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Guam Legislature advances Bill 68, citing need to limit government liability and increase charter-school oversight
Summary
Senators moved Bill 68 to third reading after debate about placing financial liability on charter schools and increasing the Guam Academy Charter School Council's authority to monitor boards of trustees following testimony about autonomy and past audit liabilities.
Senators on the floor of the Guam Legislature moved Bill 68 to third reading after lawmakers debated changes intended to limit government liability for charter-school debts and to strengthen oversight of charter-school boards of trustees.
Senator Barnett, speaking in support, said the bill “provides a lot of safety and security for the people of Guam and our tax dollars,” and praised the measure as a stopgap to prevent the government from inheriting charter-school liabilities. Barnett noted his prior sponsorship of Bill 62, which he said lifted the cap on the number of charter schools and enabled schools such as BTACS, Chief Herral Academy, Mount Carmel and others to convert to charter status.
The debate focused on testimony delivered at earlier public hearings by Evangeline Cepeda, chair of the Guam…
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