Title 2 — Legislature
10 chapters · 78 sections in this title.
2 V.I.C. § 152 Selection Committee
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A Selection Committee (hereinafter “Committee”) is hereby established to select the members of the Council. The Committee shall consist of the President of the Legislature or an appropriate designee, the Presiding Judge of the Superior Court or an appropriate designee, the Commis…
2 V.I.C. § 153 Jurisdiction
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The Council shall examine issues of importance to youth, including, but not limited to, education, employment, entrepreneurship, strategies to increase youth participation in Government, safe environments for youth, substance abuse, emotional and physical health, foster care, pov…
2 V.I.C. § 154 Membership
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(a) The Council consists of 16 voting members who are Virgin Islands residents and appointed in accordance with this subsection. In appointing members, the appointing authorities shall consider geographic distribution. All youth and legislative appointments must be made within 18…
2 V.I.C. § 155 Integration with learning results
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The Department of Education may seek the cooperation of the Council on the integration of Council experience into the learning results standards in student service and career preparation.
2 V.I.C. § 156 Priorities
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The Council shall set priorities and shall determine the function of subcommittees, standards of conduct, process, procedures and the use of technology to convene meetings. Council members shall review and consider the procedures and rules used by the Legislature as they may be a…
2 V.I.C. § 157 Communication
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The Council may provide testimony on legislation pending before the Legislature.
2 V.I.C. § 158 Compensation
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All members of the Legislative Youth Advisory Council serve without compensation. However, each of the 16 voting members of the Council is entitled to a per diem allowance of $75 for each day or part of a day spent in the attendance at official meetings of the Council, plus actua…
2 V.I.C. § 159 Freedom of access
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Meetings of the Council are public meetings and all records of the Council are public records as defined by 3 V.I.C., chapter 33.
2 V.I.C. § 160 Staff
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The Legislature shall provide staff assistance to the Council from within its existing budgeted resources or from any grants received by the Legislature for that purpose. The staff assigned by the Legislature shall draft all legislation submitted to the Legislature by the Council…
2 V.I.C. § 161 Funding
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The Legislature may seek outside funds to fund costs of the Council. Contributions to support the work of the Council may not be accepted from any party having a pecuniary or other vested interest in the outcome of the matters being studied or who would in any way compromise the …
2 V.I.C. § 162 Budget
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The Council shall work with the Executive Director of the Legislature to develop a budget for the Council. The budget must be submitted to the Executive Director of the Legislature within 90 days of the beginning of each new term of the Council. The Legislature shall pay reasonab…
2 V.I.C. § 163 Solicitation of funds prohibited without prior written approval
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No public or private entity may solicit or receive funds from any source on behalf of or for the benefit of the Council without prior written approval of the Legislature or its executive director. All such funds, if approved and when received by the requesting entity, must be imm…
2 V.I.C. § 201 Position created
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There is hereby established within the Office of the Legislature the position of Legislative Post Auditor, hereinafter referred to as the “Post Auditor”. The Post Auditor shall be appointed in the same manner as other employees of the Legislature. The Post Auditor shall be a pers…
2 V.I.C. § 202 Post Auditor Division established
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There is hereby established the Division of Post Audit within the legislative branch of the government, which Division shall be attached to the Legislative Standing Committee on Finance. The Division of Post Audit shall be under the direct supervision of the Post Auditor in accor…
2 V.I.C. § 203 Audit of government departments and agencies
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(a) The Post Auditor shall audit the financial affairs and transactions of every department or agency of the executive, legislative and judicial branches of government at least once each year and more often if so directed by the Legislative Standing Committee on Finance. Such ann…
2 V.I.C. § 204 Contents of reports
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(a) The annual written audit report of each governmental department or agency shall show the following:(a) Whether all funds of said departments or agencies have been expended for the purposes authorized in the appropriation acts of the Legislature therefor;(b) Whether all receip…
2 V.I.C. § 205 Additional audits
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(a) Audits, in addition to the annual written audit of each government department or agency, shall be performed by the Post Auditor only on the direction of the Legislative Standing Committee on Finance. The Legislative Standing Committee on Finance may direct the Post Auditor to…
2 V.I.C. § 206 Audit upon special request
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In addition to other audits which the Legislative Standing Committee on Finance may direct, such Committee may direct the audit of any governmental department or agency when so requested in writing by any member or committee of the Legislature. Any such written request shall spec…
2 V.I.C. § 207 Investigatory powers
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(a) In relation to any audit of a governmental department or agency under authority of this chapter, the Legislative Standing Committee on Finance shall have all of the investigatory powers conferred upon committees of the Legislature pursuant to chapter 1 of this title. (b) In i…
2 V.I.C. § 208 Preparation of fiscal notes
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The Post Auditor shall be responsible for the preparation of written statements regarding availability of funds accompanying appropriation bills reported out of the Legislative Standing Committee on Finance which statements are required by the Rules of the Legislature.
2 V.I.C. § 209 Establishment; appointment of Code Revisor
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(a) There is established within the Legislature of the Virgin Islands the Office of the Code Reviser whose head is the Code Revisor who is appointed in the same manner as other legislative employees. The Office of the Code Revisor is strictly impartial and non-partisan. (b) The P…
2 V.I.C. § 210 System of continuous statute research and correction
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(a) In order that the laws of the Virgin Islands, as set out in the Virgin Islands Code Annotated, may be made and kept as simple, as clear, as concise and as complete as possible, and in order that the amount of construction and interpretation of the statutes required of the cou…
2 V.I.C. § 251 Statement of purpose
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The purpose of this chapter is to require, as a matter of law, that: (1) the budget of the Government of the Virgin Islands be balanced each fiscal year; (2) appropriations in each fiscal year not exceed the verifiable revenues received; (3) annual deficits be eliminated that wil…
2 V.I.C. § 252 Definitions
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(1) As used in this chapter, unless the context clearly requires otherwise:(1) “Appropriations” means an amount authorized by law to be paid in a fiscal year from the monies of the Government of the Virgin Islands for a specific purpose.(2) “Budget” means the total appropriations…
2 V.I.C. § 253 Mandatory balanced budget requirement
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Prior to each fiscal year, and before enactment of the budget of the Government of the Virgin Islands, the Legislature shall adopt, by law, a statement of the average of the prior two years “Revenues” or “Verifiable receipts” which has been certified by the Governor, shall be the…
2 V.I.C. § 254 Governor's recommendation
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Together with the submission of the program and financial plan required by the Executive Budget Act, contained in Title 2, chapter 2, section 24, Virgin Islands Code, the Governor shall submit to the Legislature his certified statement of the average of the prior two years actual…
2 V.I.C. § 255 Waiver for emergencies
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The provisions of this chapter may be waived by a two-thirds vote of the Legislature whenever the Legislature finds that an emergency exists, natural or otherwise.
2 V.I.C. § 256 Fixed debt
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(a) The amount of debt of the Government of the Virgin Islands existing on October 1, 2000 shall be the debt limit of the Government of the Virgin Islands, exclusive of bond principal and interest that may become due. The debt limit shall not include bonds authorized by law for w…