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COMMITTEE ON BUDGET, APPROPRIATIONS AND FINANCE 09/15/2025-AMENDED AND REPORTED OUT TO THE FLOOR W/CLOSED RULE 09/11/2025-AMENDED AND REPORTED OUT TO THE COMMITTEE ON RULES AND JUDICIARY BILL NO. 36-0174 Thirty-Sixth Legislature of the Virgin Islands September 10, 2025 An act providing an appropriation from the General Fund of the Treasury of the Government of the Virgin Islands for the operation of the Government of the Virgin Islands during the fiscal year October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2026 and amending title 3 Virgin Islands Code, chapter 27 requiring legislative approval for increased employer or employee contribution amounts to the Government Employees Retirement System PROPOSED BY: Senators Milton E. Potter and Novelle E. Francis, Jr. Be it enacted by the Legislature of the Virgin Islands: 1 SECTION 1. The following sums are appropriated and authorized to be paid from the 2 General Fund of the Treasury of the Government of the Virgin Islands which sums shall be 3 available for the fiscal year October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2026. 4 0100 GENERAL FUND FY 2026 5 A. ORG 380 110 DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE 6 PERSONNEL SERVICES $ 10,375,145 7 FRINGE BENEFITS $ 3,875,684 8 SUPPLIES $ 302,344 9 OTHER SERVICES/CHARGES $ 3,377,843 10 UTILITIES $ 294,200 11 SUB-TOTAL DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE $ 18,225,216 12 2 CONTRIBUTION TO LEGAL DEFENSE FUND $ 40,000 1 JUDGEMENTS $6000 AND LESS $ 70,000 2 JUDGEMENTS $6001 TO $25,000 $ 100,000 3 JUDGEMENTS GREATER THAN $25,000 $ 250,000 4 WITNESS PROTECTION PROGRAM $ 70,000 5 TOTAL ORG 110 DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE $ 18,755,216 6 B. ORG 150 BUREAU OF CORRECTIONS 7 PERSONNEL SERVICES $ 11,238,421 8 FRINGE BENEFITS $ 5,009,041 9 FUNDING FOR EXISTING VACANT POSITIONS-PERSONNEL $ 3,121,924 10 FUNDING FOR EXISTING VACANT POSITIONS-FRINGE BENEFITS $ 1,493,441 11 SUPPLIES $ 1,885,999 12 OTHER SERVICES/CHARGES $ 13,018,403 13 UTILITIES $ 600,000 14 CAPITAL OUTLAY $ 50,000 15 TOTAL ORG 150 BUREAU OF CORRECTIONS $36,417,229 16 C. ORG 200 OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR 17 OPERATING EXPENSES $ 12,802,494 18 SUB-TOTAL OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR $ 12,802,494 19 HEALTH INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY EXCHANGE $ 400,000 20 EXPENSES FOR ANNUAL ACTIVITIES $ 150,000 21 EMANICIPATION DAY ACTIVITIES $ 15,000 22 VI/PR FRIENDSHIP DAY STX $ 100,000 23 VI/PR FRIENDSHIP DAY STT $ 20,000 24 GOVERNMENT ACCESS CHANNEL $ 150,000 25 3 BVI/VI FRIENDSHIP DAY $ 75,000 1 OFFICE OF GUN VIOLENCE $ 225,000 2 VIRTUAL INFORMATION SYSTEM $ 150,000 3 TOTAL ORG 200 OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR $14,087,494 4 D. ORG 210 OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET 5 PERSONNEL SERVICES $ 2,299,381 6 FRINGE BENEFITS $ 1,033,012 7 FUNDING FOR EXISTING VACANT POSITIONS-PERSONNEL $ 388,105 8 FUNDING FOR EXISTING VACANT POSITIONS-FRINGE BENEFITS$ 169,688 9 SUPPLIES $ 416,736 10 OTHER SERVICES/CHARGES $ 1,527,779 11 UTILITIES $ 100,000 12 CAPITAL OUTLAY $ 30,000 13 MINIMUM SALARY INCREASE PER ACT 8995-PERSONNEL $ 3,986,872 14 MINIMUM SALARY INCREASE PER ACT 8995-FRINGE BENEFITS $ 1,196,062 15 TOTAL ORG 210 OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET $11,147,635 16 E. ORG 220 DIVISION OF PERSONNEL 17 PERSONNEL SERVICES $ 3,047,151 18 FRINGE BENEFITS $ 1,382,424 19 FUNDING FOR EXISTING VACANT POSITIONS-PERSONNEL $ 402,393 20 FUNDING FOR EXISTING VACANT POSTITIONS-FRINGE BENEFITS $ 194,114 21 SUPPLIES $ 83,000 22 OTHER SERVICES/CHARGES $ 1,036,485 23 CAPITAL OUTLAY $ 70,000 24 SUB-TOTAL DIVISION OF PERSONNEL $ 6,215,567 25 4 GVI FELLOWS PROGRAM $ 931,736 1 HEALTH INSURANCE INCREASE $ 16,655,891 2 HEALTH INSURANCE RETIREES $ 38,210,672 3 GVI EMPLOYEES RECOGNITION ACTIVITIES $ 80,000 4 CERTIFIED PUBLIC MANAGER PROGRAM $ 75,000 5 HEALTH INSURANCE CONSULTANTS $ 315,000 6 CONTRIBUTION TO HEALTH INS. BOARD $ 275,000 7 EMPLOYER HEALTH INSURANCE INCREASE $ 20,500,000 8 TOTAL ORG 220 DIVISION OF PERSONNEL $ 83,258,866 9 F. ORG 221 OFFICE OF COLLECTIVE BARGAINING 10 PERSONNEL SERVICES $ 692,487 11 FRINGE BENEFITS $ 299,645 12 SUPPLIES $ 89,500 13 OTHER SERVICES/CHARGES $ 168,759 14 UTILITIES $ 13,000 15 TOTAL ORG 221 OFFICE OF COLLECTIVE BARGAINING $ 1,263,391 16 G. ORG 222 BUREAU OF SCHOOL CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE 17 PERSONNEL SERVICES $ 3,949,525 18 FRINGE BENEFITS $ 1,796,627 19 TOTAL ORG 222 BUREAU OF SCHOOL CONSTRUCTION & MAINTENANCE 20 $ 5,746,152 21 H. ORG 230 VITEMA 22 PERSONNEL SERVICES $ 3,259,756 23 FRINGE BENEFITS $ 1,600,134 24 SUPPLIES $ 73,056 25 5 OTHER SERVICES/CHARGES $ 335,691 1 UTILITIES $ 392,489 2 SUB-TOTAL VITEMA $ 5,661,126 3 GENERATOR MAINTENANCE AGREEMENT $ 75,000 4 DISASTER RECOVERY CONTINGENCY $ 175,000 5 TOTAL ORG 230 VITEMA $ 5,911,126 6 I. ORG 240 VI FIRE EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES 7 PERSONNEL SERVICES $24,591,270 8 FRINGE BENEFITS $ 9,930,005 9 OTHER SERVICES/CHARGES $ 182,713 10 UTILITIES $ 470,475 11 SUB-TOTAL VI FIRE EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES $35,174,463 12 JUNIOR FIREFIGHTERS $ 50,000 13 TOTAL ORG 240 VI FIRE EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES $35,224,463 14 J. ORG 260 BUREAU OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY 15 PERSONNEL SERVICES $ 2,246,393 16 FRINGE BENEFITS $ 955,345 17 SUPPLIES $ 104,000 18 OTHER SERVICES/CHARGES $ 1,061,989 19 UTILITIES $ 250,000 20 SUB-TOTAL BUREAU OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY $ 4,617,727 21 MAINTENANCE OF IT INFRASTRUCTURE $ 3,111,292 22 MICROSOFT AGREEMENT & SUPPORT $ 3,637,915 23 LICENSE FEES GOVT. WIDE NETWORK $ 962,452 24 TOTAL ORG 260 BUREAU OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY $12,329,386 25 6 K. ORG 270 VIRGIN ISLANDS ENERGY OFFICE 1 PERSONNEL SERVICES $ 873,739 2 FRINGE BENEFITS $ 402,113 3 SUPPLIES $ 23,300 4 OTHER SERVICES/CHARGES $ 241,347 5 UTILITIES $ 14,000 6 TOTAL ORG 270 VIRGIN ISLANDS ENERGY OFFICE $ 1,554,499 7 L. ORG 280 OFFICE OF THE ADJUTANT GENERAL 8 PERSONNEL SERVICES $ 1,343,855 9 FRINGE BENEFITS $ 630,406 10 SUPPLIES $ 131,160 11 OTHER SERVICES/CHARGES $ 292,786 12 UTILITIES $ 322,023 13 CAPITAL OUTLAY $ 199,812 14 SUB-TOTAL OFFICE OF THE ADJUTANT GENERAL $ 2,920,042 15 ABOUT FACE AND FORWARD MARCH PROGRAM 16 (OPERATING EXPENSES) $ 85,920 17 NATIONAL GUARD PENSION FUND $ 150,000 18 TERRITORIAL ACTIVE DUTY $ 200,000 19 TOTAL ORG 280 OFFICE OF THE ADJUTANT GENERAL $ 3,355,962 20 M. ORG 290 OFFICE OF VETERANS’ AFFAIRS 21 PERSONNEL SERVICES $ 340,519 22 FRINGE BENEFITS $ 165,828 23 SUPPLIES $ 49,000 24 OTHER SERVICES/CHARGES $ 199,022 25 7 UTILITIES $ 15,000 1 VETERANS EMERGENCY AND MAINLAND TRANSPORTATION 2 ACCOUNT $ 450,000 3 TOTAL ORG 290 OFFICE OF VETERANS’ AFFAIRS $ 1,219,369 4 N. ORG 300 OFFICE OF THE LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR 5 PERSONNEL SERVICES $ 5,222,447 6 FRINGE BENEFITS $2,520,799 7 TOTAL ORG 300 OFFICE OF THE LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR $ 7,743,246 8 O. ORG 340 BUREAU OF INTERNAL REVENUE 9 PERSONNEL SERVICES $ 7,484,895 10 FRINGE BENEFITS $ 3,885,269 11 SUPPLIES $ 247,000 12 OTHER SERVICES/CHARGES $ 2,049,770 13 UTILITIES $ 393,601 14 SOFTWARE UPGRADE $ 350,000 15 TOTAL ORG 340 BUREAU OF INTERNAL REVENUE $14,410,535 16 P. ORG 360 BUREAU OF MOTOR VEHICLES 17 PERSONNEL SERVICES $ 2,307,913 18 FRINGE BENEFITS $ 1,288,452 19 TOTAL ORG 360 BUREAU OF MOTOR VEHICLES $ 3,596,365 20 Q. ORG 370 DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 21 PERSONNEL SERVICES $ 3,642,791 22 FRINGE BENEFITS $ 1,727,268 23 SUPPLIES $ 400,402 24 OTHER SERVICES/CHARGES $ 1,728,846 25 8 UTILITIES $ 240,831 1 SUB-TOTAL DEPARTMENT OF LABOR $ 7,740,138 2 DOL OPERATIONS EDPENSE FOR DOF, OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY $ 2,347,639 3 SUMMER YOUTH EMPLOYMENT PERSONNEL SERVICES 4 & FRINGE BENEFITS $ 1,200,000 5 UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE CONTRIBUTIONS $ 600,000 6 INTEREST PAYMENT UNEMPLOYMENT TRUST $ 1,720,000 7 TOTAL ORG 370 DEPARTMENT OF LABOR $13,607,777 8 R. ORG 380 DEPARTMENT OF LICENSING & CONSUMER AFFAIRS 9 PERSONNEL SERVICES $ 3,227,078 10 FRINGE BENEFITS $ 1,546,874 11 OVERTIME $ 150,000 12 SUPPLIES $ 32,000 13 OTHER SERVICES/CHARGES $ 918,101 14 UTILITIES $ 97,000 15 SUB-TOTAL DEPARTMENT OF LICENSING & CONSUMER AFFAIRS $ 5,971,053 16 ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE CONTROL OFFICE $ 271,771 17 OFFICE OF CANNABIS $1,160,218 18 TOTAL ORG 380 DEPARTMENT OF LICENSING & CONSUMER AFFAIRS $7,403,042 19 S. ORG 390 DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE 20 PERSONNEL SERVICES $ 3,552,570 21 FRINGE BENEFITS $ 1,526,271 22 SUPPLIES $ 300,094 23 OTHER SERVICES/CHARGES $ 1,511,647 24 UTILITIES $ 300,000 25 9 CAPITAL OUTLAY $ 160,000 1 SUB-TOTAL DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE $ 7,350,582 2 DOF AUDIT ACCOUNTING ASSISTANCE $ 447,020 3 ERP SYSTEM SOFTWARE $ 350,000 4 GASB45 $ 325,000 5 ANNUAL MAINTENANCE (IDC) $ 8,000 6 INTEREST AND PENALTIES $ 25,000 7 DATA ARCHIVING, WAREHOUSE AND OTHER SERVICES $ 40,000 8 TIME AND ATTENDANCE SOFTWARE HARDWARE $ 150,000 9 TELECHECK LOSS PREVENTION FEES $ 150,000 10 UPGRADES, TRAINING & MAINTENANCE $ 820,000 11 OPEB PENSION FUND $ 45,000 12 ELECTED GOV.’S RETIREMENT FUND $ 503,000 13 JUDGE’S PENSION FUND $ 721,000 14 AUDIT SERVICES $ 1,200,000 15 DOF CLAIM FUNDS $ 100,000 16 BONDING GOV’T EMPLOYEES $ 125,000 17 TOTAL ORG 390 DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE $12,359,602 18 T. ORG 400 DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 19 PERSONNEL SERVICES $107,526,622 20 FRINGE BENEFITS $ 54,492,976 21 SUPPLIES $ 1,413,791 22 OTHER SERVICES/CHARGES $ 8,383,610 23 UTILITIES $ 7,500,000 24 SUB-TOTAL DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION $179,316,999 25 10 IAA ATHLETIC PROGRAM $ 100,000 1 INTERSCHOLASTIC SPORTS $ 125,000 2 CONTINUING ADULT ED. TUITION SUBSIDY $ 5,000 3 TOTAL ORG 400 DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION $179,546,999 4 U. ORG 500 VI POLICE DEPARTMENT 5 PERSONNEL SERVICES $40,345,456 6 FRINGE BENEFITS $15,446,047 7 SUPPLIES $ 3,628,423 8 OTHER SERVICES/CHARGES $ 9,063,787 9 UTILITIES $ 1,801,186 10 CAPITAL OUTLAY $ 440,000 11 SUB-TOTAL VI POLICE DEPARTMENT $70,724,899 12 EXCESSIVE FORCE CONSENT DECREE $ 2,005,068 13 CRIME STOPPERS $ 100,000 14 POLICE ACTIVITIES LEAGUE STX $ 65,000 15 POLICE ACTIVITIES LEAGUE STT/STJ $ 65,000 16 WEED & SEED PROGRAM STT/STJ $ 65,000 17 WEED & SEED PROGRAM STX $ 65,000 18 CADET LEADERSHIP & DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM STT/STJ $ 65,000 19 CADET LEADERSHIP & DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM STX $ 65,000 20 CONTRIBUTION TO PEACE OFFICER TRAINING FUND $ 250,000 21 TOTAL ORG 500 VI POLICE DEPARTMENT $73,569,967 22 V. ORG LAW ENFORCEMENT PLANNING COMMISSION 23 PERSONNEL SERVICES $ 527,684 24 FRINGE BENEFITS $ 203,370 25 11 SUPPLIES $ 16,690 1 OTHER SERVICES & CHARGES $ 75,000 2 UTILITIES $ 12,000 3 TOTAL ORG 520 LAW ENFORCEMENT PLANNING COMMISSION $ 834,744 4 W. ORG 600 DEPARTMENT OF PROPERTY AND PROCUREMENT 5 PERSONNEL SERVICES $ 2,817,046 6 FRINGE BENEFITS $ 1,107,874 7 SUPPLIES $ 238,721 8 OTHER SERVICES/CHARGES $ 1,510,623 9 UTILITIES $ 450,000 10 CAPITAL OUTLAY $ 1,075,000 11 SUB-TOTAL DEPARTMENT OF PROPERTY AND PROCUREMENT $ 7,199,264 12 RENEWAL INSURANCE PREMIUM $ 7,257,300 13 P& P APPRAISALS $ 160,000 14 TOTAL ORG 600 DEPARTMENT OF PROPERTY AND PROCUREMENT 15 $14,616,564 16 X. ORG 610 DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS 17 PERSONNEL SERVICES $ 7,574,110 18 FRINGE BENEFITS $ 3,824,324 19 SUPPLIES $ 868,000 20 OTHER SERVICES/CHARGES $ 5,371,572 21 UTILITIES $ 828,000 22 CAPITAL OUTLAY $ 300,000 23 SUB-TOTAL DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS $18,766,006 24 INTER-ISLAND SUBSIDY $ 200,000 25 12 CONTRIBUTION TO THE PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION FUND $ 4,992,315 1 TOTAL ORG 610 DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS $23,958,321 2 Y. ORG 700 DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH 3 PERSONNEL SERVICES $11,630,177 4 FRINGE BENEFITS $ 4,732,073 5 SUPPLIES $ 533,042 6 OTHER SERVICES/CHARGES $11,084,734 7 UTILITIES $ 63,000 8 SUB-TOTAL DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH $28,043,026 9 HIV MEDICATION $ 171,900 10 HIV RYAN WHITE TITLE IV PROGRAM $ 186,225 11 VIRGIN ISLANDS CENTRAL CANCER REGISTRY $ 44,886 12 VITAL RECORDS, INFORMATION MGMT. SYS. $ 304,098 13 SICKLE CELL $ 95,501 14 PERINATAL INC. $ 504,240 15 BEHAVIORAL HEALTH MOBILE SUPPLIES $ 66,253 16 SCHNEIDER REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER-WAPA $ 263,000 17 CREATION OF KIDNEY DISEASE REGISTRY $ 75,000 18 TOTAL ORG 700 DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH $29,754,129 19 Z. ORG 720 DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES 20 PERSONNEL SERVICES $18,700,000 21 FRINGE BENEFITS $ 9,200,951 22 SUPPLIES $ 952,111 23 OTHER SERVICES/CHARGES $35,805,419 24 UTILITIES $ 2,625,000 25 13 CAPITAL OUTLAY $ 192,812 1 SUB-TOTAL DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES $67,476,293 2 CENTENNIAL LIVING TREASURES $ 45,000 3 ENERGY CRISIS PROGRAM $ 500,000 4 HOMEMAKERS PROGRAM $ 200,000 5 TOTAL ORG 720 DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES $69,153,007 6 ORG 800 DEPARTMENT OF PLANNING AND NATURAL RESOURCES 7 PERSONNEL SERVICES $ 2,792,882 8 FRINGE BENEFITS $ 1,563,411 9 SUPPLIES $ 223,302 10 OTHER SERVICES/CHARGES $ 706,569 11 UTILITIES $ 602,000 12 SUB-TOTAL DEPARTMENT OF PLANNING AND NATURAL RESOURCES 13 $6,068,164 14 HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION STT $ 100,000 15 HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION STX $ 100,000 16 VI COUNCIL ON THE ARTS $ 366,323 17 TUTU WELL LITIGATION SITE $ 375,000 18 TOTAL ORG 800 DEPARTMENT OF PLANNING & NATURAL RESOURCES 19 $7,009,487 20 AB. ORG 830 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 21 PERSONNEL SERVICES $ 2,831,931 22 FRINGE BENEFTIS $ 1,507,486 23 SUPPLIES $ 148,874 24 OTHER SERVICES/CHARGES $ 519,944 25 14 UTILITIES $ 160,000 1 SUB-TOTAL DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE $ 5,168,235 2 DOA INDUSTRIAL HEMP COMMISSION $ 246,277 3 TOTAL ORG 830 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE $ 5,414,512 4 AC. ORG 840 DEPARTMENT OF SPORTS, PARKS AND RECREATION 5 PERSONNEL SERVICES $ 4,916,981 6 FRINGE BENEFITS $ 2,943,684 7 SUPPLIES $ 243,176 8 OTHER SERVICES/CHARGES $ 501,266 9 UTILITIES $ 805,000 10 SUB-TOTAL DEPARTMENT OF SPORTS, PARKS AND RECREATION $ 9,410,107 11 YOUTH PROGRAMS STT $ 35,000 12 YOUTH PROGRAMS STX $ 35,000 13 AMATEUR BOXING PROGRAM $ 25,000 14 LA LECHE LITTLE LEAGUE $ 15,000 15 TOTAL ORG 840 DEPARTMENT OF SPORTS, PARKS AND RECREATION 16 $ 9,520,107 17 SUB-TOTAL GENERAL FUND $701,837,478 18 AD. ORG 990 TOTAL MISCELLANEOUS $ 49,953,734 19 AE. TOTAL GENERAL FUND NON-LAPSING $ 1,555,566 20 GRAND TOTAL GENERAL FUND $753,346,778 21 C/CNTR AGENCY/MISC ITEM FY 2026 22 GVI AUTONOMOUS/SEMI-AUTONOMOUS/DIVISIONS 23 OOG LEGAL SERVICES OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS $2,007,700 24 OOG ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY $6,613,000 25 15 DOF CASINO CONTROL COMMISSION $1,723,800 1 PUBLIC FINANCE AUTHORITY $4,200,000 2 BOARD OF NURSE LICENSURE $ 856,373 3 VIRGIN ISLANDS HOUSING FINANCE AUTHORITY $2,000,000 4 WTJX VIRGIN ISLANDS PUBLIC BROADCAST SYSTEM $4,931,902 5 DHS FREDERIKSTED HEALTH CARE INC . $3,000,000 6 DHS ST THOMAS EAST END MEDICAL CENTER $2,700,000 7 PFA OFFICE OF DISASTER RECOVERY $2,500,000 8 DSPR VI OLYMPIC COMMITTEE $ 450,000 9 VI GENERAL ELECTIONS $ 275,000 10 DOF BUDGET STABILIZATION FUND $5,000,000 11 OMB UNION WAGE ADJUSTMENTS $4,500,000 12 OMB GRANT PROJECT MATCH $ 300,000 13 OMB GRANTS TO TERR. BD. OF VI HOSPITAL HEALTH FAC. CORP. $ 300,000 14 OMB THIRD PARTY FIDUCIARY (DOE) $1,100,000 15 SUB-TOTAL GVI AUTONOMOUS/SEMI-AUTONOMOUS/DIVISIONS $42,457,775 16 17 C/CNTR MISCELLANEOUS ORGANIZATIONS FY 2026 18 DHS ALIGN COMMUNITY MENTORSHIP PROGRAM* $ 40,000 19 DHS AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY $ 100,000 20 DHS BETHEL METHODIST YOUTH OUTREACH* $ 5,000 21 DHS BETHLEHEM HOUSE STT* $ 100,000 22 DHS BETHLEHEM HOUSE STX* $ 100,000 23 DHS CATHOLIC CHARITIES #6693* $ 120,000 24 DHS CENTER FOR INDEPENDENT LIVING* $ 100,000 25 16 DHS CRISIS INTERVENTION FUND* $1,000,000 1 DHS EAGLE NEST* $ 40,000 2 DHS HEARTS IN SERVICE TRANSITIONAL HOUSING* $ 100,000 3 DHS LUTHERAN SOCIAL SERVICES* $ 50,000 4 DHS MEN'S COALITION COUNSELING* $ 25,000 5 DHS MISSION OUTREACH* $ 40,000 6 DHS MY BROTHERS TABLE* $ 50,000 7 DHS MY BROTHERS WORKSHOP STT* $ 50,000 8 DHS MY BROTHERS WORKSHOP STX* $ 50,000 9 DHS PROJECT PROMISE* $ 7,500 10 DHS ST CLAIR INSTITUTE* $ 25,000 11 DHS ST. JOHN COMMUNITY FOUNDATION (DIAL-A-RIDE) $ 60,000 12 DHS STX WOMENS COALITION* $ 150,000 13 DHS THE VILLAGE PARTNERS IN RECOVERY* $ 750,000 14 DHS VI RESOURCE CENTER FOR THE DISABLED* $ 50,000 15 DHS VICTIMS UNITED* $ 37,500 16 DHS WOMENS FAMILY RESOURCE CENTER* $ 150,000 17 DHS YOUTH ARISE, INC* $ 5,000 18 DOA HUMANE SOCIETY STT* $ 175,000 19 DOA R.E.A.L. CATS SPAY/NEUTER PROGRAM* $ 22,500 20 DOA RUFF START SPAY/NEUTER PROGRAM* $ 22,500 21 DOA ST CROIX ANIMAL WELFARE CENTER SPAY/NEUTER PROGRAM* $ 50,000 22 DOA ST JOHN ANIMAL CARE CENTER SPAY/NEUTER PROGRAM* $ 20,000 23 DOA ST THOMAS HUMANE SOCIETY SPAY/NEUTER PROGRAM* $ 50,000 24 DOA STJ ANIMAL CARE CENTER* $ 50,000 25 17 DOA ST CROIX ANIMAL WELFARE CENTER* $ 175,000 1 DOE ELEVATEWI, INC. $ 10,000 2 DOE FARM EDUCATION FOR ALL ($8,000 FROM FY 25 TO SUNSET FY 26)$ - 3 DOE ST PATRICK SCHOOL STEEL ORCHESTRA($5,000 FROM FY 25 TO 4 SUNSET FY 26)* $ 5,000 5 DOE STAR TIME TECHNOLOGIES* $ 20,000 6 DOE STEM SUMMER PROJECT - STX* $ 50,000 7 DOE STEM SUMMER PROJECT - STT* $ 50,000 8 DOE TSWAME AFTERSCHOOL PROGRAM - CANCRYN ($10,000 FROM 9 FY 25 TO SUNSET FY 26)* $ - 10 DOE USVI CHANGE MAKERS FOUNDATION ($10,000 FROM FY 25 TO 11 SUNSET FY 26)* $ - 12 DOE ST. CROIX SCIENCE TEACHERS FARM* $ 10,000 13 DOH NATIONAL ALLIANCE AND MENTAL ILLNESS (NAMI)($25,000 14 FROM FY 25 TO SUNSET FY 26)* $ - 15 DOH ST THOMAS STROKE SUPPORT GROUP, INC.* $ 10,000 16 DOH MIH PROGRAM $1,014,479 17 DOJ VI JUSTICE INITIATIVE INC $ 100,000 18 DOT OUR TOWN FREDERIKSTED ($75,000 FROM FY 25 TO SUNSET FY 26)$ 75,000 19 DOT TASTE OF ST CROIX ($35,000 FROM FY 25 TO SUNSET FY 26) $ 35,000 20 DOT TSK FOLK LIFE FESTIVAL ($10,000 FROM FY 25 TO SUNSET FY 26) $ 10,000 21 DOT GENTLEMEN OF JONES ($10,000 FROM FY 25 TO SUNSET FY 26) $ 10,000 22 DPNR CARIBBEAN MUSEUM CENTER FOR THE ARTS ($17,500 FROM 23 FY 25 TO SUNSET FY 26) $ - 24 DPNR FRENCHTOWN HERITAGE MUSEUM $ 10,000 25 18 DPNR THE CHILDRENS MUSEUM OF ST CROIX* $ 25,000 1 DPNR THE VIRGIN ISLANDS CHILDREN MUSEUM * $ 25,000 2 DPNR VI ENVIRONMENTAL ASSOCIATION $ 20,000 3 DSPR ACCESS TO RACIAL & CULTURAL HEALTH INSTITUTE INC. $ 10,000 4 DSPR ALLIANCE YOUTH GROUP, INC.* $ 20,000 5 DSPR AMERICAN LEGION POST 102 - ENRIQUE ROMERO NIEVES $ 10,000 6 DSPR AMERICAN LEGION POST 131 - VIGGO E. SEWER $ 10,000 7 DSPR AMERICAN LEGION POST 133 - BROMLEY BERKELEY $ 10,000 8 DSPR AMERICAN LEGION POST 85 - MYRON G. DANIELSON $ 10,000 9 DSPR AMERICAN LEGION POST 90 - PATRICK U. GEORGE $ 10,000 10 DSPR AUDI HENNEMAN LEGACY INTER-NEIGHBORHOOD 11 BASKETBALL LEAGUE ($10,000 FROM FY 25 TO SUNSET FY 26)* $ 15,000 12 DSPR BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB VI STT/J ($150,000 FROM FY 25 TO 13 SUNSET FY 26)* $ 75,000 14 DSPR BOYS SCOUT STX ($25,000 FROM FY 25 TO SUNSET FY 26)* $ - 15 DSPR CALYPSO, INC $ 5,000 16 DSPR CARIBBEAN CENTERS FOR BOYS AND GIRLS OF THE VIRGIN 17 ISLANDS* $ 150,000 18 DSPR CHOICES BASKETBALL, INC.* $ 25,000 19 DSPR COMMITTEE BETTERMENT CARENAGE $ 10,000 20 DSPR CULTURAL CONQUEST ASSOCIATION INC* $ 5,000 21 DSPR ELMO PLASKETT LITTLE LEAGUE EAST $ 57,500 22 DSPR ELROD HENDRICKS LITTLE LEAGUE WEST ($50,000 FROM FY 25 23 TO SUNSET FY 26) $ 57,500 24 DSPR VIRGIN ISLANDS LITTLE LEAGUE $ 150,000 25 19 DSPR EMERALD GEMS ($5,625 FROM FY 25 TO SUNSET FY 26)* $ - 1 DSPR ENTRE EL PUEBLO $ 9,000 2 DSPR EDDIE ORTIZ THREE KINGS TRADITION $ 20,000 3 DSPR HELENITES SPORTS CLUB ($7,000 FROM FY 25 TO SUNSET FY 26) $ 15,000 4 DSPR IMALA ACADEMY SOCCER PROGRAM* $ 5,000 5 DSPR MASSEY SOCCER ACADEMY ($10,000 FROM FY 25 TO SUNSET 6 FY 26)* $ 10,000 7 DSPR MARINE VOCATIONAL PROGRAM INC* $ 10,000 8 DSPR NEW DAY ST JOHN INC. ($10,000 FROM FY 25 TO SUNSET FY 26)* $ - 9 DSPR PAN DRAGONS ($10,000 FROM FY 25 TO SUNSET FY 25)* $ - 10 DSPR POSITIVE GUIDANCE* $ 25,000 11 DSPR RAW BASKETBALL ($5,625 FROM FY 25 TO SUNSET FY 26)* $ - 12 DSPR REVIVING BASEBALL IN INNER CITIES (RBI) PROGRAM 13 ($300,000 FROM FY 25 TO SUNSET FY 26)* $ 100,000 14 DSPR S.P.A.R.K.S. ($25,000 FROM FY 25 TO SUNSET FY 26)* $ - 15 DSPR VI SOFTBALL FEDERATION, INC. $ 37,500 16 DSPR STT ZERO TOLERANCE BASKETBALL LEAGUE ($20,000 FROM 17 FY 25 TO SUNSET FY 26)* $ - 18 DSPR STT/STJ SWIMMING ASSOCIATION ($41,250 FROM FY 25 TO 19 SUNSET FY 26) $ - 20 DSPR STT/STJ YOUTH SCHOLASTIC CHESS CLUB* $ 10,000 21 DSPR STX JUNIOR BOWLERS ($7,500 FROM FY 25 TO SUNSET FY 26)* $ - 22 DSPR STX SWIMMING ASSOCIATION $ 50,000 23 DSPR TRACK AND FIELD FEDERATION ($100,000 FROM FY 25 TO 24 SUNSET FY 26) $ - 25 20 DSPR TRIPLE H RANCH INC ($7,500 FROM FY 25 TO SUNSET FY 26) $ - 1 DSPR USVI BASKETBALL FEDERATION $ 100,000 2 DSPR USVI BOXING FEDERATION ($7,500 FROM FY 25 TO SUNSET FY 26)$ - 3 DSPR USVI CHESS ASSOCIATION - ST CROIX * $ 7,000 4 DSPR VI BASEBALL FEDERATION $ 45,000 5 DSPR VI BOWLING FEDERATION ($15,000 FROM FY 25 TO SUNSET FY 25)$ - 6 DSPR VIRGIN ISLANDS VOLLEYBALL FEDERATION $ 45,000 7 DSPR LADY LIONS SOFTBALL CLUB, INC.* $ 5,000 8 DSPR THE PROCESS BASKETBALL ORGANIZATION* $ 25,000 9 DSPR EXCALIBUR FLAG FOOTBALL LEAGUE* $ 7,500 10 DSPR PIVOT TO SUCCESS* $ 37,500 11 DSPR ST. CROIX TRACK CLUB* $ 15,000 12 JFLH CASA DE SALUD $ ...167,730 13 OMB ASCENSION LIVITY, INC. ($12,000 FROM FY 25 TO SUNSET FY 26)* $ - 14 OMB CITY OF REFUGE WORSHIP CENTER VI ($10,000 FY 25 TO 15 SUNSET FY 26) $ - 16 OMB COMMITTEE DOMINICANO ($7,500 FROM FY 25 TO SUNSET FY 26)$ - 17 OMB COMMUNITY ACTION NOW ($8,000 FROM FY 25 TO SUNSET FY 26)$ - 18 OMB DOMINICAN ACTION COMMITTEE ($6,000 FROM FY 25 TO 19 SUNSET FY 26) $ - 20 OMB FATHERS IN THE COMMUNITY LLC* $ 10,000 21 OMB HELPING CHILDREN WORK ($8,000 FROM FY 25 TO SUNSET FY 26)*$ - 22 OMB ISLAND GREEN LIVING* $150,000 23 OMB MANGO TREE RIDERS ($5,000 FROM FY 25 TO SUNSET FY 26) $ - 24 OMB SEAT INNOVATION & ENTREPRENEURSHIP CENTER $ 20,000 25 21 OMB SOCIETY 340 ($20,000 FROM FY 25 TO SUNSET FY 26)* $ 20,000 1 OMB STT VI MARINE ADVISORY SERVICE YOUTH OCEAN EXPLORERS* $ 50,000 2 OMB STX VI MARINE ADVISORY SERVICE YOUTH OCEAN EXPLORERS* $ 50,000 3 OMB UNITED JAZZ FOUNDATION* $ 35,000 4 OMB VI CRAWL $ 5,250 5 VITEMA EMERGENCY SHELTER $100,000 6 VITEMA STJ RESCUE $ 65,000 7 VITEMA STT RESCUE $175,000 8 VITEMA STX RESCUE $175,000 9 VITEMA WATER ISLAND RESCUE $ 15,000 10 DHS PATIENT ASSIST VI ($30,000 FROM FY 25 TO SUNSET FY 26) $ - 11 Those items identified by an asterisk are funded by the GVI/JPMC Charitable Fund 12 established in Act 8922, section 2. 13 SUB-TOTAL MISCELLANOUS ORGANIZATIONS $7,495,959 14 TOTAL MISCELLANEOUS SECTION $49,953,734 15 GENERAL FUND - NL 16 M1244 TERRITORIAL SCHOLARSHIP $ 1,192,416 17 M1240 MORRIS F. DECASTRO SCHOLARSHIP $ 90,000 18 M1247 EARLY ADMISSION SCHOLARSHIP $ 30,000 19 M1243 KENNETH HARRIGAN SCHOLARSHIP $ 28,000 20 M1214 VALEDICTORIAN SCHOLARSHIP $ 25,500 21 M1215 SALUTATORIAN SCHOLARSHIP $ 17,000 22 M1242 CAROLINE ADAMS SCHOLARSHIP $ 16,000 23 M1213 LEW MUCKLE SCHOLARSHIP $ 12,000 24 M1246 TERRENCE TODMAN SCHOLARSHIP $ 10,000 25 22 M1236 HILDA BASTIAN SCHOLARSHIP $ 10,000 1 M1245 RUTH E. THOMAS SCHOLARSHIP $ 10,000 2 M1224 AMADEO FRANCIS SCHOLARSHIP $ 10,000 3 M2206 STENOGRAPHER SCHOLARSHIP $ 10,000 4 M1223 EVADNEY PETERSEN SCHOLARSHIP $ 10,000 5 M1212 EDWARD W. BLYDEN SCHOLARSHIP $ 10,000 6 M1390 TREVOR NICHOLAS "NICK" FRIDAY SCHOLARSHIP $ 10,000 7 M1235 WIM HODGE SCHOLARSHIP $ 10,000 8 M1218 D. HAMILTON JACKSON SCHOLARSHIP $ 8,000 9 M1248 MUSIC SCHOLARSHIP (STT) $ 8,000 10 M1249 MUSIC SCHOLARSHIP (STX) $ 8,000 11 M1222 CLAUDE O. MARKOE SCHOLARSHIP $ 8,000 12 M1221 RICHARD CALLWOOD SCHOLARSHIP $ 6,250 13 M1241 WILBURN SMITH SCHOLARSHIP $ 4,000 14 M1216 EXCEPTIONAL CHILDREN SCHOLARSHIP $ 4,000 15 M1237 MURIEL NEWTON SCHOLARSHIP $ 3,000 16 M1217 ANN SCHRADER SCHOLARSHIP $ 2,400 17 M1239 VI NATIONAL GUARD SCHOLARSHIP $ 2,000 18 M1238 GENE CERGE SCHOLARSHIP $ 1,000 19 TOTAL MISCELLANEOUS SCHOLARSHIPS - NL $ 1,555,566 20 GRAND TOTAL MISCELLANEOUS SECTION AND MISCELLANEOUS 21 SCHOLARSHIP – NL $51,509,300 22 SECTION 2. The employer contribution rate to the Government Employees Retirement 23 System is 23.5% for FY 2026. 24 SECTION 3. Title 3 Virgin Islands Code is amended as follows: 25 23 (a) in chapter 27, add section the following section 718f: 1 “718f. Legislative approval 2 Notwithstanding any contrary provision of this chapter, the Board may not increase 3 employer or employee contribution amounts to the system without obtaining legislative 4 approval.” 5 (b) in chapter 28A, add the following section 767f: 6 767f. Legislative approval 7 Notwithstanding any contrary provision of this chapter, the Board may not increase 8 employer or employee contribution amounts to the system without obtaining legislative 9 approval.” 10 BILL SUMMARY 11 This bill provides appropriates $753,346,778 from the General Fund of the Treasury of 12 the Government of the Virgin Islands for the operation of the Government of the Virgin Islands 13 during the fiscal year October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2026 and amending title 3 Virgin 14 Islands Code, chapter 27 requiring legislative approval for increased employer or employee 15 contribution amounts to the Government Employees Retirement System. 16 BR25-0804/BUDGET/September 4, 2025 17 S:\AMENDS\36th Legislature\FRANCIS, JR., NOVELLE E\Amendment 36- 18 544\Amendment 36-544-DRAFTED ON YELLOW.docx 19