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Legislature advances bill to publish above‑step hiring petitions online and to Speaker before hires
Summary
Bill 128‑38 would require agencies to post petitions for above‑step hiring on the Guam Public Notice portal and send copies to the Speaker 10 days before hiring, plus semiannual reporting; the measure passed the floor with broad bipartisan support and was placed on third‑reading.
Lawmakers advanced Bill 128‑38 COR to the third‑reading file after floor debate focused on improving transparency for above‑step (higher than standard step) government hires.
The bill requires agencies to post above‑step recruitment petitions on the Guam Public Notice website for 10 days and deliver a copy to the Speaker 10 days prior to hiring. It also requires semiannual reporting of above‑step recruitment attempts to the Speaker to create an…
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