P.R. Laws tit. 18, § 610
(a) Every university campus and college shall have an academic senate. In prescribing the standards for the establishment of the academic senate of the Medical Sciences Campus, the Board of Trustees shall take into consideration the special circumstances of the latter.
(b) The academic senate shall be composed as follows:
(1) The Chancellor of the respective institutional unit, who shall be its Chairperson;
(2) the deans;
(3) the director of the library of the respective institutional unit;
(4) representatives elected by the corresponding faculty from among its permanent members. The General University Regulations shall determine the number, manner of election and tenure of these senators with no further restriction than to provide that their number be at least double that of the ex officio senators.
(c) The senates shall constitute the official forum of the academic community for the discussion of the general problems concerning the proper operation of the University and matters over which they have jurisdiction. However, any matter that requires the approval of the academic senate, and when any of its members so requests, shall be voted on conducted by direct and secret vote cast by the majority of its members present. For purposes of this section, the term majority shall mean half (½) of the members present plus one (1).
(d) It shall especially devolve upon the academic senates:
(1) To determine the general orientation of the teaching and research programs in the institutional unit, by coordinating the initiatives of the corresponding faculties and departments.
(2) To establish, for inclusion in the General University Regulations, the general rules for appointments, permanency, promotion in rank and licenses of the faculty members.
(3) To establish the general requirements for admission, promotion and graduation of students.
(4) To participate in consultations regarding the appointments of the chancellors and deans who do not preside over faculties, according to the provisions of this chapter.
(5) To elect their representatives on the University Board and the Administrative Board.
(6) To make recommendations to the Council on the creation or reorganization of faculties, colleges, schools or dependencies.
(7) To make recommendations to the University Board on the draft for the General University Regulations proposed by said board.
(8) To submit to the University Board, with recommendations, the Student Regulations draft.
(9) To make recommendations to the Council for the creation and conferring of academic awards.
(10) To render an annual report on its activities to the corresponding faculties.
(11) To establish general standards on all those matters concerning the university campus or college listed in this section but which involve common institutional responsibilities.
History —Jan. 20, 1966, No. 1, p. 85, § 11; Aug. 7, 1998, No. 186, § 8; Aug. 11, 2010, No. 128, § 6.