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General Government Operations and Appropriations · February 17, 2026

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Opening testimony: deferred maintenance and funding proposal

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Superintendent Wompat opened testimony warning that an estimated $110,000,000 deferred-maintenance backlog identified in 2022 will grow without consistent maintenance cycles. She said the bill would dedicate 20% of use-tax revenue to the Guam Department of Education (GDOE) to shift from crisis response to strategic asset management and prioritized facilities work.

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Hearing on Bill 126-38: Guam Department of Education superintendent urged use-tax funding for school maintenance but warned language tying funds to Head Start risks federal supplanting; chair agreed to remove Head Start wording and the bill was duly heard.

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