Act No. 7100 — An Act amending title 17 Virgin Islands Code, chapter 5 to provide for the Worker Preparation Educational Program for high school seniors |
ACT NO. JUL 3 ~ 2609 BILL NO. 28-0012 GOVERNOR TWENTY-EIGHTH LEGISLATURE OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS Regular Session 2009 An Act amending title 17 Virgin Islands Code, chapter 5 to provide for the Worker Preparation Educational Program for high school seniors | _ WHEREAS, preparation of high school students to enter the world of work has been neglected; and WHEREAS, high school preparation has been skewed in favor of the “college- bound” graduate; and WHEREAS, most high schools in the Territory have some semblance of a college preparatory curriculum; and WHEREAS, there exists no comprehensive worker preparation course in the curricula; and WHEREAS, high schools have failed to make sufficient provisions for that segment of our high school graduates who are not college or military bound; and WHEREAS, high school students wishing to enter the workforce after graduation are ill prepared to do so; and WHEREAS, students lack sufficient knowledge of labor matters, such as of the collective bargaining process, the requirements of the National Labor Relations Act, employment discrimination and unem …
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