32nd Senate Calendar Legislature of the Virgin Islands for October 23
Monday, October 23
No committee meetings will be held today.
Tuesday, October 24
10 a.m.
Committee on Homeland Security, Justice and Public Safety
Earle B. Ottley Legislative Hall, St. Thomas
Agenda
The committee has scheduled a meeting to receive updates from officials representing the Virgin Islands Police Department and the Department of Justice relative to crime, community-wide initiatives, and other pertinent issues and solutions regarding the territory-wide crime conundrum.
The committee will also receive updates from the Virgin Islands Territorial Emergency Management Agency (VITEMA), Bureau of Information Technology, and the Virgin Islands National Guard relative to their response and preparedness to both Category 5 hurricanes that severely impacted our islands. Moreover, they will provide a summary on areas of concerns that if implemented, can streamline the process for potential future disasters. They will also discuss their agencies current role on the restoration of our territory
Invited Testifiers:
Block I
10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Richards, commissioner of VIPD
Honorable Claude E. Walker, Esq., attorney general, Department of Justice
Block II
1:45 p.m.–5 p.m.
Mona Barnes, director, V.I. Territorial Emergency Management Agency Gen. Deborah Howell, adjutant general, Virgin Islands National Guard
Angelo Riddick, director, Bureau of Information and Technology
Wednesday, October 24
10 a.m.
Committee on Education, Youth and Recreation
Earle B. Ottley Legislative Hall, St. Thomas
Agenda
The committee has scheduled a meeting to receive testimony from education officials regarding the status and condition of schools and the public education system in the aftermath of hurricanes Irma and Maria.
Sharon McCollum, commissioner, Department of Education
Dionne Wells-Hedrington, insular superintendent, District of St. Thomas-St. John
Collen Williams insular superintendent, District of St. Croix
Carol Callwood, president, AFT Local 1825
Rosa Soto-Thomas, president, AFT Local 1826
Carver Farrow, president, AFT Local 1826, St. Thomas-St. John EAA
Rosa White, president, St. Croix EAA
Thursday, October 26
No committee meetings will be held today.
Friday, October 27
No committee meetings will be held today.