P.R. Laws tit. 20, § 1053
(a) The decision making process and destiny of the College shall be governed, first by the resolutions and valid agreements of its General Assembly; and second, by the determinations and valid agreements of the governing bodies of the institution.
(b) The first Board of Directors of the College shall be elected in its Constitutional Assembly by secret vote of the attending persons. Said Board of Directors shall be constituted, by one president, one vice-president, one secretary, one under-secretary, one treasurer, one under-treasurer and three members as a minimum. For the subsequent terms, the members of the Board of Directors shall be elected in General Assembly, in accordance with the procedures established by the bylaws of the College.
(c) A Bylaws Assembly shall be subsequently held in which the first Board of Directors shall present the bylaws of the College, as provided in subsection (i) of the temporary provisions note under § 1047 of this title, and whatever is necessary for compliance with the purposes for which the College was created shall be established, including, among other things, the establishment of the membership fees, matters related to the composition and the name of its governing bodies; the admission procedures; the powers, duties and procedures of all its bodies and officers; calls, dates, quorum and the form of and requirements of the general or special assemblies and sessions of the governing bodies; the election of directors and officers; the commissions; terms of office; the vacancies and the method for filling them; the budget; the investment of funds and the disposition of the assets of the College. The bylaws shall also provide that the College shall hold at least one regular assembly each year. Each term of office of the Board of Directors, including its chairperson and vice-president, shall not exceed two (2) consecutive years.
History —Dec. 11, 2007, No. 183, § 11.