The schools created by a municipality pursuant to §§ 4001 et seq. of Title 21, known as the “Commonwealth of Puerto Rico Autonomous Municipalities Act”, shall have their own ordinance. It shall consist of an Education Code approved by the Municipal Legislature of its jurisdiction and the norms on organization and operation of schools set forth by the Governing Board of the municipal education system. Municipal schools are out of the jurisdictional scope of the Department of Education and its Secretary.
History —July 15, 1999, No. 149, added as § 2.02(A) on July 20, 2009, No. 40, § 5.