This Week’s Senate Calendar: June 27 – July 1

Frits E. Lawaetz Legislative Conference Building on St. Croix (Source file photo)

34th Legislature of the Virgin Islands

Senate Calendar

 Monday, June 27

10 a.m.

Frits E. Lawaetz Legislative Conference Room, St. Croix

Committee on Youth, Sports, Parks and Recreation

Agenda:

The committee has scheduled a hearing for to receive testimony on the following:

BLOCK I                                                                   

10 a.m. to Noon

The committee will hear from key stakeholders regarding the state of the Virgin Islands Horse Racing Industry, including but not limited to the franchise and development agreements for the Randall “Doc” James Racetrack and the Clinton E. Phipps Racetrack.

LUNCH                                                                        Noon to 12:30 p.m.

BLOCK II                                                                    12:30 – 3 p.m.

Bill No. 34-0267 — An Act amending Title 3, Virgin Islands Code, chapter 18, section 302 relating the duties of the Department of Sports, Parks and Recreation to include the duty to develop neighborhood parks or recreation areas primarily designed to provide facilities for team, recreational or individual sports; amending Title 3, chapter 22, section 401 to direct the Department to identify, supervise, administer, manage, regulate and control all sites within the Territorial Parks System: amending Title 32, chapter 2, to establish the Division of Territorial Parks and Protected Areas within the Department of Planning and Natural Resources to establish and maintain a Territorial Parks System; amending Title 33, chapter 111, to establish in the Treasury of the Virgin Islands the Territorial Parks System Revolving Fund and the Recreational Parks Revolving Fund; repealing Title 3, section 308, title 32, chapter 4; and for other related purposes

Tuesday, June 28

9 a.m.

Frits E. Lawaetz Legislative Conference Room, St. Croix

Committee on Finance (Budget Hearing)

Agenda

The committee will receive testimony on the proposed Fiscal Year 2023 Executive Budget for the Government of the Virgin Islands of the United States.

9 a.m. Virgin Islands Public Television

Tanya-Marie Singh, Executive Director

Noon to 12:30 p.m. ——–  LUNCH

Virgin Islands Territorial Emergency Management Agency

Daryl Jaschen, Director

Wednesday, June 29

12:30 p.m.

Frits E. Lawaetz Legislative Conference Room, St. Croix

Committee on Health, Hospitals and Human Services

Agenda

The committee has scheduled a hearing to receive testimony on the following:

BR 21-0244 — A bill amending, restructuring, reclassifying and adopting the first comprehensive Virgin Islands Behavioral Health Act that addresses services and interdepartmental coordination of agencies and organizations to provide a structure of support to individuals throughout the Virgin Islands who suffer from behavioral health challenges and establishes community behavioral health services, as well as provides for the first comprehensive public behavioral health facility to treat individuals voluntarily and involuntarily who face behavioral health challenges

Thursday, June 30

All Day

Reserved for Constituent Meetings and Office Work

Friday, July 1

All Day

Reserved for Constituent Meetings and Office Work