# Puerto Rico governor signs law allowing conditional forensic job offers

Governor Jenniffer González signed Law 230-2026 for conditional forensic pathologist hiring.

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Law 230-2026 permits the Puerto Rico Institute of Forensic Sciences to make conditional job offers to physicians in their final year of forensic pathology training. [^1]

Puerto Rico Governor Jenniffer González Colón signed House Bill 1380 into Law 230-2026 to facilitate hiring for the Institute of Forensic Sciences. [^2][^3] Conditional job offers under the new law do not guarantee automatic appointment; candidates must complete training and meet all legal and licensing requirements first. [^4] The stated goal of the law is to recruit forensic specialists before they are hired by other jurisdictions, addressing staffing shortages causing backlogs in autopsies and forensic reports. [^5]

Governor Jenniffer González Colón stated this legislation addresses critical staffing shortages at the forensic institute. [^6]

## What this stands on

1. Law 230-2026 permits the Puerto Rico Institute of Forensic Sciences to make conditional job offers to physicians in their final year of forensic pathology training. (Ey Boricua, News)
2. Puerto Rico governor Jenniffer González Colón signed Law 230-2026 on the stated Friday, as announced by La Fortaleza. (Ey Boricua, News)
3. Puerto Rico Governor Jenniffer González Colón signed House Bill 1380 into Law 230-2026 to facilitate hiring for the Institute of Forensic Sciences. (Metro Puerto Rico, News)
4. Conditional job offers under the new law do not guarantee automatic appointment; candidates must complete training and meet all legal and licensing requirements first. (Ey Boricua, News)
5. The stated goal of the law is to recruit forensic specialists before they are hired by other jurisdictions, addressing staffing shortages causing backlogs in autopsies and forensic reports. (Ey Boricua, News)
6. Governor Jenniffer González Colón stated this legislation addresses critical staffing shortages at the forensic institute. (Metro Puerto Rico, News)

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