Senate Calendar (weekending 090209)

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2. Invited Testifiers:
Honorable Angel E. Dawson, Jr.,
Commissioner
Department of Finance
Mr. Julito A. Francis
Director of Finance & Administration
V.I. Public Finance Authority
Ms. Debra E. Gottlieb
Director
Office of Management & Budget
Honorable Claudette J. Watson-Anderson
Director
Bureau of Internal Revenue
Ms Bernadett Williams
Tax Assessor
Office of the Governor
Mr. Nathan Simmonds
Senior Policy Advisor
Office of the Governor
Ms. Patricia Goins
Hawkins Delafield & Administration
V.I. Public Finance Authority’s bond Counsel
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Time: 6:00 PM
Committee: of the Whole
Location: Earle B. Ottley Legislative Hall, St. Thomas
Agenda
The Twenty-Eighth Legislature will convened a Committee of the Whole hearing on
Tuesday, September 1, 2009 at 6:00 pm on the Island of St. Thomas
The purpose is to hear testimony on Bill 28-0138, the Community Development Block
Grant legislation, for the proposed projects in the St. Thomas/St. John District, as

3. described:
Bill 28-0138: “To approve the projects to be funded with the 2009 Community
Development Block Grant (CBDG) from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban
Development (HUD), and to consider granting VIHFA authority to re-program monies not
utilized within time frames set by law or agreement.”
Invited Testifiers:
ST. THOMAS PROPOSED RECIPIENTS:
Ms. Shirley Joseph, Executive Director, VI Resource Center for the Disabled, Inc
Dr. Elise Warner, Program Coordinator, Wesley Methodist Church St. Thomas/St. John
Circuit, Inc.
Ms. Rosalia Ruan, Director, UVI Upward Bound St. Thomas Campus
Irose Payne-Chalon, Program Coordinator, St. Andrews Seek & Serve Outreach, Inc.
Mr. Myron Jackson, President, We From Upstreet, Inc.
Ms. Arlene Chawell, President/Founder, Helping Young People Excell, Inc. (HYPE)
Irma Hodge, Virgin Islands Housing Authority, Director of Public Relations
Ms. Sarah Connell, Public Relation Officer, Long Path Garden Street Association, Inc.
Ms. Sandra Hodge, Benjamin, Executive Director, Family Resource Center, Inc.
Mr. Louise O. Petersen, Executive Director, Methodist Training & Outreach Center, Inc.
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Wednesday, September 02, 2009
Committee: No committee meeting scheduled
RESERVED FOR CONSTITUENT MEETINGS AND OFFICE WORK
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Thursday, September 03, 2009
Committee: No committee meeting scheduled
RESERVED FOR CONSTITUENT MEETINGS AND OFFICE WORK
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4. Friday, September 4, 2009
Time: 10:00AM
Committee: Health
Location: Earle B. Ottley Legislative Hall, St. Thomas
Agenda
The Committee on Health will receive testimony relative to the following agenda
item:
10:00AM – 2:00PM
Preliminary discussions on the ratification of the Group Medical Health Insurance
Agreement between the Government of the Virgin Islands, through the Health
Insurance Board of Trustees, the University of the Virgin Islands, the St. Thomas
East End Medical Center Corporation and the Frederiksted Health Care, Inc.,
and Connecticut General Life Insurance Company.
Invited Testifiers
Mr. John Abramson, Jr.
Chairman
Government Employees Services Commission
Mr. Andrew D. Crooke
President/General Manager
CIGNA Health Care Florida
Honorable Angel Dawson, Jr.
Commissioner
Department of Finance
Ms. Deborah Gottlieb
Director
Office of Management and Budget

5. Monday, September 7, 2009
HOLIDAY LABOR DAY
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Tuesday, September 8, 2009
Time: 9:00 AM
Committee: Appropriations and Budget
Location: Earle B. Ottley Legislative Hall, St. Thomas
Agenda
The Committee on Appropriations and Budget has scheduled a meeting to consider the
following Lease agreement and Budget Bills.
Lease Agreement between the Government of the Virgin Islands and Frederiksted Health
Care, Inc.
Invited Testifiers:
Honorable Lynn A. Millin-Maduro, Esq.
Commissioner
Department of Property & Procurement
Mrs. Masserae Sprauve-Webster
Director
Frederiksted Health Center, Inc.
Bill No. 28-0109 – An Act for the operation of the Government of the Virgin Islands during the
fiscal year October 1, 2009 to September 30, 2010 (Proposed by: Senator Louis Patrick Hill by
Request of the Governor)
Bill No. 28-0110 – An Act appropriating monies from the Antilitter and Beautification Fund to
the Waste Management Agency for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010 (Proposed by:
Senator Louis Patrick Hill by Request of the Governor)

6. Bill No. 28-0111 – An Act providing an appropriation for operating expenses of the Bureau of
Motor Vehicles of the Government of the Virgin Islands during the fiscal year October 1, 2009
to September 30, 2010 (Proposed by: Senator Louis Patrick Hill Request by the Governor)
Bill No. 28-0112 – An Act providing an appropriation for operating expenses of the Business
and Commercial Properties Revolving Fund of the Government of the Virgin Islands during the
fiscal year October 1, 2009 to September 30, 2010 (Proposed by Senator Louis Patrick Hill by
Request of the Governor)
Bill No. 28-0113 – An Act providing an appropriation from the Caribbean Basin Initiative Fund
for fiscal year October 1, 2009 to September 30, 2009 (Proposed by: Senator Louis Patrick Hill
by Request of the Governor)
Bill No. 28-0114 – An Act appropriating funds from the Government Insurance Fund for
operating expenses of the Department of Finance and the Department of Labor for the fiscal
year ending September 30, 2010 (Proposed by: Senator Louis Patrick Hill by Request of the
Governor)
Bill No. 28-0115 - An Act providing for the lump sum appropriation from the Health Revolving
Fund for fiscal year October 1, 2009 through September 30, 2010 (Proposed by: Senator Louis
Patrick Hill by Request of the Governor)
Bill No. 28-0116 – An Act providing for the lump sum appropriation from the Indirect Cost Fund
for salaries, operating expenses and for other purposes, of the Office of Management and
Budget, the Division of Personnel, the Department of Property and Procurement and the
Department of Finance for the fiscal year October 1, 2009 through September 30, 2010
(Proposed by: Senator Louis Patrick Hill by Request of the Governor)
Bill No. 28-0117 – An Act appropriating the sum of $1,000,000 from the Interest Revenue Fund
as a contribution to the General fund for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010 (Proposed
by: Senator Louis Patrick Hill by Request of the Governor)
Bill No. 28-0118 – An Act providing appropriations from the Internal Revenue Matching Fund
for the fiscal year October 1, 2009 through September 30, 2010 (Proposed by: Senator Louis
Patrick Hill by Request of the Governor)
Bill No. 28-0119 – An Act providing for the operating expenses of the Public Employees
Relations Board and the Labor Management Committee for fiscal year October 1, 2009, to
September 30, 2010 (Proposed by: Senator Louis Patrick Hill by Request of the Governor)
Bill No. 28-0120 – An Act appropriating funds to the Public Services Commission for the fiscal
year October 1, 2009, to September 30, 2010, for operating expenses (Proposed by: Senator
Louis Patrick Hill by Request of the Governor)

7. Bill No. 28-0121 - An Act providing an appropriation for operating expenses of the Waste
Management Authority from the Sewage System Fund of the Government of the Virgin Islands
during the fiscal year October 1, 2009 through September 30, 2010 (Proposed by: Senator
Louis Patrick Hill by Request of the Governor)
Bill No. 28-0122 – An Act appropriating the sum of $2,000,000 from the Internal Revenue
Matching Fund as a contribution to the St. Croix Capital Improvement Fund for the fiscal year
ending September 30, 2010 (Proposed by: Senator Louis Patrick Hill by Request of the
Governor)
Bill No. 28-0123 – An Act providing an appropriation for operating expenses of the Department
of Public Works and the Waste Management Agency from the St. John Capital Improvement
Fund of the Government of the Virgin Islands during the fiscal year October 1, 2009 through
September 30, 2010 (Proposed by: Senator Patrick Hill by the Governor)
Bill No. 28-0124 – An Act providing an appropriation from the Tourism Advertisement Revolving
Fund to the Office of the Governor, the Virgin Islands Police Department, the Department of
Public Works, the Virgin Islands Waste Management Agency and the Department of Tourism
during the fiscal year October 1, 2009 through September 30, 2010 (Proposed by: Senator
Louis Patrick Hill by Request of the Governor)
Bill No. 28-0125 – An Act appropriating the sum of $23,500,000 from the Transportation Trust
Fund as a contribution to the General Fund for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010
Proposed by: Senator Louis Patrick Hill by Request of the Governor (Assigned to the
Committee on Appropriations and Budget)
Bill No. 28-0126 – An Act appropriating monies for salaries, expenses and programs of the
University of the Virgin Islands for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010 (Proposed by:
Senator Louis Patrick Hill by Request of the Governor)
Bill No. 28-0127 - An Act appropriating the sum of $4,793,261 from the General Fund to WTJX
Public Television System for fiscal year September 30, 2010 Proposed by: (Senator Louis
Patrick Hill by Request of the Governor)
Bill No. 28-0128 – An Act appropriating funds to the Virgin Islands Taxicab Commissions for
the fiscal year ending October 1, 2009 to September 30, 2010 for operating expenses
Proposed by: (Senator Louis Patrick Hill by Request of the Governor)
Bill No. 28-0129 - An Act amending various provisions of the Virgin Islands Code in light of the
severe financial constraints imposed on the Government of the Virgin Islands by the continuing
international economic recession (Proposed by: Senator Louis Patrick Hill by Request of the
Governor)

8. Wednesday, September 9, 2009
Time: 6:00 PM
Committee: of the Whole
Location: Frits E. Lawaetz Legislative Conference Room, St. Croix
Agenda
The Twenty-Eighth Legislature will convened a Committee of the Whole hearing on
Tuesday, September 1, 2009 at 6:00 pm on the Island of St. Croix
The purpose is to hear testimony on Bill 28-0138, the Community Development Block
Grant legislation, for the proposed projects in the St Croix District, as described:
Bill 28-0138: “To approve the projects to be funded with the 2009 Community
Development Block Grant (CBDG) from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban
Development (HUD), and to consider granting VIHFA authority to re-program monies not
utilized within time frames set by law or agreement.”
Invited Testifiers:
ST. CROIX PROPOSED RECIPIENTS:
Ms. Mona L. Barnes, Director, Holy Ghost Deliverance Ministries, Inc.
Carolyn Hawkins, Director, Garden School Inc.
Ms. Beverly Gilbert, Program Coordinator, F’sted Baptist Church-Braidges After- School
Ms. Harriet Williams, Operation Manager, Helping Children Work, Inc.
Ms. Judy E. Bain, Program Director/CEO, Ten Thousands Helpers of St. Croix
Irma Hodge, Virgin Islands Housing Authority, Director of Public Relations
Ms. Mary Mingus, Co-Director, Women’s Coalition of St. Croix
Mr. Kendall Tutein, Vice President, VI Partners in Recovery (Village)
Mr. Luis Alicea, President, Arma Pavie Sports Club

9. Thursday, September 10, 2009
Committee: No committee meeting scheduled
RESERVED FOR CONSTITUENT MEETINGS AND OFFICE WORK
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Friday, September 11, 2009
Time: 10:00AM
Committee: Health
Location: Earle B. Ottley Legislative Hall, St. Thomas
Agenda
10:00 AM – 1:00 PM
Bill No. 28-0005, An Act amending title 27 Virgin Islands Code, chapter 1,
subchapter II, section 34, to require doctors and physicians to disclose
any financial ownership or interest in any medical laboratory within or
outside the Virgin Islands and from referring patients to a laboratory in
which they have a financial interest.
INVITED TESTIFIERS
The Honorable Julia Sheen-Aaron
Acting Commissioner
Department of Health
Ms. Cynthia Burt
President
Doctor’s Clinical Laboratory

10.
DFREEMAN
Ms. Jessica Coursey
DFREEMAN
Manager
St. Croix Clinical Laboratory
Ms. Susan Cranston
President
Cranston Dotin Biomedical Laboratory
Ms. Deborah Davis
President
Community Medical Laboratory
Ms. Kit-Alia Freeman
Medical Technologist/Laboratory Manager
Havensight Medical Laboratory
Ms. Flerida Jimmenez
Manager
USVI Clinical Laboratory
Mrs. Claudette Young-Hinds
Manager
Beeston Hill Clinical Laboratory
Bill No. 28-0041, An Act amending title 34 Virgin Islands Code chapter 2,
requiring electronic prescribing by all Virgin Islands’ physicians consistent
with the Medicare Prescription Drug Improvement and Modernization Act
of 2003.
INVITED TESTIFIERS
The Honorable Julia Sheen-Aaron
Acting Commissioner
Department of Health
Ms. Iris Bermudez, BSW, MSed
Acting Director
Puerto Rico/Virgin Islands
Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services

11. Ms. Susanna Brin, R. Ph.D.
DFREEMAN
Chairperson
Virgin Islands Board of Pharmacy
Dr. Cora Christian
President
Virgin Islands Medical Institute, Inc.
Dr. Raymond Cintron
President
Virgin Islands Medical Society
Mr. Rueben Molloy
Vice President, Ancillary Services
Information Technology
Governor Juan F. Luis Hospital and Medical Center
Dr. Frank Odlum
President
Virgin Islands Board of Medical Examiners
Ms. Rena Sarauw
Coordinator
VI Medicare and SHIP Program
Dr. Ruth Watson
Medical Director
Schneider Regional Medical Center
1:00 PM – 2:00 PM
LUNCH
2:00 PM – 6:00 PM
Bill No. 28-0071, An Act amending title 23 Virgin
Islands Code, chapter 12, to enact the Virgin
Islands Uniform Emergency Volunteer Health
Practitioners Act.

12. INVITED TESTIFIERS
DFREEMAN
The Honorable Julia Sheen-Aaron
Acting Commissioner
Department of Health
Clarice Blake
American Red Cross
Attorney Tom Bolt
Chairman
Uniform Law Commission, VI
The Honorable Albert Bryan, Jr.
Commissioner
Department of Labor
Mr. David English
NCCUSL
Uniform Law Commission
Mr. Efrain Feliciano
President
St. Thomas Rescue
Ms. Christine Jordan
President
St. John Rescue
Renaldo Rivera
Adjutant General
Virgin Islands National Guard
Mark Walters
State Director
VITEMA
Bill No. 28-0085, An Act amending title 19 Virgin Islands Code, chapter
20, to establish the Virgin Islands Revised Uniform Anatomical Gift Act

13. INVITED TESTIFIERS
The Honorable Julia Sheen-Aaron
Acting Commissioner
Department of Health
Mr. David English
NCCUSL
Uniform Law Commission
Dr. Kendall Griffith
Medical Director
Juan F. Luis Hospital and Medical Center
Ms. Elizabeth J. Harris
Interim President/CEO
Schneider Regional Medical Center
Ms. Darice Plaskett
Interim CEO
Governor Juan F. Luis Hospital and Medical Center
Ms. Lillian Sutherland
Territorial Program Coordinator
MOTTEP® of the US Virgin Islands
Ms. Marien Saade
Executive Director
LifeLink Foundation
Ms. Maresa Boneta
Representative
LifeLink Foundation
Mr. Arnaldo Mignucci-Giannoni
Mignucci-Giannoni Law Offices/LifeLink Foundation