Public Notices

GICC QUARTERLY MEETING 03/27/23

March 20, 2023 MEMORANDUM TO: All Members, 37h Guam Legislature FROM: Speaker Therese M. Terlaje SUBJECT: Call to Emergency Session – Monday, March 20, 2023 at 2:00 p.m. Buenas yan Håfa Adai! In light of the urgent conditions related to school facilities that pose a threat to the health and safety of students and personnel of the Guam Department of Education, as reported by the community, GDOE, and the Department of Public Health & Social Services, I hereby certify that conditions exist involving danger to public health or safety pursuant to 2 G.C.A. § 2103 (a). Therefore, I Liheslaturan Guåhan will be called into Emergency Session on Monday, March 20, 2023, at 2:00 p.m. in the Guam Congress Building to address the urgent health and safety conditions of GDOE schools. The attached request has been submitted to consider as qualified measures for an emergency session: · Bill No. 29-37 (COR) As Substituted - Chris Barnett / Sabina Flores Perez / Therese M. Terlaje / Roy Anthony Benavente Quinata / William A. Parkinson / Christopher M. Dueñas / Telo T. Taitague / Frank Blas, Jr. / Thomas Fisher / Joanne Brown / Jesse A. Lujan / Tina Rose Muña Barnes / Amanda L. Shelton - AN ACT TO RENUMBER § 4721 ENTITLED “VARIANCE” AND TO AMEND §§ 4719 AND 4721 ENTITLED “VARIANCE” ALL OF DIVISION 1, ARTICLE 7, CHAPTER 4, TITLE 26 OF GUAM ADMINISTRATIVE RULES AND REGULATIONS, RELATIVE TO UPDATING SANITATION REGULATIONS TO PROMOTE HEALTH AND SAFETY OF OUR SCHOOLS. o For your reference, a public hearing was conducted for Bill No. 29-37 (COR) As Substituted Thursday, March 9, 2023, and a committee report is pending. A Fiscal Impact note for the bill was issued on February 16, 2023, by the Bureau of Budget Management & Research, and is attached to this notice. · Bill No. 32-37 (COR) - Christopher M. Dueñas- AN ACT TO APPROPRIATE THIRTY MILLION DOLLARS ($30,000,000) TO THE GUAM DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION FOR SCHOOL INFRASTRUCTURE REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE. o For your reference, Bill No. 32-37 (COR) was introduced on February 6, 2023, and referred to the Committee on General Government Operations and Appropriations on February 8, 2023. A Fiscal Impact note for the bill was issued on February 23, 2023, by the Bureau of Budget Management & Research, and is attached to this notice. · Bill No. 46-37 (COR) - Sabina Flores Perez / Chris Barnett- AN ACT TO ADD A NEW §5425.2 TO PART A OF ARTICLE 9, CHAPTER 5 OF TITLE 5, GUAM CODE ANNOTATED, RELATIVE TO PROVIDING TEMPORARY EXPEDITED PROCUREMENT PROTEST PROCEDURES FOR ACQUISITIONS FUNDED WITH AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN ACT MONEYS ALLOTTED TO THE GUAM DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION. o For your reference, Bill No. 46-37 (COR) was introduced on February 14, 2023, and referred to the Committee on Environment, Revenue and Taxation, Labor, Procurement, and Statistics, Research, and Planning on February 16, 2023. A public hearing was held on February 23, 2023, and a committee report filed and posted online on the Guam Legislature’s website. A Fiscal Impact note for the bill was issued on March 8, 2023, by the Bureau of Budget & Management Research, and is attached to this notice. In the absence of a session agenda adopted by the Committee on Rules, notice is hereby given that all introduced bills listed at https://guamlegislature.com/index/bills/ are potential items to be placed on the agenda pursuant to motion, standing rules and consistent with the emergency call. The Daily Order of Business shall be as set forth in Section 1.02(c) of the 37th Guam Legislature’s Standing Rules: 1.02(c) Daily Order of Business. Unless some other order is adopted by the Committee on Rules or the Body, the Daily Order of Business of I Liheslaturan Guåhan shall be as follows: (i) Call to Order; (ii) Prayer; (iii) Recognition of a Recipient of I Milåyan Mås Takhilo’ Na Sakrafisu (iv) Reciting of Inifresi; (v) Singing of Guam Hymn in CHamoru; (vi) Singing of National Anthem; (vii) Roll Call; (viii) Call for Approval of Legislative Journal; (ix) Communications and Petitions; (x) Messages from I Maga’hågan Guåhan; (xi) Reports of Standing Committees; (xii) Reports of Select Committees; (xiii) Introduction and First Reading of Bills and Resolutions;(xiv) Motions; (xv) Legislative Concurrence; (xvi) Consent Calendar; (xvii) Second Reading File; (xviii) Consideration of Daily File: (1) Third Reading File; and (2) Voting File; (xix) Brief Extension of Remarks (limited to five (5) minutes per Member); (xx) Announcements; and (xxi) Adjournment. Pursuant to 2 G.C.A., § 2103 (a), I certify emergency conditions exist and waive the requirement for a public hearing for Bill No. 32-37 (COR). The public hearing requirement for Bill No. 29-37 (COR) As Substituted by the Committee is also hereby waived pending the submission of a Committee Report. Attachments: Letters requesting Emergency Session, Copy of Bill and Fiscal Impact Notes for Bill No. 29-37 (COR) As Substituted, Bill No. 32-37 (COR), Bill No. 46-37 (COR), 2023 Legislative Session Agenda for March 20, 2023. cc: Executive Director MIS Protocol Sgt. at Arms

The Guam Visitors Bureau will hold a Regular Meeting of the Board of Directors on Thursday, March 23, 2023, at 1:30 p.m. in GVB’s main conference room and by Teleconference - via GoToMeeting.

March 15, 2023 To: All Honorable Senators, Stakeholders, and Media From: Senator Joe S. San Agustin, Chairman Subject: First Notice of Public Hearing on Thursday, March 23, 2023 beginning at 2:00 p.m. Buenas yan Håfa Adai! In accordance with the Open Government Law, relative to notices for public meetings, please be advised that the Committee on General Government Operations & Appropriations will convene a public hearing on Friday, March 24, 2023 beginning at 2:00 p.m. in I Liheslaturan Guåhan’s Public Hearing Room (Guam Congress Building, Hagåtña). The Committee will hear and accept testimony on the following: 2:00 p.m. Referral of Appointment Christopher A. Cruz to serve as a Member, Guam Ethics Commission to serve a term of Four (4) Years; July 11, 2022 to July 11, 2026 Bill No. 75-37 (LS) - Joe S. San Agustin / Tina Rose Muña Barnes / Amanda L. Shelton / Dwayne T. D. San Nicolas / Roy A. B. Quinata / William A. Parkinson AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 2 OF CHAPTER 1, AND SECTION 2 OF PART I, CHAPTER III; AND ADD A NEW SECTION 13 TO CHAPTER XI, ALL OF PUBLIC LAW 36-107 (GENERAL APPROPRIATIONS ACT OF 2023), RELATIVE TO PROVIDING ASSISTANCE FOR PRIVATE BUSINESSES IN THEIR RECOVERY FROM THE ECONOMIC EFFECTS OF THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC THROUGH A PROGRAM ESTABLISHED BY THE GUAM ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY. Bill No. 61-37 (COR) - Frank Blas Jr. AN ACT TO APPROPRIATE FIFTEEN MILLION DOLLARS ($15,000,000) FROM THE EXCESS GENERAL FUND REVENUES REPORTED IN THE JANUARY 2023 CONSOLIDATED REVENUE EXPENDITURE REPORT (CRER) TO THE DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATION FOR AN EXTENSION OF THE LOCAL EMPLOYERS ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (LEAP) TO ASSIST BUSINESSES THAT CONTINUE TO STRUGGLE WITH THE DEVASTATING ECONOMIC IMPACT BROUGHT ON BY THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC AND COMPOUNDED BY INFLATION. Bill No. 59-37 (COR) - Chris Barnett / Sabina Flores Perez / Telo T. Taitague / Joanne Brown / Christopher M. Dueñas / Thomas J. Fisher / Jesse A. Lujan AN ACT TO APPROPRIATE THE SUM OF TEN MILLION DOLLARS ($10,00,000) FROM THE GENERAL FUND TO THE DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATION RELATIVE TO PROTECTING THE JOBS OF PRIVATE SECTOR EMPLOYEES WHILE THE TOURISM INDUSTRY REBOUNDS BY EXTENDING THE BENEFITS OF THE LOCAL EMPLOYERS’ ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (LEAP) AS INITIALLY FUNDED BY PUBLIC LAW 36-65. The Public Hearing will broadcast on GTA TV Channel 21, Docomo Channel 117/112.4 and livestream on the Guam Legislature YouTube :https://www.youtube.com/c/GuamLegislatureMedia. Individuals who wish to submit written testimony may address Senator Joe S. San Agustin, and send it within forty-eight (48) hours to: - Hand delivery to the Office of Senator Joe S. San Agustin at the Ran Care Building, 2nd Floor Suite 3 (CBU#203), 761 South Marine Drive, Tamuning, Guam 96931 - Email: senatorjoessanagustin@gmail.com In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, individuals requiring special accommodations or services should contact the Office of Senator Joe S. San Agustin at senatorjoessanagustin@gmail.com. We look forward to your participation! Un Dångkolo Na Si Yu′os Ma′åse′