Committee on Rules & Judiciary

Agenda

The Committee on Rules and Judiciary has scheduled a meeting to receive testimony on the following bills

Bill No. 34-0030 – An Act amending title 4, Virgin Islands Code, chapter 11, section 172 relating to the Virgin Islands Superior Court’s jurisdiction over children to divest the court of jurisdiction over judicial consent for the marriage of a child Sponsored by Senator Javan E. James, Sr. Co-Sponsored by Senator Franklin D. Johnson

Bill No. 34-0031 – An Act amending title 14, Virgin Islands Code, chapter 24, section 504 relating to the penalties for child neglect to require the convicted person to attend counseling in addition to imprisonment or fine

Sponsored by Senator Javan E. James, Sr. Co-Sponsored by Senators Franklin D. Johnson and Carla J. Joseph

Bill No. 34-0032 – An Act amending title 14, Virgin Islands Code, chapter 24, section 505 relating to child abuse to require a person who abuses a child to seek counseling.

Sponsored by Senator Javan E. James, Sr. Co-Sponsored by Senators Franklin D. Johnson and Carla J. Joseph

Invited Testifiers:

Honorable Kimberley Causey-Gomez, Commissioner, Department of Human Services

Carla E. Benjamin, Assistant Commissioner, Department of Human Services

Clema Lewis, Executive Director, Women’s Coalition of St. Croix

Anya Stuart, Executive Director, Family Resource Center

Junia John-Straker, CEO Lutheran Social Services

Tarik MacMillan, Greater Changes