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PC 242

Para derogar la Ley 62-2017, conocida como “Ley para disponer el desarrollo de un proyecto piloto de escuelas coeducativas dirigido a promover la equidad de género”.

2025-2028 Session

Puerto Rico bill repeals 2017 law establishing pilot coeducational schools designed to promote gender equity in education.

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Bill Summary · PC 242

Legislative bill overview

Bill PC 242 proposes repealing Law 62-2017, which established a pilot program for coeducational schools designed to promote gender equity in Puerto Rico. The bill seeks to eliminate the legal framework that mandated this gender-focused educational initiative.

Why is this important

This repeal would end a structured effort to address gender inequities in Puerto Rico's education system through institutional reform. The pilot program represented a commitment to gender-equitable schooling practices; its elimination signals a shift in educational policy priorities and could affect ongoing programs, funding, and gender equity initiatives in participating schools.

Potential points of contention

  • Gender equity impact: Opponents argue repealing this law undermines progress on gender equity in education, while supporters may contend the pilot was ineffective or unnecessary
  • Resource allocation: Uncertainty about what happens to existing funding, staff, and infrastructure dedicated to the coeducational pilot schools
  • Scope of change: Ambiguity about whether repeal affects only new implementations or dismantles existing pilot programs already in operation
  • Alternative measures: No indication the bill proposes replacement initiatives to address the gender equity concerns the original law sought to tackle

Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.

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