The Puerto Rico Commission on Safety and Public Protection ( es, links=no, Comisión de Seguridad y Protección Pública) is the

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of the

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that coordinates, manages, and oversees all the

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agencies and related private organizations in Puerto Rico. The Commission is composed by the

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, the

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, the

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, and the Director of the State Agency for Emergency and Disaster Management, with one of the aforementioned officers presiding it as the Commissioner of Safety and Public Protection.

Background

In 1993, the

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through an

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created the Puerto Rico Safety Council to oversee all matters related to

within

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. Since its creation the Council was considered highly effective; however, at that time the Council was led by the Governor and required his continued presence so that the Council could operate effectively. This had the consequence of subtracting time from the Governor to focus on other areas of

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. Because of this, the government created the Commission on Safety and Public Protection with broad powers so that the Commission, rather than the Governor, could implement, manage, coordinate, and oversee all

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related to

. On April 10, 2017, governor

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disbanded the agency by signing Law 20, Law of the Puerto Rico Department of Public Safety, which absorbed all agencies.

Agencies

* Criminal Justice College * Firefighters Corps * Government Board of the 9-1-1 System *

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* State Agency for Emergency and Disaster Management

References

{{Secretariat of Governance of Puerto Rico Secretariat of Governance of Puerto Rico Government agencies established in 1993 1993 establishments in Puerto Rico