P.R. Laws tit. 25, § 3353
The College shall have a Board of Directors, hereinafter “the Board,” to be constituted as follows:
(a) The Board shall be constituted by nine (9) members, of which eight (8) shall be appointed by the Governor. They shall be of legal age, residents of Puerto Rico, and shall have a bachelor’s degree as minimum educational level required. At least one of the members shall be a criminal justice expert. The Police Superintendent, in his/her functions as President of the College, shall be an ex officio member of the Board.
(b) Board members shall be initially appointed as follows: three (3) for a term of three (3) years; three (3) for a term of two (2) years; and two (2) for a term of four (4) years. Upon expiration of these initial terms, the Governor shall appoint future Board members for a term of four (4) years, until their successors are appointed and take office. Should a vacancy be created, a substitute shall be appointed to exercise his/her functions for the non-elapsed term of the original appointment.
(c) Board members shall receive a per diem equal to the minimum per diem set for members of the Legislature for each meeting they attend or day in which they render services or fulfill any of the official functions of their respective office or entrusted upon them by the Chair of the Board. This shall include attendance to committee sessions or meetings, per special meeting or meeting held by a committee or other entity, and the fulfillment of a task authorized by the Chair of the Board to which they belong.
History —July 17, 1999, No. 155, § 4; Sept. 2, 2000, No. 321, § 2.