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Committee hears split views on bill to let UPR‑Utuado graduates seek agronomist licensure with added science credits
Summary
The House Agriculture Committee on March 18 considered PC 361, which would allow graduates holding a Bachelor of Arts in Sustainable Agriculture to pursue agronomist licensure if they add eight credits in biology and eight in chemistry.
The House of Representatives Committee on Agriculture on March 18 heard competing views on PC 361, a measure that would amend Article 5 of Law 20 (April 9, 1941, as amended) to add a path to agronomist licensure for graduates with a Bachelor of Arts in Sustainable Agriculture who also complete eight credits in biology and eight credits in chemistry.
Supporters said the change would expand access to professional pathways and help rebuild enrollment at the University of Puerto Rico at Utuado. Luis A. Tapia Maldonado, rector of the University of Puerto Rico at Utuado, told the committee that UPR‑Utuado "apoya firmemente el PE de la C tres sesenta y uno" and described the campus’ interdisciplinary bachelor’s program in sustainable agriculture and its existing…
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