COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS, 
VETERANS AFFAIRS AND CONSUMER PROTECTION 
 
11/14/2023-SPECIAL ORDERED TO THE FLOOR 
08/09/2023-REASSIGNED TO THE COMMITTEE ON BUDGET, APPROPRIATIONS AND FINANCE 
 
BILL NO. 
35-0048 
 
Thirty-Fifth Legislature of the Virgin Islands 
 
 
 
February 27, 2023 
 
 
 
An act amending title 3 Virgin Islands Code, chapter 27, section 719(b), requiring the 
Government Employees Retirement System to send each active member an annual report of 
contributions by U.S. mail or by electronic means, at the members option 
 
 
 
PROPOSED BY: 
 
Senator Alma Francis Heyliger 
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the Virgin Islands: 
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SECTION 1.  Title 3 Virgin Islands Code, chapter 27, section 719, subsection (b) is 
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amended in the following instances by:  
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(1) 
inserting “active” before “member”;  
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(2) 
striking “and annuitant by U.S. mail”;  
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(3) 
striking “the benefits or”; and  
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(4) 
adding a sentence at the end of the subsection to read as follows: “The member has 
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the option to select to receive the annual statement by U.S. mail or by electronic means.” 
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BILL SUMMARY 
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This bill amends 3 V.I.C. § 719(b), which directs the Government Retirement System to 
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send an annual statement of benefits or contributions by mail to employees and annuitants.  
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This bill would require the System to send each active member of the System a statement of 
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contributions by mail or by electronic means at the member’s election. 
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BR23-0405/February 21, 2023/YLT 
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