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https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-three/chapter-7/subchapter-v/130/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311)›Chapter 7 - Department of Justice (§§ 71 — 139-139f)›Subchapter V - General Provisions (§§ 100 — 137)›§ 130 - Penal institutions | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311) › Chapter 7 - Department of Justice (§§ 71 — 139-139f) › Subchapter V - General Provisions (§§ 100 — 137) › § 130 - Penal institutions | See provisions on penal institutions under §§ 554 et seq. of Title 4. |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-three/chapter-7/subchapter-v/131/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311)›Chapter 7 - Department of Justice (§§ 71 — 139-139f)›Subchapter V - General Provisions (§§ 100 — 137)›§ 131 - Parole and good conduct allowances | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311) › Chapter 7 - Department of Justice (§§ 71 — 139-139f) › Subchapter V - General Provisions (§§ 100 — 137) › § 131 - Parole and good conduct allowances | See provisions on parole and good conduct allowances under §§ 616a et seq. and 1501 et seq. of Title 4. |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-three/chapter-7/subchapter-v/132/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311)›Chapter 7 - Department of Justice (§§ 71 — 139-139f)›Subchapter V - General Provisions (§§ 100 — 137)›§ 132 - Criminal statistics | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311) › Chapter 7 - Department of Justice (§§ 71 — 139-139f) › Subchapter V - General Provisions (§§ 100 — 137) › § 132 - Criminal statistics | See provisions on criminal statistics under § 661 et seq. of Title 4. |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-three/chapter-7/subchapter-vi/138/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311)›Chapter 7 - Department of Justice (§§ 71 — 139-139f)›Subchapter VI - Bureau of Special Investigations (§§ 138 — 138r)›§ 138 - Short title | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311) › Chapter 7 - Department of Justice (§§ 71 — 139-139f) › Subchapter VI - Bureau of Special Investigations (§§ 138 — 138r) › § 138 - Short title | Sections 138—138r of this title shall be known as the “Special Investigations Bureau of the Department of Justice of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico”.
History —July 13, 1978, No. 38, p. 491, § 1, retroactive to July 1, 1978. |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-three/chapter-7/subchapter-vi/138a/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311)›Chapter 7 - Department of Justice (§§ 71 — 139-139f)›Subchapter VI - Bureau of Special Investigations (§§ 138 — 138r)›§ 138a - Creation and duties | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311) › Chapter 7 - Department of Justice (§§ 71 — 139-139f) › Subchapter VI - Bureau of Special Investigations (§§ 138 — 138r) › § 138a - Creation and duties | The Special Investigations Bureau of the Department of Justice of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico is created under the direct and nondelegable supervision of the Secretary of Justice. The Bureau shall be attached to the Department of Justice and shall constitute an individual administrator as defined in Act No. 5 of Oc... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-three/chapter-7/subchapter-vi/138b/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311)›Chapter 7 - Department of Justice (§§ 71 — 139-139f)›Subchapter VI - Bureau of Special Investigations (§§ 138 — 138r)›§ 138b - Definitions | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311) › Chapter 7 - Department of Justice (§§ 71 — 139-139f) › Subchapter VI - Bureau of Special Investigations (§§ 138 — 138r) › § 138b - Definitions | For the purposes of §§ 138—138r of this title, the following terms and phrases shall have the meaning expressed hereinbelow, unless a different meaning is clearly inferred from the text:
(1) Agency.— Means any department, agency, instrumentality, municipality, public corporation or its subsidiary, division, bureau, bra... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-three/chapter-7/subchapter-vi/138c/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311)›Chapter 7 - Department of Justice (§§ 71 — 139-139f)›Subchapter VI - Bureau of Special Investigations (§§ 138 — 138r)›§ 138c - Powers and functions | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311) › Chapter 7 - Department of Justice (§§ 71 — 139-139f) › Subchapter VI - Bureau of Special Investigations (§§ 138 — 138r) › § 138c - Powers and functions | The Bureau shall have the following powers and functions:
(1) To investigate, determine and evaluate the nature and extension of organized criminal activity, with regard to the traffic, use and possession of narcotics, marihuana, LSD and dangerous drugs, and in connection with gambling, especially with reference to rac... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-three/chapter-7/subchapter-vi/138d/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311)›Chapter 7 - Department of Justice (§§ 71 — 139-139f)›Subchapter VI - Bureau of Special Investigations (§§ 138 — 138r)›§ 138d - Powers of investigating personnel | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311) › Chapter 7 - Department of Justice (§§ 71 — 139-139f) › Subchapter VI - Bureau of Special Investigations (§§ 138 — 138r) › § 138d - Powers of investigating personnel | The investigating personnel of the Bureau shall have the following faculties in performing the functions that are assigned to said Bureau by §§ 138—138r of this title:
(1) To accuse.
(2) To arrest.
(3) To serve court orders.
(4) To possess and bear arms.
(5) To take oaths of potential witnesses in cases under investiga... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-three/chapter-7/subchapter-vi/138e/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311)›Chapter 7 - Department of Justice (§§ 71 — 139-139f)›Subchapter VI - Bureau of Special Investigations (§§ 138 — 138r)›§ 138e - Director, appointment, requirements | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311) › Chapter 7 - Department of Justice (§§ 71 — 139-139f) › Subchapter VI - Bureau of Special Investigations (§§ 138 — 138r) › § 138e - Director, appointment, requirements | The Bureau shall be under the direction of a Director, who shall be appointed by the Secretary and shall hold office at the latter’s discretion. The Secretary shall personally authorize all the activities to be carried out by the Director and the members of the Bureau.
The Director shall be a lawyer admitted to the pra... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-three/chapter-7/subchapter-vi/138f/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311)›Chapter 7 - Department of Justice (§§ 71 — 139-139f)›Subchapter VI - Bureau of Special Investigations (§§ 138 — 138r)›§ 138f - Special powers of Director | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311) › Chapter 7 - Department of Justice (§§ 71 — 139-139f) › Subchapter VI - Bureau of Special Investigations (§§ 138 — 138r) › § 138f - Special powers of Director | The Director or the prosecutor designated by him shall have the power to order the appearance and testimony of witnesses and the presentation of any books, papers, documents or other evidence under the terms of a subpoena. When a witness summoned by the Director or the prosecutor designated by him does not appear to te... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-three/chapter-7/subchapter-vi/138g/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311)›Chapter 7 - Department of Justice (§§ 71 — 139-139f)›Subchapter VI - Bureau of Special Investigations (§§ 138 — 138r)›§ 138g - Subdirector, appointment, requirements | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311) › Chapter 7 - Department of Justice (§§ 71 — 139-139f) › Subchapter VI - Bureau of Special Investigations (§§ 138 — 138r) › § 138g - Subdirector, appointment, requirements | The Secretary shall designate a Deputy Director of the Bureau, who shall assist the Director in the performance of his/her duties and who shall be an attorney admitted to the practice of the legal profession by the Supreme Court of Puerto Rico, or a person holding a Master’s Degree in Criminal Justice with not less tha... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-three/chapter-7/subchapter-vi/138h/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311)›Chapter 7 - Department of Justice (§§ 71 — 139-139f)›Subchapter VI - Bureau of Special Investigations (§§ 138 — 138r)›§ 138h - Deputy Directors, requirements | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311) › Chapter 7 - Department of Justice (§§ 71 — 139-139f) › Subchapter VI - Bureau of Special Investigations (§§ 138 — 138r) › § 138h - Deputy Directors, requirements | The Secretary shall designate Deputy Directors as needed to direct the different Divisions in which the Bureau shall be structured, and shall serve in these positions at his discretion. The Secretary shall appoint the Deputy Directors after considering their established good reputation, their professional experience an... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-three/chapter-7/subchapter-vi/138i/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311)›Chapter 7 - Department of Justice (§§ 71 — 139-139f)›Subchapter VI - Bureau of Special Investigations (§§ 138 — 138r)›§ 138i - Personnel | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311) › Chapter 7 - Department of Justice (§§ 71 — 139-139f) › Subchapter VI - Bureau of Special Investigations (§§ 138 — 138r) › § 138i - Personnel | The Secretary of Justice shall be the nominating authority, pursuant to the provisions of §§ 138—138r of this title. The Secretary shall appoint the technical, clerical, stenographic or any other personnel, and may fix their remuneration according to the regulations adopted to this effect, and authorize the expenses ne... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-three/chapter-7/subchapter-vi/138j/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311)›Chapter 7 - Department of Justice (§§ 71 — 139-139f)›Subchapter VI - Bureau of Special Investigations (§§ 138 — 138r)›§ 138j - Organization and structure; transfer of functions | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311) › Chapter 7 - Department of Justice (§§ 71 — 139-139f) › Subchapter VI - Bureau of Special Investigations (§§ 138 — 138r) › § 138j - Organization and structure; transfer of functions | The Secretary is empowered to determine by regulations the organization and structure of the Bureau and its divisions. Likewise, he may reorganize, consolidate and modify the titles in the programs and activities. He may transfer functions, programs and activities from the Bureau to the Department of Justice in the org... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-three/chapter-7/subchapter-vi/138k/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311)›Chapter 7 - Department of Justice (§§ 71 — 139-139f)›Subchapter VI - Bureau of Special Investigations (§§ 138 — 138r)›§ 138k - Inspection of records | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311) › Chapter 7 - Department of Justice (§§ 71 — 139-139f) › Subchapter VI - Bureau of Special Investigations (§§ 138 — 138r) › § 138k - Inspection of records | The Bureau shall have access to the files and records of the government agencies, within the limits recommended by the Secretary and approved by the Governor. The Bureau shall not have access to the Governor’s files and these may not be inspected unless the Governor personally expressly authorizes it.
History —July 13,... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-three/chapter-7/subchapter-vi/138l/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311)›Chapter 7 - Department of Justice (§§ 71 — 139-139f)›Subchapter VI - Bureau of Special Investigations (§§ 138 — 138r)›§ 138l - Inspection of records—Access to information | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311) › Chapter 7 - Department of Justice (§§ 71 — 139-139f) › Subchapter VI - Bureau of Special Investigations (§§ 138 — 138r) › § 138l - Inspection of records—Access to information | The information under custody of the Bureau, gathered for law enforcement purposes, may be subject to examination by any citizen, provided, that in doing so:
(a) He does not interfere with law enforcement procedures;
(b) he does not deprive a person of the right to a fair trial or to an impartial sentence;
(c) it does ... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-three/chapter-7/subchapter-vi/138ll/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311)›Chapter 7 - Department of Justice (§§ 71 — 139-139f)›Subchapter VI - Bureau of Special Investigations (§§ 138 — 138r)›§ 138ll - Inspection of records—Denial of access; right of petitioner | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311) › Chapter 7 - Department of Justice (§§ 71 — 139-139f) › Subchapter VI - Bureau of Special Investigations (§§ 138 — 138r) › § 138ll - Inspection of records—Denial of access; right of petitioner | Any person who is denied access to the information requested may appear before the Court of First Instance of Puerto Rico.
(a) The court, by petition of the affected party, shall order the Secretary of Justice, or the person designated by him, to submit a list, under oath, of all the documents in the Special Investigat... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-three/chapter-7/subchapter-vi/138m/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311)›Chapter 7 - Department of Justice (§§ 71 — 139-139f)›Subchapter VI - Bureau of Special Investigations (§§ 138 — 138r)›§ 138m - Infringement of powers; penalties | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311) › Chapter 7 - Department of Justice (§§ 71 — 139-139f) › Subchapter VI - Bureau of Special Investigations (§§ 138 — 138r) › § 138m - Infringement of powers; penalties | Any person who uses or orders the use of any of the powers conferred by §§ 138—138r of this title to the Bureau for political-partisan purposes or for private interests of any sort, or for any other purposes contrary to the objectives of §§ 138—138r of this title shall incur a third degree felony.
History —July 13, 197... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-three/chapter-7/subchapter-vi/138n/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311)›Chapter 7 - Department of Justice (§§ 71 — 139-139f)›Subchapter VI - Bureau of Special Investigations (§§ 138 — 138r)›§ 138n - Purchases and budget | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311) › Chapter 7 - Department of Justice (§§ 71 — 139-139f) › Subchapter VI - Bureau of Special Investigations (§§ 138 — 138r) › § 138n - Purchases and budget | The Bureau shall not be subject to the provisions of Act No. 96 of June 29, 1954, as amended, known as the “Procurement and Service Act” and to paragraphs (C), (D) and (E) of subsection (1) of § 32A of Act No. 213 of May 12, 1942, as amended, known as the “Puerto Rico Planning and Budget Act”.
History —July 13, 1978, N... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-three/chapter-7/subchapter-vi/138o/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311)›Chapter 7 - Department of Justice (§§ 71 — 139-139f)›Subchapter VI - Bureau of Special Investigations (§§ 138 — 138r)›§ 138o - Use of funds | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311) › Chapter 7 - Department of Justice (§§ 71 — 139-139f) › Subchapter VI - Bureau of Special Investigations (§§ 138 — 138r) › § 138o - Use of funds | The funds for the functioning of the Bureau shall be directly assigned to this body and shall be used according to the directives of the Secretary, who shall keep detailed reports of such. Copies of reports shall be remitted biannually to the Legislature through their Presidents, who shall submit them to the respective... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-three/chapter-7/subchapter-vi/138p/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311)›Chapter 7 - Department of Justice (§§ 71 — 139-139f)›Subchapter VI - Bureau of Special Investigations (§§ 138 — 138r)›§ 138p - Prosecution | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311) › Chapter 7 - Department of Justice (§§ 71 — 139-139f) › Subchapter VI - Bureau of Special Investigations (§§ 138 — 138r) › § 138p - Prosecution | In all those cases in which the Bureau deems there is cause to criminally prosecute or take any other action, the Director, his legal representative or the person in charge of the investigation, shall file the corresponding action before the courts.
History —July 13, 1978, No. 38, p. 491, § 17, retroactive to July 1, 1... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-three/chapter-7/subchapter-vi/138q/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311)›Chapter 7 - Department of Justice (§§ 71 — 139-139f)›Subchapter VI - Bureau of Special Investigations (§§ 138 — 138r)›§ 138q - Exclusive and concurrent jurisdiction; cooperation and coordination | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311) › Chapter 7 - Department of Justice (§§ 71 — 139-139f) › Subchapter VI - Bureau of Special Investigations (§§ 138 — 138r) › § 138q - Exclusive and concurrent jurisdiction; cooperation and coordination | In any investigation initiated, or to be initiated by another agency, that falls within the framework of the powers and functions of §§ 138—138r of this title, the Bureau shall have concurrent jurisdiction, except as provided in § 138c(15) of this title. The Bureau shall cooperate with all the agencies in charge of the... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-three/chapter-7/subchapter-vi/138r/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311)›Chapter 7 - Department of Justice (§§ 71 — 139-139f)›Subchapter VI - Bureau of Special Investigations (§§ 138 — 138r)›§ 138r - Transfers | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311) › Chapter 7 - Department of Justice (§§ 71 — 139-139f) › Subchapter VI - Bureau of Special Investigations (§§ 138 — 138r) › § 138r - Transfers | All employed personnel and budgetary appropriations and resources or their residuals, as well as the files, equipment and property which are being used, or have been assigned to be used in connection with the functions, faculties and duties conferred by Act No. 52 of May 29, 1970, and Act No. 200 of July 23, 1974, are ... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-three/chapter-9a/subchapter-i/143a/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311)›Chapter 9A - Department of Education (1999)›Subchapter I - General Provisions (§§ 143a — 143b)›§ 143a - Definitions | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311) › Chapter 9A - Department of Education (1999) › Subchapter I - General Provisions (§§ 143a — 143b) › § 143a - Definitions | For the purposes of §§ 143a—146f of this title, the following terms shall have the meaning expressed below:
(a) Autonomy. — The power granted the community schools to make decisions concerning their academic, fiscal and administrative affairs within the margins established in §§ 143a—146f of this title.
(b) Charter.— O... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-three/chapter-9a/subchapter-i/143b/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311)›Chapter 9A - Department of Education (1999)›Subchapter I - General Provisions (§§ 143a — 143b)›§ 143b - Mandatory school attendance | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311) › Chapter 9A - Department of Education (1999) › Subchapter I - General Provisions (§§ 143a — 143b) › § 143b - Mandatory school attendance | (a) School attendance shall be mandatory for all students between the ages of five (5) and eighteen (18), except for those students of high academic standing and those enrolled in any secondary education program for adults or other preparatory programs for readmission to regular day school or those who have taken the h... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-three/chapter-9a/subchapter-ii/143c/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311)›Chapter 9A - Department of Education (1999)›Subchapter II - The School (§§ 143c — 144)›§ 143c - Definition and composition | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311) › Chapter 9A - Department of Education (1999) › Subchapter II - The School (§§ 143c — 144) › § 143c - Definition and composition | The school is the functional unit of the Public Education System of Puerto Rico. It is composed [of]:
(a) The students.
(b) The academic staff, composed of the teachers, the professional teaching support personnel and the school director.
(c) The administrative staff, composed of the administrative officials and the of... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-three/chapter-9a/subchapter-ii/143d/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311)›Chapter 9A - Department of Education (1999)›Subchapter II - The School (§§ 143c — 144)›§ 143d - Classification | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311) › Chapter 9A - Department of Education (1999) › Subchapter II - The School (§§ 143c — 144) › § 143d - Classification | The schools are classified according to the level of the courses they offer, that is, as elementary schools, junior high schools, high schools and postsecondary schools. High schools may offer regular and vocational programs and postsecondary or specialized vocational programs. The postsecondary schools are technologic... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-three/chapter-9a/subchapter-ii/143d-1/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311)›Chapter 9A - Department of Education (1999)›Subchapter II - The School (§§ 143c — 144)›§ 143d-1 - Municipal schools | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311) › Chapter 9A - Department of Education (1999) › Subchapter II - The School (§§ 143c — 144) › § 143d-1 - Municipal schools | The schools created by a municipality pursuant to §§ 4001 et seq. of Title 21, known as the “Commonwealth of Puerto Rico Autonomous Municipalities Act”, shall have their own ordinance. It shall consist of an Education Code approved by the Municipal Legislature of its jurisdiction and the norms on organization and opera... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-three/chapter-9a/subchapter-ii/143e/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311)›Chapter 9A - Department of Education (1999)›Subchapter II - The School (§§ 143c — 144)›§ 143e - Function | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311) › Chapter 9A - Department of Education (1999) › Subchapter II - The School (§§ 143c — 144) › § 143e - Function | (a) The schools shall focus the efforts of their components and channel the former to achieve what the Constitution and the Statement of Purpose, classified as a purpose note under § 143a of this title, set forth as the purposes of the Public Education System of Puerto Rico.
(b) The schools shall also constitute a cent... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-three/chapter-9a/subchapter-ii/143f/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311)›Chapter 9A - Department of Education (1999)›Subchapter II - The School (§§ 143c — 144)›§ 143f - Autonomy | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311) › Chapter 9A - Department of Education (1999) › Subchapter II - The School (§§ 143c — 144) › § 143f - Autonomy | The schools shall operate under the autonomy granted by §§ 143a—146f of this title in all academic, fiscal and administrative matters. To that effect:
They shall establish their institutional priorities and:
(a) Select their teaching personnel according to the provisions of §§ 144t, 144u and 145w of this title, the pro... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-three/chapter-9a/subchapter-ii/143g/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311)›Chapter 9A - Department of Education (1999)›Subchapter II - The School (§§ 143c — 144)›§ 143g - Budgetary savings | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311) › Chapter 9A - Department of Education (1999) › Subchapter II - The School (§§ 143c — 144) › § 143g - Budgetary savings | The schools shall retain their budgetary savings, although with the prior authorization of their school councils, they may use these savings for the purposes established in §§ 143a—146f of this title, as well as to open investment accounts that generate assets. Said savings may not be kept in detriment to the services ... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-three/chapter-9a/subchapter-ii/143h/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311)›Chapter 9A - Department of Education (1999)›Subchapter II - The School (§§ 143c — 144)›§ 143h - Sale of agricultural products, works of art, movable goods | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311) › Chapter 9A - Department of Education (1999) › Subchapter II - The School (§§ 143c — 144) › § 143h - Sale of agricultural products, works of art, movable goods | The schools attached to the agricultural education program, or programs specialized in agriculture shall retain sixty percent (60%) of the total proceeds of their sales in their bank accounts and may use them to improve the agricultural projects conducted in the school farms and for other purposes consonant with §§ 143... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-three/chapter-9a/subchapter-ii/143i/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311)›Chapter 9A - Department of Education (1999)›Subchapter II - The School (§§ 143c — 144)›§ 143i - Service contracts with outside sources | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311) › Chapter 9A - Department of Education (1999) › Subchapter II - The School (§§ 143c — 144) › § 143i - Service contracts with outside sources | The schools may enter into service contracts with outside sources when said services cannot be obtained from within the System or in cases of extreme need. The directors shall execute said contracts in strict compliance with the regulations and standards in effect at the Department and in lack thereof, with the regulat... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-three/chapter-9a/subchapter-ii/143j/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311)›Chapter 9A - Department of Education (1999)›Subchapter II - The School (§§ 143c — 144)›§ 143j - The schools; general standards for their administration | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311) › Chapter 9A - Department of Education (1999) › Subchapter II - The School (§§ 143c — 144) › § 143j - The schools; general standards for their administration | The operating autonomy that §§ 143a—146f of this title grant the schools does not hinder the Secretary [from] exercising his/her power to promulgate general standards for the administration of the Public Education System. Neither does it exempt him/her from the obligation of ensuring that the sense of unity and purpose... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-three/chapter-9a/subchapter-ii/143k/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311)›Chapter 9A - Department of Education (1999)›Subchapter II - The School (§§ 143c — 144)›§ 143k - School charter | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311) › Chapter 9A - Department of Education (1999) › Subchapter II - The School (§§ 143c — 144) › § 143k - School charter | The school charter is the official document upon, which the agreement by virtue of which a school of the Public Education System is granted the status of community school, is based. Said agreement shall be signed by the Secretary, as party of the first part, and by the school, as party of the second part, as represente... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-three/chapter-9a/subchapter-ii/143l/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311)›Chapter 9A - Department of Education (1999)›Subchapter II - The School (§§ 143c — 144)›§ 143l - Charter effectiveness | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311) › Chapter 9A - Department of Education (1999) › Subchapter II - The School (§§ 143c — 144) › § 143l - Charter effectiveness | The charter of a school shall have a term of effectiveness of three (3) years after which it must be renewed. Renewal shall be made after an evaluation of the performance of the school has been conducted and after verifying that the school has complied with the commitment it contracted after being granted community sch... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-three/chapter-9a/subchapter-ii/143m/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311)›Chapter 9A - Department of Education (1999)›Subchapter II - The School (§§ 143c — 144)›§ 143m - Nature of the charter and school evaluation | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311) › Chapter 9A - Department of Education (1999) › Subchapter II - The School (§§ 143c — 144) › § 143m - Nature of the charter and school evaluation | The charter of a school does not constitute a certification of accreditation nor shall it stand for those certifications the General Council on Education must issue to the schools of the Public Education System after the evaluation required by law. These are two separate certifications that respond to complementary, th... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-three/chapter-9a/subchapter-ii/143n/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311)›Chapter 9A - Department of Education (1999)›Subchapter II - The School (§§ 143c — 144)›§ 143n - Loss of recognition as community school | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311) › Chapter 9A - Department of Education (1999) › Subchapter II - The School (§§ 143c — 144) › § 143n - Loss of recognition as community school | The Secretary shall withdraw his/her recognition to a community school and render its charter ineffective when:
(a) It is confirmed that the educational endeavor is ineffective.
(b) Administrative deficiencies or irregularities that justify said action exist.
(c) The school incurs, or allows persons under its control t... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-three/chapter-9a/subchapter-ii/143o/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311)›Chapter 9A - Department of Education (1999)›Subchapter II - The School (§§ 143c — 144)›§ 143o - School Director—Functions | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311) › Chapter 9A - Department of Education (1999) › Subchapter II - The School (§§ 143c — 144) › § 143o - School Director—Functions | The Director shall be accountable to the Secretary and the School Council for the academic and administrative performance of the school and shall also act as representative of the latter before the community. The Director, as part of his/her duties, shall seek and foster the participation of the teachers, parents, stud... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-three/chapter-9a/subchapter-ii/143p/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311)›Chapter 9A - Department of Education (1999)›Subchapter II - The School (§§ 143c — 144)›§ 143p - School Director—Appointment and qualifications | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311) › Chapter 9A - Department of Education (1999) › Subchapter II - The School (§§ 143c — 144) › § 143p - School Director—Appointment and qualifications | The Director shall be appointed by the Secretary pursuant to the laws and regulations in effect. At the time the appointment is issued, the person thus designated shall be of legal age, and a citizen of the United States. He/she shall also be a professional teacher, with at least five (5) years of teaching experience a... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-three/chapter-9a/subchapter-ii/143q/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311)›Chapter 9A - Department of Education (1999)›Subchapter II - The School (§§ 143c — 144)›§ 143q - School Director—Evaluation of performance | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311) › Chapter 9A - Department of Education (1999) › Subchapter II - The School (§§ 143c — 144) › § 143q - School Director—Evaluation of performance | The Director shall hold office for an unspecified period, but his/her performance shall be subject to periodic evaluations by the Secretary and the school board. The evaluations shall be made according to the procedure established by the Secretary, through regulations.
History —July 15, 1999, No. 149, § 2.15. |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-three/chapter-9a/subchapter-ii/143r/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311)›Chapter 9A - Department of Education (1999)›Subchapter II - The School (§§ 143c — 144)›§ 143r - School Director—Grounds for removal from office | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311) › Chapter 9A - Department of Education (1999) › Subchapter II - The School (§§ 143c — 144) › § 143r - School Director—Grounds for removal from office | The Secretary, after a hearing to such effect, may remove a school director from office for any of the following reasons:
(a) A negative report of his/her performance after the corresponding evaluation procedure.
(b) Be charged [with] or convicted [of] a crime, or a misdemeanor, which implies depravation.
(c) Negligenc... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-three/chapter-9a/subchapter-ii/143s/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311)›Chapter 9A - Department of Education (1999)›Subchapter II - The School (§§ 143c — 144)›§ 143s - Designation of deputy director | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311) › Chapter 9A - Department of Education (1999) › Subchapter II - The School (§§ 143c — 144) › § 143s - Designation of deputy director | With the approval of the school board and the ratification of the Secretary, the Director shall designate a deputy director from among the members of the teaching staff to assist him/her in the administrative tasks of the school. The deputy director shall have a designated teaching appointment and may perform the funct... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-three/chapter-9a/subchapter-ii/143t/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311)›Chapter 9A - Department of Education (1999)›Subchapter II - The School (§§ 143c — 144)›§ 143t - Nepotism prohibited | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311) › Chapter 9A - Department of Education (1999) › Subchapter II - The School (§§ 143c — 144) › § 143t - Nepotism prohibited | No appointments to transitory or regular positions in a school shall be made of persons within the fourth grade of consanguinity or affinity to the director or members of the school board of said school.
History —July 15, 1999, No. 149, § 2.18. |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-three/chapter-9a/subchapter-ii/143u/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311)›Chapter 9A - Department of Education (1999)›Subchapter II - The School (§§ 143c — 144)›§ 143u - School Board—Composition | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311) › Chapter 9A - Department of Education (1999) › Subchapter II - The School (§§ 143c — 144) › § 143u - School Board—Composition | Each school shall have a school board. The four components of the school shall be represented therein in the manner provided by the regulations promulgated by the Secretary. The number of members of each school board shall depend on the classification of the school, but shall not be less than seven (7) nor more than fi... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-three/chapter-9a/subchapter-ii/143v/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311)›Chapter 9A - Department of Education (1999)›Subchapter II - The School (§§ 143c — 144)›§ 143v - School Board—Organization and operations | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311) › Chapter 9A - Department of Education (1999) › Subchapter II - The School (§§ 143c — 144) › § 143v - School Board—Organization and operations | The school boards shall adopt regulations for its government; shall elect its own officials; shall meet at least once a month in non-working hours; and when deemed convenient, may request the professional or technical counsel of the Department.
History —July 15, 1999, No. 149, § 2.20. |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-three/chapter-9a/subchapter-ii/143w/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311)›Chapter 9A - Department of Education (1999)›Subchapter II - The School (§§ 143c — 144)›§ 143w - School Board—Functions | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311) › Chapter 9A - Department of Education (1999) › Subchapter II - The School (§§ 143c — 144) › § 143w - School Board—Functions | The School Board shall have the following functions:
(a) Identify and collaborate in the solution of community problems and develop programs of services addressed thereto.
(b) Authorize the disbursement of school funds.
(c) Evaluate the Director’s reports regarding the administration of the school’s budget.
(d) See to ... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-three/chapter-9a/subchapter-ii/143x/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311)›Chapter 9A - Department of Education (1999)›Subchapter II - The School (§§ 143c — 144)›§ 143x - School Board—Protection of the members | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311) › Chapter 9A - Department of Education (1999) › Subchapter II - The School (§§ 143c — 144) › § 143x - School Board—Protection of the members | The members of the school boards shall not incur civil liability of a personal nature for their actions or omissions in their compliance with the obligations of their office, as defined in the law and the regulations that govern the Puerto Rico Public School System.
Nevertheless, no school board or a member thereof, sh... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-three/chapter-9a/subchapter-ii/143y/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311)›Chapter 9A - Department of Education (1999)›Subchapter II - The School (§§ 143c — 144)›§ 143y - School Board—Dissolution | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311) › Chapter 9A - Department of Education (1999) › Subchapter II - The School (§§ 143c — 144) › § 143y - School Board—Dissolution | The Secretary shall order the dissolution of any School Board that remains inactive for three (3) months or more, or that fails to comply with the provisions of §§ 143a—146f of this title or the regulations adopted thereunder. He/she shall also provide for the corresponding election of a new School Board within a term ... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-three/chapter-9a/subchapter-ii/143z/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311)›Chapter 9A - Department of Education (1999)›Subchapter II - The School (§§ 143c — 144)›§ 143z - Student Council | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311) › Chapter 9A - Department of Education (1999) › Subchapter II - The School (§§ 143c — 144) › § 143z - Student Council | The students of each school shall decide on the composition of its student council. The standards of procedure thereof shall be determined by its members pursuant to the general guidelines prepared by the Secretary.
History —July 15, 1999, No. 149, § 2.24. |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-three/chapter-9a/subchapter-ii/144/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311)›Chapter 9A - Department of Education (1999)›Subchapter II - The School (§§ 143c — 144)›§ 144 - Student Council—Function | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311) › Chapter 9A - Department of Education (1999) › Subchapter II - The School (§§ 143c — 144) › § 144 - Student Council—Function | The Student Council shall be [the] official representative of the student body of a school before the Department, the Director, the faculty, the school board and the community. As such it may:
(a) Organize activities according to the norms and regulations in effect.
(b) Elect a student representative to the school boar... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-three/chapter-9a/subchapter-iii/144a/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311)›Chapter 9A - Department of Education (1999)›Subchapter III - The Students (§§ 144a — 144m)›§ 144a - Raison d’etre of the educational system | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311) › Chapter 9A - Department of Education (1999) › Subchapter III - The Students (§§ 144a — 144m) › § 144a - Raison d’etre of the educational system | The activities of the school shall be centered on the student: the point of departure and goal of the educational system. The disbursements of the school shall be validated by its relationship with the teaching staff; with student services; or with parent or community activities as provided by §§ 143a—146f of this titl... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-three/chapter-9a/subchapter-iii/144b/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311)›Chapter 9A - Department of Education (1999)›Subchapter III - The Students (§§ 144a — 144m)›§ 144b - Individual differences and school offerings | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311) › Chapter 9A - Department of Education (1999) › Subchapter III - The Students (§§ 144a — 144m) › § 144b - Individual differences and school offerings | The school shall organize its offerings based on the idea that each student is a person with individual needs, aspirations and aptitudes. Correspondingly, the school:
(a) Shall provide services to students with disabilities as directed by §§ 1351 et seq. of Title 18, known as the “Integral Educational Services for Pers... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-three/chapter-9a/subchapter-iii/144c/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311)›Chapter 9A - Department of Education (1999)›Subchapter III - The Students (§§ 144a — 144m)›§ 144c - Pertinence of study programs | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311) › Chapter 9A - Department of Education (1999) › Subchapter III - The Students (§§ 144a — 144m) › § 144c - Pertinence of study programs | The study programs of the school shall adjust to the needs and experiences of its students. The directors, teachers, and school boards shall ensure that the courses imparted by the School:
(a) Are pertinent to the social, cultural and geographical needs of its students.
(b) Stimulate the imagination and awaken the curi... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-three/chapter-9a/subchapter-iii/144c-1/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311)›Chapter 9A - Department of Education (1999)›Subchapter III - The Students (§§ 144a — 144m)›§ 144c-1 - Physical education | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311) › Chapter 9A - Department of Education (1999) › Subchapter III - The Students (§§ 144a — 144m) › § 144c-1 - Physical education | Schools shall provide all students a minimum of three (3) weekly hours on physical education. All schools shall be guaranteed a physical education teacher. In the case of schools with a registration of over two hundred and fifty (250) students, additional teachers shall be appointed for every two hundred and fifty (250... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-three/chapter-9a/subchapter-iii/144d/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311)›Chapter 9A - Department of Education (1999)›Subchapter III - The Students (§§ 144a — 144m)›§ 144d - Sex education | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311) › Chapter 9A - Department of Education (1999) › Subchapter III - The Students (§§ 144a — 144m) › § 144d - Sex education | The schools, with the advice of the Department, shall implement sexual education programs for the students. These will emphasize the physiological and emotional aspects of sexual relations, as well as the family responsibilities related thereto, and the risks entailed as a result of these relationships.
History —July 1... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-three/chapter-9a/subchapter-iii/144e/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311)›Chapter 9A - Department of Education (1999)›Subchapter III - The Students (§§ 144a — 144m)›§ 144e - Activities | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311) › Chapter 9A - Department of Education (1999) › Subchapter III - The Students (§§ 144a — 144m) › § 144e - Activities | The schools shall stimulate its students to participate in curricular and extra-curricular activities; promote projects they initiate; encourage them to organize to provide tutorships or render services to the school and the community; and collaborate with them in holding activities that answer to their interests.
Hist... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-three/chapter-9a/subchapter-iii/144f/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311)›Chapter 9A - Department of Education (1999)›Subchapter III - The Students (§§ 144a — 144m)›§ 144f - Promotion of students | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311) › Chapter 9A - Department of Education (1999) › Subchapter III - The Students (§§ 144a — 144m) › § 144f - Promotion of students | The Secretary shall draft norms that apply to the entire Public Education System with regard to:
(a) The study program corresponding to each grade and level of the System.
(b) The level of skills or knowledge that the students should achieve on the conclusion of each stage of the educational process.
(c) Ways of evalua... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-three/chapter-9a/subchapter-iii/144g/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311)›Chapter 9A - Department of Education (1999)›Subchapter III - The Students (§§ 144a — 144m)›§ 144g - School environment | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311) › Chapter 9A - Department of Education (1999) › Subchapter III - The Students (§§ 144a — 144m) › § 144g - School environment | The Secretary shall promulgate student regulations for the Public Education System. The School Boards shall also adopt complementary regulations for their schools. These regulations shall specify the rights and obligations of the students, the standards of behavior in the schools and shall establish the corresponding s... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-three/chapter-9a/subchapter-iii/144g-1/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311)›Chapter 9A - Department of Education (1999)›Subchapter III - The Students (§§ 144a — 144m)›§ 144g-1 - School environment—Public policy for the prevention of harassment and bullying of student... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311) › Chapter 9A - Department of Education (1999) › Subchapter III - The Students (§§ 144a — 144m) › § 144g-1 - School environment—Public policy for the prevention of harassment and bullying of students | The Secretary shall promulgate, within the Students Regulations for the Public Education System, an energetic public policy on the prohibition and prevention of acts of harassment and bullying of students within the school building or grounds or areas surrounding them in activities sponsored by schools and in school bu... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-three/chapter-9a/subchapter-iii/144g-2/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311)›Chapter 9A - Department of Education (1999)›Subchapter III - The Students (§§ 144a — 144m)›§ 144g-2 - School environment—Establishment of a code of conduct for students | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311) › Chapter 9A - Department of Education (1999) › Subchapter III - The Students (§§ 144a — 144m) › § 144g-2 - School environment—Establishment of a code of conduct for students | The Secretary shall adopt, within the Student Regulations for the Public Education System, a code of conduct for its students, which shall be in harmony with the norms, rules and public policy established in § 144g-1 of this title.
History —July 15, 1999, No, 149, added as § 3.08b on Apr. 29, 2008, No. 49, § 1. |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-three/chapter-9a/subchapter-iii/144g-3/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311)›Chapter 9A - Department of Education (1999)›Subchapter III - The Students (§§ 144a — 144m)›§ 144g-3 - School environment—Presentation of reports on harassment and bullying incidents | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311) › Chapter 9A - Department of Education (1999) › Subchapter III - The Students (§§ 144a — 144m) › § 144g-3 - School environment—Presentation of reports on harassment and bullying incidents | Pursuant to the procedures provided and adopted by the Secretary in coordination with the School Boards in the Student Regulations for the Public Education System, all students, personnel or volunteers in public schools who submit a report in good faith containing information regarding an incident involving the harassm... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-three/chapter-9a/subchapter-iii/144g-4/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311)›Chapter 9A - Department of Education (1999)›Subchapter III - The Students (§§ 144a — 144m)›§ 144g-4 - School environment—Programs, activities, training workshops, awareness and counseling reg... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311) › Chapter 9A - Department of Education (1999) › Subchapter III - The Students (§§ 144a — 144m) › § 144g-4 - School environment—Programs, activities, training workshops, awareness and counseling regarding harassment and bullying among students | The Secretary, in coordination with the School Directors and the School Boards, shall provide the public school employees and students the opportunity to participate in programs, activities and training workshops designed and developed to be educated and acquire the tools for the public policy established in § 144g-1 o... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-three/chapter-9a/subchapter-iii/144g-5/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311)›Chapter 9A - Department of Education (1999)›Subchapter III - The Students (§§ 144a — 144m)›§ 144g-5 - School environment—Annual remittance of incident report to the Legislature | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311) › Chapter 9A - Department of Education (1999) › Subchapter III - The Students (§§ 144a — 144m) › § 144g-5 - School environment—Annual remittance of incident report to the Legislature | The Secretary shall remit an annual report to the Legislature on incidents involving harassment or bullying, if any, within the public education system and the actions taken with respect to the same not later than July 1 of each year.
History —July 15, 1999, No, 149, added as § 3.08e on Apr. 29, 2008, No. 49, § 1. |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-three/chapter-9a/subchapter-iii/144h/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311)›Chapter 9A - Department of Education (1999)›Subchapter III - The Students (§§ 144a — 144m)›§ 144h - Students records | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311) › Chapter 9A - Department of Education (1999) › Subchapter III - The Students (§§ 144a — 144m) › § 144h - Students records | The Secretary shall establish by regulations, the rules corresponding to the maintenance and custody of the records of the academic history and student life of the students of the system. These documents shall be confidential, and only the student, the father, mother, or legal guardian of the student, the officials aut... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-three/chapter-9a/subchapter-iii/144i/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311)›Chapter 9A - Department of Education (1999)›Subchapter III - The Students (§§ 144a — 144m)›§ 144i - Disciplinary measures | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311) › Chapter 9A - Department of Education (1999) › Subchapter III - The Students (§§ 144a — 144m) › § 144i - Disciplinary measures | Students shall observe the standards of behavior that are promulgated to ensure the orderly performance of the school. The violation of these standards will bring about the imposition of sanctions that will vary from a slight admonishment, to expelling the student. The sanction of suspension and expelling the student s... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-three/chapter-9a/subchapter-iii/144j/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311)›Chapter 9A - Department of Education (1999)›Subchapter III - The Students (§§ 144a — 144m)›§ 144j - Urgent disciplinary measures | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311) › Chapter 9A - Department of Education (1999) › Subchapter III - The Students (§§ 144a — 144m) › § 144j - Urgent disciplinary measures | The directors may summarily suspend students from classes who have been charged with a major Class II or III offense under §§ 2201 et seq. of Title 34, known as the “Puerto Rico Minors’ Act”. They may also do it when there are facts that justify prosecuting the student as an adult before a court, or when the director h... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-three/chapter-9a/subchapter-iii/144k/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311)›Chapter 9A - Department of Education (1999)›Subchapter III - The Students (§§ 144a — 144m)›§ 144k - Students removed from home of parents, tutors, foster home | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311) › Chapter 9A - Department of Education (1999) › Subchapter III - The Students (§§ 144a — 144m) › § 144k - Students removed from home of parents, tutors, foster home | Directors shall make the necessary arrangements to transfer students under the custody of the Department of the Family to the pertinent school without delay. Under no circumstance may directors refuse to admit these minors into their schools.
History —July 15, 1999, No. 149, § 3.11, renumbered as § 3.12 on Aug. 10, 200... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-three/chapter-9a/subchapter-iii/144l/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311)›Chapter 9A - Department of Education (1999)›Subchapter III - The Students (§§ 144a — 144m)›§ 144l - Return of books, computers, and other school material or equipment | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311) › Chapter 9A - Department of Education (1999) › Subchapter III - The Students (§§ 144a — 144m) › § 144l - Return of books, computers, and other school material or equipment | Parents, tutors or custodians of students shall be responsible for the good condition and return by their children to the school, any books, materials, equipment or computers loaned for them to study upon conclusion of the school year or at the moment the school demands their return. Upon failure to return said supplie... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-three/chapter-9a/subchapter-iii/144m/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311)›Chapter 9A - Department of Education (1999)›Subchapter III - The Students (§§ 144a — 144m)›§ 144m - Bearing of arms | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311) › Chapter 9A - Department of Education (1999) › Subchapter III - The Students (§§ 144a — 144m) › § 144m - Bearing of arms | Any student introducing, distributing, giving, selling or bearing any kind of firearm at school or within school surroundings, shall be suspended by the Secretary for a period not under one year considering the circumstances in each separate case and pursuant to the procedure established by regulation. For the purposes... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-three/chapter-9a/subchapter-iv/144n/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311)›Chapter 9A - Department of Education (1999)›Subchapter IV - Teachers (§§ 144n — 145c)›§ 144n - Function | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311) › Chapter 9A - Department of Education (1999) › Subchapter IV - Teachers (§§ 144n — 145c) › § 144n - Function | Teachers are the key resource of the educational process. Their primary function is to help students discover and hone their capabilities and learn attitudes and ways to conduct themselves which will allow them to function properly as members of the community.
History —July 15, 1999, No. 149, § 4.01. |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-three/chapter-9a/subchapter-iv/144o/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311)›Chapter 9A - Department of Education (1999)›Subchapter IV - Teachers (§§ 144n — 145c)›§ 144o - Teaching autonomy | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311) › Chapter 9A - Department of Education (1999) › Subchapter IV - Teachers (§§ 144n — 145c) › § 144o - Teaching autonomy | The Secretary, the school directors and the school councils shall validate the teaching autonomy of teachers, which shall include the freedom to:
(a) Make the changes they deem pertinent in order to adapt the topics of the course to the socio-cultural and geographical profile of their students.
(b) Adopt the teaching m... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-three/chapter-9a/subchapter-iv/144p/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311)›Chapter 9A - Department of Education (1999)›Subchapter IV - Teachers (§§ 144n — 145c)›§ 144p - Incentives for excellence | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311) › Chapter 9A - Department of Education (1999) › Subchapter IV - Teachers (§§ 144n — 145c) › § 144p - Incentives for excellence | The Secretary shall establish through regulations an incentive system so as to retain the most qualified teachers with the highest performance in the classrooms. These incentives may be awards, special acknowledgments, sabbatical leave, cultural travel, bonuses and other distinctions bestowed to highlight the value of ... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-three/chapter-9a/subchapter-iv/144q/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311)›Chapter 9A - Department of Education (1999)›Subchapter IV - Teachers (§§ 144n — 145c)›§ 144q - Education of teachers | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311) › Chapter 9A - Department of Education (1999) › Subchapter IV - Teachers (§§ 144n — 145c) › § 144q - Education of teachers | The Secretary shall take the measures with the universities established in Puerto Rico so that they conform the courses they provide to the needs of the public education system in that which concerns:
(a) The training of teachers in technical areas of their profession as well as in the disciplines of their specialized ... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-three/chapter-9a/subchapter-iv/144r/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311)›Chapter 9A - Department of Education (1999)›Subchapter IV - Teachers (§§ 144n — 145c)›§ 144r - Teaching candidates—Exams | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311) › Chapter 9A - Department of Education (1999) › Subchapter IV - Teachers (§§ 144n — 145c) › § 144r - Teaching candidates—Exams | Candidates to hold any position established under §§ 260 et seq. of Title 18, regarding teacher certification, and the regulations adopted thereunder, shall pass an examination to qualify to be teachers. The Secretary shall promulgate the standards to govern the preparation and proctoring of these examinations. The sco... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-three/chapter-9a/subchapter-iv/144s/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311)›Chapter 9A - Department of Education (1999)›Subchapter IV - Teachers (§§ 144n — 145c)›§ 144s - Admission into the teaching profession | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311) › Chapter 9A - Department of Education (1999) › Subchapter IV - Teachers (§§ 144n — 145c) › § 144s - Admission into the teaching profession | Schools shall establish teaching admission programs for new teachers or for teachers who have not practiced the profession for three (3) years preceding their appointment. The Secretary shall establish the standards concerning the operation of these programs.
History —July 15, 1999, No. 149, § 4.06. |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-three/chapter-9a/subchapter-iv/144t/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311)›Chapter 9A - Department of Education (1999)›Subchapter IV - Teachers (§§ 144n — 145c)›§ 144t - Appointment of teachers to administrative office | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311) › Chapter 9A - Department of Education (1999) › Subchapter IV - Teachers (§§ 144n — 145c) › § 144t - Appointment of teachers to administrative office | The Secretary may appoint teachers to administrative office when in conformance to §§ 260 et seq. of Title 18, regarding teacher certification, §§ 214 et seq. of Title 18, regarding teacher tenure, and the regulations adopted by virtue of these acts. Teachers thus appointed shall be subject to evaluations as directed b... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-three/chapter-9a/subchapter-iv/144u/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311)›Chapter 9A - Department of Education (1999)›Subchapter IV - Teachers (§§ 144n — 145c)›§ 144u - Continuing education | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311) › Chapter 9A - Department of Education (1999) › Subchapter IV - Teachers (§§ 144n — 145c) › § 144u - Continuing education | The Secretary shall establish continuing education programs for the teaching and non-teaching personnel of the Department.
In the case of all members of the School Councils, who are appointed after the approval of this act, it shall be a prior requirement to have taken and [passed] a course on public financial operatio... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-three/chapter-9a/subchapter-iv/144v/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311)›Chapter 9A - Department of Education (1999)›Subchapter IV - Teachers (§§ 144n — 145c)›§ 144v - Evaluation of teachers | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311) › Chapter 9A - Department of Education (1999) › Subchapter IV - Teachers (§§ 144n — 145c) › § 144v - Evaluation of teachers | At the beginning of the school year, school directors, with the advice of school councils, shall organize evaluation committees constituted in part by teachers with tenure and vast experience. The committees shall evaluate the work of their school teaching personnel pursuant to the procedures, guidelines and objective ... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-three/chapter-9a/subchapter-iv/144w/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311)›Chapter 9A - Department of Education (1999)›Subchapter IV - Teachers (§§ 144n — 145c)›§ 144w - Teacher participation in school procedures | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311) › Chapter 9A - Department of Education (1999) › Subchapter IV - Teachers (§§ 144n — 145c) › § 144w - Teacher participation in school procedures | Teachers shall participate in directing their schools through school councils and faculty meetings, or through other bodies as created to fulfill the purposes of §§ 143a—146f of this title.
The Secretary, the directors and the school councils shall articulate the standards to systematize and encourage the active involv... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-three/chapter-9a/subchapter-iv/144x/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311)›Chapter 9A - Department of Education (1999)›Subchapter IV - Teachers (§§ 144n — 145c)›§ 144x - Volunteer citizens | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311) › Chapter 9A - Department of Education (1999) › Subchapter IV - Teachers (§§ 144n — 145c) › § 144x - Volunteer citizens | School directors shall keep, with the approval of school councils, a register of volunteer citizens willing to render non-teaching services in schools, as well as to exercise teaching functions during extended hours or as substitutes when teachers are absent.
Volunteers shall meet certain education and experience requi... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-three/chapter-9a/subchapter-iv/144y/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311)›Chapter 9A - Department of Education (1999)›Subchapter IV - Teachers (§§ 144n — 145c)›§ 144y - Exemption from attachment and execution | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311) › Chapter 9A - Department of Education (1999) › Subchapter IV - Teachers (§§ 144n — 145c) › § 144y - Exemption from attachment and execution | The portion of teaching personnel salaries of the Puerto Rico Public Education System corresponding to the basic salary paid when admitted into the teaching profession, shall be exempt from attachment and execution.
History —July 15, 1999, No. 149, § 4.12. |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-three/chapter-9a/subchapter-iv/144z/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311)›Chapter 9A - Department of Education (1999)›Subchapter IV - Teachers (§§ 144n — 145c)›§ 144z - Disciplinary sanctions | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311) › Chapter 9A - Department of Education (1999) › Subchapter IV - Teachers (§§ 144n — 145c) › § 144z - Disciplinary sanctions | The Secretary may impose disciplinary sanctions on members of the teaching profession who infringe the laws or the regulations governing the Puerto Rico Public Education System. Sanctions may range from reprimands for slight infractions to destitution and cancellation of certificate for grave or severe infractions. The... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-three/chapter-9a/subchapter-iv/145/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311)›Chapter 9A - Department of Education (1999)›Subchapter IV - Teachers (§§ 144n — 145c)›§ 145 - Right to participate in political activities | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311) › Chapter 9A - Department of Education (1999) › Subchapter IV - Teachers (§§ 144n — 145c) › § 145 - Right to participate in political activities | Members of the teaching personnel of the Public Education System shall have the right to:
(a) Be a part of the directive bodies of political parties and organizations.
(b) Participate in political campaigns and activities.
(c) Appear as candidates to elective office or to confidential office by appointment.
(d) Promote... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-three/chapter-9a/subchapter-iv/145a/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311)›Chapter 9A - Department of Education (1999)›Subchapter IV - Teachers (§§ 144n — 145c)›§ 145a - Activities prohibited in schools and Department facilities | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311) › Chapter 9A - Department of Education (1999) › Subchapter IV - Teachers (§§ 144n — 145c) › § 145a - Activities prohibited in schools and Department facilities | All Department officials and employees, regardless of their office or classification and the kind of appointment they may hold, shall abstain from conducting the following acts within schools and within facilities and grounds under the jurisdiction of the Department during their respective working hours or the working ... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-three/chapter-9a/subchapter-iv/145b/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311)›Chapter 9A - Department of Education (1999)›Subchapter IV - Teachers (§§ 144n — 145c)›§ 145b - Special leave for candidates | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311) › Chapter 9A - Department of Education (1999) › Subchapter IV - Teachers (§§ 144n — 145c) › § 145b - Special leave for candidates | Members of the Public Education System teaching personnel shall be released from their obligations when nominated by a political party as candidates to the office of Governor, Resident Commissioner, Senator, House Representative or Mayor, if certified by the Commonwealth Elections Commission.
Relief from duty shall be ... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-three/chapter-9a/subchapter-iv/145c/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311)›Chapter 9A - Department of Education (1999)›Subchapter IV - Teachers (§§ 144n — 145c)›§ 145c - Labor unions | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311) › Chapter 9A - Department of Education (1999) › Subchapter IV - Teachers (§§ 144n — 145c) › § 145c - Labor unions | The participation of teachers in labor unions shall be governed by the agreements reached in collective bargaining under §§ 1451 et seq. of this title, known as “Puerto Rico Public Service Labor Relation Act,” and its regulations.
History —July 15, 1999, No. 149, § 4.17. |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-three/chapter-9a/subchapter-v/145d/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311)›Chapter 9A - Department of Education (1999)›Subchapter V - The Public Education System (§§ 145d — 145q)›§ 145d - Composition | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311) › Chapter 9A - Department of Education (1999) › Subchapter V - The Public Education System (§§ 145d — 145q) › § 145d - Composition | Schools shall be a conglomerate of autonomous units articulated under public policy and common purpose principles. These shall be part of the Puerto Rico Public Education System-this being its main constituent-together with the Secretary of Education, the education facilitator regional and district offices, and the dep... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-three/chapter-9a/subchapter-v/145e/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311)›Chapter 9A - Department of Education (1999)›Subchapter V - The Public Education System (§§ 145d — 145q)›§ 145e - Secretary—How functions are to be exercised | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311) › Chapter 9A - Department of Education (1999) › Subchapter V - The Public Education System (§§ 145d — 145q) › § 145e - Secretary—How functions are to be exercised | The Secretary shall steer the educational efforts of the System by regulatory standards, public policy and planning directives, auditing, scrutiny, and evaluation of the scholastic and administrative process of the schools. The Secretary shall exercise the executive powers germane to his/her office in the cases foresee... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-three/chapter-9a/subchapter-v/145f/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311)›Chapter 9A - Department of Education (1999)›Subchapter V - The Public Education System (§§ 145d — 145q)›§ 145f - Secretary—Responsibility for schools | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311) › Chapter 9A - Department of Education (1999) › Subchapter V - The Public Education System (§§ 145d — 145q) › § 145f - Secretary—Responsibility for schools | As to the schools which constitute the Public Education System, the Secretary shall be directly responsible for:
(a) School facility planning.
(b) The opening and the temporary or permanent closedown of school facilities.
(c) The structuring of the System in grades and levels or by any other design.
(d) The fiscal plan... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-three/chapter-9a/subchapter-v/145g/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311)›Chapter 9A - Department of Education (1999)›Subchapter V - The Public Education System (§§ 145d — 145q)›§ 145g - Secretary—Delegation of functions | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311) › Chapter 9A - Department of Education (1999) › Subchapter V - The Public Education System (§§ 145d — 145q) › § 145g - Secretary—Delegation of functions | The Secretary may delegate the functions listed in § 145f of this title to the Under Secretary of Academic Affairs and the Under Secretary of Administrative Affairs of the Department. These, however, may not be delegated to or carried out by education facilitator regional or district offices, or officials or employees ... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-three/chapter-9a/subchapter-v/145h/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311)›Chapter 9A - Department of Education (1999)›Subchapter V - The Public Education System (§§ 145d — 145q)›§ 145h - System organization in grades and levels | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311) › Chapter 9A - Department of Education (1999) › Subchapter V - The Public Education System (§§ 145d — 145q) › § 145h - System organization in grades and levels | The Public Education System shall be organized under the principle that education is a continuing process which §§ 143a—146f of this title divide, for administrative purposes, into the levels of preschool, elementary education, secondary education, and postsecondary education.
The Secretary shall provide, through regul... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-three/chapter-9a/subchapter-v/145i/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311)›Chapter 9A - Department of Education (1999)›Subchapter V - The Public Education System (§§ 145d — 145q)›§ 145i - Language for teaching | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311) › Chapter 9A - Department of Education (1999) › Subchapter V - The Public Education System (§§ 145d — 145q) › § 145i - Language for teaching | The teaching process shall be conducted in Spanish and/or English in the System’s schools.
History —July 15, 1999, No. 149, § 5.06. |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-three/chapter-9a/subchapter-v/145j/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311)›Chapter 9A - Department of Education (1999)›Subchapter V - The Public Education System (§§ 145d — 145q)›§ 145j - Interconnection between the schools and the work settings | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311) › Chapter 9A - Department of Education (1999) › Subchapter V - The Public Education System (§§ 145d — 145q) › § 145j - Interconnection between the schools and the work settings | (a) The Secretary shall establish the proper interconnection between the learning experience in school and the work place in order to provide Puerto Rico with human resources capable to perform the tasks required by the productive processes within a global economy. For this purpose, it shall adopt the six (6) key eleme... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-three/chapter-9a/subchapter-v/145k/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311)›Chapter 9A - Department of Education (1999)›Subchapter V - The Public Education System (§§ 145d — 145q)›§ 145k - Educational Research and Innovations Center | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311) › Chapter 9A - Department of Education (1999) › Subchapter V - The Public Education System (§§ 145d — 145q) › § 145k - Educational Research and Innovations Center | The Secretary shall establish an Educational Research and Innovations Center to pursue the following goals:
(a) Research and collect information on the problems facing the field of education in Puerto Rico.
(b) Conduct experiments with new ways in which to organize the teaching and exercise the learning processes.
(c) ... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-three/chapter-9a/subchapter-v/145l/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311)›Chapter 9A - Department of Education (1999)›Subchapter V - The Public Education System (§§ 145d — 145q)›§ 145l - Educational Research and Innovations Center—Board of Directors | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311) › Chapter 9A - Department of Education (1999) › Subchapter V - The Public Education System (§§ 145d — 145q) › § 145l - Educational Research and Innovations Center—Board of Directors | The Center shall be directed by a Director appointed by the Secretary and be attached to the Office of the latter.
History —July 15, 1999, No. 149, § 5.09. |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-three/chapter-9a/subchapter-v/145m/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311)›Chapter 9A - Department of Education (1999)›Subchapter V - The Public Education System (§§ 145d — 145q)›§ 145m - Educational Research and Innovations Center—Regulations | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311) › Chapter 9A - Department of Education (1999) › Subchapter V - The Public Education System (§§ 145d — 145q) › § 145m - Educational Research and Innovations Center—Regulations | The Secretary shall provide for all matters pertaining to the organization and operation of the Center through regulations.
History —July 15, 1999, No. 149, § 5.10. |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-three/chapter-9a/subchapter-v/145n/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311)›Chapter 9A - Department of Education (1999)›Subchapter V - The Public Education System (§§ 145d — 145q)›§ 145n - The academic year | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311) › Chapter 9A - Department of Education (1999) › Subchapter V - The Public Education System (§§ 145d — 145q) › § 145n - The academic year | The academic year shall consist of two (2) semesters divided by the Christmas holidays. The Secretary shall draft the work plan for the school year. Said plan shall set aside two (2) successive days per semester for holding meetings with the parents of the students and professional activities for the teachers.
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https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-three/chapter-9a/subchapter-v/145o/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311)›Chapter 9A - Department of Education (1999)›Subchapter V - The Public Education System (§§ 145d — 145q)›§ 145o - System cohesiveness | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311) › Chapter 9A - Department of Education (1999) › Subchapter V - The Public Education System (§§ 145d — 145q) › § 145o - System cohesiveness | The Secretary shall draft the standards to be applied to all schools so as to provide cohesiveness to the educational endeavor of the Public Education System. Said standards shall refer to matters such as:
(a) Study plans for the various grades and levels.
(b) Tests to measure the progress of the students.
(c) Specific... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-three/chapter-9a/subchapter-v/145p/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311)›Chapter 9A - Department of Education (1999)›Subchapter V - The Public Education System (§§ 145d — 145q)›§ 145p - Responsibilities of the officials and employees of the Department | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311) › Chapter 9A - Department of Education (1999) › Subchapter V - The Public Education System (§§ 145d — 145q) › § 145p - Responsibilities of the officials and employees of the Department | The officials and employees of the Department shall answer to the Secretary for their negligent or culpable actions as well as for the negligent or culpable actions of those under their supervision. Non-compliance with supervisory responsibilities shall be sufficient grounds to impose sanctions pursuant to the provisio... |
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