10 Guam Code Ann. § 2304
Terms Used In 10 Guam Code Ann. § 2304
- Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
(a) To develop jointly with the Federal government, through its appropriate agency or instrumentality, a plan for the purpose specified in § 2302 and to make such rules and regulations as may be necessary or desirable for the administration of such plan and the provisions of this Article.
(b) To receive and expend in accordance with such plan any funds made available by the Federal government for such purposes.
(c) To develop services for the encouragement and assistance of adequate methods of community child welfare organization in accordance with such plan, which shall include but not be limited to:
(1) such efforts as are necessary to reduce the number of children in foster care beyond twenty-four (24) months to not more than twenty percent (20%) of the total number of children in foster care on Guam by the end of fiscal year 1984.
SOURCE: GC § 9120; Subsection (c) amended by P.L. 16-111.
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10 Guam Code Ann. HEALTH AND SAFETY
CH 2 DIVISION OF PUBLIC WELFARE
ARTICLE 4
CHILD WELFARE SERVICES ACT
NOTE: Article added by P.L. 11-099:2 (Nov. 10, 1971) as
Subchapter C-1 of Chapter II of Title X of the Government Code.
