COMMITTEE ON BUDGET, APPROPRIATIONS AND FINANCE BILL NO. 36-0025 Thirty-Sixth Legislature of the Virgin Islands February 27, 2025 An Act appropriating $90,000 from the General Fund of the Treasury of the Government of the Virgin Islands to the Virgin Islands Department of Human Services to purchase all-in-one mobile health, wellness, and personal safety devices for Virgin Islands senior citizens and other vulnerable residents, and pay the annual service associated with maintenance of the devices PROPOSED BY: Senator Ray Fonseca Be it enacted by the Legislature of the Virgin Islands: 1 SECTION 1. (a) The sum of $75,000 is appropriated from the General Fund of the 2 Treasury of the Government of the Virgin Islands in the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, 3 to the Virgin Islands Department of Human Services to purchase Numera® Libris® 2mPERS 4 all-in-one mobile health, wellness, and personal safety devices. 5 (b) The sum of $15,000 is appropriated from the General Fund of the Treasury of the 6 Virgin Islands in the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, to the Virgin Islands to the Virgin 7 Islands Department of Human Services to pay the annual service fee for the Numera® Libris® 8 2mPERS all-in-one mobile health, wellness, and personal safety devices. 9 (c) The funds remain available until expended. 10 2 BILL SUMMARY 1 This bill appropriates $90,000 from the General Fund of the Treasury of the Government 2 of the Virgin Islands to the Virgin Islands Department of Human Services to purchase all-in- 3 one mobile health, wellness, and personal safety devices, and pay the annual service fee 4 associated with maintenance of the devices. 5 BR25-0246/February 25, 2025/SLR 6