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V.I. Code tit. 17, § 802 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 17 - Education|Chapter 43 - Research and Technology Park Protected Cell Corporation|§ 802. Establishment of Protected Cells

 (a) There is hereby created by the Government of the Virgin Islands a protected cell corporation to be known as the Research and Technology Park Protected Cell Corporation. Such Research and Technology Park Protected Cell Corporation shall be governed by the Board of Directors of the Research and Technology Park Corporation. Upon the written approval by the Board and the Governor of the plan of operation, which shall include, but not be limited to, the specific business and investment objectives of each Protected Cell, the Research and Technology Park Protected Cell Corporation may establish the Protected Cell and may establish written procedures therefore, which may include an establishment fee and an annual fee payable to the Research and Technology Park Protected Cell Corporation. (b) Each Protected Cell shall have its own distinct name or designation, which shall contain the words: “VI E-Cell” or “Virgin Islands E-Cell”, which words shall be a duly registered trade name with the Office of the Lieutenant Governor. The Research and Technology Park Cell Corporation shall have the authority to grant names to each Protected Cell, as long as names shall not be the same as, nor so similar as to cause confusion with, the name of any other Protected Cell, and as long as all names commence with the words “VI E-Cell” so as not to cause confusion with the name of any other entity in the Virgin Islands. (c) Each Protected Cell is a legal entity separate from the Corporation and may be only created as a legal entity that under the laws of the Virgin Islands provides limited liability for at least some of its equity owners, including, but not limited to, a corporation, limited liability company or limited liability partnership. (d) To be entitled to the benefits of this chapter, a Protected Cell must meet the following conditions at all times: (1) The Protected Cell must be an “Electronic Commerce Business,” an “e-Commerce Business,” or a “Knowledge-Based Business” as defined in title 17 Virgin Islands Code chapter 34, section 482; (2) The Protected Cell must be a tenant of the University of the Virgin Islands Research and Technology Park; and (3) The Protected Cell must have the Corporation as a shareholder, partner, member, or other equity owner, to an agreed minimum percentage, of the total equity interests in the Protected Cell entity. (e) The Research and Technology Park Protected Cell Corporation shall be the exclusive protected cell corporation or similar entity in the Virgin Islands, other than a corporation established pursuant to Title 22, chapter 55, subchapter II of this Code, for a period of 10 years from the date of enactment of this legislation. (f) The resident agent and the location at which the resident agent may be served shall be designated in writing by each Protected Cell to the Research and Technology Protected Cell Corporation and in the absence of such designation shall be the Lieutenant Governor at the Office of the Lieutenant Governor.
V.I. Code tit. 17, § 803 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 17 - Education|Chapter 43 - Research and Technology Park Protected Cell Corporation|§ 803. Use and operation of Protected Cells

 (a) The assets of any Protected Cell may not be charged with liabilities arising out of any other business of the Research and Technology Park Protected Cell Corporation or any other Protected Cell. (b) The income, gains and losses, realized or unrealized, from each Protected Cell must be credited to or charged against the Protected Cell without regard to other income, gains, or losses of the Corporation, including income, gains, or losses of other Protected Cells. (c) At the cessation of business of a Protected Cell, and in the absence of any placement under administrative supervision or order of rehabilitation or liquidation attributable to that Protected Cell, the shareholders, members, partners, or other equity owners entitled to vote shall voluntarily wind up the Protected Cell in accordance with a duly adopted plan which has also been approved by the Board of Directors of the Corporation.
V.I. Code tit. 17, § 804 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 17 - Education|Chapter 43 - Research and Technology Park Protected Cell Corporation|§ 804. Reach of creditors and other claimants

 (a) Creditors of a Protected Cell shall not be entitled to have recourse against the assets of other Protected Cells or the assets of the Research and Technology Park Protected Cell Corporation. (b) In no event shall the establishment of one or more Protected Cells alone constitute or be deemed to be a fraudulent conveyance, or evidence of intent by the Research and Technology Park Protected Cell Corporation to defraud creditors or the carrying out of business by the Research and Technology Park Protected Cell Corporation under any other fraudulent purpose.
V.I. Code tit. 17, § 805 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 17 - Education|Chapter 43 - Research and Technology Park Protected Cell Corporation|§ 805. Conservation, rehabilitation or liquidation of the Research and Technology Park Protected Cell Corporation

 Notwithstanding any contrary provision of this title, the rules and regulations promulgated under this title, or any other applicable law or regulation, upon any order of conservation, rehabilitation, or liquidation of the Research and Technology Park Protected Cell Corporation, the receiver shall be bound to deal with the Research and Technology Park Protected Cell Corporation's assets and liabilities, including the Corporation's interest in each Protected Cell, in accordance with the requirements set forth in this chapter.
V.I. Code tit. 17, § 806A (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 17 - Education|Chapter 43 - Research and Technology Park Protected Cell Corporation|§ 806A. Action by the Governor

 Upon receiving a finding from the Board recommending a plan of operation for an Existing Business or a plan of operation of Protected Cell be approved, the Governor shall proceed to make his determination as to whether to approve the Board's findings; and in this event the Board shall submit all relevant data and all other requested data to the Governor along with its report for the Governor's consideration. If, after 60 calendar days excluding Sundays and holidays, have elapsed from the date of official receipt at Government House in the capital of the Board's findings, the Governor has neither actively approved nor disapproved the plan of operation and issuance of benefits to the applicant, the plan of operation and issuance of benefits shall be considered approved, and the Board shall then proceed to issue the appropriate certificate.
V.I. Code tit. 17, § 807 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 17 - Education|Chapter 43 - Research and Technology Park Protected Cell Corporation|§ 807. Licensing

 (a) Each Protected Cell shall get a Protected Cell Business License. (b) The Department of Licensing and Consumer affairs shall process a business license application for the Protected Cell applicant fifteen working days of the applicant's submitting a completed application to the Department of Licensing and Consumer Affairs, or if a determination is not made within such time as to the propriety of the issuance of such a business license, the department shall issue a temporary license to the applicant entitling it to commence business at the expiration of the fifteen-working-days period, allowing it to conduct business as if in receipt of a valid business license for a period not exceeding 30 days pending completion of the process.
V.I. Code tit. 17, § 808 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 17 - Education|Chapter 43 - Research and Technology Park Protected Cell Corporation|§ 808. Beneficiary exclusion

 (a) Beneficiaries of the Economic Development Program pursuant to Title 29, chapter 12, of this Code, and beneficiaries of the Farmers, Fishermen and Consumers Assistance Program pursuant to Title 7, chapter 13, of this Code, shall not be eligible to receive benefits under this chapter during the period of their benefits under Title 29 or Title 7, respectively. (b) A beneficiary or a former beneficiary of the Economic Development Program, or its predecessor, the Industrial Development Program or the Farmers, Fishermen and Consumers Assistance Program may apply for benefits under this chapter, with such benefits to commence after the expiration of benefits under Title 29 or Title 7, as appropriate, or with such benefits to apply in lieu of the benefits under Title 29 or title 7, as appropriate, with the prior written permission of the respective agency that granted the benefits to the beneficiary or former beneficiary. (c) A beneficiary or a former beneficiary under this chapter may apply for benefits under the Economic Development Program pursuant to Title 29, chapter 12 of this Code, or under the Farmers, Fishermen and Consumers Assistance Program pursuant to Title 7, chapter 13 of this Code, with the prior written permission of the Corporation.
V.I. Code tit. 17, § 809 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 17 - Education|Chapter 43 - Research and Technology Park Protected Cell Corporation|§ 809. Applicable law

 The Research and Technology Park Protected Cell Corporation, each Protected Cell thereof, and all contracts or other agreements entered into by the Research and Technology Park Protected Cell Corporation shall be governed by the laws of the Virgin Islands.
V.I. Code tit. 17, § 810 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 17 - Education|Chapter 43 - Research and Technology Park Protected Cell Corporation|§ 810. Confidential records

 The following records and information of the Research and Technology Park Protected Cell Corporation and information and records provided by Protected Cells to the Corporation shall be kept confidential, unless disclosure is otherwise ordered by a court of competent jurisdiction, or such information is requested by the Governor or any regulator or fiscal enforcement entities of the Government of the Virgin Islands including the Department of Finance, the Bureau of Internal Revenue, or the Attorney General, or by a person duly authorized by law to release such information or required in accordance with a legally issued investigative subpoena of the Office of the Attorney General or of the Inspector General: (a) Confidential, proprietary information, books and records of the Corporation concerning Protected Cells, such as their financial arrangement with the Corporation, royalty arrangements, financing, patents, financial and commercial information and other trade secrets which are recognized and protected as such by law. (b) Information or records provided to the Corporation by a Protected Cell pursuant to a confidentiality agreement where such information and records could not otherwise be obtained by the Corporation without a pledge of confidentiality. (c) Records that represent and constitute the work product of an attorney, which are related to litigation or a claim made by or against the Corporation or one or more Protected Cells. (d) Information which, if released, would give a competitive advantage to competitors of Protected Cells. (e) Information regarding negotiations between the Corporation and a prospective Protected Cell.
V.I. Code tit. 17, § 821 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 17 - Education|Chapter 44 - The Dropout Prevention Act|§ 821. Title

 This chapter may be cited as the “Dropout Prevention Act.”
V.I. Code tit. 17, § 822 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 17 - Education|Chapter 44 - The Dropout Prevention Act|§ 822. Definitions

 (a) “Community based dropout prevention program” means a program or service provided by a public or private non-profit agency designed to support and supplement the dropout prevention program of the school district. (b) “Disciplinary program” means a program designed to provide intervention for students who are disruptive in the traditional school environment. (c) “Dropout retrieval activities” means educational programs and activities that identify and motivate students who have dropped out of school to re-enter school in order to obtain a high school diploma or its equivalent. (d) “Educational alternative program” means an educational program that is designed to offer variations from traditional instructional programs and strategies for the purpose of increasing the likelihood that students who are unmotivated or unsuccessful in traditional programs will remain in school and obtain a high school diploma or its equivalent. (e) “Retention activities” means educational programs and activities that identify students who are potential dropout candidates, remove those students from the traditional educational environment, motivate them and provide for their return to the educational mainstream and obtain high school diplomas. (f) “Substance abuse program” means an agency-based or school-based educational program designed to meet the needs of students with drug or alcohol-related substance abuse problems. (g) “Teenage parent program” means an educational program designed to provide specialized curriculum and other services to meet the needs of both pregnant students and students who are already parents. (h) “Youth services program” means an educational program provided to students who participate in youth residential or day services programs conducted by the Department of Human Services or another agency.
V.I. Code tit. 17, § 824 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 17 - Education|Chapter 44 - The Dropout Prevention Act|§ 824. Program planning and implementation

 (a) Each district may establish one or more alternative programs for dropout prevention at the elementary, junior high school or high school level. (b) Any school district desiring to receive state funding for a dropout prevention program shall develop a comprehensive dropout prevention program plan that describes all of the programs and services that the district will make available to the students pursuant to § 824 of this chapter. School districts that do not implement all of the programs outlined in § 824 shall provide evidence that such programs are not needed within the district, or that the needs of the students are being provided through existing public or private agencies or entities, or that the district is unable to provide the program. (1) In order to be approved, each plan must include the following components: (A) emphasis on parental, community, and business involvement; (B) interagency coordination in order to maximize existing human and fiscal resources; (C) a method for early identification of potential dropouts; (D) dropout retrieval activities; (E) employment skills and other career awareness activities related to preparation for the work force; (F) the commitment of the district in achieving the goals and objectives of this section, as evidenced by the assignment of at least one person to be responsible for the implementation and administration of the district's dropout prevention program. (2) For each program provided by the district under § 824, the following information must be provided in the program plan: (A) student eligibility criteria; (B) student admission procedures; (C) operating procedures; (D) program goals and outcome objectives; (E) qualifications of program personnel; (F) the program budget, including identification of all federal, local, or other funds which will be used to support the program; (G) a schedule for staff development activities; and (H) evaluation procedures which describe how objectives will be achieved and measured. (c) Prior to the implementation of the program, the Insular Superintendents must submit the district comprehensive dropout prevention program plans to the Commissioner of Education for approval no later than 60 days subsequent to the passage of this legislation. In subsequent years, the insular superintendents shall submit supplemental plans to the initial dropout prevention plan. (d) The insular superintendents may modify courses listed in the state curriculum for the purpose of providing dropout prevention programs pursuant to the provisions of this chapter. The Commissioner must approve the modifications that may include the lengthening or shortening of the time allocated for in-class study, alternate methods of assessment of student performance, and the integration of curriculum frameworks or student performance standards to produce interdisciplinary units of instruction.
V.I. Code tit. 17, § 825 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 17 - Education|Chapter 44 - The Dropout Prevention Act|§ 825. Evaluation

 Beginning with the 2008-2009 school year, each school district receiving funding for the dropout prevention programs shall submit an annual report to the Department of Education documenting the extent to which each of the district's dropout prevention programs have been successful in meeting the objectives established for the district program. The Department shall compile all of the information into an annual report which shall be submitted to the Legislature not later than June 30th of each year.
V.I. Code tit. 17, § 826 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 17 - Education|Chapter 44 - The Dropout Prevention Act|§ 826. Staff development

 Staff assigned to dropout prevention programs shall participate regularly in staff development activities relating to their specific duties and responsibilities pursuant to the district's approved dropout prevention program plan and master in service plan.
V.I. Code tit. 17, § 827 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 17 - Education|Chapter 44 - The Dropout Prevention Act|§ 827. Records

 Each district providing a program for dropout prevention under this chapter shall include maintain provisions of statistical and demographic data for each participating student for whom funding is generated, records documenting the student's eligibility, the length of participation in the program, the type of program to which the student was assigned, and an administrative review of any action by school personnel relating to such placement.
V.I. Code tit. 17, § 828 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 17 - Education|Chapter 44 - The Dropout Prevention Act|§ 828. Coordination with other agencies

 School district dropout prevention programs must be coordinated with social services, law enforcement agencies, prosecutorial and juvenile justice agencies in the school district. These agencies may exchange information contained in student records and juvenile justice records with written permission from the parents of the students. School districts and other agencies receiving the information shall use the information only for official purposes connected with the certification of students for admission and for the administration of the dropout prevention program and the agencies shall maintain provisions of statistical and demographic data the confidentiality of the information unless otherwise provided by law.
V.I. Code tit. 17, § 829 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 17 - Education|Chapter 44 - The Dropout Prevention Act|§ 829. Dropout prevention manual

 The Department of Education shall develop a manual for school districts which includes presentation of the intent and goals of this chapter, requirements for comprehensive dropout prevention programs plans, examples of successful practices, identification of resources available to supplement educational programs, and any other information that will assist in the successful implementation of this chapter. The manual must be made available to school districts at the beginning of the 2008-2009 school year.
V.I. Code tit. 17, § 830 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 17 - Education|Chapter 44 - The Dropout Prevention Act|§ 830. Community-based dropout prevention program grants

 (a) Beginning with the 2008-2009 school year, from funds specifically appropriated by the Legislature for this purpose, the Department of Education may award grants on a competitive basis to public or private nonprofit organizations wishing to implement dropout retrieval activities or community-based dropout prevention programs. The Department of Education shall award the grants annually no later than January 30th of each year. (b) Organizations wishing to apply for a grant shall submit a grant proposal to the Department of Education. In order to be considered for funding, the grant proposal must include the following assurances: (1) A detailed description of the program to be implemented, including a statement of program objectives, activities, target population, number of students to be served, and an identification of all education, community agency, private sector or other personnel and resources involved in program development and implementation. (2) Assurance that parents and guardians will be involved in the development and implementation of the program. (3) A detailed program budget. (4) Measures for the evaluation of the effectiveness of the program, including cost-effectiveness. (c) The Department of Education shall consider the following factors in awarding grants as outlined in subsection (b): (1) The dropout rate within the geographic area to be served by the program. Those geographic areas with high dropout rates shall have priority for selections; (2) The qualification of the personnel who will be responsible for program implementation and administration; (3) The extent to which the programs will be coordinated with existing public educational programs and social and medical services; or (4) The degree to which the programs' objectives and activities are consistent with the goals of this subsection. (d) The Department shall make information on all criteria to be used in the selection of proposals for funding pursuant to the provisions of this subsection available to any organization wishing to apply for a community-based dropout prevention program grant. (e) Organizations that are awarded grants pursuant to the provisions of this subsection shall submit an annual report to the Department of Education documenting the extent to which the program objectives are being met.
V.I. Code tit. 17, § 831 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 17 - Education|Chapter 44 - The Dropout Prevention Act|§ 831. Rules

 The Department of Education may adopt any rules necessary to implement the provisions of this chapter; provided that such rules must require the minimum amount of paperwork and reporting necessary to comply with this act.
V.I. Code tit. 17, § 1001 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 17 - Education|Chapter 45 - National Guard Youth Challenge Program|§ 1001. Short title

 This chapter may be cited as “The National Guard Youth Challenge Program Act”.
V.I. Code tit. 17, § 1002 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 17 - Education|Chapter 45 - National Guard Youth Challenge Program|§ 1002. Implementation and administration; rules and regulations; written guidelines

 (a) The Virgin Islands National Guard shall implement and administer the Youth Challenge Program, whose goal is to improve the life skills and employment potential of participants by providing military-based training and supervised work experience, in addition to the core program components of assisting participants to receive a high school diploma or its equivalent, leadership development, promoting fellowship and community service, developing life-coping skills, and improving physical fitness, health and hygiene. (b) The Virgin Islands National Guard shall promulgate rules and regulations, including program personnel policy and staff criteria, participants eligibility standards, and procedures consistent with the Rules and Regulations of the U.S. Department of Defense Instruction No. 1025 promulgated by the U.S. Secretary of Defense and 52 U.S.C. Section 509. (c) The National Guard shall prepare written guidelines concerning the nomination and selection process of participants in the program, and the guidelines must include a list of the factors considered in the selection process.