P.R. Laws tit. 18, § 274h
The hearing shall be public unless a duly-grounded written request is submitted by any of the parties, and the same is authorized by the official presiding the hearing if he/she undestands that irreversible damage may be caused to the petitioning party. The appellant shall have the right to appear personally or [be] assisted by counsel, examine adversary witnesses and introduce evidence. The rules of evidence shall not be compulsory in this procedure, but the basic principles of evidence may be used to obtain a speedy, fair and economical solution. The appellant as well as the Secretary of Education shall have the right, upon request, to be informed before the hearing, of the names and addresses of the witnesses of the other part, as well as to be served with a copy of all statements sworn to or signed by the witnesses of the other party.
History —June 30, 1965, No. 115, p. 321, § 9, renumbered as § 11 and amended on Aug. 28, 1991, No. 78, § 14.