P.R. Laws tit. 34, § 3008
The Puerto Rico Institute of Forensic Science’s Board shall have the following functions:
(a) Shall draw up the specific policy for the operation of the Institute of Forensic Sciences.
(b) Shall supervise and evaluate the Institute’s operations.
(c) Shall approve the annual budget request and any other type of request for funds arising from the Institute.
(d) Shall establish the minimum qualifications for the appointment of the Institute’s professional employees.
(e) Shall appoint the Director of the Institute and evaluate his/her work twice a year, in June and December.
(f) Shall confirm the Director of the Institute’s designations of section or department directors and professional personnel.
(g) Shall draw up the necessary regulations, that shall be compatible with the provisions of this chapter, to define the functions of the sections or departments and the professional technical and administrative personnel of the Institute.
(h) Shall call for whatever reports and statistical data he may feel are necessary from time to time.
(i) Shall submit an annual report on the Institute’s operations to the Governor and the Legislature.
(j) Shall hold regular monthly meetings and any special meetings he may deem are necessary for the most efficient operation of the Institute. The Board shall select the meeting place, but they shall meet at least twice a year in the Institute’s facilities.
(k) Establish through regulations the continuing education norms, criteria and requirements for all technical and scientific personnel of the Institute, taking into account the recommendations of the Institute of Forensic Sciences, and the continuing education requirements prescribed by one or more accrediting bodies recognized in the forensic field at the national or international level, to wit, the National Association of Medical Examiners (NAME), the American Society of Crime Laboratory Directors-Laboratory Accreditation Board (ASCLD-LAB), Forensic Quality Services (FQS), and/or the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA).
History —July 24, 1985, No. 13, p. 689, § 8; Sept. 10, 2009, No. 94, § 2; Dec. 29, 2009, No. 200, § 5.