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36-0114

An act honoring and commending Dilsa Capdeville for her many contributions to the Virgin Islands community through her roles in various areas of social services and advocacy for abused women and children and to rename the Bolongo Bay Head Start Facility the “Dilsa Capdeville Head Start Facility’ in her honor

2025-2026 Regular Session

Renames Bolongo Bay Head Start Facility to Dilsa Capdeville Head Start Facility in honor of Capdeville's service to social services and advocacy for abused women and children.

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Bill Summary · 36-0114

Summary of Bill 36-0114

Overview

Bill 36-0114 is an introduced act in the Virgin Islands Legislature that honors Dilsa Capdeville for her numerous contributions to the Virgin Islands community, particularly through social services work and advocacy for abused women and children. The bill would also rename the Bolongo Bay Head Start Facility to “Dilsa Capdeville Head Start Facility” in her honor.

What the bill does

  • Renames the Bolongo Bay Head Start Facility to the “Dilsa Capdeville Head Start Facility.”
  • Serves as a ceremonial and commemorative measure recognizing Capdeville’s service and advocacy in areas related to social services and protection of abused women and children.
  • The text as provided does not indicate additional policy changes, funding, or programmatic alterations beyond the renaming.

Key provisions (as implied by title)

  • Official designation of the new facility name: Dilsa Capdeville Head Start Facility.
  • Direction to relevant state agencies to reflect the new name in signage, official records, publications, maps, and any other references to the facility.
  • Recognition of Capdeville’s contributions in the legislative record (and through the act’s provisions).

Who is affected

  • The Bolongo Bay Head Start Facility (and its operations and branding).
  • The Virgin Islands Head Start program and associated departments (e.g., the agency overseeing Head Start facilities).
  • Dilsa Capdeville, whose contributions are being publicly honored.

Procedural and timeline context

  • Status: Introduced.
  • Introduced: March 4, 2025.
  • Legislative actions timeline:
    • 2025-03-04: Bill received.
    • 2025-03-05: Bill assigned.
    • 2025-06-23: Referred to the Senate.
    • 2025-07-10: Listed as introduced (per actions log).
  • If enacted, the bill would proceed through standard legislative steps (approval by both houses and signature by the governor) to take effect. Specific effective date and any implementing regulations would be determined in the final enacted text.

Potential impact

  • Symbolic and community-oriented recognition of Capdeville’s work in social services and advocacy for abused women and children.
  • Formal renaming may influence branding, signage updates, and official references to the facility.
  • No funding or programmatic changes are indicated in the information provided; the primary impact is honorary and nominative.

If you would like, I can incorporate any available committee analyses, fiscal notes, or the full bill language to provide a more detailed item-by-item breakdown.

Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.

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