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Committee on Budget, Appropriations, and Finance
The Committee on Budget, Appropriations and Finance will meet on 
Tuesday, April 21, 2026, 12:00 P.M.
 in the Frits E. Lawaetz Legislative Conference Room on St. Croix to receive testimony on the following bills:
BLOCK I
 
Bill No. 
36-0122
                    
An act amending title 3 Virgin Islands Code, chapter 27, section 711 and chapter 27, section 711 and chapter 28a, section 760, by requiring the Government Employees Retirement System to discontinue making disability retirement annuity payments to a member who resumes any employment.
Invited Testifier:
 
Mr. Angel E. Dawson, Jr., 
Administrator/CEO, Government Employees Retirement System
Bill No. 
36-0238
                    
An act amending title 29, Virgin Islands Code, chapter 23 to redirect hotel development net bond proceeds to the Government Employees’ Retirement System of the Virgin Islands
Invited Testifiers:
 
Mr. Angel E. Dawson, Jr., 
Administrator/CEO
 
Denise Rhymer, Esq., 
Virgin Islands Public Finance Authority
 
Mr. Kevin Williams, 
Chief of Staff, Office of the Governor
BLOCK II 
Bill No. 
36-0257
                    
An act transferring the eastern portion of Parcel No. 2C Estate Ross, 8 New Quarter, St. Thomas, from the Virgin Islands Housing Finance Authority to the Virgin Islands Department of Education for use by the Charlotte Amalie High School
Invited Testifiers:
 
Honorable Dionne Wells-Hedrington, 
EdD, Commissioner, VI Department of Education
 
Honorable Lisa Alejandro, 
Commissioner, VI Department of Property and Procurement
 
Mrs. Adrienne Williams-Octalien, 
Director, Office of Disaster Recovery
 
Mr. Eugene Jones, 
Executive Director, VI Housing Finance Authority
Bill No. 
36-0275
                    
An act approving the amended lease agreement between the Government of the Virgin Islands, acting through the Commissioner of the Department of Property and Procurement, and Hearts In Service Association, Inc., for the leasing of Parcel No. 175C Estate Anna’s Retreat No. 1 New Quarter, St. Thomas for the purpose of providing eligible programs and services to homeless families, individuals, veterans, and at-risk youth and the operation of a soup kitchen and other related purposes.
Invited Testifiers:
 
Honorable Lisa Alejandro, 
Commissioner, VI Department of Property and Procurement
 
Rev. Dr. Joseph McDonald Henry
, President, Hearts In Service Association, Inc.
 
Ms. Beverly Stephens-Samuel, 
Executive Director, Hearts In Service Association, Inc.
 
 
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Angel E. Dawson
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at-risk youth
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Beverly Stephens-Samuel
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Bill No. 36-0122
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Bill No. 36-0238
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Bill No. 36-0257
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Bill No. 36-0275
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Charlotte Amalie High School
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Denise Rhymer
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Dionne Wells-Hedrington
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Eugene Jones
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Government Employees Retirement System
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Hearts In Service Association Inc
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homeless families
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Joseph McDonald Henry
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Kevin Williams
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LBJ Gardens community
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Lisa Alejandro
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Office of Disaster Recovery
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Office of the Governor
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Parcel No. 2C Estate Ross
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soup kitchen
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VI Department of Education
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VI Department of Property and Procurement
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Virgin Islands Housing Finance Authority
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Virgin Islands Public Finance Authority
 
Date
Apr 21 2026
Expired!
 
Time
 
12:00 pm
 
 
Location
Frits E. Lawaetz Legislative Conference Room
St. Croix
 
Category
 
Budget, Appropriations and Finance
 
Organizer
 
Senator Novelle E. Francis, Jr.
 
Phone
 
(340) 773-2424
 
Email
 
senatorfrancis@legvi.org
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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