Each arrival will have to have a negative PCR test taken 72 hours before their arrival in Guam, download the COVID Alert app, and the Guam SARA Alert app, for monitoring and reporting COVID symptoms for 14 days. January 4, 2021. Additionally, COVID-19 restrictions have prohibited the public hearing process for most of 2020, however, Chief Planner Celine Cruz advised that protocols are being put in place to address sanitation and safety in order to resume public hearings by next month for eight applications that are at this step of the process. Previously, Ron was an Administrative Service Officer at The Department of Administration. INTRODUCTION Lieutenant Governor Josh Tenorio, Madame Speaker Therese Terlaje, Chief Justice Phillip Carbullido, Delegate Michael San Nicolas, members of the 36th Guam Legislature, Mayor Jesse The measure seeks to strengthen enforcement of terms imposed by the Guam Land Use Commission (GLUC) for conditional use permits, variances and zone changes. The Agency Budget Requests are provided in the folders below. 468. “We can immediately improve patient care at GMH by retaining enough nurses for all of the available beds in the ER, ICU and critical care units. Senior Accountant at 34th Guam Legislature. 2/1/2021, unless allowed by Rules Committee: 2/18/21: 1/11/2021: No: N/A: N/A: No; Appointments only. Please indicate if you will be attending the hearing physically or virtually. D.Proposed Rules and Regulations for Land Bank Program extinguishment of claims, award of just compensation. San Nicolas ran for senator in the Guam Legislature as a Democrat in 2012. The filing deadline was June 30, 2020. Guam has operated under an emergency declaration since March 2020, but concerns have mounted with the extended declaration, particularly as some businesses find themselves restricted more than others. Pinterest. The specific quarantine and isolation procedures being challenged (10 GCA Sections 19604 and 19605) give due process and an opportunity for a court hearing to those in quarantine and were set in statute years ago as necessary protections against arbitrary confinement and abuse of power. 35th Guam Legislature FY21 1st Quarter Annual Staffing Pattern Position Title Rate Gross Gov Cont Grand Total Sen. Joe S. San Agustin (521) Joseph A. Q. Mesngon Chief Policy Analyst 18.00 37,440.00 10,568.53 48,008.53 WhatsApp. President Joseph R. BIDEN Jr. (since 20 January 2021); Vice President Kamala D. HARRIS (since 20 January 2021) head of government: Governor Lourdes LEON GUERRERO (since 7 January 2019); Lieutenant Governor Josh TENORIO (since 7 January 2019) cabinet: Cabinet appointed by the governor with the consent of the Legislature The 35th Guam Legislature continued fiscal 2021 budget discussions on Tuesday via Zoom, and attempted to factor in a constantly evolving COVID-19 situation into next year's projections. In addition, the Bureau of Statistics and Plans Coastal Management Program also testified at the public hearing that there is no clear mechanism to enforce compliance for stormwater management and environmentally based requirements other than directly through the Territorial Seashore Protection Commission, which is the Guam Land Use Commission, and asked that TSPC enforcement be strengthened as well. The FY 2021 Agency Budget Request files received by the Guam Legislature can be found below. Until we reach herd immunity nationally and internationally a true public health emergency will exist.”. The following list of Senator’s Contact Information is available in electronic format from the 36th Guam Legislature. Several agencies related to public health and emergency response submitted joint testimony to the Legislature on Tuesday, asking that lawmakers reject Bill 11. Twitter. The Guam Legislature. Arizona: Would eliminate the criminal SOL for child sex trafficking. Recently, the GMHA Board of Trustees have explored increasing the 16% differential pay for nurses to 22% in order to achieve parity at Guam Memorial Hospital with competing nursing salaries on and off island but were lacking a funding source to implement this recruitment and retention strategy. GOVERNOR: Lou Leon Guerrero (D)* Next Gubernatorial Election in 2022. And it might affect who on Guam will be taken care of and who won’t be. The hearing will also stream online via I Liheslaturan Guåhan’s live feed at http://www.guamlegislature.com/live_feed.htm. Lawmakers extended that initial deadline to 90 days through an amendment from Sen. Telena Nelson on Wednesday, which she proffered in order to grant the government time to develop a “battle rhythm” in terms of combating public health threats. [S]o it does have provisions in here that protect the rights of those individuals.”. Facebook. 42-36 (COR): Speaker Terlaje discusses Bill No. Twitter. . come into situations where you may just be isolating and quarantining people maybe unnecessarily[.] While this bill does not raise wages for all nurses on island, it does prioritize GMH and ensures there is a viable funding source to pay for this long overdue increase. 42-36 (COR), The GMHA Nurse Recruitment and Retention Act of 2021, authored by Health Oversight Chair, Speaker Therese Terlaje and co-sponsored by Senator Joe San Agustin, had its public hearing today under the Committee on Appropriations. “Perhaps most importantly, our ability to respond to COVID-19 is contingent on continued funding of our response effort,” the joint testimony stated. THE THIRTY-SIXTH GUAM LEGISLATURE STANDING RULES ADOPTED January 4, 2021. Meanwhile, lawmakers have advocated for additional information from the executive branch on its decision-making during the pandemic, which Bill 11 would allow by requiring the governor to seek the Legislature’s approval for renewals. 252 to be allocated to health care (priority to Guam Memorial Hospital and Department of Public Health and Social Services), Medicaid matching, MIP payments; public safety; economic development with a priority on the promotion of the medical industry and small business; higher education, and cultural preservation. Guam Memorial Hospital Authority (GMHA) has faced perennial nursing shortages for decades which have impacted the hospital’s ability to maximize bed capacity in its ICU, Emergency, and Clinical Areas. Bill No. The Annual Community Contribution were recommended in §3.12.02 of QC No. Bill No. For individuals wishing to provide live testimony via videoconferencing, please contact our office by email at senatorterlajeguam@gmail.com to register or call 671-472-3586 by COB on Wednesday, February 3, 2021. Leon Guerrero on Excess Lands July 2, 2020. 36th Guam Legislature – Directory of Senators. Committee hearing procedure is at the discretion of the chair. That may prove difficult as budget cuts were adopted due to reduced revenue expectations and even then, fiscal year 2021 is tracking to end with a shortfall. I urge the executive branch agencies and the Commission to continue to work with developers and the Legislature to promptly address the delays and impediments.”. The 36th Guam Legislature is represented by Legislative Counsel, Ana Won-Pat Borja, Esq. Legislature files response brief in governor’s quarantine Supreme Court case April 7, 2021 On Tuesday, April 6, 2021, the Guam Legislature filed a response brief in the Declaratory Judgment case brought by the Governor originally alleging that challenges to her quarantine orders were unconstitutional and that Guam’s Public Health Emergency laws are inorganic. He advanced to the general election and was placed 5th with 16,625 votes and won a seat in the Guam legislature. Twitter. Guam is a target: DOD wants 360-degree air and missile defense system to defend region from China Pinterest. He also represented the Guam Legislature in a case of first impression, resulting in a precedent-setting decision upholding the right of direct democracy in the territory — and ultimately the legalization of medicinal marijuana in Guam. Current proposals for Temporary Workers Housing Facilities are pending for the villages of Tamuning, Dededo, Barrigada and Mongmong/Toto/Maite. The Legislature of Guam was one of seven territory legislative chambers holding elections in 2020. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License; additional terms may apply. The agencies that wrote to the Legislature stated that if Guam were to end the public health emergency, then it will be essential to identify local resources to support community needs. It gives GMH more tools and is a step in the right direction towards recruitment and retention of nurses which is sorely needed to find real solutions to our nursing shortage. contact us. CRQ20-002, in re: Request of Lourdes A. Leon Guerrero, I Maga hagan Guahan, Relative to the Power of the Executive Branch to Establish, Maintain, and Operate Quarantine Facilities in Guam and to Promulgate Quarantine and Sanitation Regulations for the Protection of Guam Against the Importation and Spread of Disease (hereinafter “Case”). The University of Guam mailed $2.27 million in federal grant aid to students the week of March 8. The measure proposes to address perennial nursing shortages at Guam Memorial Hospital Authority (GMHA) which have impacted the hospital’s ability to maximize bed capacity in its ICU, Emergency, and Clinical Areas. The FY 2021 Agency Budget Request files received by the Guam Legislature can be found below. On Guam, we have done our best to respond to the pandemic, keeping in mind that our highest priority is the health and safety of our people,” Paco-San Agustin said. ... Official Guam Government Web Site Guam Legislature. It was also clear during discussions on the Nurse Licensure Compact that improving pay and the work environment for nurses needed to be addressed concurrently with the implementation of the Compact to stave off potential out-migration of nurses. Guam Youth Congress — $ 14,258.00. 252 to be allocated to health care (priority to Guam Memorial Hospital and Department of Public Health and Social Services), Medicaid matching, MIP payments; public safety; economic development with a priority on the promotion of the medical industry and small business; higher education, and cultural preservation. Please be advised that the Committee on Health, Land, Justice and Culture will convene a public hearing on Thursday, April 8, 2021 beginning at 3:00 PM. San Nicolas ran for senator in the Guam Legislature as a Democrat in 2012. The public hearing for Bill 14-36 (COR) is scheduled for Thursday, February 4, 2021 at 2 pm via Zoom. The Legislature’s Brief asserts that the Governor’s powers are subject to the laws of Guam, even in her supervision of healthcare and quarantine. The unicameral legislative branch consists of fifteen senators, each serving for a two-year term. Registration deadline is 5:00PM on Wednesday, April 7, 2021. Gov. Before becoming Guam’s At-Large Congressional Delegate in 2019, Michael San Nicolas served three consecutive terms in the Guam Legislature. Statewide election dates in Guam are listed below. There were none that were ready to be placed on the GLUC agenda for action. In conclusion, the Legislature asserts that the Islan Guåhan Emergency Health Powers Act is critical policy, consistent with the Organic Act of Guam and requests that the Court reinforce the Legislature’s power granted by the Organic Act to enact law necessary to protect the health, safety, and general well-being of the people of Guam. “Bill 42-36 provides a 15-year funding bridge for the government of Guam and GMH to build a more sustainable model for patient care which starts with keeping local nurses on Guam,” stated Speaker Terlaje. 14-34 (COR), Law Month Proclamation and Resolution Presentation: 4/21/17, Resolution Presentation: Alicia Limtiaco – 4/4/17, UOG Alpha Phi Sigma Induction Ceremony: 4/20/17, Leanna Salas and George Quichocho Wedding: 4/29/17, Public Health Laws Are Organic and Necessary To Protect the Health and Safety of the People of Guam, 04.07.21-For-Immediate-Release-Public-Health-Laws-Are-Organic-and-Necessary-, Notice of Ancestral Lands Oversight Hearing Thursday, April 8, 2021 beginning at 3:00 PM, Navy’s June 2017_Report to Congress_Net Negative_Policy_Guam, JRM Net Negative Inventory of Guam Land pursuant to 2019 NDAA, SECNAV Braithwaite Letter to Gov. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (February 24, 2021 – Hagåtña, Guam) – Bill No. Director Borja added that there were 22,000 previously approved temporary workers housing units but less than 3000 have been built. A flag raising ceremony was held on Monday recognizing Veterans and those currently serving in the military from the Judiciary of Guam. “The nursing shortage at GMH has been well documented for years, underscoring the need for long-term solutions that incentivize filling and maintaining these crucial positions at our only public hospital. In the 2020 Guam election, the Democratic Party of Guam retained power with a slight decrease in the seats, compared to the Supermajority they enjoyed in the 35th Guam Legislature The Legislature of Guam (Chamorro: Liheslaturan Guåhan) is the law-making body for the United States territory of Guam.The unicameral legislative branch consists of fifteen senators, each serving for a two-year term. Senator Charfauros was elected by the people of Guam to serve our island in the 13th, 14th, 15th, 16th, and 17th Guam Legislatures from 1975 to 1983 and served as a member of the second Special Commission on Political Status from 1975 to 1976. During the 16th Guam Legislature, he served as executive assistant to Speaker Thomas V.C. Speaker Terlaje stated, “This bill seeks to remedy the enforcement of terms and conditions of conditional use permits, variances and zone changes by actively including the Department of Land Management to be another check as to whether those conditions or terms are being applied in the project to protect our communities, residents and businesses in our villages and to keep them safe.”. In 2021, 2,280, or 30.9% the 7,383 state legislators in the United States are women. WhatsApp. 11-36 on the session floor, http://www.guamlegislature.com/36th_Guam_Legislature/Bills_Introduced_36th/Bill%20No.%2014-36%20(COR).pdf. He advanced to the general election and was placed 5th with 16,625 votes and won a seat in the Guam legislature. The 36th Guam Legislature is the current meeting of the Guam Legislature. After the necessary formalities such as the presenting of certificates of election, the senators of the 36th Guam Legislature took their oaths of office. Recently, the GMHA Board of Trustees explored increasing the 16% differential pay for nurses to 22% in order to achieve parity at Guam Memorial Hospital with competing nursing salaries on and off island. 108. The Agency Budget Requests are provided in the folders below. Guam election dates, 2020. It convened in Hagatna, Guam on January 4, 2021, during the governorship of Lou Leon Guerrero's. However, the adopted amendment maintains the 30-day limit for any renewals granted by the Legislature. In 2019, the GMHA Board of Trustees implemented a 16% differential pay for all nurses and specialty pay as part of an overall nurse recruitment and retention strategy. Unlike other nurse pay bills, this Bill 42-36 fully funds an increase in GMH nurse differential pay to 22% in order for GMH to better compete with nursing salaries on and off island . The Citizen’s Legislative Reform Act of 2021 would place the question on “whether the Guam Legislature should indeed be a Part-Time Legislature” in the hands of the electorate in the 2022 general election. He most recently joined the council of advisors for Progressive International. As of May 1, visitors and residents alike will not have to quarantine – neither in a hotel, nor at home. An initial emergency declaration lasts 30 days before expiring unless renewed by the governor, or the Legislature – if Bill 11 becomes law. 42-36, introduced last month by Speaker Therese Terlaje and co-sponsored by Senator Joe San Agustin, will be heard publicly on February 24, 2021 at 2pm at the Guam Congress Building by the Committee on Appropriations. Office of the Governor of Guam. Unlike other nurse pay bills, Bill 42-36 fully funds this increase. “I found it difficult to even track down the conditions of several projects, let alone monitor if those conditions have been met years later. Therese Terlaje will serve as speaker of the 36th Guam Legislature. There are generally five steps in the GLUC process beginning with the Preliminary Application Interview (PAI), then the Application Review Committee position statements, the Municipal Public Hearing, the Municipal Planning Council public hearing if necessary, followed by the GLUC public meeting and action (approval or disapproval). After the 2000 Census, each member represented 10,320 residents. The Chairperson of the Board estimated that approximately $827,000 is needed annually to increase the 16% differential pay for RN and LPNs to 22%. Then Senator Lou Leon Guerrero rose to support the passage of the bill and stated, “ [the Bill] I think protects the individuals who are isolated or quarantine[d] and [] feel that their rights have been violated, because sometimes in emergency situations panic can occur and you maybe . Leon Guerrero on Excess Lands July 2, 2020. Tel: +1-671-472-8931, +1-671-472-8936 Fax: +1-671-477-4826 Each year GMHA loses nurses due to retirement, resignation, or transfer to other public or private entities on island or off-island opportunities. The 36th Guam Legislature is the current meeting of the Guam Legislature. To return to the main agency menu, click the home icon at the top of the lists. Since 1971, the number of women serving in … Legislative Operations — $ 7,618,078.00. Bill 14-36 (COR) can be viewed here: http://www.guamlegislature.com/36th_Guam_Legislature/Bills_Introduced_36th/Bill%20No.%2014-36%20(COR).pdf. To access the agency files, simply click the agency's text. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (February 2, 2021 – Hagåtña, Guam) – On behalf of the Guam Legislature, we join the people of Guam and the family of former Democratic Senator Edward T. Charfauros in mourning his passing. Kelly Marsh was the only incumbent that failed to secure a seat in the 36th Guam Legislature. 2021 State of the Island Address Guam Congress Building March 08, 2021, 6:30 PM The State of Our Island is Rebuilding Anew I. Land Management Director Joe Borja recognized that most agencies have timely submissions of their position statements, however, he noted that the Bureau of Statistics and Plans, Guam EPA and Department of Agriculture have submitted statements after 60 days. Even if the bill passes, the governor has been against the measure, stating that it violates the separation of powers doctrine and could undermine responses to an emergency. Dr. Anita Enriquez, Chair for the Guam Land Use Commission, advised that GLUC meetings have resumed twice monthly since November. Bill 78-36 Establishes The Para I Publiku Act of 2021, which creates a $500 debit card program for island residents to spend at local business establishments. . A primary was scheduled for August 29, 2020. Lawmakers could vote to end the declaration at any time under current law, but that needs majority support and there has so far been no such resolution on the table. The agencies continue to operate with assistance from the federal government, through the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act as well as reimbursements from the Federal Emergency Management Agency, according to the joint testimony. The Legislature of Guam is the law-making body for the United States territory of Guam. Click here for Speaker Terlaje’s Remarks on Bill No. For more information, please contact Speaker Therese M. Terlaje’s office at (671) 472-3586 or via e-mail at senatorterlajeguam@gmail.com. “What might be affected by this bill is how we move forward in recovery, and how we allocate the $661 million. Pursuant to Public Law 33-209, ARC members are required to submit position statements that provide information regarding surrounding infrastructure and the potential impacts of the project within thirty (30) days of receipt of the application. Facebook. 42-36 (COR) would redirect to GMHA a portion of the GRMC Annual Community Contribution mandated by the GRMC Qualifying Certificate (QC) for the sole purpose of increasing the nursing differential pay at Guam Memorial Hospital Authority to adequately recruit and retain nursing staff at Guam’s only public hospital.
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