Legislative Intent

(a)I Liheslaturan Guåhan finds that the goal of Educator Certification is to determine whether those individuals responsible for the education of children are competent to perform their duties as teachers, guidance counselors or school administrators.

(b)I Liheslaturan Guåhan further finds that throughout the United States, the certification or licensure of educators is a function that occurs at the state level and not in the local school districts that employ the CH. 27 GUAM COMMISSION FOR EDUCATOR CERTIFICATION educators. The common practice is for states to define the Educator Certification or Licensure standards by means of a Board or Commission to include local and federal education mandates. Such Boards or Commissions also will set up an office(s) in the state to certify and license education professionals who qualify. These Boards or Commissions are also responsible for determining improper conduct by the certificate holder or licensee is sufficient to warrant revocation or suspension of such license or certificate.

(c)It is the intent of I Liheslaturan Guåhan to provide a mechanism to confer professional certification for Early Childhood to Twelfth

(12th)grade educators via an external entity that is separate and apart from the entities that employ such educators.