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SUMMARY:Committee on Education and Workforce Development
DESCRIPTION:The Committee on Education and Workforce Development has scheduled a meeting to receive testimony and consider the following bills:\n Block I                 10:15 AM-11:30 AM\n Bill No. 34-0097-An Act repealing and re-enacting title 17 Virgin Islands Code,\nchapter 11, section 130, relating to authority to discipline pupils in schools; and\nrepealing title 17 Virgin Islands Code, chapter 9, subchapter I, section 87,\nrelating to punishment of pupils by school officials\nSponsored by Senators Janelle K. Sarauw and Genevieve R. Whitaker\n \nInvited Testifiers:\nHonorable Racquel Berry Benjamin, Commissioner, Virgin Islands Department of Education\nNisha de Jean Charles, Psychotherapist, Buoyant Living Psychotherapy\nBlock II                11:35 AM-1:00 PM\nBill No. 34-0091-An Act amending title 17 Virgin Islands Code, 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, information technology and by creating a reporting mechanism for the development and implementation for curriculum\nSponsored by Senator Genevieve R. Whitaker\n Invited Testifiers:\nHonorable Racquel Berry Benjamin, Commissioner, Virgin Islands Department of Education\nDr. Michael T. Francois, Chairman, Virgin Islands Board for Career & Technical Education\nKyza A. Callwood, Chairman, Virgin Islands Board of Education\n Bill No. 34-0094-An Act amending, title 17 Virgin Islands Code, 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\nSponsored by Senator Genevieve R. Whitaker\nInvited Testifiers:\nHonorable Racquel Berry Benjamin, Commissioner, Virgin Islands Department of Education\nDr. Michael T. Francois, Chairman, Virgin Islands Board for Career & Technical Education\nKyza A. Callwood, Chairman, Virgin Islands Board of Education\nLUNCH               1:10 PM-1:40 PM\nBLOCK III          1:45 PM-3:00 PM\nTestimony from the Department of Labor on a status update on the Unemployment Insurance, Wage Loss Assistance Program, Federal Pandemic Unemployment Assistance Program, Summer Employment payments\nInvited Testifier:\nHonorable Gary A. Molloy, Commissioner, Virgin Islands Department of Labor\n
URL:https://legvi.org/events/committee-on-education-and-workforce-development-9/
ORGANIZER;CN=Senator Genevieve R. Whitaker:MAILTO:senatorwhitaker@legvi.org
CATEGORIES:Education and Workforce Development
LOCATION:St. Croix
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