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https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-three/chapter-9a/subchapter-v/145q/ | 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)›§ 145q - Personnel system 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) › § 145q - Personnel system of the Department | The Department shall have confidential and career employees. The confidential employees shall be those who are substantially involved with the establishment and implementation of the public policy of the Department or who advise or render services directly to the Secretary. All other employees shall be career employees... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-three/chapter-9a/subchapter-vi/145r/ | 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 VI - The Secretary of Education (§§ 145r — 145w)›§ 145r - Appointment | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311) › Chapter 9A - Department of Education (1999) › Subchapter VI - The Secretary of Education (§§ 145r — 145w) › § 145r - Appointment | The Secretary shall be appointed by the Governor of Puerto Rico with the advice and consent of the Senate. The Secretary shall be a citizen of the United States.
History —July 15, 1999, No. 149, § 6.01. |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-three/chapter-9a/subchapter-vi/145s/ | 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 VI - The Secretary of Education (§§ 145r — 145w)›§ 145s - Duties | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311) › Chapter 9A - Department of Education (1999) › Subchapter VI - The Secretary of Education (§§ 145r — 145w) › § 145s - Duties | The Secretary shall be responsible for:
(a) Implementing the public policy adopted by the Legislature and the Governor so as to fulfill the purpose set forth by the Constitution of Puerto Rico and §§ 143a—146f of this title for the Public Education System.
(b) Organizing, planning, directing, supervising and evaluating... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-three/chapter-9a/subchapter-vi/145t/ | 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 VI - The Secretary of Education (§§ 145r — 145w)›§ 145t - Academic duties and obligations of the Secretary | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311) › Chapter 9A - Department of Education (1999) › Subchapter VI - The Secretary of Education (§§ 145r — 145w) › § 145t - Academic duties and obligations of the Secretary | The Secretary, as academic director of the Puerto Rico Public Education System, shall:
(a) Adopt a five (5)-year Integral Development Plan for the Puerto Rico Public Education System in order to set forth the short and mid term objectives of the Department. An institutional working plan, to be revised annually, shall b... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-three/chapter-9a/subchapter-vi/145u/ | 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 VI - The Secretary of Education (§§ 145r — 145w)›§ 145u - Administrative duties and obligations | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311) › Chapter 9A - Department of Education (1999) › Subchapter VI - The Secretary of Education (§§ 145r — 145w) › § 145u - Administrative duties and obligations | In his/her duty as Administrative Director of the Puerto Rico Public Education System, the Secretary shall:
(a) Adopt the formula to determine the budget of the schools in the Public Education System. Said formula shall consider the level of the courses offered in the schools; their enrollment; the nature of their prog... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-three/chapter-9a/subchapter-vi/145v/ | 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 VI - The Secretary of Education (§§ 145r — 145w)›§ 145v - Delegation of duties to subordinate officials | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311) › Chapter 9A - Department of Education (1999) › Subchapter VI - The Secretary of Education (§§ 145r — 145w) › § 145v - Delegation of duties to subordinate officials | The Secretary may delegate the powers conferred [on] him/her by §§ 143a—146f of this title to subordinate officials, except those that concern the cancellation of school charters and the approval, revision and repeal of the standards and regulations that govern the Public Education System.
History —July 15, 1999, No. 1... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-three/chapter-9a/subchapter-vi/145w/ | 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 VI - The Secretary of Education (§§ 145r — 145w)›§ 145w - Delegation of duties to school directors | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311) › Chapter 9A - Department of Education (1999) › Subchapter VI - The Secretary of Education (§§ 145r — 145w) › § 145w - Delegation of duties to school directors | In the charter issued for each school, the Secretary shall establish the terms and conditions under which the school directors shall exercise the duties and powers granted to them by §§ 143a—146f of this title to allow them to make purchases, manage the budgets and appoint the teaching personnel in the respective schoo... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-three/chapter-9a/subchapter-vii/145x/ | 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 VII - School Facilitators (§§ 145x — 145dd)›§ 145x - Duties of the facilitator | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311) › Chapter 9A - Department of Education (1999) › Subchapter VII - School Facilitators (§§ 145x — 145dd) › § 145x - Duties of the facilitator | Facilitators shall render support services to the teaching process and provide advice on administrative matters when schools so require through their directors or as needed for the school’s operations.
History —July 15, 1999, No. 149, § 7.01; Nov. 21, 2011, No. 224, § 2. |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-three/chapter-9a/subchapter-vii/145y/ | 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 VII - School Facilitators (§§ 145x — 145dd)›§ 145y - Assignment of tasks | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311) › Chapter 9A - Department of Education (1999) › Subchapter VII - School Facilitators (§§ 145x — 145dd) › § 145y - Assignment of tasks | The tasks assigned to the facilitators shall be grouped under two categories:
(a) Administrative and managerial facilitation, and
(b) Academic or teaching oriented facilitation.
History —July 15, 1999, No. 149, § 7.02. |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-three/chapter-9a/subchapter-vii/145z/ | 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 VII - School Facilitators (§§ 145x — 145dd)›§ 145z - Administrative and managerial facilitation | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311) › Chapter 9A - Department of Education (1999) › Subchapter VII - School Facilitators (§§ 145x — 145dd) › § 145z - Administrative and managerial facilitation | The administrative and managerial facilitation duties shall consist of:
(a) Organizing and offering training programs for the directive and administrative personnel of the schools in those areas involving budget preparation and administration; personnel administration; procurement procedures and fiscal audits.
(b) Coor... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-three/chapter-9a/subchapter-vii/145aa/ | 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 VII - School Facilitators (§§ 145x — 145dd)›§ 145aa - Academic and teaching oriented facilitation | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311) › Chapter 9A - Department of Education (1999) › Subchapter VII - School Facilitators (§§ 145x — 145dd) › § 145aa - Academic and teaching oriented facilitation | The academic and teaching oriented facilitation duties shall consist of:
(a) Advising the directors and teachers on the design of programs adjusted to student needs and experiences.
(b) Advising the teachers on teaching methods and on the preparation and use of teaching materials and tools.
(c) Providing orientation on... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-three/chapter-9a/subchapter-vii/145bb/ | 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 VII - School Facilitators (§§ 145x — 145dd)›§ 145bb - Regions and districts—Other functions | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311) › Chapter 9A - Department of Education (1999) › Subchapter VII - School Facilitators (§§ 145x — 145dd) › § 145bb - Regions and districts—Other functions | The regional and district school offices may conduct, apart from the facilitation duties provided in §§ 143a—146f of this title, other functions required by the Secretary in order to expedite and decentralize the operations of the Department. The tasks assigned to that effect by the Secretary shall remain separate from... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-three/chapter-9a/subchapter-vii/145cc/ | 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 VII - School Facilitators (§§ 145x — 145dd)›§ 145cc - Revision of the duties of the facilitators | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311) › Chapter 9A - Department of Education (1999) › Subchapter VII - School Facilitators (§§ 145x — 145dd) › § 145cc - Revision of the duties of the facilitators | The Secretary may, from time to time, revise the duties of the facilitator so as to adjust the same to the changing needs of the Public Education System. The revisions conducted for that purpose shall maintain the facilitative functions within the limits established in § 145x of this title.
History —July 15, 1999, No. ... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-three/chapter-9a/subchapter-vii/145dd/ | 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 VII - School Facilitators (§§ 145x — 145dd)›§ 145dd - The Administrative Training and Counseling to Schools Institute | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311) › Chapter 9A - Department of Education (1999) › Subchapter VII - School Facilitators (§§ 145x — 145dd) › § 145dd - The Administrative Training and Counseling to Schools Institute | The duties and employees of the Institute for Educational Reform shall become part of an Administrative Training and Counseling to Schools Institute to be attached to the Office of the Secretary. The Secretary shall determine, through regulations, the functions of said Institute.
History —July 15, 1999, No. 149, § 7.07... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-three/chapter-9a/subchapter-viii/146/ | 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 VIII - The School Psychologists (§§ 146 — 146c)›§ 146 - Functions of the psychologist | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311) › Chapter 9A - Department of Education (1999) › Subchapter VIII - The School Psychologists (§§ 146 — 146c) › § 146 - Functions of the psychologist | The school psychologists shall provide direct support and services to both the teaching staff as well as directly to the students. They shall evaluate the academic area (progress and knowledge), and the intellectual and emotional areas. In addition, they shall draft a student profile, of both their limitations as well ... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-three/chapter-9a/subchapter-viii/146a/ | 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 VIII - The School Psychologists (§§ 146 — 146c)›§ 146a - Functions of the school psychologist | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311) › Chapter 9A - Department of Education (1999) › Subchapter VIII - The School Psychologists (§§ 146 — 146c) › § 146a - Functions of the school psychologist | The school psychologist shall:
(a) Develop primary and secondary prevention strategies within the school context.
(b) Identify learning and developmental problems in students.
(c) Participate in interdisciplinary teamwork for the development, implementation and evaluation of programs in the school system.
(d) Administe... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-three/chapter-9a/subchapter-viii/146b/ | 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 VIII - The School Psychologists (§§ 146 — 146c)›§ 146b - Proportion | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311) › Chapter 9A - Department of Education (1999) › Subchapter VIII - The School Psychologists (§§ 146 — 146c) › § 146b - Proportion | Once this act takes effect, positions shall be created to place a minimum of five (5) School Psychologists in each Educational Region of the Department of Education. Each psychologist shall visit two schools each week.
Three (3) years after this act takes effect, the necessary positions to be able to place, at least fi... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-three/chapter-9a/subchapter-ix/146d/ | 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 IX - Final Provisions (§§ 146d — 146f)›§ 146d - Protection of rights and contracts | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311) › Chapter 9A - Department of Education (1999) › Subchapter IX - Final Provisions (§§ 146d — 146f) › § 146d - Protection of rights and contracts | No provision of §§ 143a—146f of this title shall affect the economic rights of the officials and employees who by the date of approval of the same had been working at the Department or the Institute for Educational Reform.
History —July 15, 1999, No. 149, § 9.01, renumbered as § 10.01 on Aug. 12, 2000, No. 170, § 4, ef... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-three/chapter-9a/subchapter-ix/146e/ | 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 IX - Final Provisions (§§ 146d — 146f)›§ 146e - Community schools exempted from the application of various laws | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311) › Chapter 9A - Department of Education (1999) › Subchapter IX - Final Provisions (§§ 146d — 146f) › § 146e - Community schools exempted from the application of various laws | The community schools shall be exempt from the application of the provisions of the following laws:
(a) Sections 283 et seq. of this title, known as the “Government of Puerto Rico Accounting Act.”
(b) Act No. 5 of October 14, 1975, known as the “Puerto Rico Public Service Personnel Act.”
(c) Sections 931 et seq. of thi... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-three/chapter-9a/subchapter-ix/146f/ | 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 IX - Final Provisions (§§ 146d — 146f)›§ 146f - Auditing Committee | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311) › Chapter 9A - Department of Education (1999) › Subchapter IX - Final Provisions (§§ 146d — 146f) › § 146f - Auditing Committee | (a) The Auditing Committee of the Department of Education, hereinafter the “Committee”, is hereby created for purposes of evaluating the administrative and fiscal operation of the Department, the internal control systems to prevent the commission of irregularities, the monitoring of auditing programs used to improve th... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-three/chapter-9a/subchapter-x/148/ | 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 X - General Education Council (§§ 148 — 148m)›§ 148 - Definitions | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311) › Chapter 9A - Department of Education (1999) › Subchapter X - General Education Council (§§ 148 — 148m) › § 148 - Definitions | The terms listed hereinbelow shall have the meaning set forth in this section. Those not defined shall have the meaning construed by educators:
(1) Accreditation.— The official recognition granted to a school by the General Education Council after an evaluation process in the course of which it is proven that it operat... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-three/chapter-9a/subchapter-x/148a/ | 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 X - General Education Council (§§ 148 — 148m)›§ 148a - Restructuring | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311) › Chapter 9A - Department of Education (1999) › Subchapter X - General Education Council (§§ 148 — 148m) › § 148a - Restructuring | The Council is hereby restructured to be composed of a Chairperson and six (6) additional members appointed by the Governor with the advice and consent of the Senate.
The members of the Council shall be citizens of the United States with residence in Puerto Rico and over twenty-one (21) years of age. They shall hold of... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-three/chapter-9a/subchapter-x/148b/ | 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 X - General Education Council (§§ 148 — 148m)›§ 148b - Functioning | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311) › Chapter 9A - Department of Education (1999) › Subchapter X - General Education Council (§§ 148 — 148m) › § 148b - Functioning | The Chairperson shall summon the Council to an inaugural session to elect its officials and decide on its bylaws.
The Council shall meet in regular sessions once a month and may hold special meetings upon convocation by the Chairperson or by petition of four (4) of its members. The agreements and resolutions of the Cou... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-three/chapter-9a/subchapter-x/148c/ | 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 X - General Education Council (§§ 148 — 148m)›§ 148c - Duties, powers and attributes | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311) › Chapter 9A - Department of Education (1999) › Subchapter X - General Education Council (§§ 148 — 148m) › § 148c - Duties, powers and attributes | The Council shall have the following duties, powers and attributes:
(1) Authorize, through the [issuance] of licenses valid for periods not greater than four (4) years, the establishment and the operation of private schools at the preschool, elementary, secondary, vocational, technical and highly skilled, and postsecon... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-three/chapter-9a/subchapter-x/148c-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 X - General Education Council (§§ 148 — 148m)›§ 148c-1 - Promotion of courses on the cooperative movement | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311) › Chapter 9A - Department of Education (1999) › Subchapter X - General Education Council (§§ 148 — 148m) › § 148c-1 - Promotion of courses on the cooperative movement | It is hereby provided that the General Education Council shall promote courses in the private schools of Puerto Rico on the cooperative movement through booklets, communications, and educational lectures for the teaching and administrative personnel. Provided however, it shall be the voluntary decision of each private ... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-three/chapter-9a/subchapter-x/148d/ | 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 X - General Education Council (§§ 148 — 148m)›§ 148d - Chairperson | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311) › Chapter 9A - Department of Education (1999) › Subchapter X - General Education Council (§§ 148 — 148m) › § 148d - Chairperson | The Chairperson of the Council shall be a full-time official who shall have the task of executing the determinations of the Council and coordinating the operation of the licensing and accreditation processes of public schools and the accreditation of private schools when requested. He/she shall direct the administrativ... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-three/chapter-9a/subchapter-x/148e/ | 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 X - General Education Council (§§ 148 — 148m)›§ 148e - Coordination of agreements with accrediting agencies | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311) › Chapter 9A - Department of Education (1999) › Subchapter X - General Education Council (§§ 148 — 148m) › § 148e - Coordination of agreements with accrediting agencies | In the performance of its duties to license and accredit schools, the Council may enter into agreements with accrediting entities of the United States and Puerto Rico in order to:
(1) Recognize, as equivalent to the evaluation corresponding to its accrediting processes or the renewal of licenses, the accreditation gran... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-three/chapter-9a/subchapter-x/148f/ | 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 X - General Education Council (§§ 148 — 148m)›§ 148f - Licensing and Accreditation Office | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311) › Chapter 9A - Department of Education (1999) › Subchapter X - General Education Council (§§ 148 — 148m) › § 148f - Licensing and Accreditation Office | The Council shall establish a Licensing and Accreditation Office and shall keep it operating with personnel qualified to carry out the technical functions regarding the evaluation of schools that apply for a license to operate in Puerto Rico, renewal of licenses or that should be accredited pursuant to the provisions o... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-three/chapter-9a/subchapter-x/148g/ | 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 X - General Education Council (§§ 148 — 148m)›§ 148g - Evaluating Committees | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311) › Chapter 9A - Department of Education (1999) › Subchapter X - General Education Council (§§ 148 — 148m) › § 148g - Evaluating Committees | The Council, with the collaboration of the evaluating committees, shall evaluate the schools that apply for licenses to operate in Puerto Rico or that need to be accredited pursuant to §§ 148—148m of this title.
The Evaluating Committees shall be composed of technicians from the Licensing and Accreditation Office and b... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-three/chapter-9a/subchapter-x/148h/ | 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 X - General Education Council (§§ 148 — 148m)›§ 148h - Reports of the evaluating committees | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311) › Chapter 9A - Department of Education (1999) › Subchapter X - General Education Council (§§ 148 — 148m) › § 148h - Reports of the evaluating committees | The evaluating committees shall render written reports on their findings within thirty (30) days following the date they have concluded their evaluations. The reports shall be filed at the Office of the Council, which shall remit copies thereof to the institutions concerned. The latter may submit reaction reports on th... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-three/chapter-9a/subchapter-x/148i/ | 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 X - General Education Council (§§ 148 — 148m)›§ 148i - Requirement of license | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311) › Chapter 9A - Department of Education (1999) › Subchapter X - General Education Council (§§ 148 — 148m) › § 148i - Requirement of license | No natural or juridical person may operate a school at the preschool, elementary, secondary, vocational, technical and highly skilled, and post secondary of non-university nature levels, nor shall promise, advertise, offer or state the intention to issue certificates, diplomas or recognition of approval of study progra... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-three/chapter-9a/subchapter-x/148j/ | 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 X - General Education Council (§§ 148 — 148m)›§ 148j - Accreditation of schools | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311) › Chapter 9A - Department of Education (1999) › Subchapter X - General Education Council (§§ 148 — 148m) › § 148j - Accreditation of schools | Prior [to] the beginning of each school year, the Council shall prepare the program corresponding to the evaluation of the public schools to be accredited. The program shall be remitted to the Secretary of Education for his comments and shall be final when the Council ratifies it with the amendments it deems pertinent.... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-three/chapter-9a/subchapter-x/148k/ | 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 X - General Education Council (§§ 148 — 148m)›§ 148k - Penalties | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311) › Chapter 9A - Department of Education (1999) › Subchapter X - General Education Council (§§ 148 — 148m) › § 148k - Penalties | Every natural or juridical person that operates an educational institution of preschool, elementary, secondary, vocational, technical and highly skilled, and post-secondary of non-university nature, levels in Puerto Rico, or that promises, advertises, offers or states the intention to issue certificates, diplomas or re... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-three/chapter-9a/subchapter-x/148k-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 X - General Education Council (§§ 148 — 148m)›§ 148k-1 - Special fund | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311) › Chapter 9A - Department of Education (1999) › Subchapter X - General Education Council (§§ 148 — 148m) › § 148k-1 - Special fund | The moneys collected for administrative fines imposed under §§ 148—148m of this title or the regulations thereunder, as well as the fees for the processing of license applications, accreditations, modifications and substantial changes, and from the issuing of certifications and document reproductions, shall be covered ... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-three/chapter-9a/subchapter-x/148l/ | 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 X - General Education Council (§§ 148 — 148m)›§ 148l - Evaluation of schools | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311) › Chapter 9A - Department of Education (1999) › Subchapter X - General Education Council (§§ 148 — 148m) › § 148l - Evaluation of schools | The evaluation standards that the Council establishes for its licensing and accreditation processes shall have as their purpose:
(1) To verify the economic feasibility of the schools, as well as its capacity to continue operations;
(2) to assure that the school facilities are satisfactory and do not represent a hazard ... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-three/chapter-9a/subchapter-x/148m/ | 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 X - General Education Council (§§ 148 — 148m)›§ 148m - Reconsideration procedure | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311) › Chapter 9A - Department of Education (1999) › Subchapter X - General Education Council (§§ 148 — 148m) › § 148m - Reconsideration procedure | Any person may request the Council to reconsider a decision which is adverse to his/her interests pursuant to the procedure set forth in §§ 2101 et seq. of this title, known as the “Commonwealth of Puerto Rico Uniform Administrative Procedure Act”.
History —July 15, 1999, No. 148, § 17. |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-three/chapter-9a/subchapter-xi/149/ | 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 XI - Sexual Harassment in Learning Institutions (§§ 149 — 149k)›§ 149 - Prohibition of sexual harassment in learning institutions | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311) › Chapter 9A - Department of Education (1999) › Subchapter XI - Sexual Harassment in Learning Institutions (§§ 149 — 149k) › § 149 - Prohibition of sexual harassment in learning institutions | Sexual harassment of students in the learning institutions of Puerto Rico is hereby prohibited.
History —Jan. 4, 1998, No. 3, § 1. |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-three/chapter-9a/subchapter-xi/149a/ | 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 XI - Sexual Harassment in Learning Institutions (§§ 149 — 149k)›§ 149a - Public policy | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311) › Chapter 9A - Department of Education (1999) › Subchapter XI - Sexual Harassment in Learning Institutions (§§ 149 — 149k) › § 149a - Public policy | It is the public policy of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico to ensure that the students have the right to pursue their studies free from the pressure of sexual harassment in the learning institutions of Puerto Rico. Provided, That the regulatory bodies shall have the responsibility to oversee to the adoption of the publ... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-three/chapter-9a/subchapter-xi/149b/ | 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 XI - Sexual Harassment in Learning Institutions (§§ 149 — 149k)›§ 149b - Definitions | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311) › Chapter 9A - Department of Education (1999) › Subchapter XI - Sexual Harassment in Learning Institutions (§§ 149 — 149k) › § 149b - Definitions | For the purposes of §§ 149—149k of this title, the following terms shall have the meaning stated hereinbelow, except when otherwise clearly indicated in the context:
(a) Student.— Means any person who pursues studies at a learning institution.
(b) Learning institution.— Means any elementary school, junior or senior hig... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-three/chapter-9a/subchapter-xi/149c/ | 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 XI - Sexual Harassment in Learning Institutions (§§ 149 — 149k)›§ 149c - Conduct consisting of sexual harrassment | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311) › Chapter 9A - Department of Education (1999) › Subchapter XI - Sexual Harassment in Learning Institutions (§§ 149 — 149k) › § 149c - Conduct consisting of sexual harrassment | Sexual harassment in the learning institutions consists of any type of unwanted behavior or explicit or implicit sexual approach manifested towards any student of the institution incurred by a school director or superintendent, supervisor, agent, student or person not employed by the institution, teacher or teaching or... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-three/chapter-9a/subchapter-xi/149d/ | 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 XI - Sexual Harassment in Learning Institutions (§§ 149 — 149k)›§ 149d - Totality of circumstances | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311) › Chapter 9A - Department of Education (1999) › Subchapter XI - Sexual Harassment in Learning Institutions (§§ 149 — 149k) › § 149d - Totality of circumstances | In order to determine whether the alleged undesired behavior or approach constitutes sexual harassment, the [totality] of the circumstances surrounding the facts of the case shall be taken into consideration.
History —Jan. 4, 1998, No. 3, § 5. |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-three/chapter-9a/subchapter-xi/149e/ | 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 XI - Sexual Harassment in Learning Institutions (§§ 149 — 149k)›§ 149e - Responsibility of learning institution in cases of sexual harassment | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311) › Chapter 9A - Department of Education (1999) › Subchapter XI - Sexual Harassment in Learning Institutions (§§ 149 — 149k) › § 149e - Responsibility of learning institution in cases of sexual harassment | The learning institution shall be liable for the actions of their teaching and non-teaching personnel that incur sexual harassment of their students, regardless of whether the specific acts subject to controversy were prohibited or not by the learning institution or regardless of whether the institution and its teachin... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-three/chapter-9a/subchapter-xi/149f/ | 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 XI - Sexual Harassment in Learning Institutions (§§ 149 — 149k)›§ 149f - Responsibility of harassment among students | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311) › Chapter 9A - Department of Education (1999) › Subchapter XI - Sexual Harassment in Learning Institutions (§§ 149 — 149k) › § 149f - Responsibility of harassment among students | The learning institution shall be liable for the acts of sexual harassment among students, at the place of studies, if the institution and/or its teaching or non-teaching personnel were aware or should have been aware of said behavior, unless the institution proves that it took immediate and proper action to correct th... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-three/chapter-9a/subchapter-xi/149f-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 XI - Sexual Harassment in Learning Institutions (§§ 149 — 149k)›§ 149f-1 - Liability of teaching institutions for actions taken against students | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311) › Chapter 9A - Department of Education (1999) › Subchapter XI - Sexual Harassment in Learning Institutions (§§ 149 — 149k) › § 149f-1 - Liability of teaching institutions for actions taken against students | The teaching institution shall be liable under the provisions of §§ 149—149k of this title when it performs any act that as a result directly affects the educational opportunities, terms and conditions of any person or student who has been opposed to the practices of the teaching institution that are contrary to the pr... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-three/chapter-9a/subchapter-xi/149g/ | 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 XI - Sexual Harassment in Learning Institutions (§§ 149 — 149k)›§ 149g - Responsibility of place of studies by persons not employed | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311) › Chapter 9A - Department of Education (1999) › Subchapter XI - Sexual Harassment in Learning Institutions (§§ 149 — 149k) › § 149g - Responsibility of place of studies by persons not employed | The learning institution shall be liable for the acts of sexual harassment perpetrated at the place of studies by persons not employed by it, if the institution and/or its teaching or non-teaching personnel were aware or should have been aware of said behavior, and failed to take immediate and appropriate action to cor... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-three/chapter-9a/subchapter-xi/149h/ | 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 XI - Sexual Harassment in Learning Institutions (§§ 149 — 149k)›§ 149h - Obligation of learning institution in place of studies | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311) › Chapter 9A - Department of Education (1999) › Subchapter XI - Sexual Harassment in Learning Institutions (§§ 149 — 149k) › § 149h - Obligation of learning institution in place of studies | Every learning institution is under the obligation of maintaining the place of studies free from sexual harassment and intimidation and shall clearly explain its policy against sexual harassment to the students and the teaching and non-teaching personnel. It shall guarantee that its students shall be able to study in a... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-three/chapter-9a/subchapter-xi/149i/ | 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 XI - Sexual Harassment in Learning Institutions (§§ 149 — 149k)›§ 149i - Responsibility of institution with relation to personnel, to students or ... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311) › Chapter 9A - Department of Education (1999) › Subchapter XI - Sexual Harassment in Learning Institutions (§§ 149 — 149k) › § 149i - Responsibility of institution with relation to personnel, to students or any other person | Every learning institution shall be liable for the acts of sexual harassment incurred by the students, persons not employed by it and the teaching and non teaching personnel, as these are defined in §§ 149—149k of this title, and once the fact has been established, it shall incur civil liability for an amount which sha... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-three/chapter-9a/subchapter-xi/149j/ | 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 XI - Sexual Harassment in Learning Institutions (§§ 149 — 149k)›§ 149j - Rights and remedies of students | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311) › Chapter 9A - Department of Education (1999) › Subchapter XI - Sexual Harassment in Learning Institutions (§§ 149 — 149k) › § 149j - Rights and remedies of students | The student aggrieved by the sexual harassment acts perpetrated by students, persons not employed by the institution or teaching or non-teaching personnel of the institution shall have the following rights and remedies, including, but not limited to:
(a) To be compensated for damages.
(b) To be reinstated in his/her st... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-three/chapter-9a/subchapter-xi/149k/ | 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 XI - Sexual Harassment in Learning Institutions (§§ 149 — 149k)›§ 149k - Liability of frivolous allegations | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311) › Chapter 9A - Department of Education (1999) › Subchapter XI - Sexual Harassment in Learning Institutions (§§ 149 — 149k) › § 149k - Liability of frivolous allegations | None of the above provisions shall prevent the imposition of liability on unscrupulous persons or students who knowingly make frivolous allegations pursuant to §§ 149—149k of this title.
History —Jan. 4, 1998, No. 3, § 12, renumbered as § 13 on Aug. 18, 1999, No. 274, § 2. |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-three/chapter-9a/subchapter-xii/150/ | 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 XII - Emergency Teacher Appointments (§§ 150 — 150c)›§ 150 - Definitions | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311) › Chapter 9A - Department of Education (1999) › Subchapter XII - Emergency Teacher Appointments (§§ 150 — 150c) › § 150 - Definitions | (a) Situations of difficult recruitment.— Means situations in which the supply of teachers is lower than the demand.
(b) Retired teachers.— Means teachers who avail themselves of the System of Annuities and Pensions for Teachers established through Act No. 218 of May 6, 1951, known as “Teachers Retirement Act”, or any ... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-three/chapter-9a/subchapter-xii/150a/ | 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 XII - Emergency Teacher Appointments (§§ 150 — 150c)›§ 150a - Contracting retired teachers | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311) › Chapter 9A - Department of Education (1999) › Subchapter XII - Emergency Teacher Appointments (§§ 150 — 150c) › § 150a - Contracting retired teachers | The Secretary of Education of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico is hereby authorized to contract retired teachers to temporarily fill vacant teachers positions in situations of difficult recruitment, as long as there is no personnel available in the registry of eligible teachers and the registry of special recruiting; sa... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-three/chapter-9a/subchapter-xii/150b/ | 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 XII - Emergency Teacher Appointments (§§ 150 — 150c)›§ 150b - Government ethics | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311) › Chapter 9A - Department of Education (1999) › Subchapter XII - Emergency Teacher Appointments (§§ 150 — 150c) › § 150b - Government ethics | The teachers contracted in agreement with the provisions of this subchapter are hereby exempted from the prohibitions of subsection (e) of Article 3.7 of Act No. 12 of July 24, 1985, known as part of “Ethics in Government Act of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico”.
History —May 24, 2002, No. 68, § 4. |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-three/chapter-9a/subchapter-xii/150c/ | 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 XII - Emergency Teacher Appointments (§§ 150 — 150c)›§ 150c - Effects on the pension | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311) › Chapter 9A - Department of Education (1999) › Subchapter XII - Emergency Teacher Appointments (§§ 150 — 150c) › § 150c - Effects on the pension | The provisions of this subchapter shall not limit or reduce whatsoever the rights acquired by the provisions of Act No. 218 of May 6, 1951, known as “Teachers Retirement Act”.
History —May 24, 2002, No. 68, § 5. |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-three/chapter-10/151/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311)›Chapter 10 - Department of Natural and Environmental Resources (§§ 151 — 163)›§ 151 - Short title | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311) › Chapter 10 - Department of Natural and Environmental Resources (§§ 151 — 163) › § 151 - Short title | This chapter shall be known as the “Organic Act of the Department of Natural and Environmental Resources”.
History —June 20, 1972, No. 23, p. 415, § 1, eff. Jan. 2, 1973. |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-three/chapter-10/152/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311)›Chapter 10 - Department of Natural and Environmental Resources (§§ 151 — 163)›§ 152 - Creation | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311) › Chapter 10 - Department of Natural and Environmental Resources (§§ 151 — 163) › § 152 - Creation | There is hereby created as a government executive department a Department of Natural and Environmental Resources.
History —June 20, 1972, No. 23, p. 415, § 2, eff. Jan. 2, 1973. |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-three/chapter-10/153/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311)›Chapter 10 - Department of Natural and Environmental Resources (§§ 151 — 163)›§ 153 - Responsibility | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311) › Chapter 10 - Department of Natural and Environmental Resources (§§ 151 — 163) › § 153 - Responsibility | The Department of Natural and Environmental Resources shall be responsible for implementing, with respect to the operational phase, the public policy of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico contained in § 19 of Art. VI of the Constitution by the Board on Environmental Quality in accordance with Act No. 9 of June 18, 1970. T... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-three/chapter-10/154/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311)›Chapter 10 - Department of Natural and Environmental Resources (§§ 151 — 163)›§ 154 - Direction and supervision | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311) › Chapter 10 - Department of Natural and Environmental Resources (§§ 151 — 163) › § 154 - Direction and supervision | The Department of Natural and Environmental Resources shall be under the direction and supervision of a Secretary of Natural and Environmental Resources who shall be appointed by the Governor in accordance with § 5 of Article IV of the Constitution of the Commonwealth.
History —June 20, 1972, No. 23, p. 415, § 4, eff. ... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-three/chapter-10/155/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311)›Chapter 10 - Department of Natural and Environmental Resources (§§ 151 — 163)›§ 155 - Functions and duties of the Secretary | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311) › Chapter 10 - Department of Natural and Environmental Resources (§§ 151 — 163) › § 155 - Functions and duties of the Secretary | The Secretary of Natural and Environmental Resources shall have, in addition to those transferred by this chapter, the following functions and duties:
(a) To advise and make recommendations to the Governor, to the Legislature and to other organizations of the government with respect to the implementation of the public ... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-three/chapter-10/155a/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311)›Chapter 10 - Department of Natural and Environmental Resources (§§ 151 — 163)›§ 155a - Power to enter into agreements and transfer funds | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311) › Chapter 10 - Department of Natural and Environmental Resources (§§ 151 — 163) › § 155a - Power to enter into agreements and transfer funds | The Secretary of the Department of Natural and Environmental Resources is hereby empowered to contract with Commonwealth and federal agencies in Puerto Rico, or to transfer funds to said agencies of those that are appropriated and transferred to the Department of Natural and Environmental Resources for the protection o... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-three/chapter-10/156/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311)›Chapter 10 - Department of Natural and Environmental Resources (§§ 151 — 163)›§ 156 - Transfers | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311) › Chapter 10 - Department of Natural and Environmental Resources (§§ 151 — 163) › § 156 - Transfers | The following functions, faculties and duties at present assigned by law to other agencies of the Commonwealth are hereby transferred to the Department of Natural and Environmental Resources for their execution by the Secretary:
(a) The powers and functions of the Mining Commission and of its Executive Secretary confer... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-three/chapter-10/156a/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311)›Chapter 10 - Department of Natural and Environmental Resources (§§ 151 — 163)›§ 156a - Additional transfers | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311) › Chapter 10 - Department of Natural and Environmental Resources (§§ 151 — 163) › § 156a - Additional transfers | The powers conferred [on] the Department of Agriculture through § 251 of Title 12, regarding the eligibility of said Department for the benefits of the Federal Act for the Protection of Hydrographic Basins and Flood Prevention (68 Stat. 666, as amended), and the funds appropriated to the Department of Agriculture throu... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-three/chapter-10/157/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311)›Chapter 10 - Department of Natural and Environmental Resources (§§ 151 — 163)›§ 157 - Effectiveness of other provisions | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311) › Chapter 10 - Department of Natural and Environmental Resources (§§ 151 — 163) › § 157 - Effectiveness of other provisions | Except the modifications that may be necessary to adjust the agencies and programs transferred by this chapter to the departmental structure, the laws governing such agencies and programs shall continue in force, except those provisions that might be in conflict herewith, are hereby repealed.
History —June 20, 1972, No... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-three/chapter-10/158/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311)›Chapter 10 - Department of Natural and Environmental Resources (§§ 151 — 163)›§ 158 - Penalties; administrative hearings | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311) › Chapter 10 - Department of Natural and Environmental Resources (§§ 151 — 163) › § 158 - Penalties; administrative hearings | (a) Any violation of this chapter or of the regulations promulgated hereunder shall constitute a misdemeanor and upon conviction the accused shall be punished with a fine of not less than fifty dollars ($50), nor more than five hundred dollars ($500), or imprisonment for a term of not less than five (5) days nor more t... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-three/chapter-10/159/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311)›Chapter 10 - Department of Natural and Environmental Resources (§§ 151 — 163)›§ 159 - Appropriations | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311) › Chapter 10 - Department of Natural and Environmental Resources (§§ 151 — 163) › § 159 - Appropriations | The sum of one million dollars ($1,000,000) is hereby appropriated from unencumbered funds in the Commonwealth Treasury to the Department of Natural and Environmental Resources for the fulfillment of the functions established herein during fiscal year 1972-73. The funds necessary for subsequent years shall be set aside... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-three/chapter-10/160/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311)›Chapter 10 - Department of Natural and Environmental Resources (§§ 151 — 163)›§ 160 - Committee for Negotiations of Mining Affairs | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311) › Chapter 10 - Department of Natural and Environmental Resources (§§ 151 — 163) › § 160 - Committee for Negotiations of Mining Affairs | There is hereby created in the Department of Natural and Environmental Resources a Committee for Negotiations of Mining Affairs which shall be composed of seven members appointed by the Governor representing the Planning Board, the Department of Justice, Health, Treasury, Agriculture, Transportation and Public Works an... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-three/chapter-10/161/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311)›Chapter 10 - Department of Natural and Environmental Resources (§§ 151 — 163)›§ 161 - Secretary, member of Board on Environmental Quality | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311) › Chapter 10 - Department of Natural and Environmental Resources (§§ 151 — 163) › § 161 - Secretary, member of Board on Environmental Quality | In accordance with the purposes of this chapter the Secretary of Natural and Environmental Resources shall be another member in addition to the present members of the Board on Environmental Quality.
History —June 20, 1972, No. 23, p. 415, § 11, eff. Jan. 2, 1973. |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-three/chapter-10/162/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311)›Chapter 10 - Department of Natural and Environmental Resources (§§ 151 — 163)›§ 162 - Implementation of programs | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311) › Chapter 10 - Department of Natural and Environmental Resources (§§ 151 — 163) › § 162 - Implementation of programs | All programs administered by the Department of Natural and Environmental Resources and the faculties herein conferred to its Secretary shall be implemented in accordance with the established environmental public policy.
History —June 20, 1972, No. 23, p. 415, § 12, eff. Jan. 2, 1973. |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-three/chapter-10/163/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311)›Chapter 10 - Department of Natural and Environmental Resources (§§ 151 — 163)›§ 163 - Study committee | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311) › Chapter 10 - Department of Natural and Environmental Resources (§§ 151 — 163) › § 163 - Study committee | There is hereby directed the creation of a committee composed by the Board on Environmental Quality, the Secretary of Justice and an additional number of members appointed by the Governor until completing eleven (11) so that from the date of the effectiveness of this act it may carry out a study in which there shall be... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-three/chapter-11/171/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311)›Chapter 11 - Department of Health (§§ 171 — 206)›§ 171 - Secretary of Health—Head of Department; scope of power | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311) › Chapter 11 - Department of Health (§§ 171 — 206) › § 171 - Secretary of Health—Head of Department; scope of power | The Secretary of Health shall be the Head of the Department of Health, as provided by §§ 5 and 6 of Art. IV of the Constitution of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and shall be charged with all matters provided by law, related to public health, sanitation and welfare, except those related to maritime quarantine service... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-three/chapter-11/172/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311)›Chapter 11 - Department of Health (§§ 171 — 206)›§ 172 - Undersecretary of Health; appointment, duties, tenure | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311) › Chapter 11 - Department of Health (§§ 171 — 206) › § 172 - Undersecretary of Health; appointment, duties, tenure | The Secretary of Health shall appoint an Undersecretary of Health, who shall be charged with the operational phase of all matters entrusted to the Secretary of Health by this, or any other act.
History —Mar. 14, 1912, No. 81, p. 122, § 9; May 10, 1945, No. 156, p. 528, § 1; June 23, 1976, No. 13, p. 717, § 3; June 29, ... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-three/chapter-11/173/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311)›Chapter 11 - Department of Health (§§ 171 — 206)›§ 173 - Reorganization of Department; appointment of personnel | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311) › Chapter 11 - Department of Health (§§ 171 — 206) › § 173 - Reorganization of Department; appointment of personnel | The Secretary of Health may, provided it is not in conflict with legislative provisions, establish or reorganize, consolidate, or eliminate, divisions, bureaus, services, and offices, for the best conduct of the Department, and he shall appoint all the personnel necessary for the functioning of the Department in accord... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-three/chapter-11/174/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311)›Chapter 11 - Department of Health (§§ 171 — 206)›§ 174 - Annual report to Governor | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311) › Chapter 11 - Department of Health (§§ 171 — 206) › § 174 - Annual report to Governor | The Secretary of Health shall file an annual report with the Governor of Puerto Rico, for transmittal to the Legislature, wherein he shall set forth the sanitary services that shall have been rendered and the sanitary conditions prevailing in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico at the time.
History —Mar. 14, 1912, No. 81, ... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-three/chapter-11/175/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311)›Chapter 11 - Department of Health (§§ 171 — 206)›§ 175 - Emergency measures for epidemics | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311) › Chapter 11 - Department of Health (§§ 171 — 206) › § 175 - Emergency measures for epidemics | In case an epidemic threatens the health of the Commonwealth, the Secretary of Health shall take such measures as he may deem necessary to combat same, and shall, with the approval of the Governor, incur such expenses as may be necessary, for account of the Commonwealth Government, chargeable to the Commonwealth Emerge... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-three/chapter-11/176/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311)›Chapter 11 - Department of Health (§§ 171 — 206)›§ 176 - Problems of public health; notices of diseases and epidemics | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311) › Chapter 11 - Department of Health (§§ 171 — 206) › § 176 - Problems of public health; notices of diseases and epidemics | The Secretary of Health shall, as entrusted to him by law, attend to all problems affecting public health and shall publish suitable notices covering the prevailing diseases and epidemics.
History —Mar. 14, 1912, No. 81, p. 122, § 7; May 7, 1931, No. 86, p. 530, § 1; June 23, 1976, No. 13, p. 717, § 2. |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-three/chapter-11/177/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311)›Chapter 11 - Department of Health (§§ 171 — 206)›§ 177 - Vital statistics and other services | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311) › Chapter 11 - Department of Health (§§ 171 — 206) › § 177 - Vital statistics and other services | The Secretary of Health shall keep and have in his/her charge such vital statistics services, and all other services that are necessary for the performance of his/her duties and all other necessary services for the protection, care, improvement and conservation of public health that are assigned to him/her by law.
The ... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-three/chapter-11/178/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311)›Chapter 11 - Department of Health (§§ 171 — 206)›§ 178 - Regulations to prevent diseases and protect public health | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311) › Chapter 11 - Department of Health (§§ 171 — 206) › § 178 - Regulations to prevent diseases and protect public health | The Secretary of Health shall have power to prescribe, repeal, and amend rules and regulations:
(1) For the purpose of preventing and suppressing infectious, contagious or epidemic diseases.
(2) In order to protect public health in any service, business, activity, or case which may affect public health, such as the wat... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-three/chapter-11/179/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311)›Chapter 11 - Department of Health (§§ 171 — 206)›§ 179 - Regulations to prevent diseases and protect public health—Procedure; hearings; approval | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311) › Chapter 11 - Department of Health (§§ 171 — 206) › § 179 - Regulations to prevent diseases and protect public health—Procedure; hearings; approval | The following procedure shall be followed to enable the Secretary of Health to prescribe, repeal or amend regulations, as expressly authorized to do so by §§ 171—190 of this title:
(1) The Secretary of Health shall draft the proposed regulations.
(2) The Secretary of Health or his representative shall call for a public... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-three/chapter-11/180/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311)›Chapter 11 - Department of Health (§§ 171 — 206)›§ 180 - Regulations to prevent diseases and protect public health—Judicial notice of regulations | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311) › Chapter 11 - Department of Health (§§ 171 — 206) › § 180 - Regulations to prevent diseases and protect public health—Judicial notice of regulations | All courts are required to take judicial notice of the adoption of such rules and regulations and of the publication thereof required by § 179 of this title.
History —Mar. 14, 1912, No. 81, p. 122, § 15, eff. Apr. 1, 1912. |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-three/chapter-11/181/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311)›Chapter 11 - Department of Health (§§ 171 — 206)›§ 181 - Inspections and investigations; public places; private dwellings | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311) › Chapter 11 - Department of Health (§§ 171 — 206) › § 181 - Inspections and investigations; public places; private dwellings | (a) The Secretary of Health or his/her authorized representatives, are hereby empowered to enter any building, house, shop or place at any hour of the day, to inspect and report on the sanitary conditions thereof, or to cause the prompt removal or correction of any public nuisance, in the form and manner prescribed in ... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-three/chapter-11/182/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311)›Chapter 11 - Department of Health (§§ 171 — 206)›§ 182 - Liability to abate or remove public nuisance; lien on property | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311) › Chapter 11 - Department of Health (§§ 171 — 206) › § 182 - Liability to abate or remove public nuisance; lien on property | In the event of the failure of the owner, agent or tenant of any property where a public nuisance exists to remove or abate the same within a reasonable time after the proper notification to perform the work has been served, the sanitary authorities are hereby empowered to remove or abate the nuisance at the expense of... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-three/chapter-11/183/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311)›Chapter 11 - Department of Health (§§ 171 — 206)›§ 183 - Claims against Commonwealth from enforcement of Department regulations | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311) › Chapter 11 - Department of Health (§§ 171 — 206) › § 183 - Claims against Commonwealth from enforcement of Department regulations | Every person whose property may have been unjustly or illegally destroyed or injured by the enforcement of any order, regulation, ordinance, or by any action taken by the Department of Health, or be its employees or agents exempt from personal liability, may maintain the appropriate action against the Government of Pue... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-three/chapter-11/184/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311)›Chapter 11 - Department of Health (§§ 171 — 206)›§ 184 - Notice to Secretary prior to redress by court | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311) › Chapter 11 - Department of Health (§§ 171 — 206) › § 184 - Notice to Secretary prior to redress by court | No court of justice shall make any order which may tend to hinder, retard, suspend or impede the Secretary of Health, the District Inspectors, or the Health Officers, or any of their duly authorized inspectors or agents, in their efforts to correct or suppress a public nuisance which may engender sickness or endanger p... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-three/chapter-11/185/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311)›Chapter 11 - Department of Health (§§ 171 — 206)›§ 185 - Notice to Health Council Coordinator of local health ordinances | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311) › Chapter 11 - Department of Health (§§ 171 — 206) › § 185 - Notice to Health Council Coordinator of local health ordinances | The mayors and administrators of the municipalities of Puerto Rico shall send a copy of all public health ordinances approved by the municipal legislatures, or boards of commissioners of the municipalities of Puerto Rico, to the Coordinating Health Council for its information, within thirty (30) days after their approv... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-three/chapter-11/186/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311)›Chapter 11 - Department of Health (§§ 171 — 206)›§ 186 - Power to make arrests | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311) › Chapter 11 - Department of Health (§§ 171 — 206) › § 186 - Power to make arrests | The Secretary of Health, medical inspectors, health officers, and assistants, shall have the power to make arrests of persons found or apprehended in the act of violating the sanitary law, or any sanitary rules or regulations promulgated thereunder, delivering them as soon as practicable to the nearest police officer, ... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-three/chapter-11/187/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311)›Chapter 11 - Department of Health (§§ 171 — 206)›§ 187 - Penalties; administrative fines | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311) › Chapter 11 - Department of Health (§§ 171 — 206) › § 187 - Penalties; administrative fines | (a) Any natural or juridical person who violates the provisions of §§ 171—190 of this title or the regulations issued by the Department of Health thereunder shall incur a misdemeanor, and upon conviction, may be sentenced to imprisonment that shall not exceed six (6) months, or a fine of not more than five thousand dol... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-three/chapter-11/188/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311)›Chapter 11 - Department of Health (§§ 171 — 206)›§ 188 - Health officers for municipalities; duties; expenses | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311) › Chapter 11 - Department of Health (§§ 171 — 206) › § 188 - Health officers for municipalities; duties; expenses | The health officer shall enforce all laws, ordinances and sanitary rules, and shall exercise general supervision over public health within his respective municipality or municipalities and towns. The health officer shall not receive any expense allowance for any duty within the limits of his respective territory, excep... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-three/chapter-11/189/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311)›Chapter 11 - Department of Health (§§ 171 — 206)›§ 189 - Municipalities to maintain public works protecting health; enforcement | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311) › Chapter 11 - Department of Health (§§ 171 — 206) › § 189 - Municipalities to maintain public works protecting health; enforcement | It shall be the duty of the municipalities to maintain and repair the public works of a permanent character designed to protect public health, and the Secretary of Health, in case such obligation is not complied with within a reasonable time, shall notify the municipal legislature of the necessity of such maintenance a... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-three/chapter-11/189a/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311)›Chapter 11 - Department of Health (§§ 171 — 206)›§ 189a - Appearance or presentation of documents; refusal; subpoenas; penalties | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311) › Chapter 11 - Department of Health (§§ 171 — 206) › § 189a - Appearance or presentation of documents; refusal; subpoenas; penalties | The Secretary of Health, in the discharge of the duties and faculties vested in him by §§ 171—190 of this title, may issue subpoenas and if any person thus summoned fails to comply therewith or if, upon appearing before the Secretary of Health refuses to take an oath, to testify or to answer any pertinent questions or ... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-three/chapter-11/190/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311)›Chapter 11 - Department of Health (§§ 171 — 206)›§ 190 - Examining boards to inform Secretary of authorized practitioners in health field | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311) › Chapter 11 - Department of Health (§§ 171 — 206) › § 190 - Examining boards to inform Secretary of authorized practitioners in health field | It shall be the duty of all examining boards of physicians, pharmacists, nurses, dentists, and such others whose professions are related to health, to inform the Secretary of Health of any such professional persons who are authorized to practice in the Commonwealth.
History —Mar. 14, 1912, No. 81, p. 122, § 19; May 10,... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-three/chapter-11/191/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311)›Chapter 11 - Department of Health (§§ 171 — 206)›§ 191 - Cooperation with federal government—Promotion of maternal and child health | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311) › Chapter 11 - Department of Health (§§ 171 — 206) › § 191 - Cooperation with federal government—Promotion of maternal and child health | The Department of Health of Puerto Rico is hereby designated as the Commonwealth agency which is to cooperate with the federal government, through its corresponding agencies, in extending and developing services for the promotion of maternal and child health, in accordance with the provisions of Part I, Title V, of the... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-three/chapter-11/192/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311)›Chapter 11 - Department of Health (§§ 171 — 206)›§ 192 - Cooperation with federal government—Program for crippled children | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311) › Chapter 11 - Department of Health (§§ 171 — 206) › § 192 - Cooperation with federal government—Program for crippled children | The Department of Health is hereby designated as the Commonwealth Government agency which is to apply a program of services for crippled children or children suffering from diseases which leave them crippled, and to supervise the administration of the services which are included in said program and are not administered... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-three/chapter-11/193/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311)›Chapter 11 - Department of Health (§§ 171 — 206)›§ 193 - Cooperation with federal government—Preparation of plan; rules and regulations | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311) › Chapter 11 - Department of Health (§§ 171 — 206) › § 193 - Cooperation with federal government—Preparation of plan; rules and regulations | The Department of Health is hereby empowered:
(a) To formulate and apply a detailed plan or plans for the purposes specified in § 192 of this title, and to prescribe such rules and regulations as may be necessary or expedient for the application of said plans and of the provisions of §§ 191—197 of this title. Each of s... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-three/chapter-11/194/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311)›Chapter 11 - Department of Health (§§ 171 — 206)›§ 194 - Cooperation with federal government—Promotion of child public welfare services | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311) › Chapter 11 - Department of Health (§§ 171 — 206) › § 194 - Cooperation with federal government—Promotion of child public welfare services | The Department of Health is hereby empowered to cooperate with the federal government, through its corresponding agency, in establishing, extending and strengthening child public-welfare services.
History —May 10, 1937, No. 76, p. 200, § 4. |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-three/chapter-11/195/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311)›Chapter 11 - Department of Health (§§ 171 — 206)›§ 195 - Cooperation with federal government—Social Welfare Bureau of Department; responsibilities | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311) › Chapter 11 - Department of Health (§§ 171 — 206) › § 195 - Cooperation with federal government—Social Welfare Bureau of Department; responsibilities | The Social Welfare Bureau of the Department of Health shall be responsible for:
(1) Conducting the child-welfare activities, including the services for the protection and care of homeless, dependent and abandoned children and children in danger of becoming delinquent;
(2) encouraging the development of the local child-... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-three/chapter-11/196/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311)›Chapter 11 - Department of Health (§§ 171 — 206)›§ 196 - Cooperation with federal government—Maintenance of public health services | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311) › Chapter 11 - Department of Health (§§ 171 — 206) › § 196 - Cooperation with federal government—Maintenance of public health services | The Department of Health is hereby designated as the Commonwealth agency which is to cooperate with the federal government, through its corresponding agency, in establishing and maintaining adequate public-health services, in accordance with the provisions of Title VI of the Federal Social Security Act, approved August... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-three/chapter-11/197/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311)›Chapter 11 - Department of Health (§§ 171 — 206)›§ 197 - Cooperation with federal government—Receipt and disbursement of funds | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311) › Chapter 11 - Department of Health (§§ 171 — 206) › § 197 - Cooperation with federal government—Receipt and disbursement of funds | The Secretary of the Treasury of Puerto Rico shall receive:
(1) The funds granted to the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico for the aforesaid purposes by the federal government, the Commonwealth Government and other sources;
(2) shall have the custody of said funds;
(3) shall deposit them in the Health Fund.
The Secretary of ... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-three/chapter-11/197a/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311)›Chapter 11 - Department of Health (§§ 171 — 206)›§ 197a - Advance of funds for programs shared by federal government | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311) › Chapter 11 - Department of Health (§§ 171 — 206) › § 197a - Advance of funds for programs shared by federal government | (a) The Secretary of the Treasury of Puerto Rico is hereby authorized to advance and place at the disposal of the Secretary of Health, as he may request, the necessary funds from any available general funds not otherwise appropriated, to facilitate the carrying out of the public health programs shared by the federal go... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-three/chapter-11/198/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311)›Chapter 11 - Department of Health (§§ 171 — 206)›§ 198 - Internal revenue stamps for construction plans | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311) › Chapter 11 - Department of Health (§§ 171 — 206) › § 198 - Internal revenue stamps for construction plans | Any plan for construction of houses or buildings of any kind, submitted to the Secretary of Health of Puerto Rico for approval, shall have affixed thereto an internal revenue stamp as follows:
Of one dollar ($1), when the value of the house or building is more than one thousand dollars ($1,000) and less than five thous... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-three/chapter-11/199/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311)›Chapter 11 - Department of Health (§§ 171 — 206)›§ 199 - Internal revenue stamps for construction plans—Secretary to keep registry of plans | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311) › Chapter 11 - Department of Health (§§ 171 — 206) › § 199 - Internal revenue stamps for construction plans—Secretary to keep registry of plans | The Secretary of Health shall cancel the internal revenue stamps and shall keep a registry wherein to enter, in correlative number, the plans presented, of both classes, and the internal revenue stamps cancelled.
History —June 16, 1925, No. 31, p. 186, § 2. |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-three/chapter-11/203/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311)›Chapter 11 - Department of Health (§§ 171 — 206)›§ 203 - Charity programs—Donated foodstuffs, prohibition of sale, cession, etc | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311) › Chapter 11 - Department of Health (§§ 171 — 206) › § 203 - Charity programs—Donated foodstuffs, prohibition of sale, cession, etc | (a) It shall be unlawful for any beneficiary of the programs of the Department of Health of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico or of any other government agency to sell, transfer, cede, present or exchange any foodstuffs or provisions received by him for his or his family’s use under said programs and donated by the Gover... |
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