COMMITTEE ON BUDGET, APPROPRIATIONS AND FINANCE 
 
 
BILL NO. 36-0179 
 
Thirty-Sixth Legislature of the Virgin Islands 
 
 
 
September 10, 2025 
 
 
 
An act providing an appropriation for the operating expenses of the Virgin Islands Career and 
Technical Education Board from the General Fund of the Treasury of the Government of the 
Virgin Islands during the fiscal year October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2026 
 
 
 
PROPOSED BY: 
 
 
 
Senators Milton E. Potter and Novelle E. Francis, Jr. 
 
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the Virgin Islands: 
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SECTION 1.  The following sum is appropriated from the General Fund of the Treasury 
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of the Government of the Virgin Islands for operating expenses, including maintenance, 
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supplies, machinery and equipment and other purposes of the Virgin Islands Career and 
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Technical Education Board for the fiscal year October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2026. 
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0100 GENERAL FUND 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
FY 2026 
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430 VIRGIN ISLANDS CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION BOARD 
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TOTAL 430 VI CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION BOARD    $634,681 
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JAMES A. PETERSEN SCHOLARSHIP                                                                 $  20,000 
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ALBERT RAGSTER SCHOLARSHIP                                                                     $  35,000 
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TOTAL 430 VI CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION BOARD     $689,681 
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TOTAL 0100 GENERAL FUND  
 
 
 
 
 
    $689,681 
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BILL SUMMARY 
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This bill appropriates $689,681 for the operating expenses of the Virgin Islands Career 
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and Technical Education Board from the General Fund of the Treasury of the Government of 
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the Virgin Islands during the fiscal year October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2026. 
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BR25-0809/BUDGET/September 4, 2025 
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