§ 332. Powers and duties of the Hospitality School
(a) The Virgin Islands Hospitality Training School, through its Board of Governors, shall have the following powers and duties: (1) to develop an entry-level training program that prepares Virgin Islands students for jobs in the tourist industry; (2) to structure its curriculum for the specific jobs available in the Virgin Islands tourism market; (3) to […]
§ 333. School campus
The Board of Governors may enter into an agreement to use a portion of the Virgin Islands Vocational School facilities on St. Croix and a portion of the facilities of the University of the Virgin Islands on St. Thomas, or any other facilities it deems necessary, and which are available for the operations of the […]
§ 344. Assistance to private museums
Private museums organized as non-profit corporations may be given assistance in the form of public grants authorized by the Legislature or by assignment of government personnel on a temporary basis not to exceed an aggregate of thirty days in any one year: provided, that the Governor, in his discretion, may appoint a representative on the […]
§ 317. Powers, duties, and responsibilities of the Academy and Board
(a) The United States Virgin Islands Maritime Academy, through the Board of Governors, shall have all the powers necessary and convenient to carry out and perform the purposes and provisions of this chapter, including, but not limited to: (1) Having perpetual succession; to sue and be sued; to enter into contracts; to contract debts; to […]
§ 318. Superintendent; powers and duties
(a) The immediate supervision of the Academy shall be resident in the Superintendent. The Superintendent shall be appointed by the Board of Governors of the Academy who shall be assured that the appointee possesses the following qualifications: he or she shall be currently qualified to be the master on any vessel of any gross tons […]
§ 319. Receipt and use of vessels
The Board of Governors may make application for and receive from the Federal Government, the Government of the United States Virgin Islands, or from other sources for utilization by the Academy, vessels detailed or furnished by such sources with all apparel, charts, books and instruments of navigation.
§ 320. Sharing and lending of facilities
(a) The Legislature recognizes that the Department of Planning and Natural Resources and the Virgin Islands Port Authority have unique facilities, such as docking facilities, marine vessels and equipment which may provide potential resources to the Academy. (b) The Board of Governors of the Academy, the Commissioner of the Department of Planning and Natural Resources […]
§ 330. Hospitality Training School established
There is established within the Department of Education for budgetary purposes only, a public corporation to be known as the Virgin Islands Hospitality Training School (hereinafter in this chapter the “School”). The School shall provide educational instruction in all aspects of the Virgin Islands tourism industry, but more particularly training in the operation of hotels […]
§ 312. Attendance at academic or career and technical courses without fee or charge
Veterans of the United States armed services resident in the Virgin Islands who are otherwise qualified, shall be permitted to attend, without fee or charge of any kind, any academic or career and technical courses conducted by the Department of Education in the Virgin Islands, whether held in the day or night.
§ 313. Maritime Academy established
There is established within the Department of Education, for budgetary purposes only, a public corporation to be known as the United States Virgin Islands Maritime Academy. The Academy shall provide instruction in the nautical sciences, marine engineering and related fields, including all those necessary to prepare cadets to become licensed officers of the American Merchant […]