Title 17 — Education
38 chapters · 393 sections in this title.
17 V.I.C. § 294 Personnel development
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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 instru…
17 V.I.C. § 295 Annual appropriations
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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.
17 V.I.C. § 301 Veterans' educational and recreational program
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(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, acc…
17 V.I.C. § 302 Tuition and expenses
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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.
17 V.I.C. § 303 Program open to persons other than veterans
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Persons other than veterans may be admitted to training under this program, provided they shall pay the same charges and fees required of veterans.
17 V.I.C. § 304 Duties of Commissioner and Board
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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.
17 V.I.C. § 305 Agreements with Veterans' Administration
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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.
17 V.I.C. § 306 Transportation for veterans
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(1) The Director of the Division of Veterans Affairs, Office of the Governor may defray the actual costs of transportation, out of funds provided for the purpose, upon application, of any resident veteran of the Virgin Islands, for the purpose of attending school for career and t…
17 V.I.C. § 307 Return transportation
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Veterans who have received transportation assistance to study outside of the Virgin Islands shall be eligible to have the costs of their transportation back to the Virgin Islands defrayed, upon completion of the course of study. Application for such assistance shall be made to th…
17 V.I.C. § 308 Amount allowed for transportation
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The total costs of transportation granted to any one veteran, departing and returning to the Virgin Islands, shall not exceed $500.00; Provided, That a sum not to exceed 50% of this amount shall be granted for one-way transportation.
17 V.I.C. § 309 Tax exemption on transportation
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Any tax that may be levied by the Legislature on passenger tickets shall not be collectible from any veteran traveling from the Virgin Islands to Puerto Rico or continental United States for the purpose of attending school, whether transportation is being furnished in accordance …
17 V.I.C. § 310 Repealed. Sept. 13, 1966, No. 1816, § 1, Sess. L. 1966, p. 513
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17 V.I.C. § 310 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.
17 V.I.C. § 311 Appropriation
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A suitable sum, in accordance with the financial ability of the Government of the United States Virgin Islands, shall be provided in the budget each fiscal year, under a special item to be known as “Veterans Assistance for Education”, which sum shall be available for the purpose …
17 V.I.C. § 312 Attendance at academic or career and technical courses without fee or charge
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Veterans of the United States armed services resident in the Virgin Islands who are otherwise qualified, shall be permitted to attend, without fee or charge of any kind, any academic or career and technical courses conducted by the Department of Education in the Virgin Islands, w…
17 V.I.C. § 313 Maritime Academy established
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There is established within the Department of Education, for budgetary purposes only, a public corporation to be known as the United States Virgin Islands Maritime Academy. The Academy shall provide instruction in the nautical sciences, marine engineering and related fields, incl…
17 V.I.C. § 314 Location of Academy, branches
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The Academy shall be maintained at the Port of Charlotte Amalie and its principal place of business shall be on the Island of St. Thomas, but it may have such other offices and places of business in such other locations as the Board of Governors may decide from time to time.
17 V.I.C. § 315 Board of Governors; membership
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(a) The powers, rights, privileges, functions and duties of the United States Virgin Islands Maritime Academy, shall be vested in a Board of Governors designated as the United States Virgin Islands Maritime Academy Board of Governors. The Board of Governors, upon their appointmen…
17 V.I.C. § 316 Secretary of the Board
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The Board of Governors may appoint a Secretary of the Board, determine his duties and fix his compensation. He shall hold office at the pleasure of the Board.
17 V.I.C. § 317 Powers, duties, and responsibilities of the Academy and Board
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(a) The United States Virgin Islands Maritime Academy, through the Board of Governors, shall have all the powers necessary and convenient to carry out and perform the purposes and provisions of this chapter, including, but not limited to:(1) Having perpetual succession; to sue an…
17 V.I.C. § 318 Superintendent; powers and duties
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(a) The immediate supervision of the Academy shall be resident in the Superintendent. The Superintendent shall be appointed by the Board of Governors of the Academy who shall be assured that the appointee possesses the following qualifications: he or she shall be currently qualif…
17 V.I.C. § 319 Receipt and use of vessels
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The Board of Governors may make application for and receive from the Federal Government, the Government of the United States Virgin Islands, or from other sources for utilization by the Academy, vessels detailed or furnished by such sources with all apparel, charts, books and ins…
17 V.I.C. § 320 Sharing and lending of facilities
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(a) The Legislature recognizes that the Department of Planning and Natural Resources and the Virgin Islands Port Authority have unique facilities, such as docking facilities, marine vessels and equipment which may provide potential resources to the Academy. (b) The Board of Gover…
17 V.I.C. § 330 Hospitality Training School established
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There is established within the Department of Education for budgetary purposes only, a public corporation to be known as the Virgin Islands Hospitality Training School (hereinafter in this chapter the “School”). The School shall provide educational instruction in all aspects of t…
17 V.I.C. § 331 Board of Governors
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(a) The School shall be administered by a Board of Governors consisting of seven persons: the Chairman of the Board of Career and Technical Education, a member of the Chamber of Commerce, a member of the Hotel and Tourism Association, and four other persons appointed by the Gover…
17 V.I.C. § 332 Powers and duties of the Hospitality School
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(a) The Virgin Islands Hospitality Training School, through its Board of Governors, shall have the following powers and duties:(1) to develop an entry-level training program that prepares Virgin Islands students for jobs in the tourist industry;(2) to structure its curriculum for…
17 V.I.C. § 333 School campus
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The Board of Governors may enter into an agreement to use a portion of the Virgin Islands Vocational School facilities on St. Croix and a portion of the facilities of the University of the Virgin Islands on St. Thomas, or any other facilities it deems necessary, and which are ava…
17 V.I.C. § 344 Assistance to private museums
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Private museums organized as non-profit corporations may be given assistance in the form of public grants authorized by the Legislature or by assignment of government personnel on a temporary basis not to exceed an aggregate of thirty days in any one year: provided, that the Gove…
17 V.I.C. § 345 Repealed. June 14, 1961, No. 756, § 1, Sess. L. 1961, p. 103
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17 V.I.C. § 345 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.
17 V.I.C. § 351 Repealed. June 14, 1961, No. 756, § 1, Sess. L. 1961, p. 103
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17 V.I.C. § 351 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.
17 V.I.C. § 361 Availability of grants
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Funds shall be made available in the annual appropriation for the operation of the Department of Education for the grants authorized by this chapter. Application shall be made to the Department of Education by the appropriate Scouting agency in each case. The grants shall be made…
17 V.I.C. § 362 Annual grants authorized
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There is hereby authorized to be appropriated as annual grants out of any available funds in the Treasury of the United States Virgin Islands, such amounts as shall be determined by the Legislature, for the purpose of assisting in training and camping activities of the Boy Scouts…
17 V.I.C. § 371 Application for grants
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The students of the senior class of each accredited private, parochial or public high school in the Virgin Islands may apply for a grant under the provisions of this chapter for the purpose of defraying not more than one-half of the expenses of an educational or cultural trip abr…
17 V.I.C. § 372 Selection of annual recipients
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From among the applicants for such grants the Board of Education shall select on or before April 15 not more than two recipients from St. Thomas and not more than two recipients from St. Croix. The Board of Education shall adopt and publish appropriate rules and regulations perta…
17 V.I.C. § 373 Account of spending
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The faculty moderator or principal of the high school of each senior class receiving a grant under the provisions of this chapter shall file a written account of the application for the grant received with the Board of Education within 90 days after receipt of such grant.
17 V.I.C. § 375 Establishment of Junior ROTC Program
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The Commissioner of Education shall apply to the Secretary of each military department of the United States Armed Forces for the establishment of at least one unit of the Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps at each high school in the Virgin Islands.
17 V.I.C. § 376 Use of department facilities
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The Commissioner of Education shall make available the facilities of the Department of Education for classroom instruction, storage of arms and equipment and provide for adequate drill areas at or in the immediate vicinity of each high school for the use and maintenance of Junior…
17 V.I.C. § 377 Authorization
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The Commissioner of Education is authorized to take all necessary action and to execute on behalf of the Government of the United States Virgin Islands or the Department of Education all necessary agreements or contracts for the establishment and maintenance of Junior Reserve Off…
17 V.I.C. § 451 Establishment of University; objectives; nondiscrimination
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There is hereby established in the Island of St. Thomas, Virgin Islands, as an instrumentality of the Government of the United States Virgin Islands an institution to be known as “The University of the Virgin Islands” the cardinal objectives of which shall be the stimulation and …
17 V.I.C. § 452 Location of University; branches
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The location of the University and its principal place of business shall be in the island of St. Thomas but it may have such other offices and places of business in such other locations as the Board of Trustees may decide from time to time.
17 V.I.C. § 453 Board of Trustees as body politic; powers and functions generally
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(a) For the purposes of exercising general management and control of the affairs of the University, the Board of Trustees, upon their appointment or qualification as hereinafter provided in section 455 of this title, and their successors, shall be and are hereby constituted a bod…
17 V.I.C. § 454 Specific powers and duties of University
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(a) In furtherance of its objectives, the University shall have the following purposes, objects and powers:(a) to have perpetual succession; to sue and to be sued; to enter into contracts; to contract debts; to adopt and use a common seal and to alter the same at will;(b) to prov…
17 V.I.C. § 455 Composition of Board, appointment, election and term of members
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(1) The Board of Trustees shall consist of seventeen members, as follows:(1) The Chairman of the Board of Education of the Virgin Islands, the Commissioner of Education and the President of the University shall be members ex officio.(2) The Governor shall appoint, by and with the…
17 V.I.C. § 456 Specific functions of Board; Chairman; meetings; delegation of powers
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(a) The Board in addition to exercising general management and control of the affairs of the University, shall also have the following specific functions:(1) The determination of courses of study to be pursued.(2) The granting of academic degrees and honors.(3) The granting of sa…
17 V.I.C. § 457 President as chief executive officer; appointment of personnel; appeals from suspensions or dismissals
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(a) The President of the University shall serve as its chief executive officer and shall have the power to appoint and remove all professors, lecturers, instructors and all other professional and nonprofessional personnel in accordance with rules and regulations promulgated by th…
17 V.I.C. § 458 Academic freedom and civil rights of personnel
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The academic freedom of the teacher and the full enjoyment of his political and civil rights is hereby guaranteed to all members of the teaching, technical and administrative personnel of the University of the Virgin Islands.
17 V.I.C. § 459 Exemption of University's property from executions, liens or taxes
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(a) All property of the University, including funds, shall be exempt from judicial process of every kind, including, without limitation, attachment, levy, execution and sale by virtue of an execution, and no judgment shall be a lien or charge upon its property or funds; provided,…
17 V.I.C. § 460 Issuance of bonds; terms and conditions generally
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(a) The University of the Virgin Islands shall have the power to issue bonds from time to time in its discretion, for any of its corporate purposes or projects including, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the undertaking of projects aided by the Community Faciliti…
17 V.I.C. § 461 Maturity of bonds; interests; sales; validity; actions involving bonds
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(a) Bonds of the University shall be authorized by resolutions of its Board of Trustees; may be issued in one or more series and shall be offered, awarded and executed in such manner, bear such date or dates, mature at such time or times, bear interest at such rate or rates not e…
17 V.I.C. § 462 Powers of University with respect to bonds or obligations
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(1) In connection with the issuance of bonds or the incurring of obligations, and in order to secure payment of such bonds or obligations, the University, in addition to its other powers, may—(1) pledge all or any part of its gross or net rents, fees or revenues, to which its rig…
17 V.I.C. § 463 Rights of obligee
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(1) An obligee of the University, in addition to all other rights which may be conferred on such obligee, subject only to any contractual restrictions binding upon him, may by a civil action—(1) compel the University and the Trustees, officers, agents or employees thereof to perf…