P.R. Laws tit. 3, § 148i
No natural or juridical person may operate a school at the preschool, elementary, secondary, vocational, technical and highly skilled, and post secondary of non-university nature levels, nor shall promise, advertise, offer or state the intention to issue certificates, diplomas or recognition of approval of study programs of said levels, without a license issued by the Council.
The licenses to authorize the operation of schools, as well as the renewal of licenses, shall be issued to private institutions that apply for them and meet the conditions required by §§ 148—148m of this title and the regulations adopted pursuant to the same.
The decision regarding the issuing of a license shall not be extended for more than ninety (90) working days counting from the date on which the person or entity concerned has submitted all the documents required to evaluate its application. After this term has elapsed, the license shall be deemed as approved if the Council has not made a decision.
The Council may suspend, cancel and modify the terms of a license when the holder has violated the act or has failed to comply with the conditions under which it was issued.
The licenses shall have an effective period of four (4) years and may be renewed upon the corresponding evaluation process.
The fee for issuing or renewing a license shall be two hundred and fifty dollars ($250). The same fee shall be applied for amendments requested to the licenses issued. The payments for licenses shall be made through the purchase of internal revenue stamps. It is herein reaffirmed that in compliance with the purposes of §§ 148—148m of this title and the principle of institutional autonomy that it guarantees, all matters concerning private education shall continue to be regulated in accordance to the provisions of §§ 2111—2125 of Title 18.
History —July 15, 1999, No. 148, § 13; Apr. 15, 2000, No. 69, § 3.