Step 1 of the Pay Grade assigned to a classified position shall be the regular rate for initial employment in any department or agency. The appointing authority, or the head of an agency, department or public corporation listed in 4 Guam Code Ann. § 4105(a) may petition the Director of Administration, the Judicial Council (as to Judicial Branch employment) or the agency, department or public corporation’s governing board or commission (as to an agency, department or public corporation listed in 4 Guam Code Ann. § 4105(a)) for recruitment at a higher step not to exceed Step 10, because of documented recruitment difficulty or exceptional qualifications. The petition shall be posted on the agency’s website for ten (10) days (Saturdays, Sundays and government of Guam holidays excepted). This petition shall be made before an applicant is hired. Every petition shall be scrutinized and amply justified before being approved. The Director of Administration, the Judicial Council and the governing board or commission (as to an agency, department or public corporation listed in 4 GCA § 4105(a)) may establish policies to administer this section. Increment schedule consisting of Steps 11 through 20
shall not be used for recruitment above step.

NOTE: GC § 4101.1 added by P.L. 14-052:1 (July 14, 1977). Amended by P.L. 18-029:6 (Jan. 10, 1986). Repealed and reenacted by P.L. 21-059:7 (Sept. 27, 1991). Amended by P.L. 28-068:IV:42 (Sept. 30, 2005), and P.L.
28-112:5 (April 14, 2006).

§ 6205.1 Recruitment Above-Step for the Department of
Education.

Notwithstanding the provisions of Title 4 Guam Code Ann. § 6205, Step

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1 of the Pay Grade assigned to a classified position shall be the regular rate for initial employment in Department of Education. The Superintendent of Education may petition the Guam Educational Policy Board for recruitment at a higher step not to exceed Step 10, because of recruitment difficulty or exceptional qualifications for professional education positions. This petition shall be made before an applicant is hired. Every petition shall be scrutinized and amply justified before being approved. The Guam Educational Policy Board may establish policies to administer this Section. Increment schedule consisting of Steps 11 through 20 shall not be used for recruitment above-step. Such professional education positions may include, but not be limited to the following:

(a) Teacher II – VI, in any Special Education Program, Mathematics, Science and Language Arts

(b) Program Coordinator II – IV, Autism Program

(c) Program Coordinator II – IV, Assistive Technology
Program

(d) Program Coordinator II – IV, Transition Program

(e) Program Coordinator II – IV, State Compliance
Monitoring Program

(f) Psychologist, Emotional Disabilities Program (g) Psychologist, Psychological Services Program (h) Speech Language Pathologist
(i) Speech Language Clinician

(j) Speech Language Pathology Supervisor

(k) Audiologist

(l) Occupational Therapist I – II (m) Physical Therapist I – II
(n) Nutritionist

(o) Assistant Superintendent, Special Education

(p) Associate Superintendent, Special Education.

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SOURCE: Added by P.L. 28-068:IV:100 (Sept. 30, 2005).

NOTE: Pursuant to the authority granted by 1 Guam Code Ann. § 1606, subsection/subitem designations were altered to adhere to the Compiler’s alpha-numeric scheme.

P.L. 28-045:10 (June 6, 2005) changed the name of the Department of
Education to the Guam Public School System. P.L. 30-050:2 (July 14,
2009) reverted the name of the Guam Public School System to the
Department of Education.