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Committee chair Senator Tina Rose Muñoz Barnes opened the public hearing, listed the three bills to be heard and read the standing rules of conduct for testimony (recognition by the chair, stating full name, scope restricted to the agenda).
A Guam Legislature committee public hearing considered three bills to raise the statutory cap on charter schools and authorize specialized eighth charter schools focused on career & technical education at Guam Community College, tourism and hospitality, and early intervention/inclusive education. Supporters from GCC, the charter council and private proponents argued the measures would create direct workforce pathways; senators asked detailed questions about mission specificity, facilities, funding and impacts on the Guam Department of Education.
