COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION AND WORKFORCE 
DEVELOPMENT 
 
 
BILL NO. 
36-0251 
 
Thirty-Sixth Legislature of the Virgin Islands 
 
 
 
February 10, 2026 
 
 
 
An act amending title 3 Virgin Islands Code, chapter 7, section 96 regarding the Department 
of Education providing the University of the Virgin Islands access to public high schools for 
recruitment purposes 
 
 
 
PROPOSED BY: Senator Kenneth L. Gittens 
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the Virgin Islands: 
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SECTION 1.  Title 3 Virgin Islands Code, chapter 7, section 96, subsection (a) is 
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amended by designating item (15) as item (18) and inserting the following items (15) (16) and 
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(17): 
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“(15) (a) 
require each public high school in the Virgin Islands to maintain a designated 
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space for a University of the Virgin Islands (“UVI”) promotional kiosk, which may consist of: 
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i. 
a flatscreen television or computer connected to a network with internet access 
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to display digital brochures, videos, and presentations; and 
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ii. 
printed materials including pamphlets, brochures and posters promoting UVI’s 
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programs and admissions opportunities. 
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(b) 
The materials in subsection (a) shall be placed in: 
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i. 
the school library; 
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ii  
the guidance counselor’s office; 
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iii. 
the main administrative office; and 
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iv. 
the school’s college and career readiness center, if applicable. 
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(16) enter a Memorandum of Understanding with UVI to: 
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i. 
ensure regular updating of UVI promotional material; and 
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ii. 
coordinate delivery of promotional material to all public high schools; and 
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facilitate staff training where necessary to support dissemination of UVI information. 
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(17) require all high school guidance counselors employed by the Department to 
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maintain current UVI promotional materials and actively promote UVI programs to students 
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during career and college readiness discussions.” 
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SECTION 2.  UVI shall include the cost of implementing the program in its annual 
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General Fund appropriation. 
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BILL SUMMARY 
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This bill requires the Department of Education and the University of the Virgin Islands 
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to promote higher learning at UVI  through audiovisual methods at the public high schools and 
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also requires that printed material be readily available to ensure that public high school students 
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receive appropriate information to obtain a college degree from UVI. 
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BR25-0740/August 4, 2025/AA 
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