Building Guam’s Trades Scholarship Program

(a)There is hereby created the Building Guam’s Trades Scholarship Program (Program).

(b)Administration of Program. The Director shall administer this Program and shall promulgate rules and regulations necessary to carry out the intent of this Section.

(c)Selection Committee. There shall be annually established an Evaluation and Selection Committee (Committee) composed of the following:

(1)the Director of the Department of Youth Affairs, or his designee;

(2)the Director of the Department of Labor, or his designee; and

(3)the Guam Workforce Investment Board. The Committee shall conduct interviews for the purpose of selecting scholarship recipients for the Program listed within this Section. The passing of the oral interviews, the meeting of established entrance and academic requirements for enrollment in a Guam institution of higher education, and a demonstrated financial need shall constitute the primary criteria for selection of scholarship recipients. The Committee may prescribe additional qualifications for admission to the scholarship programs. Applications for the Building Guam’s Trades Scholarship Program shall be received by April 30 of every year, and applicants shall be interviewed at a time and place designated by the Committee prior to June 30. Awards shall be granted prior to July 30 in a written notice to the selected applicant, and the applicant’s school administrator, if applicable.

(d)Scholarships. The Building Guam’s Trades Scholarship Program shall consist of students who have declared their intention to attend a Guam institution of higher education. COL 1/26/2024 CH. 10 APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAMS Scholarships may be awarded to eligible students who meet all of the following criteria:

(1)are bona fide residents of Guam;

(2)are citizens or permanent resident aliens of the United States, or a nonimmigrant alien admitted under the Compact of Free Association between the United States and the Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, and Palau;

(3)are seniors or graduates of an accredited high school with a cumulative grade point average of not less than 2.0 on a 4.0 scale, or its equivalent;

(4)have been admitted to a Guam institution of higher education in accordance with its admissions policies; and

(5)the applicant must be in financial need, which shall be determined by completing a “Free Application for Federal Student Aid” (FAFSA) form as documentary evidence of need.

(e)Same: Benefits. Students entitled to scholarships pursuant to Subsection

(d)of this Section shall receive the following benefit: a scholarship in the amount of Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000), issued in two

(2)equal installments of Two Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($2,500) each, with each installment payable at the beginning of the semester, or other applicable training period.

(f)Reporting Requirements. A report shall be submitted to the Speaker of I Liheslaturan Guåhan no later than three

(3)weeks after the start of each semester which, at the very least, shall contain the following information: the total number of recipients for that semester, sorted by new and continuing recipients; the total number of recipients that completed their degree program in the prior semester; the total amount expended for the prior semester for any activity related to the Program; and any other information that I Liheslatura will deem helpful in the review of the Program. COL 1/26/2024 CH. 10 APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAMS