§ 271. Virgin Islands Advisory Council for Career and Technical Education
(a) There is established a Virgin Islands Advisory Council for Career and Technical Education, hereinafter referred to in this chapter as the “Council”, which shall be established as an independent agency of the Government of the United States Virgin Islands. (b) The Council shall consist of no less than 21 members to be appointed by […]
§ 272. Duties and responsibilities
(a) The duties and responsibilities of the Council shall include but not necessarily be limited to: (1) advising the Board of Vocational Education in the development of the five-year State Plan for Vocational-Technical Education and in the development of the Annual Program Plan and Accountability Report for Vocational-Technical Education, both of which plans are required […]
§ 273. Miscellaneous
Funds necessary to accomplish the mandates of the Federal Act shall be provided from Federal and/or territorial sources through appropriation. Members, employees and other authorized persons shall be entitled to reimbursement of all reasonable and necessary expenses incurred while attending to the official business of the Council. Such reimbursement will be according to the rules […]
§ 264. Authority to administer manpower development and training programs
In order to continue to participate in programs under the Manpower Development and Training Act of 1962 (42 U.S.C. 2571–2620), the Department of Education and Virgin Islands Employment Security Agency are each authorized to administer manpower development and training programs and to pay training allowances, to execute on behalf of the Virgin Islands agreements or […]
§ 261. Acceptance of Federal benefits
The Government of the Virgin Islands accepts the provisions of the Act of Congress, approved March 18, 1950, entitled “An Act to Extend the Benefits of the Vocational Education Act of 1946 to the Virgin Islands,” and the Act of Congress, approved August 1, 1946, entitled “An Act To Amend the Act of June 8, […]
§ 262. Powers and duties of Board
The Virgin Islands Board for Career and Technical Education shall be the sole agency for the administration of the career and technical programs in the Virgin Islands under this subchapter and the Acts of Congress referred to in section 261 of this title, and shall— (1) cooperate with the Office of Education, within the United […]
§ 263. Career-Technical Education Training Fund
(a) There is hereby created and established as a separate and distinct fund within the Treasury of the Virgin Islands a special fund to be designated and known as the “Vocational-Technical Education Training Fund”. No funds shall be available for expenditure from the Vocational-Technical Education Training Fund except as provided herein. (b) All funds received […]