P.R. Laws tit. 3, § 66k
(a) The Foreign Citizens Orientation and Services Office in Puerto Rico, hereinafter “the Office”, under the Department of State, is hereby created with the purpose of helping and orientating foreign persons in Puerto Rico so that, through their own efforts, they may develop alternatives to solve their specific problems and needs thus promoting the strengthening of their relations with the community.
(b) The Office shall organize and offer orientation to foreign persons living in Puerto Rico in matters related to social services, health and education or instruction, for same to establish themselves with self-sufficiency to achieve their necessary adaptation in the community. The Office shall offer orientation services on locating family members in other jurisdictions, educational courses to become American citizens, on the rights and duties of said foreigners as residents of Puerto Rico, and on any matters the Office deems convenient.
(c) The Department of State is hereby ordered to establish collaborative liaisons and agreements with corresponding state and federal agencies, as well as the municipalities, to carry out the purposes of this section.
(d) The resources needed to operate the Foreign Citizens Orientation and Services Office in Puerto Rico shall be included as part of the operating expenses of the Department of State.
History —Oct 28, 2002, No. 254, §§ 1—4, eff. July 1, 2003.