P.R. Laws tit. 3, § 977
The Board of Directors shall be the governing body that shall set forth the administrative policy of the Institute and shall have the following powers and duties:
(a) Approve the programming of the Statistics Fund created by this chapter.
(b) Ratify the collaboration agreements subscribed by the Director with government, federal government, foreign, and international organisms.
(c) Ratify the information procurement orders issued by the Institute.
(d) Solve in a final manner the disputes regarding statistical matters between government organisms with the prior written consent of both parties.
(e) Adjudicate the duly filed recourses of affected parties objecting an information procurement order issued by the Director.
(f) Advise the Director on any matters requested by same or that the Institute deems convenient.
(g) Approve the budget of the Institute.
(h) Approve the regulations.
(i) Approve the acquisition of equipment, materials and services whose value exceeds $36,000.
(j) Approve the Annual Statistical Information Plan.
(k) Approve the Annual Report on Statistics Service before submitting it to the Governor, the Office of Management and Budget, and the Legislature of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.
History —Aug. 28, 2003, No. 209, § 8; July 27, 2004, No. 170, § 6.