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Legislature advances bill to expand early childhood literacy training across Guam government
Summary
Bill 100‑38 COR would integrate early‑childhood literacy and development training into government licensure renewals and agency training, aiming to reach parents and caregivers from birth to age 8; sponsors moved it to third reading after broad bipartisan support and multiple floor amendments and cosponsors.
Senators voted to place Bill 100‑38 COR, a package to expand early childhood development and literacy training across Guam’s government and education systems, into the third‑reading file after extensive floor debate and amendments.
The bill’s sponsor described research showing early brain and language development begins at birth and argued training health professionals, educators and government workers would reach caregivers during the critical birth‑to‑2 and birth‑to‑5 windows. The measure would integrate early‑childhood development content into continuing‑education requirements for specified health…
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