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Committee on Education and Workforce Development
The Committee will consider proposed legislation as well as receive a status update from the Department of Education regarding redistricting of the Territory’s schools.
Call to Order
 
Roll Call
 
Opening Remarks
Reading of the agenda
Block I – 
Redistricting of Virgin Islands Schools and plans for summer maintenance
Invited Testifiers:
 
Honorable Dionne Wells-Hedrington, Ed.D.,
 Commissioner, Virgin Islands Department of Education
 
Craig Benjamin
, Executive Director, Bureau of School Construction and Maintenance
 
Kyza A. Callwood, PhD
, Chairperson, Virgin Islands Board of Education
 
Leontyne Jones
, President, American Federation of Teachers – St. Thomas/St. John, Local 1825
 
Tamieka Phillipus, 
American Federation of Teachers – St. Croix, Local 1826
Block II – Proposed Legislation
Bill No. 
36-0133
        An act amending title 17 Virgin Islands Code, chapter 10, section 111(a)(1) providing mental health education and instruction
Invited Testifiers:
 
Honorable Dionne Wells-Hedrington, Ed.D.,
 Commissioner, Virgin Islands Department of Education
 
Kyza A. Callwood, PhD
, Chairperson, Virgin Islands Board of Education
 
Dr. Yassin Hall, 
Mental Health Advocate, Educator, and Motivational Speaker
 
Leontyne Jones
, President, American Federation of Teachers – St. Thomas/St. John, Local 1825
 
Tamieka Phillipus, 
American Federation of Teachers – St. Croix, Local 1826
Bill No. 
36-0207
        
An act amending title 3 Virgin Islands Code, chapter 25, subchapter VI, by adding section 590d and title 24 Virgin Islands Code, chapter 1, by adding section 24 requiring employers to grant parents or legal guardians of a child with a diagnosed disability, two hours per month of paid leave to attend the child’s medical appointments
Invited Testifiers:
 
Honorable Gary Molloy, PhD
, Commissioner, Department of Labor
 
Cindy L. Richardson
, Director, Division of Personnel
 
Honorable Justa Encarnacion
, Commissioner, Department of Health
 
Bryan Young, MD, FAAP, 
Partners 4 Kids
 
 
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 Tags: 
36-0133
, 
36-0207
, 
American Federation of Teachers - St. Croix Local 1826
, 
American Federation of Teachers – St. Thomas/St. John Local 1825
, 
Bryan Young MD FAAP
, 
Bureau of School Construction and Maintenance
, 
Cindy L. Richardson
, 
Craig Benjamin
, 
Department of Health
, 
Department of Labor
, 
diagnosed disability
, 
Dionne Wells-Hedrington
, 
Division of Personnel
, 
Dr. Yassin Hall
, 
Ed.D.
, 
Gary Molloy PhD
, 
Justa Encarnacion
, 
Kyza A. Callwood
, 
Leontyne Jones
, 
mental health education and instruction
, 
Partners 4 Kids
, 
PhD
, 
Redistricting of Virgin Islands Schools
, 
summer maintenance
, 
Tamieka Phillipus
, 
title 17 Virgin Islands Code chapter 10 section 111(a)(1)
, 
title 24 Virgin Islands Code chapter 1 by adding section 24
, 
title 3 Virgin Islands Code chapter 25 subchapter VI by adding section 590d
, 
to attend the child’s medical appointments
, 
two hours per month
, 
Virgin Islands Board of Education
, 
Virgin Islands Department of Education
 
Date
Mar 25 2026
Expired!
 
Time
 
10:00 am
 
 
Location
Frits E. Lawaetz Legislative Conference Room
St. Croix
 
Category
 
Education and Workforce Development
 
Organizer
 
Senator Kurt A. Vialet
 
Phone
 
(340) 773-2424
 
Email
 
senatorvialet@legvi.org
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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