34th Legislature of the Virgin Islands Senate Calendar
Monday, October 18, 2021
10 a.m.
Committee in Health, Hospitals and Human Services
Frits E. Lawaetz Legislative Conference Room, St. Croix
Agenda
The committee has scheduled a meeting to receive testimony and consider bills.
Bill No. 34-0055 – An Act amending Title 34, Virgin Islands Code, by adding a chapter 4 to be known as The Responsible Fatherhood Act of 2021 (sponsored by Sen. Milton E. Potter)
Bill No. 34-0101 — An Act amending the VIC, Title 3, chapters 1 and 15; Title 23, chapter 7; and Title 33, section 3032, to create a new Virgin Islands Fire and Emergency Medical Services to provide fire prevention services, fire suppression services, emergency medical services, and for the protection of life and property (sponsored by Sen. Donna A. Frett-Gregory by requ3est of the Governor)
Tuesday, October 19, 2021
10 a.m.
Committee on Finance
Frits E. Lawaetz Legislative Conference Room, St. Croix
Agenda:
The committee will consider the following bills:
Bill No. 34-0099 — An Act amending Title 3, Virgin Islands Code, chapter 25, sections 530 (g) and chapter 27, section 705(c), relating to the mandatory retirement age of police officers, firefighters and prison guards to change the mandatory retirement age from 55 to 63. (proposed by Senator Dwayne M. Degraff)
Bill No. 34-0089 — 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 (proposed by senators Steven D. Payne Sr. and Janelle K. Sarauw)
Wednesday, October 20, 2021
10 a.m.
Committee on Government Operations and Consumer Protection
Frits E. Lawaetz Legislative Conference Room, St. Croix
Agenda
BLOCK I
10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
Bill No. 34-0096 — An Act amending Title 3, VIC, chapter 7 by designating the existing sections as subchapter I and adding a subchapter II establishing the Virgin Islands Virtual Information System (sponsored by Sen. Janelle K. Sarauw)
BLOCK II
11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Bill No. 34-0103 — An Act amending Title 23, VIC, chapter 10, section 1004, by adding a definition for essential businesses and essential employees or workers (sponsored by Sen. Alma Francis Heyliger)
LUNCH 1-2 p.m.
BLOCK III
2-3:00 p.m.
Bill No. 34-0108 An Act amending Title 3, VIC, chapter 27, section 7, relating to membership of senators in the Government Employees Retirement System, to increase the age of retirement (sponsored by Sen. Alma Francis Heyliger)
BLOCK IV
3:00 to 4:30 p.m.
The committee will receive testimony on the Virgin. Islands Lottery’s operations to include, but not limited to, the enabling law and jurisdiction.
Thursday, October 21, 2021
9 a.m.
Committee on Rules and Judiciary
Frits E. Lawaetz Legislative Conference Room, St. Croix
Agenda
The committee has scheduled a meeting to consider the following bills and to receive testimony from the UVI Board of Trustees and Virgin Islands Police Commissioner Designee.
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 and Marvin A. Blyden, co-sponsored by Sen. Milton E. Potter)
BLOCK II
University sf the Virgin Islands Board of Trustees
Re-nomination of Oran Roebuck
BLOCK III
Commissioner Designee, Virgin Islands Police Department Nomination: Ray A. Martinez
BLOCK IV
Bill No. 34-0062 — An Act amending Title 3, VIC, chapter 5, section 65a, relating to filling vacancies on boards and commissions by adding subsection 9g0 to require memberships on boards and commissions to be gender balanced (sponsored by Sen. Genevieve R. Whitaker)
Friday, October 22, 2021
10 a.m.
Committee on Education and Workforce Development
Frits E. Lawaetz Conference Room
Agenda
The committee has scheduled meeting to receive testimony and consider the following bills.
BLOCK I
10:15 to 11:30 a.m.
Bill No. 34-0097 — An Act repealing and reenacting Title 17, VIC, chapter 11, section 130, relating to authority to discipline pupils in schools; and repealing Title 17, VIC, chapter 9, subchapter I, section 87, relating to punishment of pupils by school officials (sponsored by senators Janelle K. Sarauw and Genevieve R. Whitaker)
BLOCK II
11:35 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Bill No. 34-0091 — An Act amending Title 17, VIC, chapter 5, section 41, relating to the courses of study in public schools to address gaps in education curriculum and workforce development by adding home economics, equine studies and information technology (sponsored by Sen. Genevieve R. Whitaker)
Bill No. 34-0094 — An Act amending Title 17, VIC, chapter 3, section 24(a)(2)(2) to establish and mandate stakeholder engagement and participation in the development of a report for the annual assessment and evaluation of all public-school facilities; and adding subsection (e) to require stakeholders to hold townhall meetings on St. Croix, St. Thomas and St. John (sponsored by Sen. Genevieve R. Whitaker)
LUNCH 1:10 to 1:40 p.m.
BLOCK III
1:45 to 3:00 p.m.
The committee will receive testimony from the Department of Labor on a status update on the Unemployment Insurance, Wage Los Assistance Program, Federal Pandemic Unemployment Assistance Program and Summer Employment payments.