Guam § 21026 - Establishment of Guam Decolonization Registry Board:

§ 21026. Establishment of Guam Decolonization Registry Board:

Composition; Removal of Members; Chairperson; Quorum.

There is hereby established a Guam Decolonization Registry Board

with the following provisions:

(a) There is within the government of Guam and under authority

of the Commission the Guam Decolonization Registry Board. The

Board shall consist of five (5) members, all of whom shall be Native

Inhabitants of Guam, as defined in this Chapter. I Maga’lahen Guåhan

shall appoint the five (5) members who shall have the following

qualifications:

(1) two (2) members who have had extensive work

experience in the administration of a local cultural agency or

program;

(2) two (2) members who have had a strong background in

Guam’s historical or genealogical work; and

(3) one (1) member who has a strong understanding of the

issue of Guam’s political status or has been extensively involved

in the work towards the future exercise of Guam’s self-

determination.

The members of the Board shall serve for a term of two (2) years.

If a vacancy should occur on the Board, said vacancy shall be filled for

the remainder of the term only, and by the method originally prescribed

for that position’s appointment. Every member of the Board who is not

in the service of the government, for which he receives an annual

compensation, shall be paid Fifty Dollars ($50.00) for each attendance

of a meeting upon that person’s duties, with a maximum of One

Hundred Dollars ($100.00) per month.

(b) Any member may be removed for misconduct in office by a

resolution duly adopted by a vote of two-thirds (2/3) of the members

elected to I Liheslaturan Guåhan.

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(c) The Guam Decolonization Registry Board shall annually elect

one (1) of its members as Chairperson. The Chairperson shall preside

at all meetings of the Board.

(d) A majority of the members of the Board shall constitute a

quorum. The vote of a majority of the Board shall be required to make

any action of the Board effective. The rules and regulations for the

conduct of the Board are attached herein and labeled as Exhibit A.

Changes may be made by the Board in accordance with Guam law.

(e) No member of any of the political status options task force

shall serve on the Guam Decolonization Registry Board.