(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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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.
