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Committee on Rules and Judiciary - 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 Rules and Judiciary The Committee on Rules and Judiciary has scheduled a meeting to consider the following bills.   Block I Bill No. 34-0047 – An Act requiring the Department of Agriculture and the University of the Virgin Islands to create a plan to develop a community seed banking program to store and preserve  seeds for preservation against climate change, natural disasters and other situations that could lead to total annihilation of crops, plants and other fauna and flora Sponsored by : Senators Samuel Carrión , Marvin Blyden and Franklin D. Johnson Co-Sponsored by : Senator Milton E. Potter Bill No. 34-00 99- An Act amending title 3 Virgin Islands Code, chapter 25, sections 530 (g) and chapter 27, section 705(c), changing the mandatory retirement age of police officers, firefighters  and correction officers from 55 to 65 Sponsored by : Senator Dwayne M. DeGraff and Novelle Francis, Jr. Bill No. 34- 0 089 – An Act appropriating $920,000 to the Virgin Islands Port Authority for the construction of an aesthetically pleasing Cruz Bay fish market and to modify the existing concrete boat ramp and bulkhead at the Little Cruz Bay Dock, Cruz Bay Quarter; and appropriating $580,000 to the Department of Public Works for the construction of a boat dock and slipway at Enighed Pond on the island of St. John  Sponsored by : Senators Steven D . Payne , Sr., Janelle K. Sarauw, Dwayne M. DeGraff, Alma   Francis Heyliger and Kenneth L. Gittens Co-sponsored by: Senator Javan E. James, Sr .   Block II   Bill No. 34-0097 – An Act repealing and reenacting title 17 Virgin Islands Code, chapter 11, section 130, relating to authority to discipline pupils in schools; and repealing title 17 Virgin Islands Code, chapter 9, subchapter I, section 87, relating to punishment of pupils by school officials  Sponsored by : Senators Janelle K. Sarauw and Genevieve R. Whitaker  Invited Testifier:  Kyza A. Callwood , MPA – Chairman, Virgin Islands Board of Education  Block III   Bill No. 34-0062 – An Act amending title 3 Virgin Islands Code, chapter 5, section 65a relating to filling vacancies on boards and commissions by adding subsection (g) to require memberships on  Boards and commissions to be gender balanced  Sponsored by : Senator Genevieve R. Whitaker  Invited Testifier :  Abbelle Bakr – President, New Horizon Women’s Democratic Club   Block IV   Bill No. 34- 0 08 1- An Act amending title 27 Virgin Islands Code, chapter 17 relating to barbering and cosmetology services to reflect the barbering and cosmetology services that are being  currently offered and to rename the chapter and the Board to reflect the changes Sponsored by : Senator Novelle E. Francis, Jr.   Block V   Bill No. 34-0072 – An Act amending title 23 Virgin Islands Code, chapter 5, providing for the declaration of firearm components upon their entry into the Virgin Islands, and other related purposes  Sponsored by : Senator Dwayne M. DeGraff + Add to Google Calendar + iCal / Outlook export Tags: Agriculture , barbering , cosmetology , Cruz Bay , discipline pupils , Enighed Pond , firearm components , firefighters , fish market , gender balanced , police , retirement age , seed banking , To consider the following bills , University of the Virgin Islands Date Nov 15 2021 Expired! Time 9:30 am Location Frits E. Lawaetz Legislative Conference Room St. Croix Category Rules and Judiciary Organizer Senator Milton E. Potter Phone (340) 774-0880 Email mpotter@legvi.org Website https://legvi.org/index.php/member/milton-e-potter/ 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