Guam § 76213 - Private School Endorsements.

§ 76213. Private School Endorsements.

Endorsements for private schools must be obtained by any person

who engages in the business of conducting a private school for profit for

the education or training of other persons in any field or course of

whatever nature; provided, however, that all public schools are specially

exempt therefrom. Such required endorsements are:

(a) For elementary and secondary institutions: certification by

the Department of Education that each person teaching, instructing

or aiding in the teaching and instructing of such private school has

the necessary training, experience and knowledge to qualify him to

teach the particular subjects or courses which he desires to teach, as

may be prescribed by the rules and regulations pertaining thereto.

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(b) Health certificate from the Department of Public Health and

Social Services pertaining to the health and sanitary conditions of

the premises wherein the private school is to be conducted.

(c) For post secondary private institutions and their agents

corresponding with Guam State Education policies, endorsement

from the DOE Superintendent must be obtained in the verification

of each person teaching or instructing having possessed a terminal

degree from an accredited institution recognized by the United

States Department of Education (USDOE) directly or through an

affiliated institution, or is properly credentialed with the necessary

experience and knowledge to teach a particular subject or course.

(d) For post-secondary institutions which seek to offer or

confer any degree or diploma, that the degrees or diplomas offered

are accredited by an accrediting institution of the United States,

directly or through an affiliated institution, recognized by the

United States Department of Education (USDOE). Post-secondary

institutions which seek to offer or confer any degree or diploma and

are in the process of obtaining accreditation through a recognized

USDOE accrediting body or is in the process of, or has received

accreditation from a non-sanctioned USDOE accrediting body shall

disclose its accreditation status to each student upon the start of

classes. The Department of Revenue and Taxation shall not issue

any endorsements, business licenses, or certificates of incorporation

to such post-secondary institutions without proper certification to

operate on Guam issued by the Council of Post-secondary

Institution Certification.

(e) Excluded from obtaining endorsements under this section

are:

(1) Education solely avocational or recreational in nature;

(2) A nonprofit institution owned, controlled and operated

and maintained by a bona fide church or religious

denomination or religious organization if such education is

limited to instruction in the principles of that church or

denomination or organization or to courses offered for the

purposes of training the adherents of such church or

denomination in the care of the sick in accordance with its

religious tenets and the diploma or degree is limited to

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evidence of completion of that education, and the meritorious

recognition upon which any honorary degree is conferred is

limited to the principles of that church or denomination;

(3) Postsecondary educational institutions established,

operated and governed by the government of Guam;

(4) Education sponsored by a bona fide trade, business,

professional or fraternal organization which is recognized by

the regulatory body of that trade, business or profession and is

solely for that organization’s membership; and

(5) Institutions exclusively offering instruction at any or

all levels from preschool through twelfth (12th) grade.