§ 202. Penalties
(a) Any person violating this chapter is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not more than $1,000 or by imprisonment not to exceed six months, or both, such fine and imprisonment. (b) Each violation of this chapter constitutes a separate offense. (c) Any person violating this chapter may also be enjoined from […]
§ 211. Definition.
As used in this chapter the term, “public institution of higher education”, means a Government-owned or operated, graduate or undergraduate university, college, junior college, technical and vocational institute or similar institution, and a nonprofit institution that is supported by government funding in whole or in part authorized to provide in the Virgin Islands a program […]
§ 212. Program for granting academic credit
All public institutions of higher education shall adopt for implementation beginning in the 2014-2015 academic year a program consistent with the policies, standards, and requirements prescribed for the University of the Virgin Islands in section 456(d) of this title for granting academic credit to students for prior learning which recognizes knowledge, skills and competencies acquired […]
§ 190bb. Trevor Nicholas “Nick” Friday Scholarship Fund
(a) There is established the Trevor Nicholas “Nick” Friday Scholarship Fund that shall be administered by the Board of Education for the purpose of providing scholarship grants to one student from the Ivanna Eudora Kean High School and one student from the Charlotte Amalie High School pursuing studies in music. (b) The Board of Education […]
§ 190cc. Virgin Islands Territorial Emergency Management Scholarship Fund
(a) There is established the Virgin Islands Territorial Emergency Management Scholarship Fund. Administered by the Virgin Islands Territorial Emergency Management Agency (“VITEMA”), for Virgin Islands students studying emergency management. (b) The Director of VITEMA in collaboration with the Virgin Islands Board of Education shall adopt regulations governing the applications, granting of scholarships and eligibility requirements. […]
§ 191. Subsidies for private schools
(a) Subsidies from Government funds available for such purpose may be granted to schools other than public schools, for strictly educational purposes, by the Virgin Islands Board of Education, upon the recommendation of the Commissioner of Education. However, no subsidy or financial help shall be given by the Government to denominational or sectarian schools or […]
§ 192. Certificate of accreditation for parochial or private schools; display
(a) When requested the Commissioner of Education shall issue a certificate of accreditation to a parochial or private school if he finds that the building and equipment, and the curriculum and teaching personnel of the school, have an efficiency substantially equal to that required in a public school of like grade. Any school having a […]
§ 193. Inspection of accredited schools
The Commissioner of Education shall at least once each year inspect each accredited school to ascertain whether its standards of efficiency are maintained. If upon examination the Commissioner finds that any school is not maintaining required standards of efficiency, he shall by written notice to the head of the school state clearly in what manner […]
§ 190w. Dr. Wilburn A. Smith, Jr. Scholarship Fund for Teacher Education
(a) There is hereby established the Dr. Wilburn A. Smith, Jr. Scholarship Fund for Teacher Education, which scholarship shall be administered by the Virgin Islands Joint Boards of Education for the purpose of providing scholarship grants to persons pursuing studies in either elementary education, secondary education, or career and technical education. (b) The Board shall […]
§ 190x. Caroline Felicia Adams Aviation Scholarship
(a) There is hereby established the Caroline Felicia Adams Aviation Scholarship to be awarded annually to one Virgin Islands high school graduate who is planning to attend college and pursue a degree in the aviation field. (b) The Caroline Felicia Adams Aviation Scholarship shall be administered by the Virgin Islands Board of Education. Applicants for […]