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UPR president tells Senate proposed governance bill risks accreditation and adds bureaucracy
Summary
University of Puerto Rico leaders told a Senate committee that Proyecto del Senado 172 would transfer key governing powers, risk compliance with Middle States accreditation standards and increase bureaucracy without dedicated funding; senators pressed about campus support and legal limits on collective bargaining.
Dr. Jado, president of the University of Puerto Rico, told a Senate committee that Proyecto del Senado 172 would shift significant powers from the current Board of Trustees (Junta de Gobierno) to a proposed Consejo Universitario and, as drafted, could jeopardize regional accreditation and federal funding. "El proyecto del Senado ... propone cambios significativos en la composición y responsabilidades de la junta de gobierno," he said, and warned the transfer of authority could conflict with accreditor expectations.
The university presented three central concerns: a risk to accreditation under Middle States standards if the governing body is not composed of external members free of institutional conflicts; an increase in bureaucracy that would slow decision-making the administration says it has already streamlined; and a lack of…
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