Guam § 43116 - Boards and Commissions Educational Programs.

§ 43116. Boards and Commissions Educational Programs.

(a) Development of Training and Curriculum. Each board

or commission shall have an educational program established to

prepare its members for the duties of the board or commission to

which they are appointed. Such educational program shall cover

procurement laws, as applicable, applicable statutes, executive

orders, and rules and regulations which govern the board or

commission and their respective areas of purview. Each

educational program shall be established, within ninety (90) days

of the enactment of this Section, by the Director of the agency

with which the board or commission is associated, or his designee;

or, if there is no such agency, then I Maga’lahi (the Governor), or

his designee. Each educational program shall be updated, as

needed, no less than annually, to reflect any changes to

procurement laws, applicable statutes, and rules and regulations.

The Director of each agency shall report to I Maga’lahi (the

Governor) within thirty (30) days when member(s) of an

associated board or commission complete the applicable

educational program. The Director, or his designee, shall conduct

the training sessions at a time and location to be determined by the

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Director, in compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act

and other relevant statutes.

(b) Education of Current Board and Commission Members.

Each current member of a board or commission shall complete the

applicable educational program within thirty (30) days of the

establishment of the program.

(c) Education of New Board and Commission Members.

Each new member of a board or commission shall complete the

applicable educational program within thirty (30) days of his

election and qualification, or his confirmation by I Liheslatura to

the board or commission.

(d) Continuing Education for Board and Commission

Members. Each year, the members of each board and commission

shall, as a form of continuing education, complete the applicable

educational program for the board or commission on which they

serve.

(e) Failure to Complete an Educational Program. Failure to

complete an educational program within one hundred eighty (180)

days of a board or commission member’s appointment shall result

in the member’s removal and the appointment of a new member

to fill the vacancy, pursuant to § 2101 of Chapter 2, Title 4, Guam

Code Annotated. Actions of a board or commission shall not be

invalidated by the failure of a member to complete the applicable

educational program.