Guam § 87124 - Kottura Board Duties.

§ 87124. Kottura Board Duties.

The Kottura Board shall serve in an advisory capacity to the

Trustees and shall:

(a) recommend for removal of Kottura Board members who

fail to comply with their responsibilities as Kottura Board members;

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(b) continue to study and update the orthographic rules of the

Chamorro language and to update the Chamorro-English/English-

Chamorro dictionary;

(c) serve as the ‘Kumision I Na’an Lugat’, or Guam Place

Name Commission, as previously referenced in § 13999.1 of the

Government Code;

(d) develop and implement a coherent, culturally sound and

historically accurate set of criteria for selecting place names;

(e) restore to the maximum extent feasible the ancient

Chamorro pronunciation of place names, consistent with the

established orthography;

(f) cooperate with the Guam Land Use Commission, the

Chamorro Land Trust Commission, the Department of Education,

the University of Guam, other Dipattamenton I Kaohao Guinahan

Chamorro Divisions, and with civil and religious organizations

interested in providing appropriate place names for Guam;

(g) report to the Trustees by annual report within sixty (60)

days of the end of each fiscal year, and upon request of the Trustees,

present special reports within thirty (30) days of the request;

(h) perform general reviews and evaluations of Kottura’s

programs; and

(i) do any and all things necessary to the full and convenient

exercise of the above duties in accordance with this Article, or as

designated by the Trustees.

2009 NOTE: P.L. 28-045:10 (June 6, 2005) changed the name of the Department

of Education to the Guam Public School System. P.L. 30-050:2 (July 14, 2009)

reverted the name of the Guam Public School System to the Department of

Education.