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V.I. Code tit. 3, § 94 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 3 - Executive|Chapter 7 - Department of Education|§ 94. Organization of Department

 (a) The Governor shall organize the Department of Education in a manner that provides maximum administration and responsibility for the insular school districts in the Insular Superintendents over their respective districts. The insular districts and their respective heads shall be local education agencies (LEA) for the purposes of applicable federal legislation. (b) The Commissioner and the Department shall be the state education agency (SEA) for the purpose of compliance with federal legislation. The Commissioner shall, consistent with the powers and duties of the Department, set policy for, plan, oversee and monitor public education in the Territory; Provided, however, That the daily operation of the school system shall be delegated to the Insular Superintendents within the meaning of this chapter. (c) Insular Superintendents shall provide for effective and efficient management of schools within their respective districts and shall, to the extent feasible and consistent with efficient management, delegate operational functions to school principals. (d) The Governor may create divisions within the Department or within the insular districts and appoint division heads as may be necessary to execute the purposes of this chapter and effectively administer the Department. (e) There shall be within the Department of Education a Division of Cultural Education, responsible for the implementation of a Cultural Education Program in the Virgin Islands in accordance with Title 17, chapter 5, section 41(c)(1) of this Code.
V.I. Code tit. 3, § 96a (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 3 - Executive|Chapter 7 - Department of Education|§ 96a. Identification of high-performing, low income students; gifted programs; accountability for student achievement

 (a) As used in this section “Excellence Gap” means the disparity in the percentage of lower-income versus higher-income students who reach advanced levels of academic performance. (b) The Department shall: (1) establish strategies, plans and practices for implementation in all Virgin Islands public schools to eradicate and prevent the Excellence Gap. The application of these strategies and practices must ensure that all students can excel despite their income-level or other circumstances; (2) carry out a comprehensive program to identify high-ability, low-income students in all public schools beginning with the 2016-2017 school year; (3) establish gifted programs in all public schools to promote educational excellence for students who show outstanding academic achievements or exceptional ability to learn or reason; (4) make independent study, dual enrollment, distance learning, promotion to higher grades and advanced placement courses available in all public high schools; and (5) establish an accountability system to track the number of identified high-achieving students in the public school system and their performance as a separate group, including low-income students. (c) All public schools shall monitor the performance and growth of all students and shall collect and submit data to the Commissioner of the Virgin Islands Department of Education. All public high schools shall track the number of advanced placement classes and student passage rates.
V.I. Code tit. 3, § 97 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 3 - Executive|Chapter 7 - Department of Education|§ 97. Virgin Islands Board of Education

 (a) The Virgin Islands Board of Education, referred to as the “Board” in the remainder of this section is established as an independent agency. (b) The Board of Education shall consist of nine elected members. Four (4) shall be elected by the qualified electors of the district of St. Croix. Four (4) shall be elected by the qualified electors of St. Thomas-St. John. One member shall be elected at large by the qualified electors of the Virgin Islands from the Virgin Islands as a whole, provided that such member shall be a person who is a bona fide resident of St. John. (c) The term of office for each member shall be four (4) years beginning on the first Monday of January following the election. Members must reside in the district where they are elected, therefore, a vacancy shall occur whenever a member moves out of his district. The terms of office shall be staggered such that (i) at the 2012 general election, the two highest vote-getters from each district will serve a term of six (6) years for that election period only, and the remaining offices shall serve a term of four years. In all subsequent elections, only those positions scheduled to expire shall be open for election for a four year term. (d) No person is eligible to be a member of the Board unless he meets the same eligibility qualifications for a member of the Legislature, as prescribed in section 6(b) of the Revised Organic Act of the Virgin Islands, except that the final sentence of said section 6(b) does not apply. (e) The members of the Board shall elect a Chairman and Vice-Chairman from among its number at the first meeting after each election. A Chairman or a Vice-Chairman may be replaced by the members of the Board. (f) Each member of the Board of Education shall receive the sum of $50 for each day or part thereof spent in the performance of his official duties. In addition thereto, each member shall be reimbursed for necessary travel and other expenses actually incurred in the discharge of his duties as a member of the Board of Education. (g) The Governor of the Virgin Islands shall fill any vacancy in the office of a member of the Board of Education subject to the approval of the Legislature, except that the person appointed to such vacancy shall be a resident of the same island as the member whose office is vacant. The person appointed shall serve for the remainder of the term. (h) The quorum of the Board shall be a majority of its members. No official action may be taken by the Board unless at a regular meeting, or a meeting called by the Chairman or by the members of the Board at which a quorum is present by affirmative vote of a majority of its members present.
V.I. Code tit. 3, § 97a (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 3 - Executive|Chapter 7 - Department of Education|§ 97a. —Expeditious filling of vacancies

 For the purposes of promoting effective management of the Board of Education and the faithful execution of the laws of the Virgin Islands, the Governor of the Virgin Islands shall act expeditiously to submit to the Legislature the appointment of members to fill vacancies in the membership of the said Board resulting from expiration of term or other cause.
V.I. Code tit. 3, § 98 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 3 - Executive|Chapter 7 - Department of Education|§ 98. Meetings of Board; quorum; procedure

 (a) The Virgin Islands Board of Education shall fix the dates for its regular meetings which shall be held at least once every two months. The Board shall hold special meetings as may be required. All regular meetings of the Board shall be open to the public. The Chairman shall call a special meeting upon the written request of three members, or upon the written request of the Commissioner, and the Chairman may call such a meeting on his own motion. (b) The business which the Board is authorized to transact shall be done at regular or special meetings at which not less than five members are present, and no act shall be valid unless voted for by an affirmative vote of a majority of the members present, and a true record made of such votes. (c) The Board shall adopt rules and regulations for the conduct of its proceedings. It shall keep a record book of its meetings. The minutes of all meetings shall be certified by the Secretary. (d) Any measure adopted or any decision reached by the Board shall be set forth in writing as an order of the Board. Each order shall be transmitted by the Chairman to the Commissioner for his guidance and distribution to interested parties.
V.I. Code tit. 3, § 99 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 3 - Executive|Chapter 7 - Department of Education|§ 99. Virgin Islands Board of Career and Technical Education

 Continuation  (a) The Virgin Islands Board for Career and Technical Education, heretofore established under the Department of Education for administrative purposes is continued as a semiautonomous board in the executive branch of the Government, separate and distinct from the Department of Education for all purposes. Composition; appointment and qualifications of members  (b) The Board shall be composed of nine members appointed by the Governor with the consent of the Legislature; four of whom shall be citizens of St. Thomas, one of St. John and four of St. Croix. One of these shall be a person familiar with the career and technical education needs of labor in the Virgin Islands, one shall be representative of the University of the Virgin Islands, and one shall be familiar with the career and technical education needs of management in the Virgin Islands. Terms of members; vacancies  (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. Chairman  (d) The Board shall elect annually one of its members to serve as its chairman. Compensation and expenses  (e) The members of the Board shall serve without compensation, but the provisions of section 65 of this title shall apply to such members. Removal of members  (f) The members may be removed by the Governor for cause. Personnel; compensation  (g) The Board may appoint, fix the compensation of, and prescribe the duties of, such officials, supervisors, and other personnel as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of local and Federal law relating to career and technical education. Status, powers, and duties  (h) The Board shall have such status and powers and shall perform such duties and functions as are prescribed or required by local and Federal law.
V.I. Code tit. 3, § 99a (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 3 - Executive|Chapter 7 - Department of Education|§ 99a. —Expeditious filling of vacancies

 For the purposes of promoting effective management of the Virgin Islands Board for Career and Technical Education and the faithful execution of the laws of the Virgin Islands, the Governor of the Virgin Islands shall act expeditiously to submit to the Legislature the appointments of members to fill vacancies in the membership of the said Board resulting from expiration of term or other cause.
V.I. Code tit. 3, § 100 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 3 - Executive|Chapter 7 - Department of Education|§ 100. Rules and regulations of Commissioner

 The Commissioner may prescribe rules and regulations, not inconsistent with law or other regulations authorized by law, for the proper administration of the Department, the conduct of its officers and other personnel, the distribution and performance of its business, and the custody, use, and preservation of the records, papers and property appertaining to it.
V.I. Code tit. 3, § 111 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 3 - Executive|Chapter 8 - Department of Justice|§ 111. Establishment of Department

 There is hereby established as an executive department in the Government of the United States Virgin Islands the Department of Justice, hereinafter in this chapter referred to as the “Department”.
V.I. Code tit. 3, § 112 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 3 - Executive|Chapter 8 - Department of Justice|§ 112. Attorney General; appointment; tenure; administration

 (a) The head of the Department shall be designated the “Attorney General of the Virgin Islands”, hereafter in this chapter referred to as the “Attorney General”. No person shall be eligible to be Attorney General unless he is a qualified practitioner of law, admitted to practice before the highest court of the territory and a member in good standing of the Virgin Islands Bar Association. (b) The Attorney General 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 Department shall be administered under the supervision and direction of the Attorney General.
V.I. Code tit. 3, § 113 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 3 - Executive|Chapter 8 - Department of Justice|§ 113. Assistant Attorneys General; appointment; tenure; functions

 (a) There shall be in the Department such Assistant Attorneys General as the Governor deems necessary for the proper administration of the Department. The Assistant Attorneys General 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) Any Assistant Attorneys General appointed under this section shall perform such duties as the Attorney General prescribes.
V.I. Code tit. 3, § 117 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 3 - Executive|Chapter 8 - Department of Justice|§ 117. Private practice prohibited

 The Attorney General, Assistant Attorneys General and Deputy Assistant Attorneys General shall not engage in the private practice of law, nor be associated directly or indirectly with any attorney in private practice.
V.I. Code tit. 3, § 118 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 3 - Executive|Chapter 8 - Department of Justice|§ 118. White Collar Crime and Public Corruption Section

 There is hereby established within the Department of Justice a White Collar Crime and Public Corruption Section, to institute aggressive prosecution of white collar crime and corruption, which crimes fall within the jurisdiction of the Attorney General under Virgin Islands statutes, or which the Attorney General is authorized to prosecute with the consent of the United States Attorney.
V.I. Code tit. 3, § 120 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 3 - Executive|Chapter 8 - Department of Justice|§ 120. Social action programs for the prevention of crime

 It is the purpose of this section and sections 121 and 122 to authorize and encourage and implement innovative social action programs designed to halt the drift of individuals within the community towards a life of crime through partnership of Government, the private sector and the people of the Virgin Islands, to the end of demonstrating the utility of such action programs and their applicability to the Virgin Islands.
V.I. Code tit. 3, § 121 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 3 - Executive|Chapter 8 - Department of Justice|§ 121. Attorney General; review and implementation of action programs

 (a) The Attorney General of the Virgin Islands is authorized and directed to identify and review action programs of proven value in other jurisdictions, or such programs as may have been proposed in the Virgin Islands or elsewhere, which give promise of redirecting less fortunate members of the community into a life of social worth for the purpose of adapting such programs to local conditions. (b) The Attorney General of the Virgin Islands is authorized and directed to: (1) confer, consult and cooperate with governmental agencies, private (profit and nonprofit) organizations of all kinds and other persons to identify action programs which give promise of promoting the goals set forth in this section and section 120 of this title; (2) organize and implement such action programs through negotiation and contractual arrangements of any kind with any person or agency; (3) utilize, in consultation with the appropriate officials of the Government of the Virgin Islands, the resources and personnel of any agency or department of the Government of the United States Virgin Islands in implementing such program; (4) recommend to the Governor, who is hereby authorized to implement by Executive Order such recommendations, the transfer of action programs of proven value in the Virgin Islands to an appropriate Department or agency of the Government of the United States Virgin Islands as permanent and continuing programs, the entire program together with personnel employed therein; and (5) take all other actions necessary and proper for the implementation of the purposes set forth in sections 120, 121 and 122 of Title 3, Virgin Islands Code.
V.I. Code tit. 3, § 122 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 3 - Executive|Chapter 8 - Department of Justice|§ 122. —Grants; studies; behavioral research and recommendations

 The Attorney General of the Virgin Islands, with the approval of the Governor, is authorized to— (a) make grants to, or enter into contracts with, public agencies, institutions of higher education, or private organizations to conduct research, demonstrations, or special projects pertaining to the development of new or improved approaches, techniques and systems to reduce and prevent crime, criminal recidivism and juvenile delinquency; (b) to make continuing studies and undertake programs of research to develop new or improved approaches, techniques and systems to reduce and prevent crime, criminal recidivism and juvenile delinquency; (c) carry out programs of behavioral research designed to provide more accurate information on the causes of crime and the effectiveness of various means of preventing crime, and to evaluate the success of correctional procedures; (d) make recommendations for action which can be taken by Federal, State and local Governments and by private persons and organizations to reduce and prevent crime, criminal recidivism and juvenile delinquency.
V.I. Code tit. 3, § 125 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 3 - Executive|Chapter 8 - Department of Justice|§ 125. Board of Land Use Appeals

 (a) The Board of Land Use Appeals, heretofore existing within the Department of Public Works, is continued within the Department of Justice. (b) The Board shall be composed of nine members appointed by the Governor with the advice and consent of the Legislature; provided, that four members shall reside on the Island of St. Thomas, four members shall reside on the Island of St. Croix, and one member shall reside on the Island of St. John. Five members shall constitute a legal quorum with authority to hear and decide appeals. (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 Board shall elect annually one of its members to serve as its Chairman. (e) The members may be removed by the Governor for cause. (f) In addition to the performance of its functions prescribed by law, the Board shall perform such functions as the Attorney General prescribes, or as required by federal law.
V.I. Code tit. 3, § 131 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 3 - Executive|Chapter 9 - Department of Public Works|§ 131. Continuation of Department

 The Department of Public Works, 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, § 132 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 3 - Executive|Chapter 9 - Department of Public Works|§ 132. Commissioner; appointment; tenure; administration

 (a) At the head of the Department, there shall be a Commissioner of Public Works, 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 Department shall be administered under the supervision and direction of the Commissioner.
V.I. Code tit. 3, § 133 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 3 - Executive|Chapter 9 - Department of Public Works|§ 133. Assistant Commissioners and deputies; appointment; tenure; functions

 (a) There shall be in the Department such Assistant Commissioners and such deputies as the Governor deems necessary for the proper administration of the Department. The Assistant Commissioners 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 Commissioners and any deputies appointed under this section shall perform such functions as the Commissioner prescribes.
V.I. Code tit. 3, § 134 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 3 - Executive|Chapter 9 - Department of Public Works|§ 134. Divisions and bureaus; heads; functions

 (a) The Governor may establish within the Department such divisions and bureaus as he deems necessary for the proper administration of the Department. (b) At the head of each division established under this section, there shall be a Director; and at the head of each bureau established under this section, there shall be a Chief of the bureau. (c) The heads of divisions and bureaus shall perform such functions as the Commissioner prescribes.
V.I. Code tit. 3, § 134a (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 3 - Executive|Chapter 9 - Department of Public Works|§ 134a. Division of Capital Improvements; established

 (a) The Division of Capital Improvements is established within the Department of Public Works. (b) The Division of Capital Improvements shall administer and coordinate, all capital improvement projects of the various departments and agencies of the Government of the Virgin Islands and perform the following duties: (1) Develop and implement standards for the design, placement and construction and location of capital improvements; (2) Participate in the planning of, and supervise the construction of all government capital projects; (3) Provide inter-agency coordination of all government capital improvement projects; (4) Develop a weighted list of factors that may be used to evaluate the need for capital improvement projects. The list must include all of the following: (A) Preservation, adequacy and use of existing facilities. (B) Health and safety considerations. (C) Operational efficiencies. (D) Projected demand for governmental services. (5) Apply for, receive and manage grants and other federal aid for capital improvement projects; (6) Develop a capital improvement plan that addresses the long-term capital improvement needs of all Government departments; (7) Provide engineering, architectural and other technical services; (8) Cooperate with any other agencies, organizations or persons, public or private, in undertaking capital improvement projects; (9) Negotiate, prepare and review contracts for construction services, professional services, inter-agency memoranda of understanding and other legal instruments through the Division's legal counsel, to ensure legal sufficiency and code compliance; (10) Provide fiscal review of balance sheets and reconcile capital improvement budgets through payment certification, audits and other appropriate measures; (11) Perform such functions as may be required by federal law in order to participate in federally-aided capital improvement projects;