2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE ONE - The Commonwealth (§§ 1 — 5289) › Chapter 36 - Puerto Rican Institute for Mutual Assistance with Democratic Cuba Act (§§ 701 — 712) › § 706 - Board of Directors

The Institute shall have a Board of Directors of eleven (11) members to direct and channel their work. The members of the Board shall be elected by the members of the Institute. The officers of the Board shall be elected by its members and shall be the following: one (1) Executive Director, two (2) Deputy Directors, one (1) Secretary and seven (7) associate members. A minimum of three (3) members of the Board shall represent the private sector of the Institute and a minimum of six (6) [members of] the Cuban community in Puerto Rico represented in the Institute.
All agreements shall be adopted by the majority vote of the members present. The members of the Board of Directors shall be elected for two (2)-year terms.
The Board of Directors of the Institute shall have the following duties and powers:
(1) Direct the works of the Institute.
(2) Solicit from the government dependencies their plans, analyses and studies in compliance with this chapter and submit the same to the auxiliary committees for their review and then deliver them to the members of the Institute, together with the reports and recommendations of the auxiliary committees and the recommendations of the Board regarding the same.
(3) Oversee compliance with the legislation related to the public policy established in this chapter and present the findings, conclusions and recommendations it may deem pertinent.
(4) Submit to the members of the Institute the draft of the report to advise and make recommendations to the government dependencies in relation to its plans, analyses and studies pursuant to the public policy established in this chapter.
(5) Submit to the members of the Institute the draft of the report to advise and make recommendations in relation to the strategic and integrated plan to be adopted to deal with the reopening of Cuba to the world.
(6) Disseminate the reports of their findings, conclusions and recommendations.
(7) Recommend legislation to the Legislature so as to make feasible the recommendations consigned in their reports.
(8) Present for the consideration of the government dependencies with jurisdiction over the matter, recommendations about investments, businesses and development of markets for local products in an eventual free Cuba.
(9) Make recommendations about the participation and contributions of the Government of Puerto Rico, as well as of private companies, to advance the plan developed by the President or the Congress of the United States in relation to the reopening of the Island of Cuba.
(10) Promote the exchange of information with federal, Commonwealth and local agencies, with public and private organizations in Puerto Rico and with the rest of the United States or foreign entities in relation with the reopening of the Republic of Cuba.
(11) Establish the necessary alliances with national, state and private entities to promote compliance with the public policy established in this chapter.
(12) Appear before Legislative Committees, motu proprio or when summoned, to advise the Legislature about all issues that may be pertinent to enforce this chapter or about any other area which the Senate or the House of Representatives or any of its committees may require.
(13) Adopt bylaws to govern its work, deliberations and the execution of its functions.
(14) Render an annual report to the Legislature and to the Governor stating in detail the work done, what has been achieved and the pertinent recommendations, on or before March 30 of each year.
(15) Any other function that may be necessary to fulfill its objectives.
History —Aug. 4, 2007, No. 103, § 7.