Name: Committee on Culture, Youth, Aging, Sports, and Parks
Start: 2023-06-23
End: 2023-06-23
Location: Cleone H. Creque Legislative Conference Room

Committee

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Culture, Sports, Parks Aging and Youth

Chair

Vice Chair

Senator Marvin A. Blyden

mblyden@legvi.org

Culture, Sports, Parks Aging and Youth Folder

The Committee on Culture, Youth, Aging, Sports and Parks encompasses, and the Committee shall:

(1) receive, consider, and make recommendations on all bills relating to youth; youth training schools, the Legislative Youth Advisory Council, youth apprenticeship programs, youth protective services, the Virgin Islands Commission on Youth, and other youth programs; and matters related to youth;

(2) receive, consider and make recommendations on all bills relating to sports, facilities and complexes, recreation centers, and physical fitness;

(3) receive, consider and make recommendations on all bills relating to public recreation, sports facilities and complexes, horse racing, parks, sports facilities and complexes, recreation centers, parks, horse racing, parks, game rooms, and other sports and recreational facilities;

(4) receive and consider bills on other sports and activities;

(5) receive, consider and make recommendations on bills relating to any matter that is relevant to the operation of the Committee on Culture, Youth, Aging, Sports and Parks;

(6) all other bills related to youth programs; and

(7) receive, consider, and make recommendations on all bills relating to antiquities and historic preservation, including bills relating to museums, cultural centers, government collections and depositories housed in the Territory and other depositories outside of the Territory.

Committee Members

Committee Videos

BLOCK I: 10:00 A.M. – 12:00 P.M.
Updates and status of preparations for the 175th Emancipation Commemoration, including reporting from the sub-committees, timelines, tasks, roles, & responsibilities, and any challenges that the committee is facing.
Invited Testifier:
Carol M. Burke, Chairwoman, and other members, 175th Emancipation Commemoration Committee
LUNCH 12:00 P.M. – 1:00 P.M.
BLOCK II: 1:00 P.M. – 3:30 P.M.
Updates from Virgin Islands Government agencies with jurisdiction, roles, and responsibilities over the 175th Emancipation Celebration and how they plan to assist the 175th Emancipation Commemoration
Committee.
Invited Testifiers:
The Honorable Jean-Pierre L. Oriol, Commissioner
Virgin Islands Department of Planning and Natural Resources
Mr. Sean Krigger, Deputy SHPO
State Historic Preservation Office/VI Historic Preservation Commission
Mr. Jose Raul Carillo, Chair of the Board
Virgin Islands Council on the Arts
The Honorable Joseph Boschulte, Commissioner
Virgin Islands Department of Tourism
The Honorable Derek Gabriel, Commissioner
Virgin Islands Department of Public Works
Mr. Roger E. Merritt, Executive Director
Virgin Islands Waste Management Authority

BLOCK III: 3:30 P.M. – 5:30 P.M.
Updates from stakeholders and organizations associated with the 175th Emancipation Celebration and how they plan to assist the 175th Emancipation Commemoration Committee.
Invited Testifiers:
Ms. Luana Wheatley, President
St. Thomas Historical Trust
Ms. Sonia Jacobs Dow, Executive Director
St. Croix Landmarks Society
Ms. Pamela Richards, President
St. John Historic Society
Ms. Frandelle Gerard, Executive Director
Crucian Heritage, and Nature Tourism