Government

The Board of Elections has scheduled a meeting. It will conduct an audit of the 2018 Primary Elections. The meeting will take place at the respective Election System Offices via videoconference.

Agenda: The committee will convene and receive testimony on the following: Amendment No. 32-740 for Bill No. 32-0220 – An Act amending Title 29, Virgin Islands Code, chapter 8, to extend the ban on plastic bags to include disposable, plastic drinking straws and to allow the sale of reusable drinking straws Bill No. 32-0204 – […]

The Government Employees’ Retirement System (GERS) Board of Trustees will hold its regular meeting via video-conference. It will be streamed live on Youtube at GERS of the Virgin Islands.

Agenda: Bill No. 32-0193 -- An Act to honor and commend the Honorable Eileen R. Petersen for her service to the community, to name the Virgin Islands Casino Control Commission Building in her honor, and to make an appropriation. (Proposed by Senator Novelle E. Francis, Jr.; co-Sponsored by Senators Marvin A. Blyden, Jean A. Forde, […]

Agenda: (REVISED) Amendment No. 32-792 -- Amending Act No. 7889; in addition, all physicians who are employed by the federally qualified health centers and hospitals under this chapter are automatically enrolled as providers under the Medicaid Assistance Program. (Proposed by Senator Nereida Rivera-O’Reilly) Block II 10-11 a.m. BR NO. 17-0403 - Title 5, part 4, […]

HOLIDAY Virgin Islands – Puerto Rico Friendship Day

Agenda: The committee has scheduled a meeting to consider the following bills: Bill No. 32-0263 – An Act authorizing the use of $10,000,000 of the monies obtained pursuant to the Amended and Restated Terminal Operating Agreement by and among the Government of the Virgin Islands and Limetree Bay Terminals LLC; and the Refinery Operating Agreement […]

Agenda: (9 a.m.) The committee will receive updates from the Department of Education regarding the 2018-2019 school year. Additionally, the committee will consider the following bill: Bill No. 32-0239 -- An Act amending Title 17, V.I.C., chapter 17A, section 201, intended to restrict the government from involving itself in determining the content of degree programs […]

A special meeting of the Government Employees’ Retirement System (GERS) Board of Trustees will be held in executive session.

Agenda: The committee has scheduled a hearing to consider nominations and the following bills: BLOCK I 10 a.m. Nominees: Jay T. Watson, member, V.I. Racing Commission, St. Croix District Dr. Laura Palminteri, member, V.I. Racing Commission, St. Thomas-St. John District BLOCK II 11 a.m. Dorothy M. Isaacs, member, V.I. Public Finance Authority Board, St. Thomas-St. […]