Committee on Homeland Security, Justice, & Public Safety - Legislature of the United States Virgin Islands Close About Us History Functions and Structure FY 2026 Budget Honor Roll Rules of the 36th Legislative Youth Advisory Council Application Careers Archives Legislative Archives Tours × St. Thomas Senators  St. John Senators  St.Croix Senators  Districts All Senators St. Croix St. Thomas - St. John Senator at Large × Committees Committee of the Whole Budget, Appropriation and Finance Culture, Youth, Aging, Sports, and Parks Disaster Recovery, Infrastructure and Planning Economic Development and Agriculture Education and Workforce Development Government Operations, Veteran Affairs and Consumer Protection Health, Hospitals and Human Services Homeland Security, Justice and Public Safety Housing, Transportation and Telecommunications Rules and Judiciary Session Folder × No event found! Calendars Bi-Weekly Senate Calendar Session Agenda × General Senators Committees Media Calendars Contact Committee on Homeland Security, Justice, & Public Safety Please be advised that the 35th Legislature’s Committee on Homeland Security, Justice, & Public Safety has scheduled a legislative committee hearing for 10:00 a.m., Tuesday, October 10, 2023, in the Earle B. Ottley Legislative Chambers on St. Thomas. The Committee is expected to receive testimony on a number of bills that fall under the committee jurisdiction that have been assigned to the committee for consideration. This is an in-person hearing. BLOCK I 10:00 A.M. Bill No. 35-0086 An Act amending title 3, Virgin Islands Code, chapter 1, section 10h to require background checks for all IT personnel and employees of the Bureau of Information Technology, agencies that have data centers, and any employee who handles classified information. Invited Testifiers: Mr. Rupert Ross, Director, Bureau of Information Technology Honorable Ray Martinez, Commissioner, V.I. Police Department Mr. Daryl Jaschen, Director, VITEMA Mr. Carlton Dowe, Executive Director, V.I. Port Authority Mr. Andrew Smith, CEO, V.I. Water and Power Authority Ms. Regina deChabert Petersen, Administrator, V.I. Judiciary Mrs. Kurell Sheridan, Executive Director, V.I. Legislature BLOCK II 1:00 P.M. Bill No. 35-0127 An Act amending title 14 Virgin Islands Code, chapter 89 relating to the invasion of privacy of accident and crime victims by first responders. Invited Testifiers: Honorable Ray Martinez, Commissioner, V.I. Police Department Mrs. Ariel K. Smith, Esq., Attorney General, V.I. Department of Justice Mr. Daryl George, Director, Fire and Emergency Medical Services Mr. Liston Thomas, President, St. Thomas Rescue Bill No. 35-0131 Act amending title 3 V.I.C., Ch. 15 to establish a “Real Crime Center”, Centralized Crime Data System, within the Virgin Islands Police Department Invited Testifiers: Honorable Ray Martinez, Commissioner, V.I. Police Department Mr. Daryl Jaschen, Director, VITEMA Mr. Rupert Ross, Director, Bureau of Information Technology + Add to Google Calendar + iCal / Outlook export Tags: 35-0086 , 35-0127 , 35-0131 , Andrew Smith , Ariel K. Smith , Carlton Dowe , Daryl George , Daryl Jaschen , Kurell Sheridan , Liston Thomas , Ray Martinez , Regina deChabert , Rupert Ross Date Oct 10 2023 Expired! Time 10:00 am Location Earle B. Ottley Legislative Hall Charlotte Amalie Category Homeland Security, Justice and Public Safety Organizer Senator Kenneth L. Gittens Phone (340) 773-2424 Email senatorgittens@legvi.org Quick Links Home Senators Committees Media News Contact Important Links Revised Organic Act of 1954 (PDF) 36th Oath of Office Booklet 100 Day Report Rules of the 36th Public Information or Archives Request Search for: Follow Follow Follow Follow