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V.I. Code tit. 3, § 27d (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 3 - Executive|Chapter 1 - Governor|§ 27d. Virgin Islands Rum Promotion Council

 (a) There is created within the Economic Development Commission a Virgin Islands Rum Promotion Council (hereinafter referred to as the Council) to be composed of five (5) members appointed by the Governor with the approval of the Legislature, not more than three of whom shall be from one district. Said members shall be chosen on the basis of their training and experience in industry, including the promotional advertising and/or marketing of rum. The terms of Council members shall be three (3) years, except that of the members first appointed, two (2) shall serve terms of two years and three (3) shall serve terms of three years, to be decided by lot. Members may be reappointed to additional terms without limitation. Vacancies on the council shall be filled in the same manner as original appointments, except that the person so appointed shall serve only the remainder of the unexpired term of the member creating the vacancy. (b) Members of the Council shall select a Chairman from among their number at the first Council meeting, which Chairman shall serve in said capacity for the remainder of his term. The Council shall meet at least monthly, and more often at the request of the Governor, the call of the Chairman or by written request of at least three (3) of its members. Council members shall receive fifty dollars ($50.00) for each day or part thereof spent in the performance of their duties hereunder and, in addition, shall receive all necessary travel expenses incurred thereby. (c) The powers and duties of the Council shall be as follows: (1) To act as a policy-making promotional and advisory body with regard to the establishment and operation of rum distilleries in the Virgin Islands, and the advertising and distribution of Virgin Islands rums in the world market. (2) To maintain close contact with representatives of the Virgin Islands rum producing industry, the Government of the United States Virgin Islands and the national advertising firm. (3) To compile and maintain current information regarding all aspects of the rum industry, including innovations in the production, advertising and marketing of rum; conducting such market and other research and surveys as may be necessary or desirable to obtain said information. (4) To submit a report to the Governor and the Legislature, not later than January 15th of each year, pertaining to the state of the Virgin Islands rum industry, the activities of the Council and describing future plans for the promotion of the rum industry. The report shall also contain any requests for legislation designed to aid the Council in discharging its duties and/or serve to further the promotion of Virgin Islands rums. (5) To perform such other functions and duties within its scope of authority as may be requested by the Governor.
V.I. Code tit. 3, § 27f (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 3 - Executive|Chapter 1 - Governor|§ 27f. Virgin Islands Commission on Aging

 (a) The Virgin Islands Commission on Aging is established within the Office of the Governor for budgetary purposes and shall be herein referred to for purposes of this section only as the “Commission”. (1) The Commission shall be composed of the following persons: A. The Commissioner of the Department of Human Services or his designee relating to Senior Citizens Affairs; B. The Commissioner of the Department of Health or his designee relating to Senior Citizens Affairs; C. One Representative from the Virgin Islands Housing Finance Authority; D. One Representative from the Virgin Islands Housing Authority; E. One Representative from the AARP Virgin Islands; F. The Executive Director of Lutheran Social Services or his designee; G. The Executive Director of St. Ursula's/St. John or his designee; H. One Representative from the League of Women Voters of the Virgin Islands; and I. One Representative from the Virgin Islands Banking Industry. The Commission members shall serve a period of two years or for so long as they shall hold a position designated to be a Commission member. The Commission shall select, from among its members, a Chairperson who shall serve in this capacity and the chairpersonship shall alternate bi-annually from each district. (2) The Commission shall meet monthly at a location to be determined by the Chairman and shall utilize to its best efforts conferencing capabilities between both island districts. (b) Powers and Duties of the Commission. The Virgin Islands Commission on Aging shall have the responsibility to: (1) Identify issues of concern to older adults of the Virgin Islands; (2) Research legislative issues, analyze impacts on the welfare of older adults and provide suggestion for legislators; and (3) Promote networking of organizations and individuals which support services and opportunities for senior citizens, to include but not be limited to: Adult Protective Services, V.I. Family Caregiver Support Program, Foster Grandparents Program, Homemaker Services, Homes for the Aged in both districts, Information and Referral Services, Nutrition Program for the Elderly (Meals on Wheels), Retired Senior Volunteer Program, Senior Community Employment Program, and the Pharmaceutical Assistance Program. (c) Compensation. Members of the Commission shall be compensated in the form of reimbursement for travel expenditures only as authorized by the Chairman. An annual appropriation from the General Fund through the Office of the Governor shall be used for reimbursements.
V.I. Code tit. 3, § 28 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 3 - Executive|Chapter 2 - Office of Libraries and Archives|§ 28. Statement of policy

 The Legislature of the Virgin Islands recognizes that access to information is a basic need of all of its citizens and undertakes to promote, support, implement, maintain and coordinate library and information services of uniformly high quality on a territory-wide basis for the educational, social, economic, physical and cultural well-being of the Territory and its citizens.
V.I. Code tit. 3, § 28c (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 3 - Executive|Chapter 2 - Office of Libraries and Archives|§ 28c. Privacy of library patron records

 Circulation records and other library records identifying the names of library patrons shall be confidential in nature. All records pertaining to a library patron's use of library resources and services shall not be considered public records as defined in Title 3, chapter 33, section 881, VIC, and shall not be disclosed to the public pursuant to that section.
V.I. Code tit. 3, § 28e (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 3 - Executive|Chapter 2 - Office of Libraries and Archives|§ 28e. Citizens' Advisory Boards

 The Territorial Librarian may from time to time appoint temporary citizens' advisory boards, whose members shall serve without pay, to advise on particular library problems or programs.
V.I. Code tit. 3, § 28g (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 3 - Executive|Chapter 2 - Office of Libraries and Archives|§ 28g. Transfer of records to Archivist

 (a) The head of any Government agency may turn over to the Archivist for administration, disposition and preservation such records in his custody as are not needed for transaction of current business of his office. (b) The head of each agency shall: (1) establish and maintain an active continuing program in accordance with the standards and procedures established by the Archivist for the economical and efficient management and disposition of the records of the agency; and (2) make and maintain records containing adequate and proper documentation of the organization, functions, policies, decisions, procedures and essential transactions of the agency designed to furnish information to protect the legal and financial rights of the Government and of persons directly affected by the agency's activities. (c) Notwithstanding any provision of law, an official of the Government who is authorized to certify to facts on the basis of records in his custody may certify to facts on the basis of records that have been transferred by him or by his predecessors to the Archivist, and may direct the Archivist to certify to such facts and to make administrative determinations on the basis of records transferred to the Archivist.
V.I. Code tit. 3, § 28h (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 3 - Executive|Chapter 2 - Office of Libraries and Archives|§ 28h. Archives Council; composition; duties

 (a) There is established in the Office of Libraries and Archives the United States Virgin Islands Archives Council. The Archives Council shall be comprised of twelve members consisting of the Attorney General, the Commissioner of Education, the Commissioner of Finance, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, the Lieutenant Governor, the President of the University of the Virgin Islands, the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court and the Territorial Librarian, all of whom shall serve as members ex officio and without compensation. Any ex officio member may, with the approval of the Governor, designate another person to represent him on the Archives Council. In addition to the ex officio members, the Governor shall appoint four other members to the Archives Council, who shall not be Government officers or employees, for four-year terms, two members who are residents of the District of St. Thomas-St. John and two members who are residents of the District of St. Croix; provided, that of the members first appointed, one member from each District shall be appointed for a two-year term and one member from each shall be appointed for a four-year term, as determined by the Governor. Appointed members shall receive a per diem of $30 for each day or part thereof spent in attending meetings of the Archives Council, plus actual travel expenses incurred thereby. The Governor shall select one of the members to serve as Chairman of the Archives Council, to serve in such capacity at the pleasure of the Governor. (b) The Archives Council shall review the standards, regulations and procedures developed by the Archivist in order to effectuate the provisions of sections 28f through 28h of this chapter, and shall make such recommendations to the Governor with respect thereto or with respect to any other matters affecting the archives.
V.I. Code tit. 3, § 31 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 3 - Executive|Chapter 3 - Lieutenant Governor|§ 31. Lieutenant Governor's compensation; duties

 (a) The Lieutenant Governor shall receive a salary of $125,000 per annum, payable in equal bi-weekly installments. (b) In addition to such duties as may be assigned to him by the Governor or prescribed by the Revised Organic Act of the Virgin Islands, as amended, the Lieutenant Governor shall perform such duties and functions as the Legislature may from time to time prescribe. (c) The Lieutenant Governor shall, through the Lieutenant Governor's Office collect public sewer system user fees and property taxes and shall perform all ancillary duties as provided in subsection (b) of this section and title 33 Virgin Islands Code, chapter 89.
V.I. Code tit. 3, § 34 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 3 - Executive|Chapter 3 - Lieutenant Governor|§ 34. Office of Legal Publications

 (a) There is established in the Office of the Lieutenant Governor, an Office of Legal Publications to acquire, distribute and sell any and all publications which the Lieutenant Governor deems necessary to assure public access to all laws, documents, regulations, rules and otherwise pertaining to the Virgin Islands of the United States, which Office shall be administered by the Lieutenant Governor, or his designee, in accordance with such rules and regulations, as he shall promulgate as provided by law. (b) The Lieutenant Governor is authorized to exercise all powers required to implement this section, including the acceptance of donations, gifts and grants. (c) Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, except for the libraries of the Executive, the Legislature, the Judiciary, and all publicly supported libraries, no legal publications shall be distributed by the Lieutenant Governor except by sale at such price per copy as may from time to time be established by regulations promulgated by him as provided by law. (d) There is hereby created the Legal Publications Revolving Fund which shall be constituted of all monies received by the Office of Legal Publications in payment for publications from any purchaser including the Government of the United States Virgin Islands, its agencies, departments or instrumentalities, together with any and all other donations, gifts, grants or otherwise received by the Office of Legal Publications, as well as so much of the annual appropriations for operation of the Office of the Lieutenant Governor as the Lieutenant Governor may transfer to the Legal Publications Revolving Fund. (e) The Commissioner of Finance shall maintain and provide for the administration of the Legal Publications Revolving Fund as a separate and distinct fund in the Treasury of the Virgin Islands and no funds therein shall be available for expenditure except as provided by this section. (f) All monies deposited into the Legal Publications Revolving Fund shall be disbursed by the Commissioner of Finance exclusively for the expenditure by the Lieutenant Governor, for any and all supplies and equipment, contractual services and such other necessary services as may be incidental thereto for the operation and maintenance of the Office of Legal Publications. The Lieutenant Governor or his designee shall be Certifying Officer for such disbursements. (g) The Commissioner of Finance shall submit an Annual Report to the Governor and the Legislature, reflecting receipts and expenditures pertaining to the Legal Publications Revolving Fund.
V.I. Code tit. 3, § 35 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 3 - Executive|Chapter 3 - Lieutenant Governor|§ 35. Division of Banking, Insurance and Financial Regulation established

 (a) As used in this chapter: (1) “Commissioner” means the Commissioner of Insurance. (2) “Division” means the Division of Banking, Insurance and Financial Regulation. (b) The Division of Banking, Insurance, and Financial Regulation is established in the Office of the Lieutenant Governor of the Virgin Islands. The Division has general authority and jurisdiction to regulate and supervise banks, financial institutions, licensed lenders, mortgage lenders, mortgage brokers, insurance companies, insurance agents, insurance brokers, insurance adjusters, broker-dealers, agents, investment advisers, investment adviser representatives, federally covered investment advisers and other similar persons doing business in this Territory subject to titles 9, 12A and 22 of the Virgin Islands Code. (c) The Division is headed by a Director whose duties are prescribed by the Lieutenant Governor. (d) In accordance with the general powers and duties conferred by 22 V.I.C. § 53, the Lieutenant Governor, as Commissioner of Insurance, may employ and fix the compensation of personnel and incur expenses for the proper administration of the Division.
V.I. Code tit. 3, § 36 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 3 - Executive|Chapter 3 - Lieutenant Governor|§ 36. Entities required to comply with banking, consumer and insurance codes; record

 (a) The following entities, in addition to satisfying the requirements of the Division of Corporations and Trademarks under title 13 of the Virgin Islands Code, shall comply with the applicable licensure requirements set forth in titles 9, 12A, and 22 of the Virgin Islands Code, and with any regulations promulgated by the Division: (1) banks; (2) financial institutions; (3) licensed lenders; (4) mortgage lenders; (5) mortgage brokers; (6) insurance companies; (7) insurance agents, brokers, adjusters; (8) broker-dealers; (9) agents; (10) investment advisers; (11) investment adviser representatives; (12) federally covered investment advisers; and (13) other similar persons doing business in this Territory. (b) The Director shall keep on file for a reasonable period such instruments, papers and documents required by law to be filed with the Commissioner
V.I. Code tit. 3, § 37 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 3 - Executive|Chapter 3 - Lieutenant Governor|§ 37. Conflicts of interest of Division officers and employees prohibited

 (a) It is unlawful during the term of office or while employed by the Division for the Commissioner, Director or any employee of the Division to be an officer, director, organizer, employee of or attorney for or otherwise be directly or indirectly interested in any institution subject to the supervision of, or regulation by the Division. (b) It is unlawful for the Commissioner, Director and employees of the Division during their terms of office or employment to receive directly or indirectly any payment or gratuity from any institution subject to the supervision of, or regulation by the Division or be engaged in the negotiation of loans for others with any such institution. The prohibitions contained in this subsection may not be construed as prohibiting a person from being a depositor, equity interest owner, or member in any financial institution or an insurance policyholder or equity interest owner on the same terms as are available to the public generally. (c) If the Commissioner, Director, or any employee of the Division, or the spouse of any of them, or the son or daughter of any of them residing at their respective homes obtains a loan from or holds an equity interest in any financial institution subject to supervision of, or regulation by the Division, the fact of the loan or of the holding of the equity interest and the appropriate terms and conditions, must be disclosed immediately to the Commissioner in writing by the person obtaining the loan or holding an equity interest. (d) A record of the indebtedness or holding of an equity interest described in subsection (c) must be kept on file in the Division and must be open to inspection by the public. (e) The Commissioner or the Director shall investigate any loan or equity interest of a Division employee to ensure that no preferential treatment was given to the Division employee in the process of granting the loan or issuing the interest and that the loan or interest will not compromise the employee’s effectiveness in carrying out the employee’s employment duties. If the loan has been obtained by, or if the interest is held by the Commissioner, the Office of the Inspector General shall conduct the investigation.
V.I. Code tit. 3, § 42 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 3 - Executive|Chapter 3 - Lieutenant Governor|§ 42. Banking Board

 (a) The Banking Board of the United States Virgin Islands, as heretofore established within the Office of the Government Secretary, is reestablished within the Office of the Lieutenant Governor. (b) The Board shall be composed of six members, as follows: (1) Four members appointed by the Governor with the advice and consent of the Legislature; (2) The Lieutenant Governor, who shall serve as Chairman of the Board; and (3) The Commissioner of Finance, who shall be a member ex officio, and who shall serve as Secretary of the Board. Of the four members appointed by the Governor, two shall reside in the District of St. Croix and two shall reside in the District of St. Thomas-St. John. (c) All members shall serve for a period of two years, except that any person appointed to fill a vacancy occurring prior to the expiration of the term for which his predecessor was appointed shall be appointed only for the remainder of such term. Each member shall serve until the appointment and qualification of his successor. (d) The appointed members may be removed by the Governor for cause. (e) In addition to the performance of its functions prescribed by law, the Board shall perform such functions as the Governor prescribes or as required by federal law.
V.I. Code tit. 3, § 91 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 3 - Executive|Chapter 7 - Department of Education|§ 91. Continuation of Department

 The Department of Education, hereafter in this chapter referred to as the “Department”, is continued as an executive department in the Government of the United States Virgin Islands.
V.I. Code tit. 3, § 92 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 3 - Executive|Chapter 7 - Department of Education|§ 92. Commissioner; appointment; tenure; qualifications; administration

 (a) At the head of the Department, there shall be a Commissioner of Education, hereafter in this chapter referred to as the “Commissioner”. (b) The Commissioner shall be appointed by the Governor, with the advice and consent of the Legislature, and shall hold office during the continuance in office of the Governor by whom he is appointed and until his successor is appointed and qualified, unless sooner removed by the Governor. (c) The Commissioner shall be a citizen of the United States, shall be a graduate of an accredited college or higher institution of learning of recognized standards, shall possess at least a master's degree and shall have had at the time of his appointment at least four years experience in the field of education. (d) The Department shall be administered under the supervision and direction of the Commissioner. (e) The Commissioner shall employ into career service positions pursuant to chapter 25 of this title, such teachers and other employees, as necessary, and such appointments are effective upon the Commissioner's appointment.
V.I. Code tit. 3, § 93 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 3 - Executive|Chapter 7 - Department of Education|§ 93. Assistant Commissioner, Insular Superintendents, and deputies; appointment; tenure; functions.

 (a) There shall be in the Department an Assistant Commissioner, two Insular Superintendents, one Dean of Students for each high school and such deputies as the Governor deems necessary for the proper administration of the Department. The Assistant Commissioner, the Insular Superintendents, and one Dean of Students for each high school shall be deemed of the same rank. The Assistant Commissioner and the deputies shall be appointed by the Governor, and shall hold office during the continuance in office of the Governor by whom they are appointed and until their successors are appointed and qualified, unless sooner removed by the Governor. (b) The Assistant Commissioner, the Insular Superintendents and any deputies appointed under this section shall perform such functions as the Commissioner prescribes. (c) The Deans of Students: (1) must have a masters degree and seven years in the field of education; (2) shall resolve discipline problems in the public high schools in their respective districts; (3) shall work with community and government agencies on problems relating to violence, drug abuse and other behavioral problems in the public high schools and truancy from school; (4) shall assist in developing and administering practices addressing campus control and security; and (5) shall confer with parents, teachers, counselors, support service personnel, and students on matters of discipline and welfare; Perform such other duties as the Commissioner may prescribe; and (6) shall perform such other duties as the Commissioner may prescribe.