P.R. Laws tit. 5, § 4647b
(1) The Inspector is hereby authorized to examine the operations of all inmate or ex-inmate cooperatives incorporated and operated in Puerto Rico at least once a year. The main purpose of said examination shall be educational and informational in which the examiner, together with inmates and ex inmates, shall draft elements of sound administration and shall prepare an audit report directed to highlighting the operational strengths and weaknesses of the cooperative and to establish a plan for the continuous development thereof.
(2) Said exam, as well as any other consultation, shall be free of cost for inmate and ex inmate cooperatives, since this is considered a public service for the purposes of this chapter.
(3) The exam to be prepared by the examiner, together with inmates and ex-inmates, shall be conducted only under the parameters established in this section and on the basis of Act No. 133 of September 28, 2007, which has the purpose of promoting and developing cooperative culture in the experiences of training, entrepreneurial development and employment of clients of the correctional system, also amends §§ 1521 et seq. of Title 4, known as the “Employment and Training Enterprises Corporation Act”.
(4) Furthermore, the Office of the Inspector of Cooperatives shall prepare an annual Statement Report on the inmates and ex inmates cooperatives operating in Puerto Rico, which shall include the following information:
(a) Operating situation of inmates and ex-inmates cooperatives.
(b) Significant achievements attained.
(c) Limiting development factors.
(d) Detail of government, cooperatives, community and private support provided to the inmates and ex-inmates cooperatives.
Provided, That said Statement Report shall be submitted each year to the committees with jurisdiction over cooperatives in the Legislature of Puerto Rico, the Office of the Governor, the Cooperative Development Administration, the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, the Employment and Training Enterprises Corporation, the Investment Fund and Cooperative Development, to the Cooperative Institute of the University of Puerto Rico and to the Cooperative League of Puerto Rico.
(5) The Secretary of the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation and the Executive Director of the Employment and Training Enterprises Corporation shall have the responsibility of collaborating and facilitating the examination process of the inmates and ex-inmates cooperatives to the Inspector.
History —Sept. 1, 2004, No. 239, added as § 36.2-[B] on June 12, 2008, No. 90, § 2.