Committee on Education and Workforce Development - Legislature of the United States Virgin Islands
Committee on Education and Workforce Development - Legislature of the United States Virgin Islands Close About Us History Functions and Structure FY 2026 Budget Honor Roll Rules of the 36th Legislative Youth Advisory Council Application Careers Archives Legislative Archives Tours × St. Thomas Senators St. John Senators St.Croix Senators Districts All Senators St. Croix St. Thomas - St. John Senator at Large × Committees Committee of the Whole Budget, Appropriation and Finance Culture, Youth, Aging, Sports, and Parks Disaster Recovery, Infrastructure and Planning Economic Development and Agriculture Education and Workforce Development Government Operations, Veteran Affairs and Consumer Protection Health, Hospitals and Human Services Homeland Security, Justice and Public Safety Housing, Transportation and Telecommunications Rules and Judiciary Session Folder × No event found! …
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Committee on Education and Workforce Development - Legislature of the United States Virgin Islands Close About Us History Functions and Structure FY 2026 Budget Honor Roll Rules of the 36th Legislative Youth Advisory Council Application Careers Archives Legislative Archives Tours × St. Thomas Senators St. John Senators St.Croix Senators Districts All Senators St. Croix St. Thomas - St. John Senator at Large × Committees Committee of the Whole Budget, Appropriation and Finance Culture, Youth, Aging, Sports, and Parks Disaster Recovery, Infrastructure and Planning Economic Development and Agriculture Education and Workforce Development Government Operations, Veteran Affairs and Consumer Protection Health, Hospitals and Human Services Homeland Security, Justice and Public Safety Housing, Transportation and Telecommunications Rules and Judiciary Session Folder × No event found! Calendars Bi-Weekly Senate Calendar Session Agenda × General Senators Committees Media Calendars Contact Committee on Education and Workforce Development The Committee on Education and Workforce Development has scheduled a meeting to receive testimony on the following bills: OPENING REMARKS/STATEMENTS 10:00 AM- 10:15 AM BLOCK I:       10:15 AM – 12:15 PM Bill No. 34-0086        An Act amending Title 17 Virgin Islands Code, chapter 10, section 111(a) relating to school health programs to provide mental health education and instruction. Invited Testifiers: Honorable Racquel Berry-Benjamin, Commissioner, Virgin Islands Department of Education Dr. J. Zen Meservy, Psychiatrist, St. Thomas East End Medical Center Lori Thompson, Ph. D ., Psychologist, Insight Psychological Services, LLC Bill No . 34-0079         An Act amending the Virgin Islands Code, Title 3, chapter 7, by designating the existing provisions as subchapter I and adding a subchapter II establishing the Bureau of School Construction and Maintenance within the Virgin Islands Department of Education; amending title 33, chapter 111, section 3092a, changing the Education Maintenance Fund to the School Construction and Maintenance Fund, and making an appropriation of $2,500,000 from the Virgin Islands Education Initiative Fund to the School Construction and Maintenance Fund and for other related purposes. Invited Testifiers: Karl Knight , Chief of Staff Office of the Governor Honorable Racquel Berry-Benjamin , Commissioner, Virgin Islands Department of Education Emmanuella Perez-Cassius , Chairperson Virgin Islands Board of Education BREAK          12:15 PM-12:45 PM BLOCK II:      12:45 PM-3:00 PM The committee will receive testimony from the Virgin Islands Department of Education and the Virgin Islands Board of Education regarding the status of the State Educational Agency Plan for the American Rescue Plan Outlying Areas State Educational Agencies Fund, as it relates to 2022 in-person school reopening and the overall status of the 2022 in-school reopening to include policy as well as the status of the Dropout Prevention Plan. Invited Testifiers: Honorable Racquel Berry Benjamin, Commissioner, Virgin Islands Department of Education Kyza Callwood, Chairman, Virgin Islands Board of Education + Add to Google Calendar + iCal / Outlook export Tags: 34-0079 , 34-0086 , Bureau of School Construction and Maintenance , Department of Education , Dr. J. Zen Meservy , Dropout Prevention Plan , Education Maintenance Fund , Emmanuella Perez-Cassius , Honorable Racquel Berry-Benjamin , Karl Knight , Kyza Callwood , Lori Thompson , mental health education and instruction , State Educational Agencies Fund , status of the 2022 in-school reopening , status of the State Educational Agency Plan , title 17 , Title 3 , title 33 Date Mar 17 2022 Expired! Time 10:00 am - 5:00 pm Location Frits E. Lawaetz Legislative Conference Room St. Croix Category Education and Workforce Development Organizer Senator Genevieve R. Whitaker Phone (340) 773-2424 Email senatorwhitaker@legvi.org Submit a Comment Cancel reply Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked * Comment * Name * Email * Website Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. Quick Links Home Senators Committees Media News Contact Important Links Revised Organic Act of 1954 (PDF) 36th Oath of Office Booklet 100 Day Report Rules of the 36th Public Information or Archives Request Search for: Follow Follow Follow Follow