2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311) › Chapter 20D - Sports and Recreation Department (2004) › § 444h - National Council to Link Sports, Recreation and Physical Education

The National Council to Link Sports, Recreation and Physical Education, hereinafter “the Council”, is hereby established, attached to the Secretary’s Office, the functions of which shall be to provide information and a means to expedite an effective link among all sports sectors in Puerto Rico, to cooperate in developing opportunities to implement the public policy on recreation, sports and physical education, as established in this chapter, and to serve the Secretary of the Department in functions of counseling, arbitration or any other function that the Secretary may require.
(a) The Council shall be formed by the twenty (20) members designated as follows, who shall serve without pay, other than the Secretary of the Department, who shall preside and who shall only cast a vote in the case of a tie:
(1) The President of the Puerto Rico Olympic Committee.
(2) The President of the Puerto Rico Paraolympics Committee.
(3) The President of the Association of High Performance Athletes.
(4) The Executive Director of the “Albergue Olímpico” of Puerto Rico.
(5) The Director of the Physical Education Program of the Department of Education.
(6) The President of the Association of Sports Journalists of Puerto Rico.
(7) The President of the Association of Physical and Recreational Educators.
(8) The Director of the Police Athletic League of the Puerto Rico Police.
(9) One (1) president of a national sports federation affiliated to the Puerto Rico Olympic Committee, selected from among the presidents of national federations.
(10) One (1) president of a national federation or leading sports organization in Puerto Rico, not affiliated to the Puerto Rico Olympic Committee, designated by the Governor.
(11) One (1) executive officer of the Department, designated by the Secretary.
(12) One (1) director of the Municipal Sports and Recreation Department, named by the President of the Mayors’ Association.
(13) One (1) director of the Municipal Sports and Recreation Department, named by the President of the Mayors’ Federation.
(14) One (1) sports medicine doctor, designated by the Governor.
(15) One (1) high performance trainer designated by the Governor.
(16) One (1) athletic director of the Managing Board of the Intercollegiate Athletic League, selected by the League.
(17) The President of the Association of Recreational Therapists.
(18) One (1) president of a community sports or recreational organization registered with the Department, designated by the Governor.
(19) One (1) athletic director of a private high school designated by the Governor.
(20) One (1) union employee of the Department, selected by the union.
(b) To perform its functions, the Council:
(1) Shall designate a secretary and a deputy secretary in charge of taking minutes, convoking meetings and producing reports and any document approved by the Council;
(2) shall meet no later than the first forty-five (45) days of the natural year to receive, from the Secretary of the Department, the work plan and the recommended budget for the next fiscal year, and
(3) shall evaluate each one of the reports and shall issue its evaluation to the Secretary of the Department with the recommendations considered pertinent, within the thirty (30) days following the date of the meeting with the Secretary of the Department.
(c) The Secretary of the Department shall convene the Council to an extraordinary meeting when he/she deems it necessary.
(d) The Council shall have the power to convene on its own with the approval of three-fourths (3 / 4) of its members.
(e) Decisions by the Council require the approval of two-thirds (2 / 3) of its members.
(f) The Secretary of the Department may request the Council, or a committee formed by members of the same, to act as intervenor, mediator, arbitrator or administrative judge in any sports or recreational conflict that emerges in the country.
History —Jan. 8, 2004, No. 8, § 11, eff. 120 days after Jan. 8, 2004.