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Terms Used In 17 Guam Code Ann. § 52104

  • Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • 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.
  • Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
The provisions of this Chapter shall be administered by the Board of Regents of the University of Guam, with the assistance of the University of Guam Financial Aid Office. The Board shall promulgate rules and regulations pursuant to and not inconsistent with the provisions of this Chapter, subject to the provisions of the Administrative Adjudication Law. In promulgating rules, and for the administration of the Program, the Board shall:

(a) develop guidelines for the administration of the Program, with the inclusion of an appeals process for applicants;

(b) collect and manage repayments from participants who do not meet their service obligations;

(c) develop criteria for a contract obligating recipients to a service obligation or repayment where appropriate;

(d) publicize the Program to maximize participation among individuals in shortage areas and among populations expected to experience the greatest growth in the work force;

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(e) solicit and accept grants and donations from public and private sources for the Program; and

(f) submit an annual report to I Liheslaturan Guåhan no later than ninety (90) days after the end of each fiscal year, to include the number of PRR Program applicants and recipients, names of the recipients, amounts awarded, names of medical schools from which the recipients graduated, names of applicants that appeal (if any), the determination of the Committee in appealed applications, list of specialties of recipients, beginning and ending Physician Education Debt Repayment Fund balances, and administrative costs.

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