Senate: Culture, Historic Preservation, Aging

Agenda:

The committee will receive testimony on the following:

Block I

9 a.m. to 11 a.m.

An update on the status and conditions of public cemeteries in the St. Croix District

Block II

11 a.m. to 1 p.m.

An update on the status and conditions of libraries, museums and archives in the St. Croix District

LUNCH 1 p.m. to 2 p.m.

Block III

2 p.m. to 6 p.m.

Bill No. 33-0312 – A Resolution honoring and commending Janet Valencia Prince-Soto for her contributions to the St. Croix community through her years of educating and mentoring others in the field of cosmetology and her entrepreneurship in the same field (Proposed by Senator Stedmann Hodge Jr.)

Bill No. 33-0345 – An Act honoring and commending Judy M. Gomez, for her contributions to the Virgin Islands community, especially the children of the Virgin Islands (Sponsored by Senator Dwayne M. DeGraff)

Bill No. 33-0352 – A Resolution honoring and commending Charles Lambert Alvarez Christian for his dedication and accomplishments in the field of martial arts and the Virgin Islands community (Sponsored by Senator Oakland Benta)

Bill No. 33-0427 – A bill recognizing and honoring the late Mrs. Dorothy Lockhart-Elskoe for her vast contributions to the preservation of the arts and culture of the Virgin Islands by renaming Raphune Hill the “Dorothy ‘Dotsy’ Lockhart-Elskoe Drive” (Sponsored by Senator Myron D. Jackson)

Bill No. 33-0426 – A Resolution recognizing the 100th year anniversary of the Senepol cattle and the Lawaetz family’s contribution toward ensuring the continued existence of the Senepol cattle locally and abroad (Sponsored by Senator Myron D. Jackson)

BR19-0879: A Resolution posthumously honoring and commending the late Rev. Vincent Hoover Adams Gordon Sr., D.D., for his outstanding contributions to the Virgin Islands community. (Sponsored by Senator Kurt A. Vialet (awaiting bill number))