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Legislature advances bill to give former public-health building to Guam Community College for nursing annex
Summary
Senators on the Guam Legislature on the floor advanced Bill 21-38 COR, which would transfer the former Department of Public Health and Social Services headquarters property in Manguelo to Guam Community College for a nursing annex, and deleted a $350,000 appropriation on the floor.
Senators on the Guam Legislature on the floor advanced Bill 21-38 COR, which would transfer the former Department of Public Health and Social Services headquarters property in Manguelo (Manila) to Guam Community College to establish a nursing annex. The bill was amended on the floor to require a formal memorandum of agreement between Guam Community College and the Department of Public Health and Social Services before any grant applications or financing and the appropriation in Section 3 was deleted on the floor.
The bill’s sponsor, Senator Tina Rose Munya Barnes, told colleagues the island faces a critical shortage of nurses and allied health professionals and said transferring the vacant property would let Guam Community College leverage funding and partnerships to expand training capacity. "This measure addresses one of the most pressing needs, the shortage of qualified nurses and…
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