Guam § 22203 - Duties of Director.
Full text of Guam Guam Code Annotated § 22203 — Duties of Director., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 22203. Duties of Director.
The Director shall, with due regard for the function of
the specific agencies concerned, organize and operate the
accounting system on a fund basis with a self-balancing set
of accounts, recording cash and/or other resources together
with all related liabilities, obligations, reserves and equities
which are segregated for the purpose of carrying on specific
activities or attaining certain objectives; establish an
accounting system which provides budgetary control over
general governmental revenues and expenditures; determine
fairly and with full disclosure the financial position and
results of financial operations; show that all applicable legal
provisions have been complied with; establish various types
of funds as are necessary and as required by law; shall
account in the General Fund all financial transactions not
properly accounted for in another fund; shall account in the
Special Revenue Funds all proceeds of specific revenue
sources or to finance specific activities as required by law;
shall account in the capital improvements funds all receipts
and disbursements of monies used for the acquisition of
capital facilities; shall account in other funds consistent with
legal and operating requirements; classify accounts to insure
compliance with budgetary provisions; provide a basis for
financial and administrative control, furnish data required
for financial statements and provide a basis for comparison
with similar data for other periods, etc.; establish standards,
procedures and techniques for a central accounting system;
conduct a continuing review of all accounting operations to
effect improvements in accordance with current accounting
practices; establish standards for the preparation of financial
statements and other reports as are necessary; maintain all
Federal grant award funds including maintenance of
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encumbrance and expenditure; and obtain reports from all
departments and agencies as are required for the effective
administration of a central accounting system; and take all
actions necessary to ensure that an adequate public education
is available to every public school student.
Source: official Guam text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 22203 ("Duties of Director.") is part of the Guam Code Annotated, the codified statutory law of Guam. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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