Title 3 — Executive
37 chapters · 651 sections in this title.
3 V.I.C. § 100 Rules and regulations of Commissioner
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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 cust…
3 V.I.C. § 101 Establishment; duties and responsibilities of the Bureau of School Construction and Maintenance
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(a) There is established within the Office of the Governor, the Bureau of School Construction and Maintenance. The Bureau shall acquire, establish, operate, develop, repair, maintain, renovate, improve, upgrade, inspect, modernize, manage, and construct all public educational fac…
3 V.I.C. § 102 Executive Director of the Bureau
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(a) The Bureau is managed by:(1) an Executive Director, appointed by the Governor, who must be either an architect or engineer licensed in the Virgin Island; an individual with seven or more years’ experience in construction, capital project management, or maintenance management;…
3 V.I.C. § 103 Master School Construction, Maintenance and Capital Plan; Review Panel
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(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…
3 V.I.C. § 91 Continuation of Department
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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.
3 V.I.C. § 92 Commissioner; appointment; tenure; qualifications; administration
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(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 co…
3 V.I.C. § 93 Assistant Commissioner, Insular Superintendents, and deputies; appointment; tenure; functions
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(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 Superi…
3 V.I.C. § 94 Organization of Department
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(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 …
3 V.I.C. § 95 Repealed. June 8, 1990, No. 5568, § 1, Sess. L. 1990, p. 218
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3 V.I.C. § 95 Statutes current through Act 9046 of the 2025 session of the 36th Legislature, including all code changes through October 25, 2025 Virgin Islands Code AnnotatedCopyright © 2026 All rights reserved.
3 V.I.C. § 96 Powers and duties of Department; budget
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(a) The Department shall have authority and jurisdiction to exercise general control over the enforcement of the laws relating to education, and shall—(1) promote the cause of education, and achieve a high level of general education throughout the Virgin Islands;(2) integrate int…
3 V.I.C. § 96a Identification of high-performing, low income students; gifted programs; accountability for student achievement
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(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 Vir…
3 V.I.C. § 97 Virgin Islands Board of Education
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(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…
3 V.I.C. § 97a —Expeditious filling of vacancies
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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 m…
3 V.I.C. § 98 Meetings of Board; quorum; procedure
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(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 c…
3 V.I.C. § 99 Virgin Islands Board of Career and Technical Education
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Continuation 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 …
3 V.I.C. § 99a —Expeditious filling of vacancies
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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…