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V.I. Code tit. 17, § 245 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 17 - Education|Chapter 21 - Adult Education|§ 245. Coalition for the Advancement of Adult Education

 (a) There is hereby created the Virgin Islands Coalition for the Advancement of Adult Education. The Coalition shall consist of the memberships of its two committees, one committee for the District of St. Croix and one committee for the District of St. Thomas/St. John. Each of the committees shall have the Commissioner of Education, or his designee, as a member, a member of the Board of Education for that District, and nine other members, who are residents of their respective committee districts, as follows: the Superintendent of Schools; a member of the Legislature; a current recipient of adult education services; a business person; a representative from the Educational Administrator's Association; a representative from the American Federation of Teachers Union; a representative from the Department of Labor; a representative of community organizations that promote commerce and industry; and an employee of the Virgin Islands Government knowledgeable in vocational training. (b) Coalition members, except the members of the Legislature, shall be appointed by the Governor for two-year terms and may be reappointed. The legislative members of the Coalition shall be appointed by the President of the Legislature. Each committee shall elect from its membership, a chairman. The committees may meet separately from each other and conduct the work for the Coalition for their respective districts. Each committee shall determine the time, place, and frequency of its meetings; provided, however, not less than once each year the committees shall meet jointly to coordinate and evaluate their work for the Territory as a whole. For the purpose of its joint meetings, the Coalition shall elect a chairman of the joint committees of the Coalition. Funds for the operation of the Coalition shall be appropriated annually. (c) The Coalition, through its committees shall: (1) advise the Commissioner of Education on the development of, and policy matters arising in, the administration of the state plan for adult education; (2) assist in the optimum advancement of students entering adult education programs; (3) advise the Commissioner of Education with respect to long-range planning and studies to evaluate adult education programs, services, and activities under this chapter; and (4) be particularly cognizant of literacy needs and placement of adult education graduates in jobs within the community. (d) Not less than once each year, each Committee shall conduct a public meeting at which the public is given the opportunity to express views concerning adult education. (e) The Commissioner of Education shall provide the Coalition and its committees with professional, technical, and clerical personnel as may be necessary to enable them to carry out their functions under this section. Such personnel shall be provided from employees of the Department of Education.
V.I. Code tit. 17, § 281 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 17 - Education|Chapter 24 - Education of the Disabled|§ 281. Finding and purpose

 It is the policy of this Territory to provide, as an integral part of the free public education, special education sufficient to meet the needs and maximize the capabilities of children with disabilities. The timely implementation of this policy to the end that all children with disabilities actually receive the special education necessary to their proper development in as normalized a setting as possible is declared to be an integral part of the policy of this Territory. This section applies to all children with disabilities regardless of the schools, institutions, or programs by which such children are served.
V.I. Code tit. 17, § 281a (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 17 - Education|Chapter 24 - Education of the Disabled|§ 281a. Conformity with Federal Law

 For the purposes of this chapter, the terms “Intellectually Disabled” or “Intellectual Disability” shall have the same meaning as the terms “Mentally Retarded” or “Mental Retardation” as found in Title 34 of the Code of Federal Regulations.
V.I. Code tit. 17, § 283 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 17 - Education|Chapter 24 - Education of the Disabled|§ 283. Full educational opportunity for children with disabilities

 (a) All children with disabilities residing in the Virgin Islands shall have a right to a free and appropriate public education which shall include a continuum of placements ranging from full inclusion, partial inclusion, itinerant teaching, resource room, related services, separate classes, separate schools, homebound instruction and instruction in a hospital or other institutional setting. (b) To the maximum extent practicable, children with disabilities shall be educated along with children who are non-disabled and placed in regular educational settings using the same curricula as their non-disabled peers, with modifications as needed to meet their individual, specialized educational needs. Impediments to learning and to integration into the regular school environment, to the maximum degree appropriate, shall be overcome by the provision of specialized services and supplemental services, aids and modifications to the curricula, rather than by separate schooling or other removal of children with disabilities from the regular educational environment. Special classes, separate schooling or other removal of children with disabilities from the regular educational environment shall occur only when, and to the extent that the nature of the severity of the disability is such that education in regular classes, even with the use of supplementary aids and services, cannot be achieved.
V.I. Code tit. 17, § 284 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 17 - Education|Chapter 24 - Education of the Disabled|§ 284. Facilities

 (a) Physical aspects and specifications of schools, classrooms, and other facilities for, or likely to be used by children with disabilities, shall be related to their special physical, educational, and psychological needs. All publicly supported educational facilities which are expressly intended for or are likely to be used by children with disabilities, shall be planned, located, designed, constructed, equipped, and maintained with due regard for the special capabilities, disabilities, and requirements of the children with disabilities to be accommodated therein. (b) All facilities shall conform to the guidelines of the Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board and the Americans with Disabilities Accessibility Standards for Buildings and Facilities, 34 CFR § 300.718, 20 U.S.C. 1404.
V.I. Code tit. 17, § 285 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 17 - Education|Chapter 24 - Education of the Disabled|§ 285. Department of Education; responsible government agency

 (a) The Department of Education shall provide or cause to be provided all regular and special education and related services required by children with disabilities to the end that they shall receive the benefits of a free appropriate public education appropriate to their needs. (b) The Department of Education is authorized and directed to secure the fullest implementation in the Virgin Islands of the “Individuals with Disabilities Education Act” (20 U.S.C. § 1400), as amended, and to do all that is or may be required to secure for the Virgin Islands the benefit of appropriations pursuant to such Act. The Department of Education shall constitute the state educational agency of the Virgin Islands Government under such Act and shall: (1) develop, administer, and supervise the state plan authorized by the “IDEA” and acts amendatory thereto; (2) identify all funds, personnel, records, equipment and other resources of the Virgin Islands Government—which provide or might provide educational programs and related services for children with disabilities within the scope of this chapter; (3) provide for the detailed administration and close supervision of educational programs, services, and activities for children with disabilities in public schools organized and administered by the Department of Education and for the organization and supervision of educational programs, services, and activities for children with disabilities in special educational facilities or public institutions; (4) establish and implement procedural safeguards which assure that the rights of children with disabilities and their parents or guardians are protected; and (5) do such things as are necessary and incidental to carrying out the requirements of this chapter. (c) The responsibility of the Department of Education to provide a free public education for children with disabilities is not diminished by the availability of private schools and services. Whenever private schools and services are available or are utilized, it continues to be the responsibility of the Department of Education to assure an appropriate quantity and quality of regular and special educational and related services, and the protection of all other rights, and to ascertain that all children with disabilities receive the educational and related services and rights to which this chapter entitles them.
V.I. Code tit. 17, § 286 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 17 - Education|Chapter 24 - Education of the Disabled|§ 286. Division of Educational Programs for Children with Disabilities

 (a) There is hereby established in the Department of Education a Division of Educational Programs for Children with Disabilities. The Division shall be headed by a director who shall be qualified by education, training, and experience to take responsibility for, and give direction to, the program of the Department of Education relating to the disabled. (b) The operation of the Division, its role in the Department of Education, its authority, its working relationship with other discrete intra-departmental structures, its function in inter-agency concerns, and its role in facilitating, supervising, and monitoring of special education in the least restrictive environment shall be detailed in rules and regulations promulgated and published under section 292 of this chapter.
V.I. Code tit. 17, § 287 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 17 - Education|Chapter 24 - Education of the Disabled|§ 287. Responsibilities of the Department of Education

 The Department of Education shall be responsible for insuring that: (a) a free appropriate public education is available to all children with disabilities between the ages of three and twenty-one; (b) all children residing in the Territory who are disabled, regardless of the severity or chronicity of their disability, and who are in need of special education and related services are identified, located and evaluated, and individualized education programs are developed for them; (c) after the initial evaluation, development of an individualized education program, and appropriate placement, such individualized education program will be reviewed, and, if appropriate, revised periodically, but not less than annually; (d) procedural safeguards are established as required by section 289 of this chapter; (e) procedures are developed to assure that to the maximum extent appropriate, children with disabilities, including children in public or private institutions or other care facilities, are educated with children who are not disabled, and that separate classes, special schooling, or other removal of children with disabilities from the regular educational environment occurs only when the nature or severity of the disability is such that education in regular classes with the use of supplementary aids and services cannot be achieved satisfactorily; (f) procedures are established to assure that testing and evaluation materials and procedures utilized for evaluation and placement of children with disabilities will be selected and administered so as not to be racially or culturally biased, and that adaptive behavior will be considered in evaluation and placement. Such materials or procedures shall be provided and administered in the child's dominant language or mode of communication, unless it is clearly not feasible to do so, and no single procedure shall be the sole criterion for determining an appropriate educational program for a child; (g) the Department of Education shall be responsible for assuring that the requirements of this chapter are carried out and that all educational programs for children with disabilities within the Territory will be under the general supervision of the person responsible for educational programs for children with disabilities in the Department and shall meet education standards of the Department; and (h) procedures are established for consultation with individuals involved in or connected with the education of children with disabilities, including disabled individuals and parents or guardians of children with disabilities; and that there are public hearings, adequate notice of such hearings, and an opportunity for comment available to the general public prior to adoption of the policies, programs, and procedures required pursuant to the provisions of this chapter.
V.I. Code tit. 17, § 288 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 17 - Education|Chapter 24 - Education of the Disabled|§ 288. Contracts not prohibited

 (a) Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to prevent the Department of Education from making arrangements with, and/or payments to, public and private schools, institutions and agencies, for services to children with disabilities where it is unable to provide satisfactory service with its own facilities and personnel, and the facilities and personnel of schools administered and operated by the Department of Education. (b) Any such agreement, contract, or arrangement for providing educational, corrective, or supporting services for children with disabilities shall contain the following provisions and comply with all other provisions required by law: (1) a precise identification of the parties to the agreement, contract, or arrangement; (2) an enumeration or other precise delineation of the services to be provided; (3) provisions relating to the performance of inspections and examinations and the making of reports and evaluations; (4) provisions defining the relationships between the private schools, institutions or agencies and the Department of Education in regard to the responsibilities for regular education, special education, and related services for children with disabilities; (5) provisions for amendment, renewal, withdrawal from or termination of the agreement, contract, or arrangement; and (6) any other necessary or appropriate provisions.
V.I. Code tit. 17, § 290 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 17 - Education|Chapter 24 - Education of the Disabled|§ 290. Administrative and judicial review

 (a) A child, or the child's parent or guardian, may obtain administrative and judicial review of any action or omission covered by this chapter on the grounds that the child has been or is about to be: (1) denied entry or continuance in a program of special education appropriate to the child's disability and needs; (2) placed in a special education program which is inappropriate to the child's disability and needs; (3) denied educational services because no suitable program of education or related services is maintained; (4) provided with special education or other education which is insufficient in quantity to satisfy the requirements of law; (5) provided with special education or other education to which the child is entitled only by units of government or in situations which are not those having the primary responsibility for providing the services in question; or (6) assigned to a program of special education when the child is not disabled. (b) The parent or guardian of a child placed or denied placement in a program of special education shall be notified promptly, by registered certified mail, return receipt requested, of such placement, denial or impending placement or denial. Such notice shall contain a statement informing the parent or guardian that he is entitled to review of the determination and of the procedure for obtaining such review. (c) The Department of Education shall make and, from time to time, may amend or revise rules and regulations for the conduct of hearings authorized by this section and otherwise for the implementation of its purpose. (d) The remedies provided by this section are in addition to any other remedies which a child, his parent or guardian may otherwise have pursuant to law.
V.I. Code tit. 17, § 291 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 17 - Education|Chapter 24 - Education of the Disabled|§ 291. Annual report

 On or before March 15th of each year, the Department of Education shall submit to the Governor and to the Legislature, and make available for public distribution, a report setting forth the extent to which the Department of Education is providing or causing to be provided the special education and related services for children with disabilities necessary to implement fully the policy of this chapter. The report shall detail progress made in fulfilling the plan authorized by section 285 of this title and shall include any additional matters which may be necessary or appropriate including recommendations for amendment of laws, changes in administrative practices and patterns of organization, and changes in levels and patterns of financial support.
V.I. Code tit. 17, § 292 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 17 - Education|Chapter 24 - Education of the Disabled|§ 292. Rules and regulations

 (a) The Department of Education shall from time to time amend and revise, rules and regulations for the implementation of this chapter. (b) General notice of any proposed rules and regulations shall be published in at least one newspaper of general circulation in the Territory and shall include: (1) a statement of the time, place and nature of any public hearing; (2) reference to the legal authority under which the regulation is proposed; and (3) either the terms or substance of the proposed regulation or a description of the subjects and issues involved. (c) Within sixty (60) days after publication of the notice required in this section, the Department of Education shall give interested persons an opportunity to submit written data, views, or arguments, with or without an opportunity for oral presentation. (d) No rules or regulations issued pursuant to this chapter shall become effective until thirty (30) days after the expiration of the public comment period or any public hearing convened pursuant to subsection (c) of this section.
V.I. Code tit. 17, § 293 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 17 - Education|Chapter 24 - Education of the Disabled|§ 293. Relationship to other government agencies

 It is the purpose of this section to promote the efficient and expert implementation of special education programs and related services in the Territory. The Department of Education may establish and operate or cooperate with other agencies of the Virgin Islands Government in establishing and operating programs providing special education and related services for children with disabilities. The Department of Education is further authorized and directed to undertake such studies and investigations into all educational programs conducted or sponsored, in whole or in part, by such Department for the purpose of determining and evaluating the effectiveness of same and the degree to which such programs may be or are duplicative of educational opportunities available under the jurisdiction of any other agency of the Government. If duplication of programs is discovered, the Department shall alter same in order to achieve coordination with programs offered under the jurisdiction of any other agency of the government.
V.I. Code tit. 17, § 294 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 17 - Education|Chapter 24 - Education of the Disabled|§ 294. Personnel development

 The Department of Education shall establish, and publish or cause to be published a description of, programs and procedures for the development of a comprehensive system of personnel development which shall include the in-service training of general and special educational instructional and support personnel, detailed procedures to assure that all personnel necessary to carry out the purposes of this chapter are appropriately and adequately trained, and effective procedures for acquiring and disseminating the teachers and administrators of programs for children with disabilities significant information derived from educational research, demonstration, and similar projects, and adopting, where appropriate, promising educational practices and materials developed through such projects.
V.I. Code tit. 17, § 295 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 17 - Education|Chapter 24 - Education of the Disabled|§ 295. Annual appropriations

 Funds for the purpose of carrying out the requirements of this chapter shall be made available by appropriations of the Legislature in the annual budget for the Department of Education.
V.I. Code tit. 17, § 301 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 17 - Education|Chapter 25 - Veterans' Education|§ 301. Veterans' educational and recreational program

 (a) A veterans' educational and recreational program is established in the Virgin Islands under the supervision of the Commissioner of Education. (b) The facilities of the program may include provision for elementary, secondary, or career and technical education and training, according to the demand or need therefor; and in accordance with standards and requirements set by the Veterans' Administration, employing insofar as possible existing facilities of the school system.
V.I. Code tit. 17, § 302 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 17 - Education|Chapter 25 - Veterans' Education|§ 302. Tuition and expenses

 Charges may be made of veterans enrolled in or participating in the program, for tuition and operating expenses which will be paid by the Veterans' Administration in accordance with schedules and conditions authorized by contract or agreement with the Veterans' Administration.
V.I. Code tit. 17, § 303 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 17 - Education|Chapter 25 - Veterans' Education|§ 303. Program open to persons other than veterans

 Persons other than veterans may be admitted to training under this program, provided they shall pay the same charges and fees required of veterans.
V.I. Code tit. 17, § 304 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 17 - Education|Chapter 25 - Veterans' Education|§ 304. Duties of Commissioner and Board

 Insofar as compatible with the nature of this program, the Commissioner of Education and the Virgin Islands Board of Education shall perform the same functions and have the same responsibilities as in the regular program of the Department of Education.
V.I. Code tit. 17, § 305 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 17 - Education|Chapter 25 - Veterans' Education|§ 305. Agreements with Veterans' Administration

 Such agreements by the Governor or the Commissioner of Education with the Veterans' Administration as may be necessary or proper for carrying out this program are authorized, ratified and approved.