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https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-eight/chapter-2/43a/
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422)›Chapter 2 - Act for the Creation of Child Day Care Centers (§§ 36 — 44)›§ 43a - Consortiums
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422) › Chapter 2 - Act for the Creation of Child Day Care Centers (§§ 36 — 44) › § 43a - Consortiums
The Director of the Department, the Secretary or the highest ranking executive of the corresponding agency, public corporation or instrumentality to execute contracts and establish consortiums with other government agencies as well as with private entities that provide day care services, provided said contracts are com...
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-eight/chapter-2/44/
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422)›Chapter 2 - Act for the Creation of Child Day Care Centers (§§ 36 — 44)›§ 44 - Personnel; testing for use of controlled substances, and other obligations
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422) › Chapter 2 - Act for the Creation of Child Day Care Centers (§§ 36 — 44) › § 44 - Personnel; testing for use of controlled substances, and other obligations
The personnel working at these centers shall submit to tests for detecting the use of controlled substances and shall be bound to provide any record of domestic violence or child abuse to the Personnel Office. History —Mar. 3, 1999, No. 84, § 10, renumbered as § 11 on Aug. 25, 2005, No. 67, § 2.
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-eight/chapter-2a/45/
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422)›Chapter 2A - Development of Day Care Centers in Public Housing (§§ 45 — 45a)›§ 45 - Pilot project
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422) › Chapter 2A - Development of Day Care Centers in Public Housing (§§ 45 — 45a) › § 45 - Pilot project
The Public Housing Department is hereby authorized to establish a pilot project in currently existing public housing projects in which the most need for these services is identified. The Department of the Family shall join these efforts for the establishment of the proper norms and procedures to govern these services. ...
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-eight/chapter-2a/45a/
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422)›Chapter 2A - Development of Day Care Centers in Public Housing (§§ 45 — 45a)›§ 45a - Regulation
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422) › Chapter 2A - Development of Day Care Centers in Public Housing (§§ 45 — 45a) › § 45a - Regulation
The Public Housing Administration shall prepare a regulation to establish the norms and operational parameters of this program, consistent with all the laws and regulations of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico and the federal government. History —Aug. 21, 2003, No. 197, § 4.
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-eight/chapter-2b/46/
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422)›Chapter 2B - Establishment of Day Care Centers for Preschool Children (§§ 46 — 46h)›§ 46 - Obligation
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422) › Chapter 2B - Establishment of Day Care Centers for Preschool Children (§§ 46 — 46h) › § 46 - Obligation
As from July 1, 2004, in all new construction of public housing complexes where public funds are used, whether state and/or federal, an area shall be designated within the physical premises for a day care center for preschool children, as long as there is strict compliance with the applicable federal regulations enacte...
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-eight/chapter-2b/46a/
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422)›Chapter 2B - Establishment of Day Care Centers for Preschool Children (§§ 46 — 46h)›§ 46a - Description
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422) › Chapter 2B - Establishment of Day Care Centers for Preschool Children (§§ 46 — 46h) › § 46a - Description
Day care center for preschool children.— Shall mean the area designated within the premises of the housing complex. The surface to be used shall depend on the needs of the population to be served in the day care center. History —Sept. 27, 2003, No. 283, § 3.
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-eight/chapter-2b/46b/
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422)›Chapter 2B - Establishment of Day Care Centers for Preschool Children (§§ 46 — 46h)›§ 46b - Right to use
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422) › Chapter 2B - Establishment of Day Care Centers for Preschool Children (§§ 46 — 46h) › § 46b - Right to use
Any child of preschool age, whose parents, or relative(s) with legal custody over the former, who cannot look after the child because of work and/or study reasons, have the right to use the day care center. Additionally, the child as well as the parent(s), or relative(s) with legal custody over the former must be bona ...
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-eight/chapter-2b/46c/
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422)›Chapter 2B - Establishment of Day Care Centers for Preschool Children (§§ 46 — 46h)›§ 46c - Management
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422) › Chapter 2B - Establishment of Day Care Centers for Preschool Children (§§ 46 — 46h) › § 46c - Management
The Department of Housing and the Public Housing Administration shall have the responsibility of designating, within the housing projects developed by the Public Housing Administration, the area where the Day Care Center shall be established. They shall also be responsible for the maintenance of the designated area to ...
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-eight/chapter-2b/46d/
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422)›Chapter 2B - Establishment of Day Care Centers for Preschool Children (§§ 46 — 46h)›§ 46d - Continuing training program
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422) › Chapter 2B - Establishment of Day Care Centers for Preschool Children (§§ 46 — 46h) › § 46d - Continuing training program
The Department of the Family is hereby responsible for establishing a continuing training program for the director and the personnel working at the day care center concerning the appropriate techniques for identifying, investigating, evaluating and managing situations of abuse, institutional abuse, abuse by negligence ...
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-eight/chapter-2b/46e/
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422)›Chapter 2B - Establishment of Day Care Centers for Preschool Children (§§ 46 — 46h)›§ 46e - Monitoring plan
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422) › Chapter 2B - Establishment of Day Care Centers for Preschool Children (§§ 46 — 46h) › § 46e - Monitoring plan
The Department of the Family shall design and establish a monitoring plan, at a local, regional, and state level, concerning the programs and services offered, including the privatized ones provided by this chapter, with the purpose of evaluating the results and effectiveness of the same. These programs shall be review...
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-eight/chapter-2b/46f/
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422)›Chapter 2B - Establishment of Day Care Centers for Preschool Children (§§ 46 — 46h)›§ 46f - Interagency participation
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422) › Chapter 2B - Establishment of Day Care Centers for Preschool Children (§§ 46 — 46h) › § 46f - Interagency participation
The Department of the Family, the Department of Housing and the Public Housing Administration shall have the assistance of all agencies, instrumentalities, dependencies or political subdivisions of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, including the municipal governments in which the day care centers are located, in order t...
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-eight/chapter-2b/46g/
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422)›Chapter 2B - Establishment of Day Care Centers for Preschool Children (§§ 46 — 46h)›§ 46g - Internal regulations
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422) › Chapter 2B - Establishment of Day Care Centers for Preschool Children (§§ 46 — 46h) › § 46g - Internal regulations
As of the effective date of this act, the Department of the Family, the Department of Housing, and the Public Housing Administration, together with the various government agencies mentioned in this chapter, shall adopt internal regulations determining the day care center’s administrative and operative phase and the reg...
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-eight/chapter-2b/46h/
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422)›Chapter 2B - Establishment of Day Care Centers for Preschool Children (§§ 46 — 46h)›§ 46h - Receipt and management of state, federal and/or private funds
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422) › Chapter 2B - Establishment of Day Care Centers for Preschool Children (§§ 46 — 46h) › § 46h - Receipt and management of state, federal and/or private funds
The Department of the Family, the Department of Housing, and/or the Public Housing Administration shall hereby be authorized to receive and to manage funds from legislative assignments, transfers, delegations, contributions and donations of any type received from agencies, municipal governments and from the government ...
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-eight/chapter-2c/47/
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422)›Chapter 2C - Development of Day-Care Centers for Children in Special Communities (§§ 47 — 47e)›§ 47 - Definitions
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422) › Chapter 2C - Development of Day-Care Centers for Children in Special Communities (§§ 47 — 47e) › § 47 - Definitions
For the purposes of this chapter the following terms shall have the meaning expressed below: (a) Office of the General Coordinator for Socioeconomic Financing and Self-Management.— Is the government agency of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico created by virtue of §§ 962 et seq. of Title 21. (b) Special communities.— Mean...
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-eight/chapter-2c/47a/
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422)›Chapter 2C - Development of Day-Care Centers for Children in Special Communities (§§ 47 — 47e)›§ 47a - Pilot project
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422) › Chapter 2C - Development of Day-Care Centers for Children in Special Communities (§§ 47 — 47e) › § 47a - Pilot project
The Office of the General Coordinator for Socioeconomic Financing and Self-Management, in coordination with the Department of Housing, the Department of Health and the Department of the Family, is hereby authorized to establish a pilot project in those special communities where a greater need for these services has bee...
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-eight/chapter-2c/47b/
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422)›Chapter 2C - Development of Day-Care Centers for Children in Special Communities (§§ 47 — 47e)›§ 47b - Referrals to the Puerto Rico Early Intervention System
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422) › Chapter 2C - Development of Day-Care Centers for Children in Special Communities (§§ 47 — 47e) › § 47b - Referrals to the Puerto Rico Early Intervention System
When a child affected by delayed development problems or a child who has been medically diagnosed as being highly prone to being affected by delayed development problems is identified at any day-care center for children from the special communities, said child, with the consent of the parents, shall be referred to the ...
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-eight/chapter-2c/47c/
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422)›Chapter 2C - Development of Day-Care Centers for Children in Special Communities (§§ 47 — 47e)›§ 47c - Regulations
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422) › Chapter 2C - Development of Day-Care Centers for Children in Special Communities (§§ 47 — 47e) › § 47c - Regulations
The agencies mentioned in this chapter shall draft regulations subject to the Uniform Administrative Procedures Act, §§ 2101 et seq. of Title 3, that shall establish the standards and operating parameters of this program and be consistent with all laws and regulations of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico and the Governme...
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-eight/chapter-2c/47d/
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422)›Chapter 2C - Development of Day-Care Centers for Children in Special Communities (§§ 47 — 47e)›§ 47d - Receipt and administration of funds
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422) › Chapter 2C - Development of Day-Care Centers for Children in Special Communities (§§ 47 — 47e) › § 47d - Receipt and administration of funds
The agencies mentioned in this chapter are hereby authorized to receive and administer funds proceeding from legislative appropriations and from transfers, delegations, contributions and donations of any kind received from agencies, municipal governments and from the Government of the United States of America, as well ...
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-eight/chapter-2c/47e/
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422)›Chapter 2C - Development of Day-Care Centers for Children in Special Communities (§§ 47 — 47e)›§ 47e - Applicable federal regulations
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422) › Chapter 2C - Development of Day-Care Centers for Children in Special Communities (§§ 47 — 47e) › § 47e - Applicable federal regulations
The provisions of this chapter shall be subject, when suitable, to strict compliance with the applicable federal regulations promulgated by the Federal Department of Urban Development and Housing (HUD, English acronym). History —Aug. 12, 2004, No. 212, § 8.
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-eight/chapter-3/51/
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422)›Chapter 3 - Institutions for Care of Children (§§ 51 — 78b)›§ 51 - Commonwealth homes for children—Direction of Department of the Family
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422) › Chapter 3 - Institutions for Care of Children (§§ 51 — 78b) › § 51 - Commonwealth homes for children—Direction of Department of the Family
The Commonwealth homes for children established in Puerto Rico shall be under the direction of the Department of the Family. History —Apr. 23, 1946, No. 398, p. 1076, § 1.
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-eight/chapter-3/52/
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422)›Chapter 3 - Institutions for Care of Children (§§ 51 — 78b)›§ 52 - Commonwealth homes for children—Administration by Division of Public Welfare
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422) › Chapter 3 - Institutions for Care of Children (§§ 51 — 78b) › § 52 - Commonwealth homes for children—Administration by Division of Public Welfare
The Division of Public Welfare annexed to the Department of the Family shall assume all the powers, duties, and obligations connected with the government and administration of said institutions. History —Apr. 23, 1946, No. 398, p. 1076, § 2.
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-eight/chapter-3/53/
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422)›Chapter 3 - Institutions for Care of Children (§§ 51 — 78b)›§ 53 - Commonwealth homes for children—Educational work in homes
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422) › Chapter 3 - Institutions for Care of Children (§§ 51 — 78b) › § 53 - Commonwealth homes for children—Educational work in homes
The educational work in the Commonwealth homes for children shall continue under the supervision of the Secretary of Education of Puerto Rico, and all the teachers employed shall hold teaching licenses duly issued by the Secretary of Education of Puerto Rico, and shall be appointed by him/her on recommendation of the S...
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-eight/chapter-3/54/
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422)›Chapter 3 - Institutions for Care of Children (§§ 51 — 78b)›§ 54 - Commonwealth homes for children—Regulations
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422) › Chapter 3 - Institutions for Care of Children (§§ 51 — 78b) › § 54 - Commonwealth homes for children—Regulations
In accordance with the provisions of § 52 of this title, the Division of Public Welfare shall, with the approval of the Secretary of the Family of Puerto Rico, prescribe from time to time, when in its judgment it may be necessary, regulations for the admission to and dismissal of children from the institutions, as well...
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-eight/chapter-3/55/
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422)›Chapter 3 - Institutions for Care of Children (§§ 51 — 78b)›§ 55 - Commonwealth homes for children—Admission of children
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422) › Chapter 3 - Institutions for Care of Children (§§ 51 — 78b) › § 55 - Commonwealth homes for children—Admission of children
Admission of a child to the Commonwealth homes may be applied for by the parents, by the guardians, by any other person or entity interested in the child’s welfare, or by the Division itself through its child welfare agencies. The application shall be addressed to the Division of Public Welfare, Department of the Famil...
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-eight/chapter-3/56/
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422)›Chapter 3 - Institutions for Care of Children (§§ 51 — 78b)›§ 56 - Commonwealth homes for children—Investigation of applications for admission
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422) › Chapter 3 - Institutions for Care of Children (§§ 51 — 78b) › § 56 - Commonwealth homes for children—Investigation of applications for admission
The Division of Public Welfare shall make an investigation of each application received for admission to the Commonwealth homes, in order to determine if the social condition of the minor’s family justifies his or her admission to any of said institutions. History —Apr. 23, 1946, No. 398, p. 1076, § 6.
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-eight/chapter-3/57/
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422)›Chapter 3 - Institutions for Care of Children (§§ 51 — 78b)›§ 57 - Loaíza Cordero Institute for Blind Children—Lands
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422) › Chapter 3 - Institutions for Care of Children (§§ 51 — 78b) › § 57 - Loaíza Cordero Institute for Blind Children—Lands
That portion of the parcel of land situate between the new road in the southern part of Santurce and the railroad track which was formerly a part of the Boys’ Charity School of Santurce, shall be applied exclusively to the erection, maintenance and appurtenances of a school for blind children; and the sale of any part ...
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-eight/chapter-3/57a/
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422)›Chapter 3 - Institutions for Care of Children (§§ 51 — 78b)›§ 57a - Loaíza Cordero Institute for Blind Children—Exceptions on land
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422) › Chapter 3 - Institutions for Care of Children (§§ 51 — 78b) › § 57a - Loaíza Cordero Institute for Blind Children—Exceptions on land
(a) All property devoted by Joint Resolution No. 15 of July 3, 1923, to the establishment of the Loaíza Cordero Institute for Blind Children shall continue to be devoted exclusively to said institution, except: (1) The parcel of land segregated by the construction of a section of Palma Street and which includes said st...
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-eight/chapter-3/57b/
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422)›Chapter 3 - Institutions for Care of Children (§§ 51 — 78b)›§ 57b - Loaíza Cordero Institute for Blind Children—Transfer of buildings
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422) › Chapter 3 - Institutions for Care of Children (§§ 51 — 78b) › § 57b - Loaíza Cordero Institute for Blind Children—Transfer of buildings
Except as provided above in relation to the Rehabilitation Center for the Adult Blind of Puerto Rico, the buildings belonging to the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico located on the lands of the Loaíza Cordero Institute for Blind Children not in use by said Institute upon the approval of this act, shall be vacated by the age...
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-eight/chapter-3/57c/
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422)›Chapter 3 - Institutions for Care of Children (§§ 51 — 78b)›§ 57c - Loaíza Cordero Institute for Blind Children—Buildings for Institute only
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422) › Chapter 3 - Institutions for Care of Children (§§ 51 — 78b) › § 57c - Loaíza Cordero Institute for Blind Children—Buildings for Institute only
No building not intended for use by the Loaíza Cordero Institute for Blind Children shall be constructed on the lands of the Loaíza Cordero Institute for Blind Children, without specific authorization by law. History —June 29, 1966, No. 134, p. 434, § 4.
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-eight/chapter-3/58/
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422)›Chapter 3 - Institutions for Care of Children (§§ 51 — 78b)›§ 58 - Loaíza Cordero Institute for Blind Children—Buildings erected with private funds
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422) › Chapter 3 - Institutions for Care of Children (§§ 51 — 78b) › § 58 - Loaíza Cordero Institute for Blind Children—Buildings erected with private funds
In addition to such buildings as the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico may erect with the amount assigned, any person is authorized to erect with private funds, upon the approval of plans and specifications by the Secretary of Education and the Secretary of Transportation and Public Works of Puerto Rico, buildings dedicated ...
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-eight/chapter-3/59/
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422)›Chapter 3 - Institutions for Care of Children (§§ 51 — 78b)›§ 59 - Loaíza Cordero Institute for Blind Children—Official title of school
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422) › Chapter 3 - Institutions for Care of Children (§§ 51 — 78b) › § 59 - Loaíza Cordero Institute for Blind Children—Official title of school
The official title of the school shall be “Loaíza Cordero Institute for Blind Children”. History —July 3, 1923, J.R. No. 15, p. 694, § 3; May 3, 1951, No. 197, p. 508, § 1, eff. 90 days after May 3, 1951.
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-eight/chapter-3/60/
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422)›Chapter 3 - Institutions for Care of Children (§§ 51 — 78b)›§ 60 - Refuge of abandoned children
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422) › Chapter 3 - Institutions for Care of Children (§§ 51 — 78b) › § 60 - Refuge of abandoned children
The amount that shall be deemed necessary to assist in the maintenance of the Refugio de Niños Desamparados, of Santurce, Puerto Rico, shall be included in the general budget of expenses of the Commonwealth Government, in accordance with the provisions of Act No. 213 of May 12, 1942. History —May 15, 1938, No. 301, p. ...
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-eight/chapter-3/61/
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422)›Chapter 3 - Institutions for Care of Children (§§ 51 — 78b)›§ 61 - Incorporated institutions—Commitment of children
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422) › Chapter 3 - Institutions for Care of Children (§§ 51 — 78b) › § 61 - Incorporated institutions—Commitment of children
The guardianship of the person and the custody of any indigent child may be committed to any incorporated orphan asylum or other institution incorporated for the care of orphan, friendless or destitute children, by an instrument in writing signed by the parents of such child, if both such parties shall then be living, ...
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-eight/chapter-3/62/
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422)›Chapter 3 - Institutions for Care of Children (§§ 51 — 78b)›§ 62 - Incorporated institutions—Determination of need
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422) › Chapter 3 - Institutions for Care of Children (§§ 51 — 78b) › § 62 - Incorporated institutions—Determination of need
No such corporation shall draw or receive money from public funds for the support of any such child committed under the provisions of §§ 61–67 of this title, unless it shall have been determined by the part of the District Court of the place of residence of such child, that such child has no relative, parent or guardia...
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422)›Chapter 3 - Institutions for Care of Children (§§ 51 — 78b)›§ 63 - Incorporated institutions—Responsibility of mayor of municipality
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422) › Chapter 3 - Institutions for Care of Children (§§ 51 — 78b) › § 63 - Incorporated institutions—Responsibility of mayor of municipality
The mayor of the municipality in which such asylum or such other institution shall be located, shall provide for any child between the ages of two (2) and sixteen (16) years as a pauper, in families, hospitals, orphan asylums, or other appropriate institutions, as provided for by law. History —Mar. 10, 1904, p. 55, § 3...
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422)›Chapter 3 - Institutions for Care of Children (§§ 51 — 78b)›§ 64 - Incorporated institutions—Custody of child
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422) › Chapter 3 - Institutions for Care of Children (§§ 51 — 78b) › § 64 - Incorporated institutions—Custody of child
While any child which shall have been placed in such asylum or other institution as a pauper, in pursuance of § 63 of this title, shall remain therein at the expense of the municipality to which such pauper child is chargeable, the mayor of such municipality may, in his/her discretion, remove such child from such asylu...
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422)›Chapter 3 - Institutions for Care of Children (§§ 51 — 78b)›§ 65 - Incorporated institutions—Bound service
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422) › Chapter 3 - Institutions for Care of Children (§§ 51 — 78b) › § 65 - Incorporated institutions—Bound service
Any corporation specified in § 61 of this title may bind out any indigent or pauper child as a clerk, apprentice or servant, for a period of time which shall not exceed the age of eighteen (18) years, provided that the girl or boy shall have been absolutely surrendered to the care and custody of such corporation pursua...
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422)›Chapter 3 - Institutions for Care of Children (§§ 51 — 78b)›§ 66 - Incorporated institutions—Hiring out of children prohibited
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422) › Chapter 3 - Institutions for Care of Children (§§ 51 — 78b) › § 66 - Incorporated institutions—Hiring out of children prohibited
It shall be unlawful for the trustees or managers of any house of refuge, reformatory, or orphanage, or industrial institution, to contract, hire, or let by the day, week or month, or any longer period, the services or labor of any child or children now or hereafter committed to or inmates of such institutions. History...
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422)›Chapter 3 - Institutions for Care of Children (§§ 51 — 78b)›§ 67 - Incorporated institutions—Records of public and private institutions
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422) › Chapter 3 - Institutions for Care of Children (§§ 51 — 78b) › § 67 - Incorporated institutions—Records of public and private institutions
All institutions, public or private, incorporated or not incorporated, for the reception of minors, whether as orphans or as pauper, indigent, destitute, vagrant, disorderly or delinquent persons, are hereby required to provide and keep a record, in which shall be entered the date of reception, and the names and places...
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422)›Chapter 3 - Institutions for Care of Children (§§ 51 — 78b)›§ 68 - Licensing and supervision of institutions for children—Definitions
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422) › Chapter 3 - Institutions for Care of Children (§§ 51 — 78b) › § 68 - Licensing and supervision of institutions for children—Definitions
For the purposes of §§ 68–78b of this title the following terms shall have the meaning expressed hereinbelow: (1) Department.— Shall mean the Department of the Family of the Government of Puerto Rico. (2) Institution.— Shall mean any profitable or nonprofit establishment, regardless of its name, devoted to the care of ...
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422)›Chapter 3 - Institutions for Care of Children (§§ 51 — 78b)›§ 69 - Licensing and supervision of institutions for children—Issue of licenses; welfare of children
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422) › Chapter 3 - Institutions for Care of Children (§§ 51 — 78b) › § 69 - Licensing and supervision of institutions for children—Issue of licenses; welfare of children
The Department shall be the only agency authorized to issue licenses to every child care facility established in Puerto Rico, and it shall do so, taking the welfare of the minors into consideration. This section shall not apply to the various camps for adolescents and any other established institutions for children, or...
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422)›Chapter 3 - Institutions for Care of Children (§§ 51 — 78b)›§ 70 - Licensing and supervision of institutions for children—Institutions without licenses prohibit...
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422) › Chapter 3 - Institutions for Care of Children (§§ 51 — 78b) › § 70 - Licensing and supervision of institutions for children—Institutions without licenses prohibited
No private person, entity, association, corporation or the Commonwealth Government, or any municipality or other political subdivision, or any department, division, board, agency or instrumentality thereof, with the exception of the Department of the Family, may establish, operate or maintain an establishment for the c...
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422)›Chapter 3 - Institutions for Care of Children (§§ 51 — 78b)›§ 71 - Licensing and supervision of institutions for children—Inspection of institutions
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422) › Chapter 3 - Institutions for Care of Children (§§ 51 — 78b) › § 71 - Licensing and supervision of institutions for children—Inspection of institutions
The Department, through its authorized representatives, shall inspect each of the establishments and institutions for the care of children that exist in Puerto Rico, at least two (2) times a year, in order to ascertain that they are functioning in accordance with the provisions of §§ 68–78b of this title and the rules ...
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422)›Chapter 3 - Institutions for Care of Children (§§ 51 — 78b)›§ 73 - Licensing and supervision of institutions for children—Temporary authorization, granting, ren...
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422) › Chapter 3 - Institutions for Care of Children (§§ 51 — 78b) › § 73 - Licensing and supervision of institutions for children—Temporary authorization, granting, renewal, denial, suspension or cancellation of licenses
(a) Temporary authorization.— The Secretary or his/her authorized representative may issue a temporary authorization for all newly-created establishments that request a license, upon compliance with the minimum requirements established by §§ 68–78b of this title and its regulations. The temporary authorization shall be...
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422)›Chapter 3 - Institutions for Care of Children (§§ 51 — 78b)›§ 74 - Licensing and supervision of institutions for children—Right of appeal
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422) › Chapter 3 - Institutions for Care of Children (§§ 51 — 78b) › § 74 - Licensing and supervision of institutions for children—Right of appeal
(a) Any licensee or applicant for a license to operate a childcare establishment shall have the right to appeal the decision of the Department to cancel, suspend or deny a license before the Board of Appeals of the Department of the Family. (b) Every candidate, employee or volunteer interested in rendering or who rende...
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422)›Chapter 3 - Institutions for Care of Children (§§ 51 — 78b)›§ 76 - Licensing and supervision of institutions for children—Regulations
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422) › Chapter 3 - Institutions for Care of Children (§§ 51 — 78b) › § 76 - Licensing and supervision of institutions for children—Regulations
The Department is hereby authorized to promulgate the necessary regulations to ensure compliance with the provisions of §§ 68–78b of this title; Provided, That the regulations to determine the granting of licenses to childcare centers covered by §§ 68–78b of this title shall specify, among others, the requirements to b...
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422)›Chapter 3 - Institutions for Care of Children (§§ 51 — 78b)›§ 77 - Licensing and supervision of institutions for children—Penalties
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422) › Chapter 3 - Institutions for Care of Children (§§ 51 — 78b) › § 77 - Licensing and supervision of institutions for children—Penalties
(a) Any person or entity who operates or maintains a childcare facility without holding a license issued by the Department, or who continues to operate it after its license has been cancelled, suspended, or denied pursuant to the procedure provided by §§ 68–78b of this title, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon ...
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422)›Chapter 3 - Institutions for Care of Children (§§ 51 — 78b)›§ 78 - Injunction
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422) › Chapter 3 - Institutions for Care of Children (§§ 51 — 78b) › § 78 - Injunction
When the Department has knowledge of any establishment for the care of children that is operating without the corresponding license, because it has been denied, suspended, cancelled or it has not been requested, the Department may file, through the Secretary of Justice, an injunction before the Court of First Instance ...
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422)›Chapter 3 - Institutions for Care of Children (§§ 51 — 78b)›§ 78a - Registered establishments—Publication of information
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422) › Chapter 3 - Institutions for Care of Children (§§ 51 — 78b) › § 78a - Registered establishments—Publication of information
The Department shall publish information on the childcare centers that are registered in its files, which have been issued a provisional and special authorization, and a license to operate as childcare centers. The publication shall include the following information: (1) Name of the childcare facility. (2) Address and ...
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422)›Chapter 3 - Institutions for Care of Children (§§ 51 — 78b)›§ 78b - Registered establishments—Funds
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422) › Chapter 3 - Institutions for Care of Children (§§ 51 — 78b) › § 78b - Registered establishments—Funds
The funds collected for the fee, that shall be included with each application for provisional, special authorization and license [shall be] deposited in the General Fund of Puerto Rico. The funds thus deposited shall be used primarily to pay for the publication of the list of childcare facilities that are active and du...
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422)›Chapter 4 - Licensing of Persons Engaged in Placing Children in Homes (§§ 81 — 81i)›§ 81 - License required; exception
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422) › Chapter 4 - Licensing of Persons Engaged in Placing Children in Homes (§§ 81 — 81i) › § 81 - License required; exception
Any natural or [juridical] person who is engaged or is to be engaged in Puerto Rico in placing children in homes for adoption, foster homes or private institutions taking care of children, should hold a license for such purposes, issued by the Secretary of the Family. The minor’s parents are excluded from the provision...
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422)›Chapter 4 - Licensing of Persons Engaged in Placing Children in Homes (§§ 81 — 81i)›§ 81a - Definitions
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422) › Chapter 4 - Licensing of Persons Engaged in Placing Children in Homes (§§ 81 — 81i) › § 81a - Definitions
Definitions for the purposes of this chapter: (a) Private institution taking care of children.— Means any agency, asylum, orphanage, institute, lodging, center, house, mission or refuge devoted during twenty-four (24) hours of the day, for profit or nonprofit, to the care of more than six (6) children. (b) Foster home....
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422)›Chapter 4 - Licensing of Persons Engaged in Placing Children in Homes (§§ 81 — 81i)›§ 81b - Regulations
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422) › Chapter 4 - Licensing of Persons Engaged in Placing Children in Homes (§§ 81 — 81i) › § 81b - Regulations
The Secretary of the Family shall promulgate the necessary regulations to enforce this chapter and shall establish the requirements to be met by the applicant or holder of a license of the kind referred to in this chapter. History —June 5, 1973, No. 94, p. 406, § 3, eff. 60 days after June 5, 1973.
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422)›Chapter 4 - Licensing of Persons Engaged in Placing Children in Homes (§§ 81 — 81i)›§ 81c - Denial, revocation or suspension of license
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422) › Chapter 4 - Licensing of Persons Engaged in Placing Children in Homes (§§ 81 — 81i) › § 81c - Denial, revocation or suspension of license
The Secretary of the Family may deny, revoke or suspend any license of the kind referred to in this chapter, if the applicant or holder of the same does not meet the requirements established by this chapter and the regulations promulgated under the same. History —June 5, 1973, No. 94, p. 406, § 4, eff. 60 days after Ju...
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422)›Chapter 4 - Licensing of Persons Engaged in Placing Children in Homes (§§ 81 — 81i)›§ 81d - Denial, revocation or suspension of license—Appeal
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422) › Chapter 4 - Licensing of Persons Engaged in Placing Children in Homes (§§ 81 — 81i) › § 81d - Denial, revocation or suspension of license—Appeal
Persons to whom a license is revoked, suspended or denied may appeal within the term of fifteen (15) days after having been notified of the proper action, before the Board of Appeals created by §§ 68–78b of this title, which shall have jurisdiction on these appeals. Its decisions shall be appealable to the Court of Fir...
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422)›Chapter 4 - Licensing of Persons Engaged in Placing Children in Homes (§§ 81 — 81i)›§ 81e - Licenses nontransferable; office established for social workers
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422) › Chapter 4 - Licensing of Persons Engaged in Placing Children in Homes (§§ 81 — 81i) › § 81e - Licenses nontransferable; office established for social workers
Licenses granted by the Secretary of the Family shall be nontransferable. To obtain a license, it shall be required to establish an office in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, directed by a social worker licensed by the Board of Social Workers of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and to keep physical facilities and adequ...
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422)›Chapter 4 - Licensing of Persons Engaged in Placing Children in Homes (§§ 81 — 81i)›§ 81f - Penalties
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422) › Chapter 4 - Licensing of Persons Engaged in Placing Children in Homes (§§ 81 — 81i) › § 81f - Penalties
Any natural or juridical person who violates the provisions of § 81 of this title or the regulations promulgated by the Secretary of the Department of the Family for its implementation of a misdemeanor [sic]. History —June 5, 1973, No. 94, p. 406, § 7; Aug. 21, 2004, No. 221, § 1; Sept. 21, 2004, No. 396, § 1, eff. May...
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422)›Chapter 4 - Licensing of Persons Engaged in Placing Children in Homes (§§ 81 — 81i)›§ 81g - Injunction
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422) › Chapter 4 - Licensing of Persons Engaged in Placing Children in Homes (§§ 81 — 81i) › § 81g - Injunction
The Secretary of the Family may file, through the Secretary of Justice, an appeal of injunction before the Court of First Instance to prevent any person from placing or continuing to place children in homes or institutions without a proper license. History —June 5, 1973, No. 94, p. 406, § 8, eff. 60 days after June 5, ...
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422)›Chapter 4 - Licensing of Persons Engaged in Placing Children in Homes (§§ 81 — 81i)›§ 81h - Term of license
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422) › Chapter 4 - Licensing of Persons Engaged in Placing Children in Homes (§§ 81 — 81i) › § 81h - Term of license
Licenses referred to in this chapter shall be issued for a term of two (2) years, at the end of which they may be renewed if the holder thereof continues to comply with the rules and regulations governing this matter. History —June 5, 1973, No. 94, p. 406, § 9, eff. 60 days after June 5, 1973.
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422)›Chapter 4 - Licensing of Persons Engaged in Placing Children in Homes (§§ 81 — 81i)›§ 81i - Filing of petition for adoption
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422) › Chapter 4 - Licensing of Persons Engaged in Placing Children in Homes (§§ 81 — 81i) › § 81i - Filing of petition for adoption
Any natural or [juridical] person, other than the biological parents, who on the date this act takes effect would have placed a child in a home to be adopted in Puerto Rico without still having filed the petition for adoption before the Court of First Instance, shall notify this fact to the Secretary of the Family. Non...
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422)›Chapter 5 - Centers of Safety for Boy and Girls (§§ 85 — 85a)›§ 85 - Powers and duties
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422) › Chapter 5 - Centers of Safety for Boy and Girls (§§ 85 — 85a) › § 85 - Powers and duties
The Family and Children’s Administration is hereby empowered to create and develop pilot safe centers for boys and girls in existing local facilities in order for boys and girls who are abused, or those whose parents are in the process of being divorced, or are already divorced and cannot agree as to where to pick them...
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422)›Chapter 5 - Centers of Safety for Boy and Girls (§§ 85 — 85a)›§ 85a - Registers
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422) › Chapter 5 - Centers of Safety for Boy and Girls (§§ 85 — 85a) › § 85a - Registers
It shall be an indispensable requirement for each center to take the necessary measures to provide a safe environment where children and their parents can visit safely. These centers may provide guidance, classes and seminars related to the care and development of boys and girls and promote support groups for participa...
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422)›Chapter 5A - Industrial Schools and Juvenile Homes (§§ 91 — 120)›§ 91 - Transfer of industrial schools and San Juan Juvenile Home to Department of Health
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422) › Chapter 5A - Industrial Schools and Juvenile Homes (§§ 91 — 120) › § 91 - Transfer of industrial schools and San Juan Juvenile Home to Department of Health
It is hereby transferred from the Department of Justice to the Department of Health, for their direction and administration; the Commonwealth Industrial School for Boys, created by §§ 95–100 of this title, the Juvenile Home of San Juan, created by §§ 111–115 of this title, and the Ana Roque Duprey Industrial School for...
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422)›Chapter 5A - Industrial Schools and Juvenile Homes (§§ 91 — 120)›§ 92 - Transfer of industrial schools and San Juan Juvenile Home to Department of Health—Inspection...
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422) › Chapter 5A - Industrial Schools and Juvenile Homes (§§ 91 — 120) › § 92 - Transfer of industrial schools and San Juan Juvenile Home to Department of Health—Inspection by Secretary of Health
The Secretary of Health is hereby empowered to inspect the institutions whose direction and administration were transferred by the preceding § 91 to the Division of Public Welfare. History —May 2, 1945, No. 43, p. 172, § 4; May 9, 1967, No. 23, p. 207.
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422)›Chapter 5A - Industrial Schools and Juvenile Homes (§§ 91 — 120)›§ 93 - Transfer of Ponce Juvenile Home to Department of Health
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422) › Chapter 5A - Industrial Schools and Juvenile Homes (§§ 91 — 120) › § 93 - Transfer of Ponce Juvenile Home to Department of Health
The juvenile home in Ponce created under §§ 116–120 of this title is hereby transferred to the Bureau of Institutions of the Division of Public Welfare of the Department of Health. History —May 12, 1950, No. 400, p. 950, § 1, eff. 90 days after May 12, 1950.
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422)›Chapter 5A - Industrial Schools and Juvenile Homes (§§ 91 — 120)›§ 94 - Transfer of Ponce Juvenile Home to Department of Health—Inspection by Secretary of Health
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422) › Chapter 5A - Industrial Schools and Juvenile Homes (§§ 91 — 120) › § 94 - Transfer of Ponce Juvenile Home to Department of Health—Inspection by Secretary of Health
The Secretary of Health is hereby empowered to inspect the Juvenile Home in Ponce. History —May 12, 1950, No. 400, p. 950, § 4; May 9, 1967, No. 21, p. 206.
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422)›Chapter 5A - Industrial Schools and Juvenile Homes (§§ 91 — 120)›§ 95 - Commonwealth Industrial School for Boys
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422) › Chapter 5A - Industrial Schools and Juvenile Homes (§§ 91 — 120) › § 95 - Commonwealth Industrial School for Boys
An institution is hereby created and established in Puerto Rico to be known as the Commonwealth Industrial School for Boys, which shall serve for the detention, reform, education, discipline and practical instruction, both agricultural and industrial, of juvenile delinquents, and which shall be annexed to the Public We...
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422)›Chapter 5A - Industrial Schools and Juvenile Homes (§§ 91 — 120)›§ 96 - Commonwealth Industrial School for Boys—Objective
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422) › Chapter 5A - Industrial Schools and Juvenile Homes (§§ 91 — 120) › § 96 - Commonwealth Industrial School for Boys—Objective
The object of this institution is to provide for youths of both sexes, inmates therein, in the form hereinafter stated, instruction in the principles of morality and in those branches ordinarily taught in the public schools; also in the mechanical and industrial arts, agricultural pursuits and in such practical occupat...
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422)›Chapter 5A - Industrial Schools and Juvenile Homes (§§ 91 — 120)›§ 97 - Commonwealth Industrial School for Boys—Employees
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422) › Chapter 5A - Industrial Schools and Juvenile Homes (§§ 91 — 120) › § 97 - Commonwealth Industrial School for Boys—Employees
The Secretary of Health shall appoint a superintendent who, before taking possession of his/her office, shall give a bond in favor of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico in the amount of five thousand dollars ($5,000) to guarantee the faithful performance of his/her duty, in the form proposed by the Secretary of Justice, a...
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422)›Chapter 5A - Industrial Schools and Juvenile Homes (§§ 91 — 120)›§ 98 - Commonwealth Industrial School for Boys—Duties of Superintendent
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422) › Chapter 5A - Industrial Schools and Juvenile Homes (§§ 91 — 120) › § 98 - Commonwealth Industrial School for Boys—Duties of Superintendent
The Superintendent shall have the management and direction of the institution, subject to the regulations issued by the Secretary of Health and approved by the Governor. The Superintendent shall keep a register in which he shall enter a statistical description pertaining to each youth upon his/her entrance, and at the ...
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422)›Chapter 5A - Industrial Schools and Juvenile Homes (§§ 91 — 120)›§ 99 - Commonwealth Industrial School for Boys—Period of detention
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422) › Chapter 5A - Industrial Schools and Juvenile Homes (§§ 91 — 120) › § 99 - Commonwealth Industrial School for Boys—Period of detention
Every person detained in the Commonwealth Industrial School for Boys by judicial order shall remain therein until reaching the age of nineteen (19) years, unless he is previously granted conditional or definite liberty, and it shall be so stated in the sentence; Provided, That any person detained in said school may rem...
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422)›Chapter 5A - Industrial Schools and Juvenile Homes (§§ 91 — 120)›§ 100 - Commonwealth Industrial School for Boys—Deserters
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422) › Chapter 5A - Industrial Schools and Juvenile Homes (§§ 91 — 120) › § 100 - Commonwealth Industrial School for Boys—Deserters
The person who may aid or induce or try to aid or induce to desert, any person legally confined in the Commonwealth Industrial School for Boys, or who may knowingly shelter or conceal, or aid in sheltering or concealing, any such detained person who may have deserted the school, shall be punished, if condemned to punis...
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422)›Chapter 5A - Industrial Schools and Juvenile Homes (§§ 91 — 120)›§ 101 - Commonwealth Industrial School for Boys—Admissions
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422) › Chapter 5A - Industrial Schools and Juvenile Homes (§§ 91 — 120) › § 101 - Commonwealth Industrial School for Boys—Admissions
There shall be admitted to the Commonwealth Industrial School for Boys only such boys, under sixteen (16) years of age, as are committed to it by order of the Court of First Instance of Puerto Rico; Provided, That boys may be admitted, with the consent of the Governor of Puerto Rico, on order of the Judge of the Distri...
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422)›Chapter 5A - Industrial Schools and Juvenile Homes (§§ 91 — 120)›§ 102 - Commonwealth Industrial School for Boys—Rules
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422) › Chapter 5A - Industrial Schools and Juvenile Homes (§§ 91 — 120) › § 102 - Commonwealth Industrial School for Boys—Rules
All laws and rules and regulations relative to the Commonwealth Industrial School for Boys now in force are hereby continued in full force and effect except so far as the same are inconsistent with §§ 101 and 102 of this title or with the provisions of former §§ 2001–2015 of Title 34; Provided, That the Secretary of He...
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422)›Chapter 5A - Industrial Schools and Juvenile Homes (§§ 91 — 120)›§ 103 - Ana Roqué Duprey Industrial School for Girls
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422) › Chapter 5A - Industrial Schools and Juvenile Homes (§§ 91 — 120) › § 103 - Ana Roqué Duprey Industrial School for Girls
It is hereby provided that the Reform School for Delinquent Girls in Ponce shall be hereafter, called and known as the Ana Roqué Duprey Industrial School for Girls. Said school shall be under the Department of Health and shall be governed by a directress and the personnel provided by law. History —May 6, 1942, No. 110,...
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422)›Chapter 5A - Industrial Schools and Juvenile Homes (§§ 91 — 120)›§ 104 - Ana Roqué Duprey Industrial School for Girls—Directress and other personnel
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422) › Chapter 5A - Industrial Schools and Juvenile Homes (§§ 91 — 120) › § 104 - Ana Roqué Duprey Industrial School for Girls—Directress and other personnel
The directress of the Ana Roqué Duprey Industrial School for Girls shall be appointed by the Secretary of Health of Puerto Rico, be not less than twenty-five (25) years of age, and have a permanent license of social worker. Additional personnel shall be appointed by the Secretary of Health in accordance with the Person...
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422)›Chapter 5A - Industrial Schools and Juvenile Homes (§§ 91 — 120)›§ 105 - Ana Roqué Duprey Industrial School for Girls — Proceeds from sale of articles
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422) › Chapter 5A - Industrial Schools and Juvenile Homes (§§ 91 — 120) › § 105 - Ana Roqué Duprey Industrial School for Girls — Proceeds from sale of articles
The proceeds from the sale by the Ana Roqué Duprey Industrial School for Girls of articles made by the inmates of the institution shall be covered into the General Fund of the Commonwealth Treasury. History —May 10, 1947, No. 284, p. 476, § 2.
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422)›Chapter 5A - Industrial Schools and Juvenile Homes (§§ 91 — 120)›§ 106 - Industrial School for Women
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422) › Chapter 5A - Industrial Schools and Juvenile Homes (§§ 91 — 120) › § 106 - Industrial School for Women
There is hereby created the “Industrial School for Women”, which shall be under the direction of the Department of Justice. History —Apr. 23, 1946, No. 422, p. 1180, § 2, eff. July 1, 1946.
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422)›Chapter 5A - Industrial Schools and Juvenile Homes (§§ 91 — 120)›§ 107 - Industrial School for Women—Purposes
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422) › Chapter 5A - Industrial Schools and Juvenile Homes (§§ 91 — 120) › § 107 - Industrial School for Women—Purposes
The “Industrial School for Women” shall function under a system tending toward the social, physical, and moral rehabilitation of the inmates, as warranted in each case, by affording them academic and industrial education, so that upon their reinstatement in society after the expiration of their sentences, they be self-...
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422)›Chapter 5A - Industrial Schools and Juvenile Homes (§§ 91 — 120)›§ 108 - Industrial School for Women—Commitment
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422) › Chapter 5A - Industrial Schools and Juvenile Homes (§§ 91 — 120) › § 108 - Industrial School for Women—Commitment
Upon passing sentence on any woman convicted in common criminal cases to serve terms of thirty (30) days or more in misdemeanor cases and any prison term in felony cases, the sentences shall direct that they be committed in the Industrial School for Women for the service thereof. History —Apr. 23, 1946, No. 422, p. 118...
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422)›Chapter 5A - Industrial Schools and Juvenile Homes (§§ 91 — 120)›§ 109 - Industrial School for Women—Directress
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422) › Chapter 5A - Industrial Schools and Juvenile Homes (§§ 91 — 120) › § 109 - Industrial School for Women—Directress
The directress of said school shall be appointed by the Secretary of Justice and shall be not less than twenty-five (25) years of age and of good moral conduct. History —Apr. 23, 1946, No. 422, p. 1180, § 5, eff. July 1, 1946.
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422)›Chapter 5A - Industrial Schools and Juvenile Homes (§§ 91 — 120)›§ 110 - Industrial School for Women—Personnel; expenses
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422) › Chapter 5A - Industrial Schools and Juvenile Homes (§§ 91 — 120) › § 110 - Industrial School for Women—Personnel; expenses
The duties and obligations of the Directress and of the additional personnel of said institution shall be prescribed by the Secretary of Justice, and their salaries shall be fixed in accordance with the classifications provided by the Office of Personnel; Provided, That when the Industrial School for Women is opened an...
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422)›Chapter 5A - Industrial Schools and Juvenile Homes (§§ 91 — 120)›§ 111 - Juvenile home in San Juan
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422) › Chapter 5A - Industrial Schools and Juvenile Homes (§§ 91 — 120) › § 111 - Juvenile home in San Juan
The Section of Minors annexed to the district jail of San Juan is hereby eliminated, and in its place a juvenile home is created and established; Provided, That said Section for Minors shall cease to function from the date the juvenile home is inaugurated. History —May 6, 1942, No. 93, p. 648, § 1.
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422)›Chapter 5A - Industrial Schools and Juvenile Homes (§§ 91 — 120)›§ 112 - Juvenile home in San Juan—Supervision
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422) › Chapter 5A - Industrial Schools and Juvenile Homes (§§ 91 — 120) › § 112 - Juvenile home in San Juan—Supervision
The juvenile home in San Juan shall be under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of Health of Puerto Rico, who shall promulgate the rules to be in force in said institution. History —May 6, 1942, No. 93, p. 648, § 2.
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422)›Chapter 5A - Industrial Schools and Juvenile Homes (§§ 91 — 120)›§ 113 - Juvenile home in San Juan—Capacity of home
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422) › Chapter 5A - Industrial Schools and Juvenile Homes (§§ 91 — 120) › § 113 - Juvenile home in San Juan—Capacity of home
The juvenile home in San Juan shall have capacity to house seventy-five (75) children from the parts of the Court of First Instance of San Juan, Bayamon, and Arecibo. History —May 6, 1942, No. 93, p. 648, § 3.
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422)›Chapter 5A - Industrial Schools and Juvenile Homes (§§ 91 — 120)›§ 114 - Juvenile home in San Juan—Temporary detention
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422) › Chapter 5A - Industrial Schools and Juvenile Homes (§§ 91 — 120) › § 114 - Juvenile home in San Juan—Temporary detention
The admission of minors to the juvenile home in San Juan shall be of a temporary character, their stay therein to be limited to the time absolutely necessary to carry out the investigation, study, and disposition of their cases by the Court of First Instance, and in special cases to lodge, for a period which shall neve...
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422)›Chapter 5A - Industrial Schools and Juvenile Homes (§§ 91 — 120)›§ 115 - Juvenile home in San Juan—Admission
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422) › Chapter 5A - Industrial Schools and Juvenile Homes (§§ 91 — 120) › § 115 - Juvenile home in San Juan—Admission
The admission of minors to said Juvenile Home shall be through orders to that effect issued by the judges of the Court of First Instance, and shall be limited to children under sixteen (16) years of age who are arrested and subject to the jurisdiction of the Court of First Instance. History —May 6, 1942, No. 93, p. 648...
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422)›Chapter 5A - Industrial Schools and Juvenile Homes (§§ 91 — 120)›§ 116 - Juvenile home in Ponce
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422) › Chapter 5A - Industrial Schools and Juvenile Homes (§§ 91 — 120) › § 116 - Juvenile home in Ponce
The Section for Minors annexed to the district jail of Ponce is hereby eliminated, and in lieu thereof a juvenile home is created and established; Provided, That said Section for Minors shall cease to function from the date the juvenile home is inaugurated. History —May 7, 1942, No. 113, p. 686, § 1.
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422)›Chapter 5A - Industrial Schools and Juvenile Homes (§§ 91 — 120)›§ 117 - Juvenile home in Ponce—Supervision
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422) › Chapter 5A - Industrial Schools and Juvenile Homes (§§ 91 — 120) › § 117 - Juvenile home in Ponce—Supervision
The juvenile home in Ponce shall be under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of Health of Puerto Rico, who shall promulgate the rules to be in force in said institution. History —May 7, 1942, No. 113, p. 686, § 2.
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422)›Chapter 5A - Industrial Schools and Juvenile Homes (§§ 91 — 120)›§ 118 - Juvenile home in Ponce—Capacity of home
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422) › Chapter 5A - Industrial Schools and Juvenile Homes (§§ 91 — 120) › § 118 - Juvenile home in Ponce—Capacity of home
The juvenile home in Ponce shall be of a size to house seventy-five (75) children from the parts of the Court of First Instance of Ponce, Guayama, Mayagüez, Aguadilla, and Humacao. History —May 7, 1942, No. 113, p. 686, § 3.
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422)›Chapter 5A - Industrial Schools and Juvenile Homes (§§ 91 — 120)›§ 119 - Juvenile home in Ponce—Temporary detention
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422) › Chapter 5A - Industrial Schools and Juvenile Homes (§§ 91 — 120) › § 119 - Juvenile home in Ponce—Temporary detention
The admission of minors to the juvenile home in Ponce shall be of a temporary character, their stay therein to be limited to the time absolutely necessary to carry out the investigation, study, and disposition of their cases by the Court of First Instance and, in special cases to lodge, for a period which shall never e...
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422)›Chapter 5A - Industrial Schools and Juvenile Homes (§§ 91 — 120)›§ 120 - Juvenile home in Ponce—Admission
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422) › Chapter 5A - Industrial Schools and Juvenile Homes (§§ 91 — 120) › § 120 - Juvenile home in Ponce—Admission
The admission of minors to said Juvenile Home shall be through orders to that effect issued by the judges of the Court of First Instance, and shall be limited to children under sixteen (16) years of age who are arrested and subject to the jurisdiction of the Court of First Instance. History —May 7, 1942, No. 113, p. 68...
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422)›Chapter 6 - Special Voucher Program for the Care and Development of School-Age Boys and Girls (§§ 121 — 129)›§ 121 - Creation
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422) › Chapter 6 - Special Voucher Program for the Care and Development of School-Age Boys and Girls (§§ 121 — 129) › § 121 - Creation
The Special Voucher Program for the Care and Development of School-Age Boys and Girls [shall be] attached to the Family and Child Administration of the Department of the Family. The Program shall use the resources of the Administration to prepare the procedures, forms and all other processes necessary, in order to guar...
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422)›Chapter 6 - Special Voucher Program for the Care and Development of School-Age Boys and Girls (§§ 121 — 129)›§ 122 - Monthly subsidy
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422) › Chapter 6 - Special Voucher Program for the Care and Development of School-Age Boys and Girls (§§ 121 — 129) › § 122 - Monthly subsidy
The monthly subsidy to be paid through special vouchers for the care and development of school-age boys and girls shall be computed based on the age of the child, the income of the family nucleus and the classification of the service approved, pursuant to the regulations to be established to that effect. The amount of ...
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422)›Chapter 6 - Special Voucher Program for the Care and Development of School-Age Boys and Girls (§§ 121 — 129)›§ 123 - Service providers; requirements
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422) › Chapter 6 - Special Voucher Program for the Care and Development of School-Age Boys and Girls (§§ 121 — 129) › § 123 - Service providers; requirements
Service providers under the Program shall meet the following requirements: (a) They shall be licensed by the Licensing Division of the Department of the Family or comply with the Provider Registry, should they not have a license granted by the Commonwealth. (b) They shall maintain a policy admission free from discrimin...
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422)›Chapter 6 - Special Voucher Program for the Care and Development of School-Age Boys and Girls (§§ 121 — 129)›§ 124 - Authorization to provide care
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422) › Chapter 6 - Special Voucher Program for the Care and Development of School-Age Boys and Girls (§§ 121 — 129) › § 124 - Authorization to provide care
The Department of Education is hereby authorized to become a provider of child care and development services in those schools or facilities that have the infrastructure required to render this kind of service. The Department of Education shall evaluate and prepare an inventory of the need for care services for boys and...
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422)›Chapter 6 - Special Voucher Program for the Care and Development of School-Age Boys and Girls (§§ 121 — 129)›§ 125 - Supplementary scholarships, vouchers or educational...
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422) › Chapter 6 - Special Voucher Program for the Care and Development of School-Age Boys and Girls (§§ 121 — 129) › § 125 - Supplementary scholarships, vouchers or educational assistance
The scholarships, vouchers or educational assistance conferred by virtue of this chapter may be supplemental to any other scholarship or educational assistance, be it based on the financial need or the academic performance of the participant, whether proceeding from federal, Commonwealth, municipal or private sector fu...
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422)›Chapter 6 - Special Voucher Program for the Care and Development of School-Age Boys and Girls (§§ 121 — 129)›§ 126 - Regulations
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422) › Chapter 6 - Special Voucher Program for the Care and Development of School-Age Boys and Girls (§§ 121 — 129) › § 126 - Regulations
The Secretary of the Department of the Family shall promulgate the rules and regulations necessary for the implementation of this chapter. Said regulations shall establish, among other things, reasonable requirements in terms of eligibility and distribution of funds, pursuant to the standards and conditions established...
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422)›Chapter 6 - Special Voucher Program for the Care and Development of School-Age Boys and Girls (§§ 121 — 129)›§ 127 - Examination by Comptroller’s Office
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422) › Chapter 6 - Special Voucher Program for the Care and Development of School-Age Boys and Girls (§§ 121 — 129) › § 127 - Examination by Comptroller’s Office
The Office of the Comptroller may examine, review, inspect or audit documents, records, or papers of the providers participating in the Program to ascertain that the resources appropriated to the Program have been used pursuant to the applicable Commonwealth laws and regulations. History —Aug. 31, 2000, No. 266, § 14, ...
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422)›Chapter 6 - Special Voucher Program for the Care and Development of School-Age Boys and Girls (§§ 121 — 129)›§ 128 - Report
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422) › Chapter 6 - Special Voucher Program for the Care and Development of School-Age Boys and Girls (§§ 121 — 129) › § 128 - Report
The Family and Children Administration shall submit to the Legislature at the end of each fiscal year, not later than sixty (60) days after the closing of the fiscal year, a report on the development and progress of the Program that includes the funds used, the beneficiaries tended to, the applicants that were left una...