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Calendars Bi-Weekly Senate Calendar Session Agenda × General Senators Committees Media Calendars Contact Committee Education and Workforce Development Agenda The C ommittee on Education and WorkForce Development has scheduled a meeting to receive testimony on the following bills Block I                        10:00 AM-11:30 AM Bill No. 34-0091 An Act amending title 17 Virgin Islands Code, chapter 5, section 41 relating to the courses of study in public schools to address gaps in education curriculum and workforce development by adding: home economics, equine studies, information technology by creating a reporting mechanism for the development and implementation of the curriculum Sponsored by Senator Genevieve R. Whitaker Invited Testifiers: Honorable Racquel Berry Benjamin , Commissioner, Virgin Islands Department of Education Dr. Michael T. Francois , Chairman, Virgin Islands Board for Career & Technical Education Kyza Callwood , Chairman, Virgin Islands Board of Education Rosa-Soto Thomas , President, St. Croix Federation of Teachers Carol Callwood , President, St. Thomas-St. John Federation of Teachers Manley Acoy , Trainer Margarita Benjamin , President U.S. Virgin Islands Congress of Parents, Teachers and Students Association, Inc. Dr. Suzanne Magras , Director, University of the Virgin Islands, Center for Excellence in Leadership and Learning (UVI CELL) Dr. Chenzira Davis Kahina , Director, University of the Virgin Islands, Caribbean Cultural Center Bill No. 34-0092 An Act amending title 17 Virgin Islands Code, chapter 5, section 41 (c) relating to courses of study in public schools to add paragraph (11) to establish a marine and environmental education course Sponsored by Senator Genevieve R. Whitaker Invited Testifiers: Valeria Peters, Executive Director, Virgin Islands Nature Conservancy Honorable Jean Pierre Oriol, Commissioner, Virgin Islands Department of Planning and Natural Resources Jennifer Valiulis, Director, St. Croix Environmental Association Honorable Racquel Berry-Benjamin, Commissioner, Virgin Islands Department of Education Kyza Callwood, Chairman, Virgin Islands Board of Education Rosa Soto Thomas , President, St. Croix Federation of Teachers Dr. Michael T. Francois, Chairman, Virgin Islands Board for Career & Technical Education Carol Callwood, President, St. Thomas-St. John Federation of Teachers Kemit-Amon Lewis, Marine Scientist Lunch                         11:30 AM-12:30 PM Block II                      12:30 PM-1:30 PM Bill No. 34-0094 Am Act mending title 17, Virgin Islands Code, chapter 3, section 24 (a) (2) (2) to establish and mandate stakeholder engagement and participation in the development of a report for the annual assessment and evaluation of all public-schools facilities; and adding subsection € to require stakeholders to hold townhall meetings on St. Croix, St. Thomas, and St, John Sponsored by Senator Genevieve R. Whitaker Invited Testifiers: Honorable Racquel Berry-Benjamin, Commissioner, Virgin Islands Department of Education Rosa Soto Thomas , President, St. Croix Federation of Teachers Kyza Callwood, Chairman, Virgin Islands Board of Education Carol Callwood , President, St. Croix Federation of Teachers Dr. Michael T. Francois, Chairman, Virgin Islands Board for Career & Technical Education Magarita Benjamin, President, U.S. Virgin Islands Congress of Parents, Teachers and Students Association, Inc. Block III                     1:30 PM-3:00 PM Bill No. 34-0053 An Act amending Virgin Islands Code, title 17, chapter 5 by adding section 41i to establish the Emergency Medical Services Program; amending title  33, chapter 111 by adding section 3099a to establish the Emergency Medical Services High School Program Fund; and making a $160,000 appropriation from the Centennial Special Fund to the Department of Education to fund the Emergency Medical Services basic EMS education program Sponsored by Senator Kenneth L. Gittens Invited Testifiers: Honorable Racquel Berry-Benjamin , Commissioner, Virgin Islands Department of Education Dr. Michael T. Francois, Chairman, Virgin Islands Board for Career & Technical Education Darryl A. George, Sr ., Director , Virgin Islands Fire Services Jacqueline Greenidge-Payne, Training Officer, EMS, Virgin Islands Department of Health David Sweeney, EMS, Coordinator, Virgin Islands Department of Health Nancy Callwood , State Director, Virgin Islands Office of Career and Technical Education Bill No. 34-0093 An Act amending title 17 Virgin Islands Code, chapter 5, section 41 (c) relating to courses of study in public schools to establish a Spanish language course Sponsored by Senator Genevieve R. Whitaker Invited Testifiers: Honorable Racquel Berry-Benjamin, Commissioner, Virgin Islands Department of Education Carol Callwood , President, St. Croix Federation of Teachers Kyza Callwood, Chairman, Virgin Islands Board of Education Magarita Benjamin, President, U.S. Virgin Islands Congress of Parents, Teachers and Students Association, Inc. Rosa Soto Thomas , President, St. Croix Federation of Teachers Jose Martinez, Sr. Owner & Host, Crucian Educational Non-Profit Group, Inc., + Add to Google Calendar + iCal / Outlook export Tags: Bills Date Aug 04 2021 Expired! Time 10:00 am Location Frits E. Lawaetz Legislative Conference Room St. Croix Category Senate Hearing Organizer Senator Genevieve R. Whitaker Phone (340) 773-2424 Email senatorwhitaker@legvi.org Submit a Comment Cancel reply Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked * Comment * Name * Email * Website Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. 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