Guam Commission for Educator Certification

(a)There is hereby established the Guam Commission for Educator Certification to consist of seven

(7)voting members appointed by I Maga’hågan/Maga’låhen Guåhan with the advice and consent of I Liheslaturan Guåhan, as specified in subsections

(1)to (5), inclusive. The Commission shall consist of the following members:

(1)a classroom teacher employed in a public school;

(2)an administrator (principal or assistant principal) employed in a public school;

(3)a guidance counselor employed in a public school;

(4)two

(2)members who possess a terminal degree in the subject of education from an accredited college or university which, as used herein, means an institution that is accredited by a United States accrediting body recognized by the Council on Higher Education Accreditation

(CHEA)or its successor, or an equivalent foreign college or university; and

(5)two

(2)members appointed from the community at large.

(b)Appointments to the Commission shall be made without regard to the race, color, disability, sex, religion, age, or national origin of the person appointed.

(c)A Commission member is immune from civil suit for any act performed in good faith in the execution of duties as a Commission member. CH. 27 GUAM COMMISSION FOR EDUCATOR CERTIFICATION

(d)Members shall serve a term of three

(3)years and may be reappointed, provided that the member continues to meet the employment criteria in the event that such member was appointed to fill a seat on the Commission pursuant to Items (1),

(2)and

(3)of Paragraph (a), supra.

(e)If a member is appointed pursuant to Items (1),

(2)and

(3)of Paragraph (a), supra, and ceases to be employed as such, that member shall be considered to have vacated his or her seat effective on the date that such employment was terminated. The Chairperson of the Commission shall forthwith notify I Maga’håga/Maga’låhi that the vacancy exists.

(f)The Superintendent of Education or his designee, the Chairman of the Guam Education Policy Board or his designee, the President of the Guam Community College or his designee, and the President of the University of Guam or his designee, shall serve as ex-officio member, without vote in proceedings of the Commission.