§ 321. Creation
(a) There is hereby created the “Office of Status Education” (hereinafter “Office”) which is an agency under the Legislature of the Virgin Islands for budgetary purposes. (b) The Office shall have three (3) members selected as follows: (1) A director, selected by the Governor, with the advice and consent of the Legislature; and (2) Two […]
§ 322. Duties
The Office of Status Education shall: (a) educate the public on the issue of status in both English and Spanish; (b) organize and conduct meetings within the territory for the discussion of status and related issues; (c) conduct research or surveys of the issue of status and how it impacts the Virgin Islands; (d) apply […]
§ 323. Annual appropriation
The Legislature shall annually appropriate not less than $150,000 to the Office of Status Commission. The Director is authorized to use the funds appropriated for office expenses, including salaries of staff, travel expenditures and other expenses necessary to fulfill the purposes of this chapter. Funds appropriated for the purpose of this chapter or transferred to […]
§ 324. Reports
The Office shall submit a report outlining the activities of the office, the sums received and expended during the fiscal year, and a budget for the subsequent fiscal year to the Legislature and the Governor one hundred twenty (120) days prior to the end of each fiscal year.
§ 256. Rules and regulations
The Department of Justice may promulgate such rules and regulations as are from time to time deemed necessary to aid in the interpretation and uniform application of the provisions of this chapter by affected governmental agencies.
§ 301. Commission established
(a) There is established the United States Virgin Islands Commission on Uniform State Laws which shall consist of three recognized members of the Virgin Islands Bar Association who shall be appointed as follows: (1) one Commissioner shall be appointed by the Governor; (2) one Commissioner shall be appointed by the President of the Legislature; and […]
§ 302. Meeting and organization
The Commissioners shall meet at least once in two years and shall organize by the election of one of their number as Chairman, one as Vice-Chairman and another as Secretary, who shall hold their respective offices for a term of two years and until their successors are elected.
§ 303. Duties of Commissioners
(a) Each Commissioner shall attend the meeting of the National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws, and both in and out of such National Conference shall promote uniformity in state and territorial laws, upon all subjects where uniformity may be deemed desirable and practicable by: (1) participating in drafting model legislation to provide uniformity […]
§ 251. Short title
This chapter may be cited as the “Government in the Sunshine Act.”
§ 252. Declaration of policy
It is hereby declared to be the policy of the Government of the Virgin Islands that the public is entitled to the fullest practicable information regarding the decision making processes of this government. It is the purpose of this chapter to provide the public with such information, while protecting the rights of individuals and the […]