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2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE EIGHTEEN - Education (§§ 1 — 3510-3520) › PART III - Educational Activities Generally (§§ 861-866 — 1597b) › Chapter 99A - Rights of Students with Asthma (§§ 1596 — 1596c) › § 1596b - Medical certificate

In order for a student to self administer medications for the treatment of his/her asthma condition, it shall be a requirement to present a medical certificate that certifies that he/she suffers from the condition, the medication to be used for the treatment thereof and that he/she has been duly trained to self administer the medication.
This certificate shall apply at the school in which the student is enrolled and during the school year for which it was issued. If the student is transferred to another school, a copy of the documents shall be presented in the new school in which he/she is enrolled. Furthermore, at the beginning of every school year, it shall be the responsibility of the parent, guardian or tutor to present the updated documents in order for the student to enjoy said right.
History —Feb. 1, 2006, No. 56, § 4.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE EIGHTEEN - Education (§§ 1 — 3510-3520) › PART III - Educational Activities Generally (§§ 861-866 — 1597b) › Chapter 99A - Rights of Students with Asthma (§§ 1596 — 1596c) › § 1596c - Prohibition of interference

No school or person shall interfere with the right of students to use the medication needed for the management of their asthma condition in school facilities. A person who acts in accordance with the provisions of this chapter shall not incur civil liability in the event that a complication should arise due to the use of the medication that is self administered by the student.
History —Feb. 1, 2006, No. 56, § 5.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE EIGHTEEN - Education (§§ 1 — 3510-3520) › PART III - Educational Activities Generally (§§ 861-866 — 1597b) › Chapter 100 - Prohibition of Use of Social Security Number in Educational Institutions (§§ 1597 — 1597b) › § 1597 - Prohibition

No public or private school, whether elementary, middle or high school, nor any university, college or technical school or entity authorized, licensed or accredited as an educational institution, whether by the General Education Council of Puerto Rico or the Council on Higher Education of Puerto Rico, may post or disclose the social security number of any student in a place or object visible to the general public in order to identify such student, to place or publish grade lists, lists of students enrolled in courses or any other list given to teachers; nor include the same in the student directory or similar list, except for confidential internal use; nor making it accessible to any person who has no need or authority for accessing said data.
If a document that contains a social security number has to be made public, outside of the academic confidentiality context, said number shall be edited so that said data be partially or totally illegible, without it being construed as an alteration of the contents of the document.
These protections may be waived, voluntarily, by students of legal age or legally emancipated or by the parents with custody and the parens patriae of the minors through a written authorization; however, said waiver may not be imposed as a condition for the enrollment, graduation, grade index or credit for transcripts or rendering services.
This provision shall not apply as to the use of the social security number in cases where it is required or authorized by federal law or regulations, or its use for identity verification purposes, validations, employment, taxes, or financial assistance, provided that the agency or agencies involved maintain its confidentiality.
History —Sept. 1, 2006, No. 186, § 1, eff. 90 days after Sept. 1, 2006.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE EIGHTEEN - Education (§§ 1 — 3510-3520) › PART III - Educational Activities Generally (§§ 861-866 — 1597b) › Chapter 100 - Prohibition of Use of Social Security Number in Educational Institutions (§§ 1597 — 1597b) › § 1597a - Administrative fine

The violation of the provision[s] of this chapter, including the failure to protect the confidentiality of the social security number, shall entail an administrative fine of not less than five hundred dollars ($500) nor of more than five thousand dollars ($5,000), to be imposed by the regulatory entity of the institution. The Council on Higher Education, in the case of universities, and the General Education Council, in the case of all other educational institutions, are hereby empowered to impose administrative fines for noncompliance with these provisions.
History —Sept. 1, 2006, No. 186, § 2, eff. 90 days after Sept. 1, 2006.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE EIGHTEEN - Education (§§ 1 — 3510-3520) › PART III - Educational Activities Generally (§§ 861-866 — 1597b) › Chapter 100 - Prohibition of Use of Social Security Number in Educational Institutions (§§ 1597 — 1597b) › § 1597b - Implementation

The agencies, in this case the Council on Higher Education and the General Education Council, as well as public or private educational institutions at all levels, shall have six (6) months after the effectiveness of this act to certify to its respective regulatory entity the implementation of these provisions or of a work plan to achieve the same at the beginning of the following academic year.
History —Sept. 1, 2006, No. 186, § 4, eff. 90 days after Sept. 1, 2006.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE EIGHTEEN - Education (§§ 1 — 3510-3520) › PART IV - Cooperative Schools (§§ 1601 — 1807) › Chapter 101 - Loan Security Program for Development of Cooperative Schools (§§ 1601 — 1614) › § 1601 - Funds

The Government Development Bank for Puerto Rico is hereby authorized to secure loans granted to cooperative schools and to the Biblioteca y Centro de Estudios de Puerto Rico, Inc. for the acquisition of real and private property and the working capital needed to achieve their organization and operation for a total of up to five million dollars ($5,000,000).
History —June 7, 1973, No. 111, p. 456, § 1, renumbered as § 1(b) and amended on Aug. 25, 2000, No. 197, § 2.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE EIGHTEEN - Education (§§ 1 — 3510-3520) › PART IV - Cooperative Schools (§§ 1601 — 1807) › Chapter 101 - Loan Security Program for Development of Cooperative Schools (§§ 1601 — 1614) › § 1602 - Registration; curricula and facilities

The cooperative schools availing themselves of the Loan Security Program shall be officially registered in the State Department under the cooperative laws of the country and shall justify before the Department of Education the need and adequacy of the curricula as well as of the facilities to be acquired or constructed before they are covered by said Loan Security Program.
History —June 7, 1973, No. 111, p. 456, § 2.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE EIGHTEEN - Education (§§ 1 — 3510-3520) › PART IV - Cooperative Schools (§§ 1601 — 1807) › Chapter 101 - Loan Security Program for Development of Cooperative Schools (§§ 1601 — 1614) › § 1603 - Granting of loan security; regulations

The Government Development Bank for Puerto Rico shall issue the regulations that shall govern the granting of the loan security created in §§ 1601—1614 of this title and shall establish therein, with liberal criteri[a] in view of the social and cultural purposes sought by this kind of cooperative, the eligibility requirements, the processing and the conditions to obtain the security for the provisional and final financing and all the provisions it may deem pertinent to implement the powers herein vested in it.
History —June 7, 1973, No. 111, p. 456, § 3.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE EIGHTEEN - Education (§§ 1 — 3510-3520) › PART IV - Cooperative Schools (§§ 1601 — 1807) › Chapter 101 - Loan Security Program for Development of Cooperative Schools (§§ 1601 — 1614) › § 1604 - Application for loan security

Upon receipt of the loan security application, the Government Development Bank for Puerto Rico is empowered to give, provided the feasibility survey of the cooperative school so justifies, a commitment to secure, under the terms and conditions of §§ 1601—1614 of this title, so that the cooperative school may negotiate the financing of its project. This commitment shall be in effect for two (2) years and may be extended for two (2) years more. If the financing has not been closed and legalized at the end of this extension, a new application for security shall be filed.
History —June 7, 1973, No. 111, p. 456, § 4.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE EIGHTEEN - Education (§§ 1 — 3510-3520) › PART IV - Cooperative Schools (§§ 1601 — 1807) › Chapter 101 - Loan Security Program for Development of Cooperative Schools (§§ 1601 — 1614) › § 1605 - Exemptions—Interest on loans

In order to stimulate and foster the organization and development of cooperative schools and of the Biblioteca y Centro de Estudios de Puerto Rico, Inc., interest on secured loans under the Loan Security Program or loans granted to the Biblioteca y Centro de Estudios de Puerto Rico, Inc., shall be exempted from the payment of any taxes.
History —June 7, 1973, No. 111, p. 456, § 5; Aug. 25, 2000, No. 197, § 4.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE EIGHTEEN - Education (§§ 1 — 3510-3520) › PART IV - Cooperative Schools (§§ 1601 — 1807) › Chapter 101 - Loan Security Program for Development of Cooperative Schools (§§ 1601 — 1614) › § 1606 - Exemptions—Taxes

Considering that cooperative schools and the Biblioteca y Centro de Estudios de Puerto Rico, Inc. operate without profit, and in order to cooperate with the Commonwealth in the rendering of educational services, cooperative schools and the Biblioteca y Centro de Estudios de Puerto Rico, Inc. are exempted from the payment of any duty, tax, excise tax, contribution or license tax on their income, estate, equipment or any property acquired or to be acquired and on their operations or activities in relation with their functioning as such schools or Biblioteca y Centro de Estudios de Puerto Rico, Inc., and shall not be bound to pay the fees provided in the Notary Act, §§ 2001 et seq. of Title 4; nor those established in the Schedule of Fees of the Property Registry, §§ 1767a—1769e of Title 20.
History —June 7, 1973, No. 111, p. 456, § 6; Aug. 25, 2000, No. 197, § 4.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE EIGHTEEN - Education (§§ 1 — 3510-3520) › PART IV - Cooperative Schools (§§ 1601 — 1807) › Chapter 101 - Loan Security Program for Development of Cooperative Schools (§§ 1601 — 1614) › § 1607 - Extension of loan security

The security of loans may be extended in accordance with the provisions of § 1603 of this title to loans adequately secured by mortgages on real or personal property. An amount for working capital, not exceeding the capital contributed by the members, or two hundred thousand dollars ($200,000), whichever is lesser, may also be secured and shall be redeemed within a term of not more than ten (10) years.
History —June 7, 1973, No. 111, p. 456, § 7.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE EIGHTEEN - Education (§§ 1 — 3510-3520) › PART IV - Cooperative Schools (§§ 1601 — 1807) › Chapter 101 - Loan Security Program for Development of Cooperative Schools (§§ 1601 — 1614) › § 1608 - Amount secured, limit

The Government Development Bank for Puerto Rico shall conduct a feasibility and financing survey of each case and shall determine the amount to be secured; this amount may be up to one hundred percent (100%) of the cooperative’s requirements, but never more than one million dollars ($1,000,000). The security shall not be extended for a term of more than thirty (30) years on loans secured by real property, nor for more than fifteen (15) years on loans secured by personal property.
History —June 7, 1973, No. 111, p. 456, § 8.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE EIGHTEEN - Education (§§ 1 — 3510-3520) › PART IV - Cooperative Schools (§§ 1601 — 1807) › Chapter 101 - Loan Security Program for Development of Cooperative Schools (§§ 1601 — 1614) › § 1609 - Payment on unpaid balance

The Government Development Bank for Puerto Rico shall charge to the cooperative school half of one percent (0.5%) on the unpaid balance of the loans it may secure under the Loan Security Program herein established.
History —June 7, 1973, No. 111, p. 456, § 9.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE EIGHTEEN - Education (§§ 1 — 3510-3520) › PART IV - Cooperative Schools (§§ 1601 — 1807) › Chapter 101 - Loan Security Program for Development of Cooperative Schools (§§ 1601 — 1614) › § 1610 - Students eligible for free education

Every cooperative school covered by the Loan Security Program shall be bound to offer education free of charge, tuition, monthly payments and any other related cost to poor students whose parents or guardians cannot afford these costs and whose income is lower than the average per capita income of Puerto Rico during the preceding year; Provided, That a proportion of not less than five percent (5%) of the school’s total enrollment shall receive this aid while the security of the Government Development Bank for Puerto Rico is in effect. It being understood that this provision shall take effect in the third year after the school is established and that it shall be the duty of the cooperative to report publicly about this provision.
History —June 7, 1973, No. 111, p. 456, § 10.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE EIGHTEEN - Education (§§ 1 — 3510-3520) › PART IV - Cooperative Schools (§§ 1601 — 1807) › Chapter 101 - Loan Security Program for Development of Cooperative Schools (§§ 1601 — 1614) › § 1611 - Accreditation requirements; audit

Every cooperative school shall be bound to comply with the requirements fixed by the Department of Education and to obtain and maintain its accreditation. In addition, it shall be subject to the necessary audits by the Office of the Inspector of Cooperatives to determine if its operation is in harmony with the cooperative laws of the country. A copy of the audit report shall be sent to the Government Development Bank for Puerto Rico if the cooperative school under investigation is covered by the Loan Security Program.
History —June 7, 1973, No. 111, p. 456, § 11.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE EIGHTEEN - Education (§§ 1 — 3510-3520) › PART IV - Cooperative Schools (§§ 1601 — 1807) › Chapter 101 - Loan Security Program for Development of Cooperative Schools (§§ 1601 — 1614) › § 1612 - Sale, transfer or assignment

Upon previous written approval of the entity which provided its financing and the Government Development Bank for Puerto Rico, a cooperative school may be sold, transferred or assigned to another bona fide cooperative school without affecting the loan security given to the former cooperative school. The loan security shall continue to produce all legal effects as if such sale, transfer or assignment had not taken place.
History —June 7, 1973, No. 111, p. 456, § 12.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE EIGHTEEN - Education (§§ 1 — 3510-3520) › PART IV - Cooperative Schools (§§ 1601 — 1807) › Chapter 101 - Loan Security Program for Development of Cooperative Schools (§§ 1601 — 1614) › § 1613 - Default in payment—Procedure

In case of default in the payment of the mortgage debt by the cooperative school, the Government Development Bank for Puerto Rico shall pay to the mortgagee the security herein authorized up to the limits agreed upon. For such purposes, the Bank shall, if necessary, issue bonds without collateral security, pledging the credit and good faith of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. Bonds without collateral security shall be issued for a term not longer than the time remaining to liquidate the mortgage debt of the cooperative school and at an annual interest not exceeding that authorized by law to be paid on bonds issued by the Commonwealth, its municipalities, authorities and public corporations and for a sum not greater than the unpaid amount of the mortgage debt and the incidental expenses of the issue.
History —June 7, 1973, No. 111, p. 456, § 13.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE EIGHTEEN - Education (§§ 1 — 3510-3520) › PART IV - Cooperative Schools (§§ 1601 — 1807) › Chapter 101 - Loan Security Program for Development of Cooperative Schools (§§ 1601 — 1614) › § 1614 - Default in payment—Disposition of school

Once the Government Development Bank for Puerto Rico subrogates itself in the mortgagee’s rights and has acquired the school and its facilities through the proper legal means, it may opt to transfer the cooperative school to the Department of Education, if the latter wants it; it being understood that said Department shall in such case be bound to acquire said school in the same way it acquires the other school facilities, which shall include, among other things, payment to the Government Development Bank for Puerto Rico of the unpaid balance of the secured loan plus any other related items; or it may sell the educational facilities, if the Department of Education is not interested in them, to another cooperative school under the same terms by which the cooperative school that failed was bound; or, as a third alternative, it may sell the educational facilities to any interested private entity.
History —June 7, 1973, No. 111, p. 456, § 14.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE EIGHTEEN - Education (§§ 1 — 3510-3520) › PART IV - Cooperative Schools (§§ 1601 — 1807) › Chapter 103 - Special Act for Youth Cooperatives (§§ 1701 — 1807) › Subchapter I - Preliminary Provisions (§§ 1701 — 1706) › § 1701 - Definitions

The following terms shall have the meaning expressed below:
(1) Youth cooperative. — Means an organization of youths under twenty-nine (29) years of age in a public or private school, community or university institution.
(2) Cooperative Development Administration. — Means the government agency responsible for promoting and organizing all cooperatives.
(3) Department of Education. — Means the government agency responsible for developing and implementing Puerto Rico’s educational system.
(4) Office of the Cooperative Inspector. — Means the government agency responsible for ensuring that cooperatives comply with cooperative laws, their clauses and regulations.
(5) League of Cooperatives. — Means the central organization of the Puerto Rican cooperative movement which groups cooperatives, federations and organized central cooperatives under the cooperative laws of Puerto Rico.
(6) Shares. — Means contributions, quotas or parts of a cooperative social capital.
(7) Assemblies. — Means meetings of cooperative members where they exercise their right to participate and their authority.
(8) Members. — Means any natural or juridical person belonging to a cooperative.
(9) Clauses. — Means the principal document of creation.
(10) Regulations. — Means the internal regulations of the cooperative.
(11) Patronage. — Means the proportion of the volume of business or services generated, made or received by a member.
(12) Reserves. — Means funds separated from net gains for specific uses determined by law.
(13) Social reserve. — Means a special reserve established for emergencies.
(14) Service reserve. — Means a special reserve for community education and services.
(15) Reserve for sponsoring entity. — Means the special reserve for donations to the school community or community organizations, or to nonprofits that sponsor youth cooperatives.
(16) Reserve for the creation of new cooperative enterprises. — Means a special reserve to contribute to the establishment of cooperative enterprises that generate jobs.
(17) Board. — Means board of directors.
(18) Committees. — Means the work groups designated by this chapter or by the board of directors, to perform specific duties.
(19) Counselors. — Means the person or people working to support the school youth, community, or university cooperatives.
(20) Excess. — Means the positive result of operations after deducting the results.
(21) Donations. — Means the contributions rendered by the cooperative to the school community.
(22) Person. — Means every natural person, every cooperative organized according to the laws of Puerto Rico and any non-profit association or juridical person not-for-profit under the laws of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.
History —Aug. 29, 2002, No. 220, § 1.1; July 19, 2006, No. 125, § 1.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE EIGHTEEN - Education (§§ 1 — 3510-3520) › PART IV - Cooperative Schools (§§ 1601 — 1807) › Chapter 103 - Special Act for Youth Cooperatives (§§ 1701 — 1807) › Subchapter I - Preliminary Provisions (§§ 1701 — 1706) › § 1702 - Autonomy

School youth cooperatives which are organized at schools shall enjoy the autonomy granted by this chapter for their operation and functioning, always in harmony with the laws and regulations in effect at private or public schools.
History —Aug. 29, 2002, No. 220, § 2.0.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE EIGHTEEN - Education (§§ 1 — 3510-3520) › PART IV - Cooperative Schools (§§ 1601 — 1807) › Chapter 103 - Special Act for Youth Cooperatives (§§ 1701 — 1807) › Subchapter I - Preliminary Provisions (§§ 1701 — 1706) › § 1703 - Concept

School, community and university youth cooperatives are organizations of youths under twenty-nine (29) years of age. They incorporate to develop educational and socioeconomic activities that meet the needs of the school or residential community and that further provide a workshop for cooperative practice.
History —Aug. 29, 2002, No. 220, § 3.0; July 19, 2006, No. 125, § 2.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE EIGHTEEN - Education (§§ 1 — 3510-3520) › PART IV - Cooperative Schools (§§ 1601 — 1807) › Chapter 103 - Special Act for Youth Cooperatives (§§ 1701 — 1807) › Subchapter I - Preliminary Provisions (§§ 1701 — 1706) › § 1704 - Objectives and purposes

School youth cooperatives shall have the following objectives:
(a) To promote youth participation in cooperative experience in order to obtain an integrated development on the educational, social and economic plane.
(b) To establish a laboratory of cooperative practice through the collective work of their members and the community.
(c) To offer services to the members and nonmembers according to the community’s common needs.
(d) To promote the establishment of workshops to develop creative, artistic and sporting skills.
(e) To provide a workshop for the development of leadership skills.
History —Aug. 29, 2002, No. 220, § 3.1.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE EIGHTEEN - Education (§§ 1 — 3510-3520) › PART IV - Cooperative Schools (§§ 1601 — 1807) › Chapter 103 - Special Act for Youth Cooperatives (§§ 1701 — 1807) › Subchapter I - Preliminary Provisions (§§ 1701 — 1706) › § 1705 - Powers

School, community and university youth cooperatives of different nature may be organized according to the needs identified by the school and residential community under the supervision of the Cooperative Development Administration. The cooperatives shall develop the educational and commercial activities necessary to sustain the workshop and to attain the objectives and purposes for which they were created. Some of the activities to be developed are as follows:
(a) To participate in seminars, formal and informal training workshops and events sponsored by the Department of Education, the Cooperative Development Administration, the Cooperative League and the cooperative movement.
(b) To establish school shops to supply cafeteria services, school supplies, bookshops and other necessary services to cover students’ needs which provide for the development of the workshop and business skills in cooperative practice.
(c) To establish workshops for artistic creation, work, sports, administration of cooperative enterprises and others.
(d) To cooperate in the solution of school community needs according to the economic capacity of each cooperative.
(e) To conduct educational activities for the school about cooperativism principles and values.
(f) To create programs or workshops for the development of work activities and to develop entrepreneurial skills in cooperative practice.
(g) [To] publish magazines for youth or similar publications, whether printed or through electronic means, to highlight the highest ethical and moral values of our youth, as well as their community and educational achievements and distinctions.
History —Aug. 29, 2002, No. 220, § 3.2; Feb. 17, 2006, No. 65, § 1.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE EIGHTEEN - Education (§§ 1 — 3510-3520) › PART IV - Cooperative Schools (§§ 1601 — 1807) › Chapter 103 - Special Act for Youth Cooperatives (§§ 1701 — 1807) › Subchapter I - Preliminary Provisions (§§ 1701 — 1706) › § 1706 - Authorized powers and activities

School youth cooperatives may, without limitation, conduct the following activities:
(a) Buy and sell meals and school supplies to members and nonmembers employed by the school.
(b) To sponsor and promote cultural and sporting activities presented in schools, the community and by the cooperative movement.
(c) To establish the reserves considered necessary for the fulfillment of their social responsibility, functioning and guarantee of continuity.
(d) To collaborate with the school and its community in the areas where needed that affect the students’ safety or health. Collaboration could be in equipment, materials or cash, as established by the cooperative’s internal regulations, but never to the detriment of the cooperative’s financial or social stability.
(e) To conduct activities aimed at awareness of, and education in, cooperativist principles and values in the school community and in other juvenile sectors.
(f) To establish different cooperative projects of administration and operation, alone or jointly with other cooperatives or to develop projects allowing for the development of entrepreneurial skills with the juvenile cooperatives.
History —Aug. 29, 2002, No. 220, § 3.3.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE EIGHTEEN - Education (§§ 1 — 3510-3520) › PART IV - Cooperative Schools (§§ 1601 — 1807) › Chapter 103 - Special Act for Youth Cooperatives (§§ 1701 — 1807) › Subchapter II - Creation and Acknowledgment (§§ 1711 — 1715) › § 1711 - Number of persons required

Five (5) or more persons may organize a school youth cooperative for the objectives and purposes established in this chapter, through the filing of articles of incorporation, general bylaws and an operating track record (questionnaire). Any group interested in organizing into a cooperative must receive orientation and assistance from the Cooperative Development Administration, which shall process the documents required for its incorporation with the corresponding agencies and the Department of Education when it concerns school cooperatives.
History —Aug. 29, 2002, No. 220, § 4.0; Aug. 7, 2008, No. 197, § 1.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE EIGHTEEN - Education (§§ 1 — 3510-3520) › PART IV - Cooperative Schools (§§ 1601 — 1807) › Chapter 103 - Special Act for Youth Cooperatives (§§ 1701 — 1807) › Subchapter II - Creation and Acknowledgment (§§ 1711 — 1715) › § 1712 - Incorporation clauses

The incorporation clauses shall be sworn by all the incorporators before a notary public and must include the following information:
(a) The official name of the cooperative must include the words “Youth School Cooperative, Community or University”. The name can be abbreviated provided that the word “Coop” is used. No cooperative may use the same name or a name similar to that of an established cooperative.
(b) Exact address of the cooperative.
(c) Objectives and purposes for which the same is organized.
(d) Value of shares which shall not be below one dollar ($1). The amount with which operations shall begin and attendant rights.
(e) Name and address of the incorporators and the number of shares subscribed by each of them.
(f) The amount of capital with which operations shall begin.
(g) The number of members with whom operations begin.
(h) Any other provision necessary for the administration of the cooperative.
History —Aug. 29, 2002, No. 220, § 4.1.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE EIGHTEEN - Education (§§ 1 — 3510-3520) › PART IV - Cooperative Schools (§§ 1601 — 1807) › Chapter 103 - Special Act for Youth Cooperatives (§§ 1701 — 1807) › Subchapter II - Creation and Acknowledgment (§§ 1711 — 1715) › § 1713 - Content of bylaws

In the constitutional convention, the incorporating members of the cooperative must prepare and approve the cooperative’s bylaws, specifying the provisions contained in its clauses. Additionally, the bylaws can contain other provisions that the members consider necessary for the better development of the cooperative, as long as they do not contradict the provisions of this chapter nor the articles of incorporation.
The bylaws may contain, without limitation:
(a) Date, place and manner of convening and holding ordinary and extraordinary meetings of the members.
(b) The way to vote and conditions under which members may vote in ordinary and extraordinary meetings, according to the cooperative principle of one man one vote.
(c) The number, functions, responsibilities, powers and terms of the directors and officers.
(d) The date, place and form by which the board meets, convenes, and holds its meetings.
(e) The destitution, resignation or substitution of a director or officer.
(f) The condition, requirements of membership, the method for determining and paying for the members’ interest in the cooperative upon death, retirement, separation or other circumstance making membership cease; the conditions and dates upon which any given membership will cease; the method and effect of suspension of membership.
(g) The methods of making withdrawals of shares and contributions.
(h) The way in which the cooperative’s net savings shall be distributed to members and the way in which the cooperative shall relate to nonmembers.
(i) The way in which participation, collaboration and donations are made to the school, so that its economic stability or the goals or purposes for which the cooperative is organized are not affected.
(j) The penalties for violations of the bylaws and the procedure for filing claims.
(k) The functions and duties that can be delegated to the cooperative’s administrator.
(l) The functions and duties of the counselor.
History —Aug. 29, 2002, No. 220, § 4.2.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE EIGHTEEN - Education (§§ 1 — 3510-3520) › PART IV - Cooperative Schools (§§ 1601 — 1807) › Chapter 103 - Special Act for Youth Cooperatives (§§ 1701 — 1807) › Subchapter II - Creation and Acknowledgment (§§ 1711 — 1715) › § 1714 - Constituent documents—Presentation

The procedure for incorporation shall begin after submission of the original and two copies of the bylaws and the articles of incorporation to the Cooperative Promotion Administration. The Administration shall channel the incorporation to the Department of State.
History —Aug. 29, 2002, No. 220, § 5.0.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE EIGHTEEN - Education (§§ 1 — 3510-3520) › PART IV - Cooperative Schools (§§ 1601 — 1807) › Chapter 103 - Special Act for Youth Cooperatives (§§ 1701 — 1807) › Subchapter II - Creation and Acknowledgment (§§ 1711 — 1715) › § 1715 - Constituent documents—Examination

The Cooperative Development Administration shall examine the constituent documents and, if they comply with the requirements of this chapter, it shall submit the same to the Secretary of State within a prescriptive period of forty-five (45) working days [sic] from the date on which they were filed with the Cooperative Development Administration.
The Department of State shall have a prescriptive period of thirty (30) working days to register and issue the certificate of registration. Once the certificate is registered and issued, both agencies shall notify the Cooperative Movement Coordination and Education Division in writing, after the prescriptive period has elapsed, of the incorporation of the Youth Cooperative for all legal purposes. If any of the aforementioned entities fails to comply with the established period, the youth cooperative shall be considered incorporated for all legal purposes.
History —Aug. 29, 2002, No. 220, § 5.1; Aug. 7, 2008, No. 197, § 2.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE EIGHTEEN - Education (§§ 1 — 3510-3520) › PART IV - Cooperative Schools (§§ 1601 — 1807) › Chapter 103 - Special Act for Youth Cooperatives (§§ 1701 — 1807) › Subchapter III - Members (§§ 1721 — 1732) › § 1721 - Enrollment

Any young person under twenty-nine (29) years of age, enrolled in a school or university institution or resident in a community where a youth cooperative is organized and who meets the admission requirements established in its articles of incorporation and bylaws, may be a member of a youth cooperative.
History —Aug. 29, 2002, No. 220, § 6.0; July 19, 2006, No. 125, § 3.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE EIGHTEEN - Education (§§ 1 — 3510-3520) › PART IV - Cooperative Schools (§§ 1601 — 1807) › Chapter 103 - Special Act for Youth Cooperatives (§§ 1701 — 1807) › Subchapter III - Members (§§ 1721 — 1732) › § 1722 - Requirements

To be a member of a youth school cooperative it is required:
(a) To be twenty-nine (29) nine years of age or under.
(b) To be a student at a public or private school or resident in a place where a youth cooperative is organized.
(c) To comply with the requirements of this chapter, the articles and the bylaws of the cooperative.
History —Aug. 29, 2002, No. 220, § 6.1; July 19, 2006, No. 125, § 4.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE EIGHTEEN - Education (§§ 1 — 3510-3520) › PART IV - Cooperative Schools (§§ 1601 — 1807) › Chapter 103 - Special Act for Youth Cooperatives (§§ 1701 — 1807) › Subchapter III - Members (§§ 1721 — 1732) › § 1723 - Requirements for admission

The Board of Directors cannot deny admission as a member to any person for reason of race, religion, social condition or political affiliation. The Board may deny admission to people who, in its understanding, do not comply with the established requirements, or who do not contribute toward attaining the objectives and purposes of the cooperative.
History —Aug. 29, 2002, No. 220, § 6.2.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE EIGHTEEN - Education (§§ 1 — 3510-3520) › PART IV - Cooperative Schools (§§ 1601 — 1807) › Chapter 103 - Special Act for Youth Cooperatives (§§ 1701 — 1807) › Subchapter III - Members (§§ 1721 — 1732) › § 1724 - Request denied: review

If the request for admission is denied by the Board of Directors, the applicant shall have the right to request a review of the decision. If the Board reaffirms the negative decision, and the applicant believes it to be contravenes the act or its clauses, he/she can file a review request before the Supervision Committee. If the Supervision Committee ratifies the Board’s decision, the decision shall be final. Otherwise, the matter must be brought to the consideration of the following assembly of members, which shall decide in this respect.
History —Aug. 29, 2002, No. 220, § 6.3.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE EIGHTEEN - Education (§§ 1 — 3510-3520) › PART IV - Cooperative Schools (§§ 1601 — 1807) › Chapter 103 - Special Act for Youth Cooperatives (§§ 1701 — 1807) › Subchapter III - Members (§§ 1721 — 1732) › § 1725 - Rights

All cooperative members shall have the following rights:
(a) To participate with voice and vote in all meetings with equal rights.
(b) To choose, and be chosen for positions in the Board and Supervision Committee and other committees to be established.
(c) To use the cooperative’s services.
(d) To request information about the cooperative’s situation from the Board or the Supervision Committee.
(e) To request information about the cooperative’s situation.
(f) To decide in what manner the cooperative’s net surplus if any, should be distributed.
History —Aug. 29, 2002, No. 220, § 7.0.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE EIGHTEEN - Education (§§ 1 — 3510-3520) › PART IV - Cooperative Schools (§§ 1601 — 1807) › Chapter 103 - Special Act for Youth Cooperatives (§§ 1701 — 1807) › Subchapter III - Members (§§ 1721 — 1732) › § 1726 - Duties

Every member of a cooperative must comply with the duties and responsibilities established by this chapter and its bylaws:
(a) To comply with the articles of incorporation, with the bylaws, and with the obligations of this chapter.
(b) To watch out for the cooperative’s interests.
(c) To comply with the decisions of the meeting and the board.
(d) To be available and to faithfully discharge the positions for which one is elected.
(e) To comply with any social or economic obligation contracted with the cooperative.
History —Aug. 29, 2002, No. 220, § 7.1.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE EIGHTEEN - Education (§§ 1 — 3510-3520) › PART IV - Cooperative Schools (§§ 1601 — 1807) › Chapter 103 - Special Act for Youth Cooperatives (§§ 1701 — 1807) › Subchapter III - Members (§§ 1721 — 1732) › § 1727 - Registry

The cooperative shall keep a registry or list of members containing the following list of information:
(a) Name, address and occupation of the member.
(b) Amount of shares that each member has with the corresponding numbers and amount paid for them.
(c) Date of admission to the cooperative.
(d) Date in which the member ceases to be a member and reason thereof.
History —Aug. 29, 2002, No. 220, § 7.2.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE EIGHTEEN - Education (§§ 1 — 3510-3520) › PART IV - Cooperative Schools (§§ 1601 — 1807) › Chapter 103 - Special Act for Youth Cooperatives (§§ 1701 — 1807) › Subchapter III - Members (§§ 1721 — 1732) › § 1728 - Termination

Any member can voluntarily resign from the cooperative at any time, after notifying the Board of Directors in writing. The payment of his credits shall be subject to the provisions in Chapter 14, Section 14.2 of this Act.
Membership status ends for the following reasons:
(a) The member’s death.
(b) The member’s resignation.
(c) Expulsion of the member.
(d) The cooperative’s termination.
(e) School graduation.
(f) Exceeding the maximum age.
When the resignation or voluntary withdrawal of a member adversely affects the interests of a cooperative, the Board shall decide upon the manner of his retirement so that operations are not significantly affected.
History —Aug. 29, 2002, No. 220, § 8.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE EIGHTEEN - Education (§§ 1 — 3510-3520) › PART IV - Cooperative Schools (§§ 1601 — 1807) › Chapter 103 - Special Act for Youth Cooperatives (§§ 1701 — 1807) › Subchapter III - Members (§§ 1721 — 1732) › § 1729 - Reasons for separation

The Board of Directors may expel a member if it considers that the member:
(a) Has acted against the objectives and purposes of the cooperative.
(b) Has not complied with his duties.
(c) Has incurred in conduct that morally and materially affects the cooperative.
(d) Has breached the provisions of this chapter.
(e) Has issued or cashed checks that are fraudulent or without sufficient funds in violation of the provisions of the Civil Code of Puerto Rico.
(f) Has breached the provisions of the school bylaws and the bylaws of cooperative conduct.
History —Aug. 29, 2002, No. 220, § 8.0.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE EIGHTEEN - Education (§§ 1 — 3510-3520) › PART IV - Cooperative Schools (§§ 1601 — 1807) › Chapter 103 - Special Act for Youth Cooperatives (§§ 1701 — 1807) › Subchapter III - Members (§§ 1721 — 1732) › § 1730 - Reasons for separation—Procedure before the Board

When the Board determines that there is cause for separating a member, it must give notice of the charges alleged for his separation from the cooperative, in writing.
The notice shall include a summons to an administrative hearing before the Board, to take place no less than (10) ten days or more than (30) thirty days after receiving the communication. The member may examine the evidence against him. The Board shall evaluate the evidence presented within (15) fifteen days after the hearing, and shall notify the member concerned within a term of (5) five days after a decision is taken. The Board’s decision shall become effective immediately, once notice has been given to the member.
History —Aug. 29, 2002, No. 220, § 8.1.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE EIGHTEEN - Education (§§ 1 — 3510-3520) › PART IV - Cooperative Schools (§§ 1601 — 1807) › Chapter 103 - Special Act for Youth Cooperatives (§§ 1701 — 1807) › Subchapter III - Members (§§ 1721 — 1732) › § 1731 - Reasons for separation—Review of decision

The member in question may, in the next (10) ten days, request the Board to include his case before the general assembly of members for the latter to review his case. If believing his/her rights have been breached, he/she has recourse before the Cooperative Inspector Office.
History —Aug. 29, 2002, No. 220, § 8.2.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE EIGHTEEN - Education (§§ 1 — 3510-3520) › PART IV - Cooperative Schools (§§ 1601 — 1807) › Chapter 103 - Special Act for Youth Cooperatives (§§ 1701 — 1807) › Subchapter III - Members (§§ 1721 — 1732) › § 1732 - Responsibility for debt

The person who has been separated from the cooperative shall continue to be responsible for any debt contracted with the cooperative that is greater than the payment due to him/her.
History —Aug. 29, 2002, No. 220, § 8.3.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE EIGHTEEN - Education (§§ 1 — 3510-3520) › PART IV - Cooperative Schools (§§ 1601 — 1807) › Chapter 103 - Special Act for Youth Cooperatives (§§ 1701 — 1807) › Subchapter IV - Meetings (§§ 1741 — 1746) › § 1741 - Authority

The general assembly is the highest authority in any cooperative and its decisions are mandatory for the Board of Directors, the Committees and any members, present or absent, as long as the decisions have been adopted in compliance with the act, the articles and bylaws.
History —Aug. 29, 2002, No. 220, § 9.0.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE EIGHTEEN - Education (§§ 1 — 3510-3520) › PART IV - Cooperative Schools (§§ 1601 — 1807) › Chapter 103 - Special Act for Youth Cooperatives (§§ 1701 — 1807) › Subchapter IV - Meetings (§§ 1741 — 1746) › § 1742 - Classifications

The assemblies held in the cooperative can be:
(a) General assemblies.
(b) Extraordinary assemblies.
History —Aug. 29, 2002, No. 220, § 9.1.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE EIGHTEEN - Education (§§ 1 — 3510-3520) › PART IV - Cooperative Schools (§§ 1601 — 1807) › Chapter 103 - Special Act for Youth Cooperatives (§§ 1701 — 1807) › Subchapter IV - Meetings (§§ 1741 — 1746) › § 1743 - Summons

The notice to summon to any assembly shall be sent in writing to each member, to the last known address, ten (10) days before the date when the assembly is to be held.
History —Aug. 29, 2002, No. 220, § 9.2.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE EIGHTEEN - Education (§§ 1 — 3510-3520) › PART IV - Cooperative Schools (§§ 1601 — 1807) › Chapter 103 - Special Act for Youth Cooperatives (§§ 1701 — 1807) › Subchapter IV - Meetings (§§ 1741 — 1746) › § 1744 - Functions

The functions of the meeting shall be:
(a) To approve and amend the articles and the bylaws.
(b) To set the cooperative’s general policy.
(c) To elect and to remove the Board of Directors and Committees.
(d) To reject or to authorize the Boards’ recommendations.
(e) To decide about capitalization and the cooperatives’ surplus.
(f) To receive the cooperatives’ situation reports and reports on the work performed by the Board of Directors and Committees.
History —Aug. 29, 2002, No. 220, § 9.3.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE EIGHTEEN - Education (§§ 1 — 3510-3520) › PART IV - Cooperative Schools (§§ 1601 — 1807) › Chapter 103 - Special Act for Youth Cooperatives (§§ 1701 — 1807) › Subchapter IV - Meetings (§§ 1741 — 1746) › § 1745 - Obligation to hold meetings

All youth cooperatives must hold one annual assembly of members.
The members’ annual assembly must be held on the date, time and place determined by the Board, but within six (6) months following the closing of the cooperative’s fiscal year and on the date closest to the closing.
History —Aug. 29, 2002, No. 220, § 9.4.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE EIGHTEEN - Education (§§ 1 — 3510-3520) › PART IV - Cooperative Schools (§§ 1601 — 1807) › Chapter 103 - Special Act for Youth Cooperatives (§§ 1701 — 1807) › Subchapter IV - Meetings (§§ 1741 — 1746) › § 1746 - Quorum

The general assembly of members shall be legally formed when the following conditions are present:
(a) When the membership exceeds one hundred (100) members, ten percent (10%) of these, plus five percent (5%) of the excess over one thousand (1,000) of the total membership.
(b) When the membership is less than one hundred (100) members, a minimum of fifteen (15) members, or two thirds (2 / 3) of the membership, or whichever is less.
History —Aug. 29, 2002, No. 220, § 9.5.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE EIGHTEEN - Education (§§ 1 — 3510-3520) › PART IV - Cooperative Schools (§§ 1601 — 1807) › Chapter 103 - Special Act for Youth Cooperatives (§§ 1701 — 1807) › Subchapter V - Directors, Officers and Committees (§§ 1751 — 1763) › § 1751 - Requirements for members

(a) To be an active member and show interest in the cooperative’s affairs.
(b) Not having interests or business in conflict or in competition with the cooperative.
(c) To be current with the payment of shares and obligations.
History —Aug. 29, 2002, No. 220, § 10.0.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE EIGHTEEN - Education (§§ 1 — 3510-3520) › PART IV - Cooperative Schools (§§ 1601 — 1807) › Chapter 103 - Special Act for Youth Cooperatives (§§ 1701 — 1807) › Subchapter V - Directors, Officers and Committees (§§ 1751 — 1763) › § 1752 - Terms of election

The terms for the board of Directors shall be for a minimum of one year and a maximum of three (3) years. The bylaws shall specify the terms for the directors and members of the Supervision Committee, which shall be staggered so that the terms do not end at the same time in one year.
History —Aug. 29, 2002, No. 220, § 10.01.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE EIGHTEEN - Education (§§ 1 — 3510-3520) › PART IV - Cooperative Schools (§§ 1601 — 1807) › Chapter 103 - Special Act for Youth Cooperatives (§§ 1701 — 1807) › Subchapter V - Directors, Officers and Committees (§§ 1751 — 1763) › § 1753 - Reasons for separation

Each member of the Board of Directors, Supervision Committee or any other committee may be removed from his/her position for the following reasons:
(a) Incurring in acts sanctioned with separation from the cooperative.
(b) Breaching this chapter or bylaws.
(c) Breaching the school bylaws in violation of the cooperative’s objectives.
History —Aug. 29, 2002, No. 220, § 10.2.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE EIGHTEEN - Education (§§ 1 — 3510-3520) › PART IV - Cooperative Schools (§§ 1601 — 1807) › Chapter 103 - Special Act for Youth Cooperatives (§§ 1701 — 1807) › Subchapter V - Directors, Officers and Committees (§§ 1751 — 1763) › § 1754 - Directors

The cooperative shall be directed by a Board of Directors formed by an odd number or not less than five (5) nor more than eleven (11), chosen by the assembly of members. The Board shall be constituted within ten (10) days after the assembly is held and it shall choose its own officers.
No one may be elected to more than three (3) consecutive terms. The Directors shall not be eligible until the following annual assembly, after their terms lapse.
History —Aug. 29, 2002, No. 220, § 10.3.