Several Bills Scheduled for Public Hearing Friday

by Sabrina Salas Matanane

Guam - Several bills ranging from shoring up security at the island's public schools, examining the qualifying certificate program at the Guam Economic Development Authority, taxing the Guam National Olympic Committee and many others will be heard before the Appropriations, Public Debt, Legal Affairs, Retirement, Public Parks, Recreation, Historic Preservation and Land on Friday. The committee is chaired by Senator Ben Pangelinan.

Here's a complete list of bills scheduled for a hearing:

 

Bill No. 1-32 (LS) - J.T. Won Pat, Ed. D. / T.R. Muña Barnes

An act relative to authorizing the Guam Economic Development Authority to procure the installation and maintenance of electronic security systems throughout Guam public schools also known as the Secure Our Schools Act of 2013, and for other purposes.

 

Bill No. 7-32 (COR) - J.T. Won Pat, Ed.D.

An act to add a new §80105 (i) to Chapter 80 of Title 21, Guam Code Annotated, relative to the transfer of property under the jurisdiction of the Port Authority of GUam to the jurisdiction of the Guam Ancestral Lands Commission.

Bill No. 8-32 (COR) - R.J. Respicio

An act to appropriate to the Department of Education all additional revenue derived from the expiration of any part of the Bush Tax cuts.

 

Bill No. 9-32 (COR) - V.C. Pangelinan

An act to add new §§ 58148, 58148.1, 58148.2, 58148.3, and 58149 to Chapter 58 of Title 12, Guam Code Annotated, and amend Sections of Chapter 58 of Title 12 Guam Code Annotated, relative to establishing the Qualifying Certificate Review Board, the Qualifying Certificate Accountability and Transparency website, and for other purposes.

 

Bill No. 18-32 (COR) - R.J. Respicio

An act to appropriate the sum of Three Hundred Ninety-Two Thousand One Hundred Sixty-Two Dollars and Seventeen Cents ($392,162.17) from anticipated General Fund Revenues for Fiscal Year 2013 for the outstanding debt balance owed, including principal and interest, for the completion of the Guam Public Market Redevelopment Project, Phase II-Department of Commerce Project No. 320-5-1008-L-AGN, including Change Order No. 1 and Change Order No. 2.

 

Bill No. 19-32 (COR) - C.M. Dueñas / B.J.F. Cruz / T.A. Morrison

An act to amend Chapter 7, Title 3, Guam Administrative Rules and Regulations, relative to capturing license fees and taxes from gaming operators.

 

Friday's public hearing gets underway at 9:00am in the Legislature's public hearing room.