting credentialed and eligible health care professionals to participate in the Program. The passi…

(a) There is established medical debt repayment awards for eligible participants selected under the Physician Recruitment and Retention Education Debt Repayment Program. Prior to the initial consideration of applications for the awards, the Board, in conjunction with the Committe…

(a) Benefits. Participants accepted into the Program shall receive up to Two Hundred Thousand Dollars ($200,000) to pay for eligible expenses and loan indebtedness incurred in medical education and training. (b) Service Obligation. Physicians receiving debt repayment assistance s…

Any person who knowingly or intentionally procures or obtains, or aids another to procure or obtain, a loan repayment under this Act through fraudulent means shall be disqualified from participation, and shall be liable to the Board for an amount equal to three (3) times the amou…

There is hereby established the Physician Education Debt Repayment Fund (Fund), in which awards granted to participants of the Physician Recruitment and Retention Program shall be financed. The Fund shall be held in an account separate and apart from all other accounts and funds …

Employment Placement, and Job Training Programs at the Guam Community College, the University of Guam, and the Guam Department of Labor. (a) The President of the University of Guam, the President of the Guam Community College, and the Director of the Guam Department of Labor shal…

There is hereby established the Biråda Act.

The intent of this Act is to build Guam’s healthcare capacity. Currently, there is established the “Physician Recruitment and Retention Education Debt Repayment Program”; however, the benefits of this program have yet to be realized. In 2021, the 36th Guam Legislature’s Committee…

As used in this Chapter: (a) Committee shall mean the Guam Community College President, the Guam Community College Board of Trustees Chairperson, the CEO/Administrator of the Guam Economic Development Authority, the Administrator of the Guam Memorial Hospital Authority, the Direc…

The provisions of this Chapter shall be administered by the Guam Community College under the purview of the President. A Scholarship Office shall be created as an entity within the Guam Community College to administer the WICHE PSEP for Guam residents. The Scholarship Office shal…

Eligibility into the Program shall be determined by the Scholarship Office based on the following criteria: (a) The participant is a bonafide resident of Guam, having resided on Guam for a period of five (5) years. Nothing in this Section shall prohibit a participant who may have…

(a) The participant agrees to actively engage in full-time professional practice in Guam in the qualifying health specialty in which he or she was educated for not less than five (5) years as the Committee requires. The taking of a medical residency program in Guam shall be credi…

(a) The Scholarship Office shall establish a separate account within the Guam Community College to administer the Program. (b) The Scholarship Office shall solicit from the Guam Economic Development Authority funds that may be utilized from the Qualifying Certificate Program to b…

This Act shall be known as the “Guam Public Schools ADA Compliance Act of 2023.”

(a) I Liheslaturan Guåhan finds that accessibility is a fundamental right for all individuals, including students with disabilities, in order to ensure equal access to educational opportunities. I Liheslatura further finds that most public schools in Guam are not compliant with t…

As used in this Chapter: (a) ADA means the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, as amended. (b) Public schools means all public schools in Guam, including primary, middle, and high schools.

(a) Within one hundred eighty (180) days of the enactment of this Act, the Guam Department of Education (GDOE) shall develop and implement a comprehensive plan to ensure that all public schools in Guam are fully compliant with the accessibility requirements of the ADA. The plan s…

(a) The GDOE shall provide regular training and education for all school staff, including teachers, administrators, and support staff, on ADA requirements, disability awareness, and best practices for promoting inclusive and accessible educational environments. (b) The GDOE shall…

The GDOE shall provide regular progress reports I Liheslaturan Guåhan and the public on the implementation of the ADA compliance plan, including updates on the status of accessibility audits, modifications and improvements made, and progress towards achieving full ADA compliance …

Any provision of this Chapter that is found to be in conflict with the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, or any other federal law, rule or regulation is void. ---------- COL 20240430