Title 17 — Education
38 chapters · 393 sections in this title.
17 V.I.C. § 753 Adoption of rules
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The Commissioner shall adopt rules and regulations pertaining to excusing students from classes in order to attend career day activities. If May first of a given year falls on a Saturday, Sunday or legal holiday, the Commissioner shall designate the day upon which Career Day shal…
17 V.I.C. § 761 Legislative findings; intent
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(1) The Legislature of the United States Virgin Islands hereby finds that school violence is a problem in the territory's schools. The Legislature also finds that there needs to be a reshaping of the approach to combating school violence. The Legislature further finds that the im…
17 V.I.C. § 762 Definitions
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(1) “Conflict resolution” means the process of transforming individuals involved in interpersonal or inter-group confrontations from being adversaries to being partners in a side-by-side search for a fair agreement that is advantageous to both. (2) “Consensus decision making” mea…
17 V.I.C. § 763 Approach utilized
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The conflict resolution education approach that shall be utilized in schools throughout the Virgin Islands is the “Peaceable School” approach. The peaceable school approach is a comprehensive whole-school methodology that utilizes conflict resolution as a system of operation for …
17 V.I.C. § 764 Conceptual framework
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(1) The peaceable school approach integrates conflict resolution into the operation of the school. Every member of the school community learns and uses conflict resolution concepts and skills. Peaceable school climates reflect caring, honesty, cooperation, and appreciation for di…
17 V.I.C. § 765 Tasks required
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(1) The tasks required for the establishment of peaceable schools throughout the Virgin Islands shall include but not be limited to:(1) instituting conflict resolution training for adults;(2) designing behavior expectations and management systems in concert with conflict resoluti…
17 V.I.C. § 766 Fundamental skills
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(1) Building a peaceable climate: The skills necessary for the effective development of a conflict resolution education program utilizing the peaceable school approach shall include but shall not be limited to the following:(1) Building a peaceable climate: Responsibility and coo…
17 V.I.C. § 767 Illinois Institute for Dispute Resolution as model
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(a) The fundamental skill areas are parts of the curriculum of the Creating a Peaceable School model of the Illinois Institute for Dispute Resolution (“IIDR”). It is the intent of this chapter to have the IIDR model adopted throughout the territory's schools to the extent applica…
17 V.I.C. § 768 Effective date
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The Conflict Resolution Education program shall be implemented by all schools in the Virgin Islands by no later than January 31, 1999.
17 V.I.C. § 780 Purpose
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The purpose of this chapter is to provide for the creation of a bullying prevention, gang resistance education and training program.
17 V.I.C. § 781 Legislative findings; intent
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(a) The Legislature finds that bullying has a negative effect on the social environment of schools, creates a climate of fear among students, inhibits their ability to learn, and leads to other antisocial behavior:(1) Sexual, discrimination due to sexual orientation; and(2) Haras…
17 V.I.C. § 782 Definitions
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(a) As used in this chapter:(a) “Board” means the Virgin Islands Board of Education;(b) “Bullying prevention” includes but is not limited to instruction in the prevention and strategies for student-centered problem solving all of the following:(1) Intimidation;(2) Student victimi…
17 V.I.C. § 783 Implementation
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(a) Each school district shall make suitable provisions for instruction in bullying prevention and gang resistance education and training in all grades and include such instruction in the courses of study regularly taught therein. (b) The Department of Education shall incorporate…
17 V.I.C. § 784 Effective date
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Beginning 180 days after the effective date of this chapter, each school district shall create and maintain a policy on bullying, which must be filed with the Board. Each school district must communicate its policy on bullying to its students and their parents or guardians on an …
17 V.I.C. § 800 Purpose
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(a) The purpose of this chapter is to provide for the creation of a protected cell corporation by the Legislature of the Virgin Islands to be owned by the University of the Virgin Islands Research and Technology Park Corporation, defined as the “Research and Technology Park Prote…
17 V.I.C. § 801 Definitions
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As used in this chapter:“Protected Cell” means a separate legal entity created pursuant to section 802 of this chapter and affiliated with the Protected Cell Corporation in accordance with the provisions of this chapter. “Protected Cell” means a separate legal entity created purs…
17 V.I.C. § 802 Establishment of Protected Cells
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(a) There is hereby created by the Government of the Virgin Islands a protected cell corporation to be known as the Research and Technology Park Protected Cell Corporation. Such Research and Technology Park Protected Cell Corporation shall be governed by the Board of Directors of…
17 V.I.C. § 803 Use and operation of Protected Cells
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(a) The assets of any Protected Cell may not be charged with liabilities arising out of any other business of the Research and Technology Park Protected Cell Corporation or any other Protected Cell. (b) The income, gains and losses, realized or unrealized, from each Protected Cel…
17 V.I.C. § 804 Reach of creditors and other claimants
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(a) Creditors of a Protected Cell shall not be entitled to have recourse against the assets of other Protected Cells or the assets of the Research and Technology Park Protected Cell Corporation. (b) In no event shall the establishment of one or more Protected Cells alone constitu…
17 V.I.C. § 805 Conservation, rehabilitation or liquidation of the Research and Technology Park Protected Cell Corporation
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Notwithstanding any contrary provision of this title, the rules and regulations promulgated under this title, or any other applicable law or regulation, upon any order of conservation, rehabilitation, or liquidation of the Research and Technology Park Protected Cell Corporation, …
17 V.I.C. § 806 Incentives of the Research and Technology Park Protected Cell Corporation
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(a) The Research and Technology Park Protected Cell Corporation shall pay an annual franchise tax to the Department of Finance based on the worldwide gross receipts of each of the Corporation's Protected Cells. Each Protected Cell with annual worldwide gross receipts less than or…
17 V.I.C. § 806A Action by the Governor
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Upon receiving a finding from the Board recommending a plan of operation for an Existing Business or a plan of operation of Protected Cell be approved, the Governor shall proceed to make his determination as to whether to approve the Board's findings; and in this event the Board …
17 V.I.C. § 807 Licensing
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(a) Each Protected Cell shall get a Protected Cell Business License. (b) The Department of Licensing and Consumer affairs shall process a business license application for the Protected Cell applicant fifteen working days of the applicant's submitting a completed application to th…
17 V.I.C. § 808 Beneficiary exclusion
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(a) Beneficiaries of the Economic Development Program pursuant to Title 29, chapter 12, of this Code, and beneficiaries of the Farmers, Fishermen and Consumers Assistance Program pursuant to Title 7, chapter 13, of this Code, shall not be eligible to receive benefits under this c…
17 V.I.C. § 809 Applicable law
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The Research and Technology Park Protected Cell Corporation, each Protected Cell thereof, and all contracts or other agreements entered into by the Research and Technology Park Protected Cell Corporation shall be governed by the laws of the Virgin Islands.
17 V.I.C. § 810 Confidential records
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(a) The following records and information of the Research and Technology Park Protected Cell Corporation and information and records provided by Protected Cells to the Corporation shall be kept confidential, unless disclosure is otherwise ordered by a court of competent jurisdict…
17 V.I.C. § 821 Title
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This chapter may be cited as the “Dropout Prevention Act.”
17 V.I.C. § 822 Definitions
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(a) “Community based dropout prevention program” means a program or service provided by a public or private non-profit agency designed to support and supplement the dropout prevention program of the school district. (b) “Disciplinary program” means a program designed to provide i…
17 V.I.C. § 823 Student eligibility and program criteria
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(a) Educational Alternative Programs. All programs funded pursuant to the provisions of this chapter must be positive and reflect strong parental and community involvement. In addition, specific programs must meet the following criteria:(a) Educational Alternative Programs. (1) E…
17 V.I.C. § 824 Program planning and implementation
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(a) Each district may establish one or more alternative programs for dropout prevention at the elementary, junior high school or high school level. (b) Any school district desiring to receive state funding for a dropout prevention program shall develop a comprehensive dropout pre…
17 V.I.C. § 825 Evaluation
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Beginning with the 2008-2009 school year, each school district receiving funding for the dropout prevention programs shall submit an annual report to the Department of Education documenting the extent to which each of the district's dropout prevention programs have been successfu…
17 V.I.C. § 826 Staff development
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Staff assigned to dropout prevention programs shall participate regularly in staff development activities relating to their specific duties and responsibilities pursuant to the district's approved dropout prevention program plan and master in service plan.
17 V.I.C. § 827 Records
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Each district providing a program for dropout prevention under this chapter shall include maintain provisions of statistical and demographic data for each participating student for whom funding is generated, records documenting the student's eligibility, the length of participati…
17 V.I.C. § 828 Coordination with other agencies
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School district dropout prevention programs must be coordinated with social services, law enforcement agencies, prosecutorial and juvenile justice agencies in the school district. These agencies may exchange information contained in student records and juvenile justice records wi…
17 V.I.C. § 829 Dropout prevention manual
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The Department of Education shall develop a manual for school districts which includes presentation of the intent and goals of this chapter, requirements for comprehensive dropout prevention programs plans, examples of successful practices, identification of resources available t…
17 V.I.C. § 830 Community-based dropout prevention program grants
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(a) Beginning with the 2008-2009 school year, from funds specifically appropriated by the Legislature for this purpose, the Department of Education may award grants on a competitive basis to public or private nonprofit organizations wishing to implement dropout retrieval activiti…
17 V.I.C. § 831 Rules
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The Department of Education may adopt any rules necessary to implement the provisions of this chapter; provided that such rules must require the minimum amount of paperwork and reporting necessary to comply with this act.
17 V.I.C. § 1001 Short title
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This chapter may be cited as “The National Guard Youth Challenge Program Act”.
17 V.I.C. § 1002 Implementation and administration; rules and regulations; written guidelines
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(a) The Virgin Islands National Guard shall implement and administer the Youth Challenge Program, whose goal is to improve the life skills and employment potential of participants by providing military-based training and supervised work experience, in addition to the core program…
17 V.I.C. § 1003 Participation
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Participation in the Youth Challenge Program is on a voluntary basis. No person may be sentenced by any court to participate in the program; however, a youth court Judge may recommend the program to a child when, under the court's determination, such a program would be sufficient…
17 V.I.C. § 1004 High school diploma and certificate of attendance
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(a) The Virgin Islands National Guard under the auspices of the Challenge Academy, may award an adult high school diploma to each participant who meets the requirements for a general equivalency diploma (GED) under the policies and guidelines of the GED Testing Services of the Am…
17 V.I.C. § 1005 Funding
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The Virgin Islands National Guard may accept any available funds that may be used to defray the expenses of the Program, including, but not limited to, federal funding, public or private funds and any funds that may be appropriated by the Legislature for that purpose.
17 V.I.C. § 1006 Annual report
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The Virgin Islands National Guard shall make an annual report to the Governor and the Legislature on the Youth Challenge Program including, but not limited to, the number of applicants to the program by district, race and sex, the number of applicants accepted, the number of appl…