§ 184. Appropriation of funds for nursing scholarships
Funds for the provisions of scholarships under sections 180–184 of this title shall be appropriated by the Legislature in the annual budgets of the Department of Health.
§ 184a. Additional nursing scholarships
Notwithstanding the provisions of any other law and in addition to any scholarships or loans for nurses which may be available, the Commissioner of Health is authorized to select annually from the staffs of the health facilities in the Territory two practical nurses for training as registered nurses in recognized nurses’ schools in the United […]
§ 175. Scholarships and leaves for teachers
Scholarships and leaves with pay to teachers in active service shall be recommended to the Virgin Islands Board of Education by the Commissioner of Education for approval or disapproval by such Board under such rules and regulations as the Board may prescribe. In no event shall such scholarships or leaves be granted by the Board […]
§ 161. Special secondary scholarships for students from St. John
(a) There is created a special scholarship for students from the District of St. John who are attending classes at the Charlotte Amalie High School in St. Thomas in the amount of $30.00 per month per student to be paid during each school year. (b) The Commissioner of Education is hereby authorized to certify qualified […]
§ 171. Territorial Scholarship Fund; composition and preservation; use; appropriations
(a) There is hereby created a special fund in the Treasury of the United States Virgin Islands to be known as the “Territorial Scholarship Fund”. The said fund shall be available for the granting of scholarships and loans to such persons and on such conditions and shall be comprised and managed in the form and […]
§ 172. Scholarship grants; kinds and amounts
(a) Scholarship grants are hereby established for undergraduate and graduate study in such legitimate fields of study as shall be determined and revised at least biennially by the Board of Education, subject to approval by the Legislative Standing Committee on Education, which determination shall be based primarily on established community need for persons trained in […]
§ 173. Eligibility for scholarships
Scholarship shall be granted out of the Territorial Scholarship Fund created by section 171 of this title, to applicants therefor who had been bona fide residents of the Virgin Islands at the time of application notwithstanding that they might have been living outside of the Virgin Islands temporarily while pursuing a course of study.
§ 174. In-service training scholarships
(a) Upon recommendation of any department head to the Virgin Islands Board of Education, scholarships shall be granted in meritorious cases to employees in service in the Government of the United States Virgin Islands, to enable such employees to pursue study and training for improvement in their fields. (b) Scholarships granted under this section shall […]
§ 134. Hiring of school coaches
The principal of each school shall select coaches for interscholastic sports activities who meet the requirements established by The Department of Education. The Department of Education shall provide for compensation of coaches, including stipends for non-AFT members.
§ 135. Grief and stress counseling
The Department of Education shall cause all public school counselors to be trained in grief and stress counseling.