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2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE EIGHTEEN - Education (§§ 1 — 3510-3520) › PART I - Public Schools (§§ 1 — 596d) › Chapter 7 - School Buildings, Property and Funds (§§ 100 — 129vv) › § 129t - Don Ernesto Cabrera Alejandro Elementary School

(a) The Community School in Santa Rosa II Ward, located on P.R. No. 837, km. 4.4 of Santa Rosa II Ward in Guaynabo, Puerto Rico, is hereby designated with the name of “ Don Ernesto Cabrera Alejandro” in recognition [of] his outstanding and productive career as a public servant, which led him to be elected to the office of Representative in the Legislature for former Representative District No. 40, which included the cities of San Juan and Guaynabo.
(b) On the day in which the Community School in Santa Rosa II Ward, located on P.R. No. 837, km. 4.4 of Santa Rosa II Ward in Guaynabo, Puerto Rico, is designated with the name of “ Don Ernesto Cabrera Alejandro”, a special activity shall be held, coordinated by the Department of Education and the Institute of Puerto Rican Culture for the purpose of the adequate disclosure and awareness of this designation.
(c) The Structures and Public Highways Naming Commission of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico shall take the necessary steps to comply with the provisions in this section without being subject to the provisions in §§ 178 et seq. of Title 23.
History —Sept. 15, 2004, No. 288, §§ 1—3.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE EIGHTEEN - Education (§§ 1 — 3510-3520) › PART I - Public Schools (§§ 1 — 596d) › Chapter 7 - School Buildings, Property and Funds (§§ 100 — 129vv) › § 129u - Padre Jorge Rosario del Valle Elementary School

(a) To name the new school located at the Barrio Espino of San Lorenzo the “ Padre Jorge Rosario del Valle School”, in homage to the undeniable legacy of social work this departed priest left to the communities and sectors that comprise the Barrio Espino and the Barrio Quebrada of San Lorenzo.
(b) The Public Structures and Highways Naming Commission of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, in coordination with the Department of Education shall take the necessary measures to comply with the provisions of this section and shall provide for the celebration of an act proper to those purposes.
(c) A copy of this section shall be forwarded to the mass communications media for its divulgation [sic].
History —Sept. 15, 2004, No. 312, §§ 1—3.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE EIGHTEEN - Education (§§ 1 — 3510-3520) › PART I - Public Schools (§§ 1 — 596d) › Chapter 7 - School Buildings, Property and Funds (§§ 100 — 129vv) › § 129v - Héctor M. Hernández Suárez School

(a) To direct the designation of Salinas High School with the name of Héctor M. Hernández Suárez, an outstanding composer, writer and public servant who brought honor to the name of Puerto Rico, especially his town of birth, Salinas.
(b) To direct the Public Buildings Authority, in coordination with the Department of Education, to install a duly sealed and secure urn exhibiting a copy of this bill, several photographs and a copy of the lyrics of the plena entitled “Pa’ Salinas”, written by Héctor M. Hernández Suárez, at the main entrance of the new school building so that it shall serve as inspiration and example for present and future generations.
(c) The expenses incurred shall be defrayed from the budget of the Public Buildings Authority, the owner of the work.
(d) The Structures and Public Highways Naming Commission of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico shall take the necessary steps to enforce compliance with the provisions of this section, without being subject to the provisions of §§ 178 et seq. of Title 23.
History —Aug. 8, 2006, No. 151, §§ 1—[4]
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE EIGHTEEN - Education (§§ 1 — 3510-3520) › PART I - Public Schools (§§ 1 — 596d) › Chapter 7 - School Buildings, Property and Funds (§§ 100 — 129vv) › § 129w - Professor Juana Rosario-Carrero Middle School

(a) The middle school located on Nativo Alers Avenue in the municipality of Aguada is hereby named after the illustrious educator, Professor Juana Rosario-Carrero.
(b) The Department of Education and the Structures and Public Highways Naming Commission of Puerto Rico shall take the necessary steps for the full compliance of this legislation.
History —Sept. 1, 2006, No. 189, §§ 1, 2.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE EIGHTEEN - Education (§§ 1 — 3510-3520) › PART I - Public Schools (§§ 1 — 596d) › Chapter 7 - School Buildings, Property and Funds (§§ 100 — 129vv) › § 129x - Regino Vega Martínez School

(a) The new school of Barrio Arenas in the Municipality of Cidra is hereby designated with the name of Regino Vega Martínez.
(b) The Structures and Public Highways Naming Commission of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico shall take the necessary measures to comply with the provisions of this section, without being subject to the provisions of §§ 178 et seq. of Title 23.
(c) Once this act is approved, the Department of State shall notify the Structures and Public Highways Naming Commission of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico in order for the pertinent administrative procedures to be carried out.
History —Sept. 1, 2006, No. 192, §§ 1—3.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE EIGHTEEN - Education (§§ 1 — 3510-3520) › PART I - Public Schools (§§ 1 — 596d) › Chapter 7 - School Buildings, Property and Funds (§§ 100 — 129vv) › § 129y - Ruth Evelyn Cruz Santos School

(a) The vocational high school of the municipality of Cidra is hereby designated with the name of Ruth Evelyn Cruz Santos.
(b) The Structures and Public Highways Naming Commission of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico shall take the necessary measures to comply with the provisions of this section, without being subject to the provisions of §§ 178 et seq. of Title 23.
(c) Once this act is approved, the Department of State shall notify the Structures and Public Highways Naming Commission of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico in order for the pertinent administrative procedures to be carried out.
History —Sept. 1, 2006, No. 193, §§ 1—3.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE EIGHTEEN - Education (§§ 1 — 3510-3520) › PART I - Public Schools (§§ 1 — 596d) › Chapter 7 - School Buildings, Property and Funds (§§ 100 — 129vv) › § 129z - Matilde Rivera Amadeo School

(a) To designate “Las Ochenta” Community School of the Municipality of Salinas as Matilde Rivera Amadeo School.
(b) The Secretary of Education of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico shall name the school described in subsection (a) of this section, pursuant to the provisions of this section. The Secretary of Education is hereby exempted from compliance with the provisions of §§ 178 et seq. of Title 23, known as the “Structures and Public Highways Naming Commission Act”.
History —Oct. 31, 2006, No. 232, §§ 1, 2.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE EIGHTEEN - Education (§§ 1 — 3510-3520) › PART I - Public Schools (§§ 1 — 596d) › Chapter 7 - School Buildings, Property and Funds (§§ 100 — 129vv) › § 129aa - Dr. Carmen Delia Colón-Martínez School

(a) The Public Structure and Highway Naming Commission of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico is hereby directed to name the new school of Barrio Llanos of Aibonito after Dr. Carmen Delia Colón-Martínez.
(b) The Public Structure and Highway Naming Commission of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico shall take the necessary measures to achieve compliance of the provisions of this section, without being subject to the provisions of §§ 178 et seq. of Title 23.
History —Dec. 26, 2006, No. 295, §§ 1, 2.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE EIGHTEEN - Education (§§ 1 — 3510-3520) › PART I - Public Schools (§§ 1 — 596d) › Chapter 7 - School Buildings, Property and Funds (§§ 100 — 129vv) › § 129bb - Isabel Luisa Garcés Borrego de Gelabert School

(a) The public school of Los Caños in Arecibo is hereby designated with the name of “Escuela Isabel Luisa Garcés Borrego de Gelabert” and said designation is hereby exempted from the provisions of §§ 178 et seq. of Title 23, known as the “Structures and Public Highways Naming Commission of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico Act”.
(b) The Structures and Public Highways Naming Commission of the Government of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico shall take the necessary measures to comply with the provisions of this section, without being subject to the provisions of §§ 178 et seq. of Title 23.
History —June 12, 2008, No. 89, §§ 1, 2.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE EIGHTEEN - Education (§§ 1 — 3510-3520) › PART I - Public Schools (§§ 1 — 596d) › Chapter 7 - School Buildings, Property and Funds (§§ 100 — 129vv) › § 129cc - Rosa L. Rivera-Serrano School

(a) The Second Unit Public School of Río Arriba, Arecibo is hereby designated with the name “ Escuela Rosa L. Rivera-Serrano”.
(b) The School Director shall place a sign in the School described in subsection (a) of this section pursuant to the provisions of this section. The Director shall be exempted from compliance with the provisions contained in §§ 178 et seq. of Title 23, known as the “Structures and Public Highways Naming Commission of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico Act”.
History —July 17, 2008, No. 120, §§ 1, 2.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE EIGHTEEN - Education (§§ 1 — 3510-3520) › PART I - Public Schools (§§ 1 — 596d) › Chapter 7 - School Buildings, Property and Funds (§§ 100 — 129vv) › § 129dd - Profesora Luisa Monsegur Vélez Elementary School

(a) To direct the Public Structures and Highways Naming Commission of the Institute of Puerto Rican Culture to designate the new elementary school in Barinas ward of the municipality of Yauco as the “ Profesora Luisa Monsegur Vélez Elementary School”.
(b) This section is hereby approved without being subject to §§ 178 et seq. of Title 23, which creates the Public Highways and Structures Naming Commission of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.
History —Aug. 6, 2008, No. 178, §§ 1, 2.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE EIGHTEEN - Education (§§ 1 — 3510-3520) › PART I - Public Schools (§§ 1 — 596d) › Chapter 7 - School Buildings, Property and Funds (§§ 100 — 129vv) › § 129ee - University Gardens Specialized School

(a) The University Gardens High School is hereby named the “University Gardens Specialized School”.
(b) The Government of Puerto Rico Public Structures and Highways Naming Commission shall take the necessary measures to comply with the provisions of this section, without being subject to the provisions of §§ 178 et seq. of Title 23.
History —Apr. 16, 2009, No. 13, §§ 1, 2.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE EIGHTEEN - Education (§§ 1 — 3510-3520) › PART I - Public Schools (§§ 1 — 596d) › Chapter 7 - School Buildings, Property and Funds (§§ 100 — 129vv) › § 129ff - Ramón López Berríos School

(a) It is hereby provided that the school at Vacas Ward of the Town of Villalba shall bear the name Ramón López Berríos School.
(b) The Secretary of Education shall [rename] the school described in subsection (a) of this section pursuant to the provisions of this section. The Secretary is hereby exempted from compliance with the provisions in §§ 178 et seq. of Title 23, known as the “Public Structure and Highway Naming Commission Act”.
History —June 2, 2009, No. 22, §§ 1, 2.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE EIGHTEEN - Education (§§ 1 — 3510-3520) › PART I - Public Schools (§§ 1 — 596d) › Chapter 7 - School Buildings, Property and Funds (§§ 100 — 129vv) › § 129gg - Jamie Coira-Ortiz School

(a) The Second Unit School of Barrio Pozas Llanadas of the Municipality of Ciales is hereby named after Jaime Coira-Ortiz, in recognition of his contributions as an educator.
(b) The Public Structure and Highway Naming Commission of the Government of Puerto Rico shall take the necessary steps to enforce the provisions of this section, notwithstanding the provisions of §§ 178 et seq. of Title 23.
History —Feb. 26, 2010, No. 22, §§ 1, 2.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE EIGHTEEN - Education (§§ 1 — 3510-3520) › PART I - Public Schools (§§ 1 — 596d) › Chapter 7 - School Buildings, Property and Funds (§§ 100 — 129vv) › § 129hh - Barbarita Rodríguez-Rodríguez Elementary School

(a) The Public Structure and Highway Naming Commission of the Government of Puerto Rico is hereby directed to designate the Elementary School of the Cruces Community in the Quebrada Grande ward of Mayagüez as the “Barbarita Rodríguez-Rodríguez Elementary School”.
(b) Such designation shall be carried out without being subject to the provisions of § 180 of Title 23.
(c) The Public Structure and Highway Naming Commission of the Government of Puerto Rico, together with the Department of Education, shall take the necessary measures to fully comply with the provisions of this section, and shall provide for the holding of an appropriate ceremony not later than one (1) year after the approval of this act.
History —June 24, 2011, No. 102, §§ 1–3.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE EIGHTEEN - Education (§§ 1 — 3510-3520) › PART I - Public Schools (§§ 1 — 596d) › Chapter 7 - School Buildings, Property and Funds (§§ 100 — 129vv) › § 129ii - Doña Josefina Marrero-Febus School

(a) It is hereby provided that the rural elementary school building located at Road PR-164, in Lomas Vallés Ward of the Municipality of Naranjito, shall be named after distinguished Puerto Rican teacher Doña Josefina Marrero-Febus for her outstanding work in the field of education and her dedication to improving the quality of life of the youth of our Island.
(b) The Public Structures and Highways Naming Commission of the Government of Puerto Rico shall carry out and take all steps deemed necessary and appropriate to comply with the provisions of this section, without being subject to the provisions of §§ 178 et seq. of Title 23.
(c) The Municipal Government of Puerto Rico and its Municipal Legislature, in collaboration with the Department of Education, shall take the necessary measures to enforce the provisions of this section.
History —Aug. 12, 2011, No. 185, §§ 1-3.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE EIGHTEEN - Education (§§ 1 — 3510-3520) › PART I - Public Schools (§§ 1 — 596d) › Chapter 7 - School Buildings, Property and Funds (§§ 100 — 129vv) › § 129jj - Ángel “Gelo” Morales-Morales School

(a) The Marías III School, of the Marías ward in the Municipality of Moca, is hereby designated with the name of Ángel “Gelo” Morales-Morales.
(b) The Secretary of Education and the Director of the School described in the aforementioned paragraph shall take the necessary steps to enforce the provisions of this section without being subject to the provisions set forth in §§ 178 et seq. of Title 23, known as the “Public Structure and Highway Naming Commission Act”.
(c) The expenses to be incurred in connection with the installation of a sign in the school may be covered with private, municipal. Commonwealth, or federal funds.
History —Dec. 24, 2011, No. 271, §§ 1–[3]
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE EIGHTEEN - Education (§§ 1 — 3510-3520) › PART I - Public Schools (§§ 1 — 596d) › Chapter 7 - School Buildings, Property and Funds (§§ 100 — 129vv) › § 129kk - Antonio Leder Colón School

(a) The Middle School of Sabana Llana ward in the Municipality of Salinas is hereby designated as “Antonio Ledée-Colón School”.
(b) The Puerto Rico Structure and Highway Naming Commission shall take the necessary measures to enforce the provisions of this section without being subject to the provisions of §§ 178 et seq. of Title 23.
(c) The Secretary of the Department of Education is hereby directed to carry out any procedures or administrative process and signage in order to comply with the provisions of this act on or before sixty (60) days after the approval thereof.
History —Dec. 24, 2011, No. 277, §§ 1–[3].
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE EIGHTEEN - Education (§§ 1 — 3510-3520) › PART I - Public Schools (§§ 1 — 596d) › Chapter 7 - School Buildings, Property and Funds (§§ 100 — 129vv) › § 129ll - Miguel F. Santiago-Echegaray High School

(a) The Santiago R. Palmer High School of Quebrada Ward of the Municipality of Camuy is hereby designated as the “Miguel F. Santiago-Echegaray High School”.
(b) The Secretary of Education shall take the appropriate measures or administrative procedures for such designation and coordinate the renaming of the high school described in subsection (a) of this section with the School Principal, pursuant to the provisions of this section, as well as to exempt the Secretary from compliance with the provisions of §§ 178 et seq. of Title 23, known as the “Public Structures and Highways Naming Commission Act”.
(c) The expenses incurred in the naming of the High School may be defrayed with private, municipal, state, and federal contributions.
History —Apr. 27, 2012, No. 74, §§ 1–3.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE EIGHTEEN - Education (§§ 1 — 3510-3520) › PART I - Public Schools (§§ 1 — 596d) › Chapter 7 - School Buildings, Property and Funds (§§ 100 — 129vv) › § 129mm - Manuela Santiago-Collazo School

(a) The Playa Grande School in the Municipality of Vieques is hereby designated as the “Manuela Santiago-Collazo School”.
(b) The Department of Education is hereby directed to immediately change the name of the Playa Grande School in the Municipality of Vieques to “Manuela Santiago-Collazo School”, and substitute the same in all documents in which such school is mentioned.
(c) Said designation is hereby exempt from the provisions of §§ 178 et seq. of Title 23, known as the “Public Structures and Highways Naming Commission of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico”.
History —Aug. 16, 2012, No. 180, §§ 1-3.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE EIGHTEEN - Education (§§ 1 — 3510-3520) › PART I - Public Schools (§§ 1 — 596d) › Chapter 7 - School Buildings, Property and Funds (§§ 100 — 129vv) › § 129nn - Professor Miguel Felipe Santiago-Echegaray High School

(a) The High School located in Quebrada Ward of the Municipality of Camuy is hereby designated with the name of “Professor Miguel Felipe Santiago-Echegaray.”
(b) The Public Structures and Highways Naming Commission is hereby directed to faithfully comply with the provisions of this section, without being subject to the provisions of §§ 178 et seq. of Title 23, which created the Public Structures and Highways Naming Commission.
History —Sept. 13, 2012, No. 234, §§ 1, 2.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE EIGHTEEN - Education (§§ 1 — 3510-3520) › PART I - Public Schools (§§ 1 — 596d) › Chapter 7 - School Buildings, Property and Funds (§§ 100 — 129vv) › § 129oo - Professor Alcides Curet-Torres basketball court

(a) The new Basketball Court of José A. Castillo School of the Municipality of Sabana Grande is hereby designated with the name of former Professor Alcides Curet-Torres (In Memoriam).
(b) The Secretary of the Department of Education of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico shall place a sign in the basketball court described in subsection (a) of this section pursuant to the provisions of this section.
History —Sept. 13, 2012, No. 242, §§ 1, 2.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE EIGHTEEN - Education (§§ 1 — 3510-3520) › PART I - Public Schools (§§ 1 — 596d) › Chapter 7 - School Buildings, Property and Funds (§§ 100 — 129vv) › § 129qq - Ernesto Vicente Carattini School

(a) Barrio Ceiba Elementary School in the Municipality of Cidra is hereby designated as the Ernesto Vicente Carattini School.
(b) The Public Structures and Highways Naming Commission in conjunction with the Department of Education shall take the necessary steps to enforce the provisions of this Joint Resolution[sic], without being subject to the provisions of §§ 178 et seq. of Title 23.
History —Jan. 3, 2014, No. 10, §§ 1, 2.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE EIGHTEEN - Education (§§ 1 — 3510-3520) › PART I - Public Schools (§§ 1 — 596d) › Chapter 7 - School Buildings, Property and Funds (§§ 100 — 129vv) › § 129rr - Violeta Reyes-Pérez School

(a) Barrio Río Abajo Elementary School in the Municipality of Cidra is hereby designated as the Violeta Reyes-Pérez School.
(b) The Public Structures and Highways Naming Commission in conjunction with the Department of Education shall take the necessary steps to enforce the provisions of this Joint Resolution[sic], without being subject to the provisions of §§ 178 et seq. of Title 23.
History —Jan. 3, 2014, No. 11, §§ 1, 2.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE EIGHTEEN - Education (§§ 1 — 3510-3520) › PART I - Public Schools (§§ 1 — 596d) › Chapter 7 - School Buildings, Property and Funds (§§ 100 — 129vv) › § 129ss - Ofelia Torres Pratts School

(a) Gato I Ward Middle School in the Municipality of Orocovis is hereby named after Ofelia Torres-Pratts, in honor of this distinguished Orocovis native.
(b) The Department of Education is hereby exempt from the provisions of §§ 178 et seq. of Title 23, known as the “Public Structures and Highways Naming Commission Act”.
(c) The Department of Education shall place a sign in the school with the name of Ofelia Torres-Pratts for purposes of the designation required by subsection (a) of this section.
History —Feb. 3, 2014, No. 21, §§ 1–3.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE EIGHTEEN - Education (§§ 1 — 3510-3520) › PART I - Public Schools (§§ 1 — 596d) › Chapter 7 - School Buildings, Property and Funds (§§ 100 — 129vv) › § 129tt - Dr. Silverio Medina-Gaud School

(a) The Community School of the Consumo Ward, located at the Municipality of Mayagüez, Puerto Rico, is hereby named after Dr. Silverio Medina-Gaud.
(b) Upon approval of this act, the Department of State shall notify the government agencies responsible of administering the Community School of Consumo Ward in order to proceed with the new identification of those facilities and the signage in access roads.
(c) The Public Structures and Highways Naming Commission of the Government of Puerto Rico shall take the necessary measures to comply with the provisions of this section without being subject to the provisions of §§ 178 et seq. of Title 23.
History —Sept. 12, 2014, No. 156, §§ 1—3.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE EIGHTEEN - Education (§§ 1 — 3510-3520) › PART I - Public Schools (§§ 1 — 596d) › Chapter 7 - School Buildings, Property and Funds (§§ 100 — 129vv) › § 129uu - Román Colón Correa School

(a) The Second Unit School of the Río Jueyes Ward of the Municipality of Coamo is hereby designated as “Román Colón-Correa School”.
(b) The Public Structures and Highways Naming Commission of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico shall take the necessary measures to comply with the provisions of this section without being subject to the provisions of §§ 178 et seq. of Title 23, known as the “Public Structures and Highways Naming Commission of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico Act”.
History —Mar. 17, 2015, No. 30, §§ 1, 2.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE EIGHTEEN - Education (§§ 1 — 3510-3520) › PART I - Public Schools (§§ 1 — 596d) › Chapter 7 - School Buildings, Property and Funds (§§ 100 — 129vv) › § 129vv - Conchita Igartúa de Suárez School

(a) The Adams Second Unit School, located in the Municipality of Aguadilla, is hereby designated as the “Conchita Igartúa de Suárez Second Unit School”.
(b) The Department of Education is hereby directed to immediately change the name of the Adams Second Unit School in Aguadilla to the “Conchita Igartúa de Suárez Second Unit School”, and to use such name in all related Department documentation. Coordination with the school’s director shall take place so as to modify the signage thereof according to the provisions of subsection (a) of this section.
(c) The Public Structures and Highways Naming Commission of the Government of Puerto Rico shall take the necessary measures to comply with the provisions of this section without being subject to the provisions of §§ 178 et seq. of Title 23, known as the “Public Structures and Highways Naming Commission of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico Act”.
(d) The costs to be incurred in the school sign required under subsection (b) of this section may be defrayed with private, municipal, state, or federal contributions.
History —Apr. 17, 2015, No. 51, §§ 1—4.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE EIGHTEEN - Education (§§ 1 — 3510-3520) › PART I - Public Schools (§§ 1 — 596d) › Chapter 7A - Specialized Interagency Unit (§§ 131 — 131e) › § 131 - Creation

[A] body which shall be known as the “Specialized Interagency Unit”, shall be created in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, whose main function shall be, among others provided in this chapter, to coordinate with the participating government agencies and municipalities where the incidents take place, the efforts needed to prevent the emanation of gases and objectionable odors, counteract their effects when they occur, in order to guarantee adequate protection for the students, school employees, and visitors. For the performance of its functions, it shall be able to obtain resource[s] from the government, and federal, and private sector.
History —Jan. 19, 2000, No. 35, § 1, eff. 90 days after Jan. 19, 2000.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE EIGHTEEN - Education (§§ 1 — 3510-3520) › PART I - Public Schools (§§ 1 — 596d) › Chapter 7A - Specialized Interagency Unit (§§ 131 — 131e) › § 131a - Organization

The Specialized Interagency Unit shall consist of one member of each of the following agencies: Environmental Quality Board (EQB), Department of Education (DE), Department of Natural and Environmental Resources (DNER), Regulations and Permits Administration (R.P.A.), Public Service Commission (PSC), Solid Waste Authority (SWA), Fire Department, Medical Emergencies Corps, Department of Health, Public Buildings Authority, Puerto Rico Police, Planning Board, Commonwealth Emergency Management and Disaster Administration Agency, and the Aqueducts and Sewers Authority, as well as a representative of the private company that manages the operations of same, if applicable.
The Specialized Interagency Unit shall be directed by the Secretary of Education or the person designated by him/her. The directors of each of the participating agencies shall appoint an official who shall be a member [of] the Unit, and a substitute.
In the case of municipalities in which one of their schools is affected by emanation of gases, the mayor shall designate an official who shall represent him in the Unit.
History —Jan. 19, 2000, No. 35, § 2; Mar. 10, 2003, No. 82, § 1.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE EIGHTEEN - Education (§§ 1 — 3510-3520) › PART I - Public Schools (§§ 1 — 596d) › Chapter 7A - Specialized Interagency Unit (§§ 131 — 131e) › § 131b - Interagency coordination

The Specialized Interagency Unit shall perform any reasonable effort under the provisions of this chapter, to coordinate any action to be taken, with the rest of the government agencies that have some type of jurisdiction on the matter, in order to avoid duplication of efforts, or occasional conflicts or the requirements related to the prevention and handling of the emanation of gases and noxious odors that can affect the safety of the students, school employees, visitors, or third persons.
History —Jan. 19, 2000, No. 35, § 3, eff. 90 days after Jan. 19, 2000.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE EIGHTEEN - Education (§§ 1 — 3510-3520) › PART I - Public Schools (§§ 1 — 596d) › Chapter 7A - Specialized Interagency Unit (§§ 131 — 131e) › § 131c - Duties and powers

(a) It shall adopt rules and regulations that state the operational organization and administration of the Unit, the obligations and responsibilities of its members, as well as any other matter related to its operation.
(b) It shall have primary inherence and responsibility when there is any event of emanation of gases and noxious odors in the schools.
(c) It may request and obtain the technical services of any of the officials and employees of the Government of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico that in its judgment, are necessary to carry out the purposes of this chapter, and it shall have the authority to execute agreements with private entities related to its functions and responsibilities.
(d) It shall perform the investigations that are necessary to determine the cause and origin of the emanation and noxious odors, and the manner that the matters related to their prevention and management are being carried out in any of the schools.
(e) It shall keep a register that will include all the cases of emanation of gases and noxious odors, and the related facts, their origin, and the actions taken regarding their management. This report shall include statistics on the harm caused to health, and any other pertinent report.
(f) It shall render a report to the Governor of Puerto Rico and the Legislature, no later than the second week of the month of January of every year, that shall contain a summary of all the activities carried out by the Unit during the year, with all the corresponding information.
(g) It shall prepare and develop an adequate routine surveillance and management plan in those areas of the school that are susceptible to the emanation of gases and noxious odors.
(h) It shall prepare, develop, and keep up to date an action plan to be carried out in the event an emanation of gases or noxious odors occurs, which shall include, but without being limited to:
(1) Measures to be taken for immediate and effective action in the event of an emergency, among others: evacuation plans, identification of safe places to mobilize the students, communication with supporting agencies, parents, and persons related to the school.
(2) Measures for the reduction or prevention of harm to students, teachers, and other teaching and non-teaching personnel.
(3) Coordination of efforts with all those participating government agencies on the best way to achieve the objectives of this chapter, and to develop the functions that have been entrusted to the Unit.
History —Jan. 19, 2000, No. 35, § 4, eff. 90 days after Jan. 19, 2000.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE EIGHTEEN - Education (§§ 1 — 3510-3520) › PART I - Public Schools (§§ 1 — 596d) › Chapter 7A - Specialized Interagency Unit (§§ 131 — 131e) › § 131d - Authority to carry out inspections

(a) The Unit shall carry out inspections and investigations to detect violations of the safety laws or regulations within the public schools and areas surrounding the schools up to a distance of one hundred (100) meters.
(b) The Unit shall carry out inspections of the construction and maintenance of septic tanks, treatment plants, grease traps, or any type of interceptor or structures that are regulated or ruled by an agency, to adjust them to the laws and regulations established by said agency. It shall also investigate the existence of any situation or practice that entails the possibility that gas emanation may be produced.
(c) In the case of external sources of the emissions that are produced outside the school area, the Unit shall be empowered to visit, in case it is necessary, the industries, businesses, and establishments, and require them to produce the pertinent information about their manufacturing, packaging, cleaning, management and disposal of chemicals, etc.
(d) If, following an inspection or investigation, the Unit determines that the necessary measures have not been taken for the prevention of the emanation of gases and noxious odors, or if any provision of law or safety regulation has been violated, the concerned person, business, or industry shall be notified in writing of the nature of the violation, and a reasonable term shall be set to correct the deficiency thus indicated. The order thus issued shall prescribe the practices, means, or methods that the person must adopt to comply with the laws and regulations in effect, and shall also admonish the person that unless he/she takes corrective action or complies with the order within the term stipulated, the Unit shall refer the person to the pertinent agencies for them to proceed to impose the corresponding sanctions for said noncompliance.
(e) The Unit shall perform at least one annual inspection so that the pertinent corrective measures are taken in all those public schools that have a history of emanation of gases and noxious odors, and are a serious risk to the safety of students, employees, and visitors.
History —Jan. 19, 2000, No. 35, § 5, eff. 90 days after Jan 19, 2000.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE EIGHTEEN - Education (§§ 1 — 3510-3520) › PART I - Public Schools (§§ 1 — 596d) › Chapter 7A - Specialized Interagency Unit (§§ 131 — 131e) › § 131e - Protection of the members

The members of the Specialized Interagency Unit shall not incur civil liability individually for actions or omissions in compliance of their legitimate functions and duties, as established in this chapter.
History —Jan. 19, 2000, No. 35, § 6, eff. 90 days after Jan. 19, 2000.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE EIGHTEEN - Education (§§ 1 — 3510-3520) › PART I - Public Schools (§§ 1 — 596d) › Chapter 8 - School Security Corps (§§ 141 — 141l) › § 141 - Public policy

Whereas, it has always been the public policy of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico to protect and watch over the well-being of our children; whereas, in the majority of the cases the public education system has been and is one that harbors the public school students of the country during a considerable portion of the day; whereas, our Commonwealth has been experiencing a constant increase in criminality and in acts of vandalism and violence which have taken place recently in the school buildings and grounds; it is, therefore, necessary and urgent to create a public security corps under the direction of the Secretary of Education for a more effective protection of the safety of students, teachers, administrative personnel as well as the school’s physical facilities.
History —June 5, 1985, No. 26, p. 85, § 2, eff. July 1, 1985.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE EIGHTEEN - Education (§§ 1 — 3510-3520) › PART I - Public Schools (§§ 1 — 596d) › Chapter 8 - School Security Corps (§§ 141 — 141l) › § 141a - Definitions

For the purposes of this chapter, the following terms shall have the meaning expressed hereinbelow:
(a) Corps. — The School Security Corps created by this chapter.
(b) Department. — The Department of Education.
(c) Secretary. — The Secretary of the Department of Education.
(d) School building. — Refers to the main building and any construction, annex, patio, garden and parking area of a school belonging to the Department of Education and shall include the following schools, among others: elementary, secondary, intermediate, high, commercial, vocational, technical, advanced skills, trade or agricultural instruction.
(e) School grounds. — Shall include an area of two hundred (200) meters from the point closest to the outer boundary of the plot of land occupied by the school.
(f) Member or members of the Corps. — Shall mean the personnel who are directly charged with keeping the peace and protecting the lives and property of the school community.
(g) School community. — Students, teachers, officials, employees and persons authorized by law to enter and remain inside the school buildings and grounds.
History —June 5, 1985, No. 26, p. 85, § 3, eff. July 1, 1985.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE EIGHTEEN - Education (§§ 1 — 3510-3520) › PART I - Public Schools (§§ 1 — 596d) › Chapter 8 - School Security Corps (§§ 141 — 141l) › § 141b - Creation

The School Security Corps attached to the Department of Education is hereby created.
History —June 5, 1985, No. 26, p. 85, § 4, eff. July 1, 1985.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE EIGHTEEN - Education (§§ 1 — 3510-3520) › PART I - Public Schools (§§ 1 — 596d) › Chapter 8 - School Security Corps (§§ 141 — 141l) › § 141c - Organization

The Secretary is hereby authorized to determine the organization and administration of the Corps as well as its obligations, responsibilities and any other matters essential to its operation, by regulations that he shall promulgate to such effects. In the event that the convenience of bearing arms is provided, the authorization and approval of the Superintendent of the Police shall be obtained.
The Secretary shall request the necessary funds and administer them to achieve an effective operation of the Corps pursuant to the provisions of this chapter.
The Secretary shall take the necessary steps so that the members of the Corps shall first be assigned to those school buildings and grounds where there has been a high rate of vandalism and criminality. These schools shall be given priority at the Secretary’s discretion.
The members and personnel of the Corps shall be subject to and protected by the provisions of Act No. 5 of October 14, 1975, known as the “Puerto Rico Public Service Personnel Act”.
History —June 5, 1985, No. 26, p. 85, § 5, eff. July 1, 1985.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE EIGHTEEN - Education (§§ 1 — 3510-3520) › PART I - Public Schools (§§ 1 — 596d) › Chapter 8 - School Security Corps (§§ 141 — 141l) › § 141e - Coordination with the Government, Commonwealth Police and Municipal Guard

The Secretary shall coordinate with the Government and especially the Commonwealth Police and the Municipal Police, as necessary, in its efforts to prevent and fight crime in all of its forms in order to achieve the purposes for which the creation of this Corps is authorized.
The Commonwealth Police and the Municipal Police in those municipalities where it exists shall take the necessary steps to make the coordination provided herein effective.
This chapter does not restrict or limit in any manner the powers and duties assigned to the Police of Puerto Rico and the Municipal Police.
History —June 5, 1985, No. 26, p. 85, § 7, eff. July 1, 1985.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE EIGHTEEN - Education (§§ 1 — 3510-3520) › PART I - Public Schools (§§ 1 — 596d) › Chapter 8 - School Security Corps (§§ 141 — 141l) › § 141f - Commissioner; creation of post

The post of Commissioner of the School Security Corps who shall be charged with the direction and supervision of the Corps created by this chapter is hereby created and attached to the Department.
History —June 5, 1985, No. 26, p. 85, § 8, eff. July 1, 1985.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE EIGHTEEN - Education (§§ 1 — 3510-3520) › PART I - Public Schools (§§ 1 — 596d) › Chapter 8 - School Security Corps (§§ 141 — 141l) › § 141g - Uniform

The garments which shall constitute the official uniform of the Corps and the equipment destined to it shall be determined by regulations.
The use of the uniform or any combination of the garments that form a part of it by any person who is not a member of the Corps is hereby prohibited. Any person who violates the prohibition provided herein shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
In the event the Superintendent of Police by request of the Secretary authorizes the members of the Corps by regulations to use weapons, they may bear such weapons while they are on watch outside of school hours, on holidays or when expressly authorized to do so.
History —June 5, 1985, No. 26, p. 85, § 9, eff. July 1, 1985.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE EIGHTEEN - Education (§§ 1 — 3510-3520) › PART I - Public Schools (§§ 1 — 596d) › Chapter 8 - School Security Corps (§§ 141 — 141l) › § 141h - Financial aid

The Secretary shall be empowered to accept aid or cooperation of any nature, whether it be financial, property or services, including donations, whether in cash, technical or personal services, or equipment, which originates from individuals, citizen groups or private entities, profitable or nonprofitable institutions, the government of the United States of America, from the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, its municipalities, or from any government instrumentality, agency or subdivision in order to achieve the purposes of this chapter.
History —June 5, 1985, No. 26, p. 85, § 10, eff. July 1, 1985.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE EIGHTEEN - Education (§§ 1 — 3510-3520) › PART I - Public Schools (§§ 1 — 596d) › Chapter 8 - School Security Corps (§§ 141 — 141l) › § 141i - Contracting

The Secretary is hereby empowered to enter into every type of agreement and contract with public, juridical or natural persons, and with federal, Commonwealth or municipal agencies, under the terms and conditions he deems are necessary and convenient for the best application of this chapter and the achievement of its ends.
The Secretary shall take the necessary steps for the members of the Corps to be trained at the Puerto Rico Police Academy, and the Superintendent of Police of Puerto Rico is hereby authorized to offer all possible help and collaboration.
History —June 5, 1985, No. 26, p. 85, § 11, eff. July 1, 1985.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE EIGHTEEN - Education (§§ 1 — 3510-3520) › PART I - Public Schools (§§ 1 — 596d) › Chapter 8 - School Security Corps (§§ 141 — 141l) › § 141j - Members; requirements

Any person interested in being considered as a member of the Corps shall submit to the Department a certificate of good conduct issued by the Police of Puerto Rico, and shall submit to a psychological evaluation that measures personality profiles which shall be administered by a psychiatrist or psychologist duly authorized to practice his profession in Puerto Rico and who has training in the area of behavioral modification or psychodiagnosis. The results of the psychological evaluation as well as the evidence that appears on the good conduct certificate shall be indispensable conditions which the Department shall consider when recruiting members of the Corps.
These persons will undergo a thorough and confidential investigation of their character, reputation, habits, behavior in the community and other details related to the honesty, integrity and suitability of the candidates.
They shall also be subjected to an investigation of their conduct in the area where they reside.
History —June 5, 1985, No. 26, p. 85, § 12, eff. July 1, 1985.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE EIGHTEEN - Education (§§ 1 — 3510-3520) › PART I - Public Schools (§§ 1 — 596d) › Chapter 8 - School Security Corps (§§ 141 — 141l) › § 141k - Rules and regulations

The Secretary is hereby empowered to adopt the necessary rules and regulations for the implementation of this chapter, including the requirements that must be met by School Security Corps candidates. These rules and regulations shall include the requirement of undergoing Police Academy training for a period of not less than three (3) months, which shall be a part of the trial period of candidates. Such regulations shall conform to the provisions of present §§ 2101 et seq. of Title 3, known as the “Uniform Administrative Procedures Act of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico”.
History —June 5, 1985, No. 26, p. 85, § 13; Dec. 22, 1994, No. 143, § 1, eff. 90 days after Dec. 22, 1994.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE EIGHTEEN - Education (§§ 1 — 3510-3520) › PART I - Public Schools (§§ 1 — 596d) › Chapter 8 - School Security Corps (§§ 141 — 141l) › § 141l - Annual report

The Secretary shall render an annual evaluation report to the Governor of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico and to the Legislature in order to disclose the accomplishments and scope of this chapter which creates the School Security Corps.
History —June 5, 1985, No. 26, p. 85, § 14, eff. July 1, 1985.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE EIGHTEEN - Education (§§ 1 — 3510-3520) › PART I - Public Schools (§§ 1 — 596d) › Chapter 9 - Textbooks (§§ 151 — 160) › § 151 - Free textbooks and stationery

The Secretary of Education shall supply free of cost to all pupils in the day and evening elementary and secondary schools of the Commonwealth, textbooks and stationery which at all times shall belong to the Commonwealth.
History —July 24, 1952, No. 5, p. 6, § 2, eff. July 25, 1952.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE EIGHTEEN - Education (§§ 1 — 3510-3520) › PART I - Public Schools (§§ 1 — 596d) › Chapter 9 - Textbooks (§§ 151 — 160) › § 152 - Distribution of books for public schools

The Department of Education shall supply all books to be used in the public schools of Puerto Rico to the supervisors of schools, who shall distribute them to the principals, school directors and to rural teachers. The books so distributed shall be classified as old or new.
History —Mar. 9, 1905, p. 66, § 11; Apr. 18, 1952, No. 102, p. 206, § 1, eff. 90 days after Apr. 18, 1952.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE EIGHTEEN - Education (§§ 1 — 3510-3520) › PART I - Public Schools (§§ 1 — 596d) › Chapter 9 - Textbooks (§§ 151 — 160) › § 153 - Distribution of books for public schools—Accountability for textbooks

Each principal or director and each teacher shall give a receipt for all the books delivered to him, specifying the number of new and old books, and shall be accountable for the invoice price of new books, and for half the invoice price of old books, in case such books be lost or torn. The Secretary of Education may, however, relieve the principals or school directors and the teachers from the obligation to make such payment when the total lost or destroyed during the year do not exceed five percent (5%) of the number of such books placed under their responsibility as per receipt. He may also authorize school supervisors to make, through the pertinent operation in the property accounts, free donation to public school pupils and to any institution or member of the community of such books as are definitely discarded as textbooks as well as any discarded books belonging to libraries under the Library Service of the Department of Education and are in good usable condition.
History —Mar. 9, 1905, p. 66, § 12; Apr. 18, 1952, No. 102, p. 206, § 1; May 22, 1968, No. 56, p. 92.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE EIGHTEEN - Education (§§ 1 — 3510-3520) › PART I - Public Schools (§§ 1 — 596d) › Chapter 9 - Textbooks (§§ 151 — 160) › § 154 - Textbook on propriety and good manners

The Secretary of Education of Puerto Rico shall, when preparing the curriculums to be followed in the Commonwealth, select the textbook on propriety and good manners as in his judgment may be most suitable for the elementary and advanced teaching of this subject in all the public schools of Puerto Rico.
History —May 13, 1949, No. 332, p. 1016, § 1.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE EIGHTEEN - Education (§§ 1 — 3510-3520) › PART I - Public Schools (§§ 1 — 596d) › Chapter 9 - Textbooks (§§ 151 — 160) › § 155 - Textbook on propriety and good manners—Obligatory as supplementary reading

Should a suitable textbook for the teaching of such a subject in Puerto Rico not be found among publications in the Spanish language, the Secretary of Education is hereby authorized to prepare and cause to be printed a special textbook on the subject of propriety and good manners, which shall be obligatory as supplementary reading in all the schools of Puerto Rico.
History —May 13, 1949, No. 332, p. 1016, § 2.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE EIGHTEEN - Education (§§ 1 — 3510-3520) › PART I - Public Schools (§§ 1 — 596d) › Chapter 9 - Textbooks (§§ 151 — 160) › § 156 - Reading book prepared by Department

The Department shall procure for the use of the public schools in Puerto Rico a reading book which shall contain the best passages of local literature in prose or verse, by leading Puerto Rican writers, with brief biographical notices of each author.
History —Mar. 9, 1905, p. 66, § 13, eff. July 1, 1905.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE EIGHTEEN - Education (§§ 1 — 3510-3520) › PART I - Public Schools (§§ 1 — 596d) › Chapter 9 - Textbooks (§§ 151 — 160) › § 157 - Definitions

For the purposes of §§ 157—160 of this title, the following terms shall have the meaning stated hereinbelow:
(a) Parent-Teacher Association or Council. — Means parent and teacher groups that belong to private schools authorized to operate in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.
(b) Private school. — Means any private educational institution, whether for profit or not for profit, religious or secular, which is engaged in the pre-school, elementary, middle and/or high school education, or superior to special education, within the territorial limits of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.
(c) School textbooks. — Means any textbook, dictionary, reference book, manual, handbook or study material required or suggested by a private school for use of its academic and/or curricular program.
(d) Parents. — Means a parent, guardian or any other person under whose responsibility lies the academic or school life of the student.
History —May 18, 2004, No. 116, § 2.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE EIGHTEEN - Education (§§ 1 — 3510-3520) › PART I - Public Schools (§§ 1 — 596d) › Chapter 9 - Textbooks (§§ 151 — 160) › § 158 - Participation of parents and teachers

Any private school accredited by the Council on General Education which requires the purchase of school textbooks [by] their students must obtain the consent of the Parent-Teacher Association or Council or a parent assembly to determine the maximum budget applicable to each grade for the purchase of said books required each school year.
History —May 18, 2004, No. 116, § 3.