(a) There is established a Master Construction, Maintenance and Capital Plan Review Panel (“Review Panel”), who shall review and approve the Master School Construction, Maintenance and Capital Plan. The Review Panel consists of the Commissioner of the Department of Education, the St. Croix Insular Superintendent, the St. Thomas/St. John Insular Superintendent, and the members of the Virgin Islands Board of Education School Plants and Facilities Committee or its successor. A quorum consists of six members, with one being an Insular Superintendent.
(b) The Executive Director shall prepare an initial 20-year Master School Construction, Maintenance and Capital Plan and submit it to the School Construction and Maintenance Review Panel for its evaluation and approval.
(c) The initial Master School Construction, Maintenance and Capital Plan must include information regarding current and future needs for student housing, quality of the existing facilities, facilities renovation, facilities expansion requirements, or new construction required to support the Territory’s educational and programmatic goals and a complete territory-wide inventory of all schools, whether in use or not in use. The Plan must also include accurate projections regarding enrollment and careful determination of school site location and capacity and must be flexible, implementable and must address the need to provide capacity for projected student enrollment.
(d) The Review Panel shall convene not later than 45 days after receipt of the Master Construction, Maintenance and Capital Plan to evaluate and approve the Plan. Failure to convene within the 45-day time-period or to otherwise vote on the Master Construction, Maintenance and Capital Plan, constitutes approval by the Review Panel.
(e) After approval of the initial Plan, the Executive Director shall update the Plan every five years and submit it to the Review Panel for review and approval.