31st Legislature of the Virgin Islands
Senate Calendar Week Beginning September 12
Monday, September 12
No committee meetings will be held today.
Tuesday, September 13
10 a.m.
Committee on Economic Development, Agriculture and Planning
Earle B. Ottley Legislative Hall, St. Thomas
Agenda:
The committee has scheduled a meeting to discuss the following measures:
10 a.m.
Major Coastal Zone Management Permit No. CZT-9-14 (W), Permittee, Diamond Rock Frenchman’s Owner Inc.
11 a.m.
Major Coastal Zone Management Permit No. CZT-05-12 (W), Permittee, Secret Harbour Beach Resort
NOON
Major Coastal Zone Management Permit No. CZJ-2-14 (W), Permittee, Joseph John Markus Trust
Wednesday, September 14
10 a.m.
Committee on Education and Workforce Development
Earle B. Ottley Legislative Hall, St. Thomas
Agenda:
The committee has scheduled a meeting to receive testimony on the following bill and to consider the following items:
Bill No. 31-0314 – An Act amending Title 3, V.I.C., chapter 7, adding section 96a providing for an identification system for high performing, low-income students’ programs, gifted programs and an accountability system for the achievement and growth of all the students in the US. Virgin Islands public schools
Update on the status of school facilities for the opening of the 2016-2017 School Year
Update on the programs and activities of the Board of Education including the following:
1) The board’s assessment of the status of our schools and the educational system in the territory
2) The major priorities of the board for the 2016-2017 School Year
3) The operations of the board and the day-to-day management of its employees
4) The board’s position on system governance, and the status of efforts to analyze conflicts in the V.I. Code regarding the respective powers of the Board of Education and the V.I. Department of Education
5) The financial and operational status of the territorial scholarship and loan program managed by the board
6) The School Discipline Policy; Zero Tolerance; School-to-Prison Pipeline
7) The status of the board’s consideration of issues regarding home schooling
Thursday, September 15
REVISED
1 p.m.
Committee on Rules and Judiciary
Earle B. Ottley Legislative Hall, St. Thomas
Agenda:
The committee has scheduled a meeting to consider/vet the following Budget Bills for Fiscal Year 2017:
Friday, September 16
10 a.m.
Committee on Rules and Judiciary
Earle B. Ottley Legislative Hall, St. Thomas
Agenda:
The committee has scheduled a meeting to consider/vet the following Budget Bills for Fiscal Year 2017: