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https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-three/chapter-87/8302a/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311)›Chapter 87 - Special Program for Training in Basic Care of People with Disabilities for Social Assistance Beneficiaries (§§ 8300 — 8303)›§ 8302a - Training curricula | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311) › Chapter 87 - Special Program for Training in Basic Care of People with Disabilities for Social Assistance Beneficiaries (§§ 8300 — 8303) › § 8302a - Training curricula | Since the needs of a person with disabilities are different from those of an elderly person, and each sector of the population is different from the other, the Administration shall implement two (2) different training curricula to provide basic care services; one intended for the care of persons with disabilities, and ... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-three/chapter-87/8303/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311)›Chapter 87 - Special Program for Training in Basic Care of People with Disabilities for Social Assistance Beneficiaries (§§ 8300 — 8303)›§ 8303 - Regulations and annual report | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311) › Chapter 87 - Special Program for Training in Basic Care of People with Disabilities for Social Assistance Beneficiaries (§§ 8300 — 8303) › § 8303 - Regulations and annual report | The government agencies are hereby empowered to adopt the regulations and forms needed to comply with the purposes of this chapter, pursuant to the provisions of the Uniform Administrative Procedures Act, §§ 2101 et seq. of this title. Furthermore, the Administration is hereby empowered to adopt the regulations needed ... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-three/chapter-87b/8310/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311)›Chapter 87B - Act to Guarantee Access of Information to Disabled Persons (§§ 8310 — 8316)›§ 8310 - Definitions | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311) › Chapter 87B - Act to Guarantee Access of Information to Disabled Persons (§§ 8310 — 8316) › § 8310 - Definitions | For purposes of this chapter, these terms shall have the following meanings:
(a) Access. — [Means] the capability and ability to use and receive data and operate technological assistance equipment.
(b) Disabled person. — [Means] any person who, due to a physical or mental condition, requires technological assistance to... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-three/chapter-87b/8311/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311)›Chapter 87B - Act to Guarantee Access of Information to Disabled Persons (§§ 8310 — 8316)›§ 8311 - Public policy | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311) › Chapter 87B - Act to Guarantee Access of Information to Disabled Persons (§§ 8310 — 8316) › § 8311 - Public policy | Persons with disabilities are entitled to full access to information and to use the services offered by the Government of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico through the web pages of the entities of the Commonwealth. The Government of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico hereby adopts a public policy geared to guarantee that al... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-three/chapter-87b/8312/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311)›Chapter 87B - Act to Guarantee Access of Information to Disabled Persons (§§ 8310 — 8316)›§ 8312 - Access guarantees | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311) › Chapter 87B - Act to Guarantee Access of Information to Disabled Persons (§§ 8310 — 8316) › § 8312 - Access guarantees | The Secretary, Chief, Official, Director or person in charge of the entity shall ensure that the information on the web page thereof is designed to present information in alternate formats.
History —Sept. 2, 2003, No. 229, § 4, eff. 1 year after Sept. 2, 2003. |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-three/chapter-87b/8313/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311)›Chapter 87B - Act to Guarantee Access of Information to Disabled Persons (§§ 8310 — 8316)›§ 8313 - Adaptation of the web pages of the government entities of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311) › Chapter 87B - Act to Guarantee Access of Information to Disabled Persons (§§ 8310 — 8316) › § 8313 - Adaptation of the web pages of the government entities of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico | All entities of the Government of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, including its municipalities, that have Internet web pages or are about to implement [the] same, shall ensure that said web pages, as well as the electronic documentation, are designed through universal computer language that can be read by technologica... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-three/chapter-87b/8314/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311)›Chapter 87B - Act to Guarantee Access of Information to Disabled Persons (§§ 8310 — 8316)›§ 8314 - Non-compliance complaints | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311) › Chapter 87B - Act to Guarantee Access of Information to Disabled Persons (§§ 8310 — 8316) › § 8314 - Non-compliance complaints | The Office of the Advocate for Persons with Disabilities shall be in charge of ensuring compliance with this chapter.
Any citizen affected by non-compliance of the provisions of this chapter, may file a complaint before the Office of the Advocate for Persons with Disabilities, pursuant to §§ 532 et seq. of this title, ... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-three/chapter-87b/8315/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311)›Chapter 87B - Act to Guarantee Access of Information to Disabled Persons (§§ 8310 — 8316)›§ 8315 - Forms and regulations | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311) › Chapter 87B - Act to Guarantee Access of Information to Disabled Persons (§§ 8310 — 8316) › § 8315 - Forms and regulations | The Management and Budget Office of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico is hereby empowered, in coordination and consultation with the Puerto Rico Technological Assistance Program, to establish uniform regulations for compliance with this chapter to be used by the entities sheltered under this chapter, for the adaptation o... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-three/chapter-87b/8316/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311)›Chapter 87B - Act to Guarantee Access of Information to Disabled Persons (§§ 8310 — 8316)›§ 8316 - Penalties | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311) › Chapter 87B - Act to Guarantee Access of Information to Disabled Persons (§§ 8310 — 8316) › § 8316 - Penalties | The Advocate for Persons with Disabilities is hereby empowered to impose administrative fines up to a maximum of two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500), after prior notice and hearing, on any Secretary, Chief, Official, Director or person in charge, of any entity that does not comply with the provisions of this cha... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-three/chapter-87c/8321/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311)›Chapter 87C - Act to Foster the Employment of Qualified Persons with Disabilities in the Agencies, Dependencies and Public Corporations of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico (§§ 8321 — 8324)›§ 8321 - Defi... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311) › Chapter 87C - Act to Foster the Employment of Qualified Persons with Disabilities in the Agencies, Dependencies and Public Corporations of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico (§§ 8321 — 8324) › § 8321 - Definitions | For the purposes of this chapter, the following terms shall have the meaning expressed below:
(a) Agencies, dependencies and public corporations. — Means every department, agency, instrumentality, office and any other body of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, including all public corporations and their subsidiaries or a... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-three/chapter-87c/8322/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311)›Chapter 87C - Act to Foster the Employment of Qualified Persons with Disabilities in the Agencies, Dependencies and Public Corporations of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico (§§ 8321 — 8324)›§ 8322 - Publ... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311) › Chapter 87C - Act to Foster the Employment of Qualified Persons with Disabilities in the Agencies, Dependencies and Public Corporations of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico (§§ 8321 — 8324) › § 8322 - Public policy | It is hereby established as the public policy of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico that at least five percent (5%) of the labor force of the agencies, dependencies and public corporations be constituted by qualified persons with disabilities.
History —Sept. 29, 2006, No. 219, § 3. |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-three/chapter-87c/8323/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311)›Chapter 87C - Act to Foster the Employment of Qualified Persons with Disabilities in the Agencies, Dependencies and Public Corporations of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico (§§ 8321 — 8324)›§ 8323 - Duty | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311) › Chapter 87C - Act to Foster the Employment of Qualified Persons with Disabilities in the Agencies, Dependencies and Public Corporations of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico (§§ 8321 — 8324) › § 8323 - Duty | It shall be the duty of every agency, dependency and public corporation to comply with the percentage established as public policy within the term of four (4) years as of the date of approval of this act. The percentage shall be complied with gradually at the rate of [one point twenty-five percent] (1.25%) per year. Th... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-three/chapter-87c/8324/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311)›Chapter 87C - Act to Foster the Employment of Qualified Persons with Disabilities in the Agencies, Dependencies and Public Corporations of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico (§§ 8321 — 8324)›§ 8324 - Comp... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311) › Chapter 87C - Act to Foster the Employment of Qualified Persons with Disabilities in the Agencies, Dependencies and Public Corporations of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico (§§ 8321 — 8324) › § 8324 - Compliance | It shall be the duty of the Office of the Advocate for the Disabled, together with the Department of Labor and Human Resources to oversee the faithful compliance of the provisions of this chapter.
History —Sept. 29, 2006, No. 219, § 5. |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-three/chapter-88/8501/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311)›Chapter 88 - Extended Hours of Operation Program (§§ 8501 — 8510)›§ 8501 - Extended hours system | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311) › Chapter 88 - Extended Hours of Operation Program (§§ 8501 — 8510) › § 8501 - Extended hours system | The Executive Branch of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico shall reorganize the manner that direct services shall be rendered to the citizenry, by establishing an Extended Hours Service Program to serve the public. The Governor of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico shall designate through an Executive Order, the government a... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-three/chapter-88/8502/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311)›Chapter 88 - Extended Hours of Operation Program (§§ 8501 — 8510)›§ 8502 - Right to service | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311) › Chapter 88 - Extended Hours of Operation Program (§§ 8501 — 8510) › § 8502 - Right to service | Every person who visits a government department or agency to request a service at least one hour before the time of closing operations to the public shall be entitled to be served for the filing of his/her application or to express his/her situation or complaint.
History —Apr. 11, 2001, No. 15, § 2, eff. July 1, 2001. |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-three/chapter-88/8503/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311)›Chapter 88 - Extended Hours of Operation Program (§§ 8501 — 8510)›§ 8503 - Agreements | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311) › Chapter 88 - Extended Hours of Operation Program (§§ 8501 — 8510) › § 8503 - Agreements | The government agencies that participate in the Extended Hours Service Program shall be governed by the personnel rules established by the Central Labor Advisory and Human Resources Administration Office (OCALARH) with regard to their working hours. The participating public corporations shall be governed by their bylaw... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-three/chapter-88/8504/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311)›Chapter 88 - Extended Hours of Operation Program (§§ 8501 — 8510)›§ 8504 - Maximum length of work day; compensatory time; discrimination | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311) › Chapter 88 - Extended Hours of Operation Program (§§ 8501 — 8510) › § 8504 - Maximum length of work day; compensatory time; discrimination | The regular working hours of government agencies regulated by Act No. 5 of October 14, 1975, known as the “Puerto Rico Public Service Personnel Act” shall be established through regulations by the Central Labor Advisory Office. On the other hand, the public corporations shall be governed by their bylaws and collective ... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-three/chapter-88/8507/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311)›Chapter 88 - Extended Hours of Operation Program (§§ 8501 — 8510)›§ 8507 - Compliance and evaluation of the Program | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311) › Chapter 88 - Extended Hours of Operation Program (§§ 8501 — 8510) › § 8507 - Compliance and evaluation of the Program | It shall be the duty of every participating agency or public corporation to ensure compliance with the schedules and applicable personnel regulations once the Extended Hours Service Program contemplated in this chapter is implemented.
History —Apr. 11, 2001, No. 15, § 7, renumbered as § 5 and amended on Aug. 8, 2002, N... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-three/chapter-88/8508/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311)›Chapter 88 - Extended Hours of Operation Program (§§ 8501 — 8510)›§ 8508 - Seminars, workshops, courses | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311) › Chapter 88 - Extended Hours of Operation Program (§§ 8501 — 8510) › § 8508 - Seminars, workshops, courses | The Head of the Department or agency shall have the obligation to offer its employees workshops, seminars or courses in modern techniques for the rendering of services and in the application of technology so as to render the services in the most efficient and prompt manner. To such effects, the agencies within the pers... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-three/chapter-88/8509/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311)›Chapter 88 - Extended Hours of Operation Program (§§ 8501 — 8510)›§ 8509 - Report | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311) › Chapter 88 - Extended Hours of Operation Program (§§ 8501 — 8510) › § 8509 - Report | The Office of the Management and Budget shall periodically evaluate the extended hours service program in order to determine the effectiveness, efficiency and quality of the services. Furthermore, in coordination with the Central Labor Advisory and Human Resources Administration Office, it shall make recommendations to... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-three/chapter-88/8510/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311)›Chapter 88 - Extended Hours of Operation Program (§§ 8501 — 8510)›§ 8510 - Vested rights; construction | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311) › Chapter 88 - Extended Hours of Operation Program (§§ 8501 — 8510) › § 8510 - Vested rights; construction | This chapter shall in no way modify, alter, limit or impair the vested rights of the public employees of the Government of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico through other laws, agreements or collective bargaining. To such effects, the Extended Hours Program shall be considered a mandatory negotiation clause. Its provisio... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-three/chapter-90/8531/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311)›Chapter 90 - Community Boards (§§ 8531 — 8537)›§ 8531 - Establishment | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311) › Chapter 90 - Community Boards (§§ 8531 — 8537) › § 8531 - Establishment | The heads of the agencies of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico that render direct services of greatest demand to the public and that are specified in this section are hereby required to establish and maintain community boards in their respective agencies to enable the integration and effective participation of the client... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-three/chapter-90/8532/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311)›Chapter 90 - Community Boards (§§ 8531 — 8537)›§ 8532 - Powers | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311) › Chapter 90 - Community Boards (§§ 8531 — 8537) › § 8532 - Powers | The community boards, whose creation is directed in this chapter, shall have the following duties and powers:
(1) Express their sense and make recommendations to improve the quality and accessibility to services.
(2) Promote among the people the interest to participate actively in the making recommendations regarding t... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-three/chapter-90/8533/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311)›Chapter 90 - Community Boards (§§ 8531 — 8537)›§ 8533 - Determinations of the agencies | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311) › Chapter 90 - Community Boards (§§ 8531 — 8537) › § 8533 - Determinations of the agencies | The community boards set forth in this chapter shall be created by administrative order of the respective head of agency and upon constitution thereof the following shall be determined:
(1) The number of members that shall integrate it, which shall not be less than three (3) nor greater than (7).
(2) Selection criteria... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-three/chapter-90/8534/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311)›Chapter 90 - Community Boards (§§ 8531 — 8537)›§ 8534 - Appointment of the members | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311) › Chapter 90 - Community Boards (§§ 8531 — 8537) › § 8534 - Appointment of the members | The heads of the agencies covered by this chapter shall appoint the members of the community board of their agency, taking into consideration the following:
(1) No member shall be an official who holds an elective office.
(2) No member may have a direct or indirect financial interest in the services rendered by the off... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-three/chapter-90/8535/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311)›Chapter 90 - Community Boards (§§ 8531 — 8537)›§ 8535 - Term of appointment | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311) › Chapter 90 - Community Boards (§§ 8531 — 8537) › § 8535 - Term of appointment | The Secretaries of the agencies shall appoint the members of the community board for a term of two (2) or three (3) years so as to maintain not less than one third (1 / 3) of the members in every change of community board. The members shall exercise these positions of trust for the effectiveness of their appointments o... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-three/chapter-90/8536/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311)›Chapter 90 - Community Boards (§§ 8531 — 8537)›§ 8536 - Board of directors | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311) › Chapter 90 - Community Boards (§§ 8531 — 8537) › § 8536 - Board of directors | The members of each community board shall annually elect a board of directors to direct their works and which shall consist of at least a chairperson, a vice president and a secretary. The board of directors shall meet whenever deemed necessary or required to exercise its duties, or at least once every two (2) months a... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-three/chapter-90/8537/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311)›Chapter 90 - Community Boards (§§ 8531 — 8537)›§ 8537 - Regulations and quorum | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311) › Chapter 90 - Community Boards (§§ 8531 — 8537) › § 8537 - Regulations and quorum | Each community board shall approve the bylaws that are necessary for its operation. For the purposes of their meetings, a majority of the members of each of the boards shall constitute quorum and all agreements shall be taken by a majority thereof.
History —Apr. 11, 2001, No. 16, § 8. |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-three/chapter-92/8571/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311)›Chapter 92 - Government Services User Information and Education (§§ 8571 — 8573)›§ 8571 - Public policy | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311) › Chapter 92 - Government Services User Information and Education (§§ 8571 — 8573) › § 8571 - Public policy | It shall be the public policy of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico that the public agencies and corporations that render basic services to the citizenry institute information and education programs concerning improvement plans and projects so as to avoid dislocations or causing major problems to the citizenry.
History —J... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-three/chapter-92/8572/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311)›Chapter 92 - Government Services User Information and Education (§§ 8571 — 8573)›§ 8572 - Agencies and entities subject to this chapter | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311) › Chapter 92 - Government Services User Information and Education (§§ 8571 — 8573) › § 8572 - Agencies and entities subject to this chapter | The following agencies and corporations shall be subject to the provisions of this chapter: the Electric Power Authority; the Aqueduct and Sewer Authority; the Metropolitan Bus Authority; and the Department of Transportation and Public Works.
History —July 2, 2002, No. 98, § 3. |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-three/chapter-92/8573/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311)›Chapter 92 - Government Services User Information and Education (§§ 8571 — 8573)›§ 8573 - Education and information program | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311) › Chapter 92 - Government Services User Information and Education (§§ 8571 — 8573) › § 8573 - Education and information program | An education and information program is hereby created, to the effect that the agencies and entities included under § 8572 of this title conduct education and information programs concerning their improvement projects that affect the rendering of basic services to the citizens.
Each agency shall employ the public broad... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-three/chapter-93/8581/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311)›Chapter 93 - Public Service Quality Monitoring Program (§§ 8581 — 8585)›§ 8581 - Establishment | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311) › Chapter 93 - Public Service Quality Monitoring Program (§§ 8581 — 8585) › § 8581 - Establishment | The Executive Branch of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico shall strengthen the manner in which direct services shall be rendered to the citizenry by establishing a “Public Service Quality Monitoring Program”. Through said Program, the public agencies, instrumentalities and corporations shall implement and develop the str... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-three/chapter-93/8582/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311)›Chapter 93 - Public Service Quality Monitoring Program (§§ 8581 — 8585)›§ 8582 - Duties and functions | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311) › Chapter 93 - Public Service Quality Monitoring Program (§§ 8581 — 8585) › § 8582 - Duties and functions | In discharging the responsibilities established in this chapter, the Executive Branch components shall have the following duties and functions:
(a) Place devices or mailboxes to allow the citizens served to place in the same their comments, opinions, and observations on the quality and adequacy of the service provided ... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-three/chapter-93/8583/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311)›Chapter 93 - Public Service Quality Monitoring Program (§§ 8581 — 8585)›§ 8583 - Compliance | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311) › Chapter 93 - Public Service Quality Monitoring Program (§§ 8581 — 8585) › § 8583 - Compliance | It shall be the duty of every public agency, instrumentality, or public corporation to ensure compliance with the duties and functions set forth by this chapter, once the “Public Service Quality Monitoring Program” is implemented, as contemplated in this chapter. The Office of Management and Budget may enter into agree... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-three/chapter-93/8584/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311)›Chapter 93 - Public Service Quality Monitoring Program (§§ 8581 — 8585)›§ 8584 - Evaluations and recommendations | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311) › Chapter 93 - Public Service Quality Monitoring Program (§§ 8581 — 8585) › § 8584 - Evaluations and recommendations | The Office of Management and Budget shall likewise periodically evaluate the Public Service Quality Monitoring Program, in order to determine the effectiveness, efficiency and quality of the measures adopted by virtue of the Program. Furthermore, it shall make recommendations to the Governor and the Legislature on the ... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-three/chapter-93/8585/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311)›Chapter 93 - Public Service Quality Monitoring Program (§§ 8581 — 8585)›§ 8585 - Necessary procedures and measures | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311) › Chapter 93 - Public Service Quality Monitoring Program (§§ 8581 — 8585) › § 8585 - Necessary procedures and measures | Public agencies, instrumentalities and corporations are hereby authorized and directed to adopt the necessary procedures and measures to comply with the provisions of this chapter.
History —Apr. 2, 2008, No. 33, § 5, eff. 6 months after Apr. 2, 2008. |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-three/chapter-93a/8591/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311)›Chapter 93A - Our Customer: You Program (§§ 8591 — 8596)›§ 8591 - Operation of the Program | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311) › Chapter 93A - Our Customer: You Program (§§ 8591 — 8596) › § 8591 - Operation of the Program | Every public agency or instrumentality shall have evaluation forms available in those offices that provide services to customers, so that they may evaluate the quality of the services received and make suggestions as to changes that may be implemented to improve said services.
Said evaluation forms shall be placed in a... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-three/chapter-93a/8592/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311)›Chapter 93A - Our Customer: You Program (§§ 8591 — 8596)›§ 8592 - Statistical study | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311) › Chapter 93A - Our Customer: You Program (§§ 8591 — 8596) › § 8592 - Statistical study | (a) The Heads, Secretaries, and Executive Directors of agencies and public corporations are hereby directed to carry out a statistical study, within thirty (30) days after the approval of this act, that shows the number of customers that must be served by each public employee or the least amount of work that may be per... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-three/chapter-93a/8593/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311)›Chapter 93A - Our Customer: You Program (§§ 8591 — 8596)›§ 8593 - Acknowledgment of productivity | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311) › Chapter 93A - Our Customer: You Program (§§ 8591 — 8596) › § 8593 - Acknowledgment of productivity | The Heads, Secretaries, and Executive Directors of agencies and public corporations may recognize those employees who increase their work productivity and efficiency by means of compensation, vacation leave, or certificate of acknowledgment. To such effect, each Head, Secretary, and Executive Director of agencies and p... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-three/chapter-93a/8594/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311)›Chapter 93A - Our Customer: You Program (§§ 8591 — 8596)›§ 8594 - Attachment | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311) › Chapter 93A - Our Customer: You Program (§§ 8591 — 8596) › § 8594 - Attachment | The Program established herein shall be attached to the Office of the Ombudsman, which is authorized to adopt the necessary regulations to attain the purposes of this chapter.
History —Dec. 17, 2010, No. 204, § 7. |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-three/chapter-93a/8595/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311)›Chapter 93A - Our Customer: You Program (§§ 8591 — 8596)›§ 8595 - Professional services | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311) › Chapter 93A - Our Customer: You Program (§§ 8591 — 8596) › § 8595 - Professional services | The Heads, Secretaries, and Executive Directors of agencies and public corporations are hereby authorized to contract professional services as necessary to evaluate the services offered.
History —Dec. 17, 2010, No. 204, § 8. |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-three/chapter-93a/8596/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311)›Chapter 93A - Our Customer: You Program (§§ 8591 — 8596)›§ 8596 - Campaign | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311) › Chapter 93A - Our Customer: You Program (§§ 8591 — 8596) › § 8596 - Campaign | The Heads, Secretaries, and Executive Directors of agencies and public corporations are hereby directed to carry out a massive campaign to inform the people about the purposes of this Program.
History —Dec. 17, 2010, No. 204, § 9. |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-three/chapter-94/8601/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311)›Chapter 94 - External Audits; Standards (§§ 8601 — 8608)›§ 8601 - Government entity, definition | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311) › Chapter 94 - External Audits; Standards (§§ 8601 — 8608) › § 8601 - Government entity, definition | For the purposes of this chapter, the phrase “any government entity” includes all bodies of the Executive, Legislative and Judicial Branches empowered to contract, including but not limited to departments, dependencies, municipalities, public corporations and their subsidiaries, affiliates or any government entities th... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-three/chapter-94/8602/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311)›Chapter 94 - External Audits; Standards (§§ 8601 — 8608)›§ 8602 - Contract—Requirements | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311) › Chapter 94 - External Audits; Standards (§§ 8601 — 8608) › § 8602 - Contract—Requirements | Every contract for advisory services, non-audit services, or audit services conducted by external auditors executed by any government or private entity that receives public funds in excess of two hundred thousand dollars ($200,000) a year shall include provisions establishing that:
(a) The auditor shall not perform man... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-three/chapter-94/8603/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311)›Chapter 94 - External Audits; Standards (§§ 8601 — 8608)›§ 8603 - Responsibilities of management in employment of consultants | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311) › Chapter 94 - External Audits; Standards (§§ 8601 — 8608) › § 8603 - Responsibilities of management in employment of consultants | The contracts shall clearly establish the objectives, scope and final product of the advisory services or of the non audit services and the responsibility of each of the parties in specific aspects. Among other things, management shall be responsible for:
(1) Designating the management level in charge of supervising th... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-three/chapter-94/8604/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311)›Chapter 94 - External Audits; Standards (§§ 8601 — 8608)›§ 8604 - Findings and recommendations | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311) › Chapter 94 - External Audits; Standards (§§ 8601 — 8608) › § 8604 - Findings and recommendations | The external auditors shall appear before the chief officer of the entity, its board of directors or its audit committee, if any, within sixty (60) days after submitting the final audit report to explain their findings and recommendations in detail.
History —Sept. 10, 2003, No. 273, § 4, eff. 30 days after Sept. 10, 20... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-three/chapter-94/8605/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311)›Chapter 94 - External Audits; Standards (§§ 8601 — 8608)›§ 8605 - Reports to the Office of the Comptroller | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311) › Chapter 94 - External Audits; Standards (§§ 8601 — 8608) › § 8605 - Reports to the Office of the Comptroller | It shall be the obligation of the chief officer of the audited entity to remit a copy to the Office of the Comptroller within thirty (30) days of having received the management letters submitted by the external auditors during the audit and a copy of the final audit reports. He or she shall also remit the audited finan... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-three/chapter-94/8606/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311)›Chapter 94 - External Audits; Standards (§§ 8601 — 8608)›§ 8606 - Keeping of work sheets | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311) › Chapter 94 - External Audits; Standards (§§ 8601 — 8608) › § 8606 - Keeping of work sheets | The external auditors shall keep, for a six (6)-year period or an audit by the Comptroller, whichever occurs first, the work sheets and other attesting documents that will enable the auditors of the Office of the Comptroller to examine them as part of the audits performed by them of the government or private entities t... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-three/chapter-94/8607/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311)›Chapter 94 - External Audits; Standards (§§ 8601 — 8608)›§ 8607 - When contracts shall be executed | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311) › Chapter 94 - External Audits; Standards (§§ 8601 — 8608) › § 8607 - When contracts shall be executed | In all cases in which a government entity is required by law, regulations, financing agreement or when deemed necessary, to contract external auditors to perform financial audits, the contract shall be executed ninety (90) days before the close of the fiscal year to be audited.
History —Sept. 10, 2003, No. 273, § 7, ef... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-three/chapter-94/8608/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311)›Chapter 94 - External Audits; Standards (§§ 8601 — 8608)›§ 8608 - Guidelines | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311) › Chapter 94 - External Audits; Standards (§§ 8601 — 8608) › § 8608 - Guidelines | The Office of the Comptroller shall issue circular letters to establish the guidelines it deems proper in order for the government entities to comply with this chapter. This includes, without it being a limitation, the issue of model forms that shall be adopted for the procedure related to the notices to be made to the... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-three/chapter-95/8611/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311)›Chapter 95 - Contracting Professional or Consulting Services (§§ 8611 — 8616)›§ 8611 - Definitions | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311) › Chapter 95 - Contracting Professional or Consulting Services (§§ 8611 — 8616) › § 8611 - Definitions | For the purposes of this chapter, the following words shall have the meaning indicated below:
(a) Contract. — Professional or consulting services contract.
(b) Contractors. — Any natural or juridical person to whom a government entity has granted, or is about to grant, a professional services contract.
(c) Government e... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-three/chapter-95/8612/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311)›Chapter 95 - Contracting Professional or Consulting Services (§§ 8611 — 8616)›§ 8612 - Utilization of services | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311) › Chapter 95 - Contracting Professional or Consulting Services (§§ 8611 — 8616) › § 8612 - Utilization of services | The contracts for professional or consulting services shall be especially perfected and used solely when the government entity lacks or is unable to use the internal resources to be contracted, or when the expertise, skills or experience of the contractor are needed to achieve the purposes for which the same is contrac... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-three/chapter-95/8613/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311)›Chapter 95 - Contracting Professional or Consulting Services (§§ 8611 — 8616)›§ 8613 - Contract; requirements | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311) › Chapter 95 - Contracting Professional or Consulting Services (§§ 8611 — 8616) › § 8613 - Contract; requirements | Any contract executed between a government entity and a contractor shall meet the following requirements:
(a) The execution of a professional or consulting services contract between a contractor and the Government shall be prospective. The government entities shall pay solely for the services rendered.
(b) The legal pr... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-three/chapter-95/8614/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311)›Chapter 95 - Contracting Professional or Consulting Services (§§ 8611 — 8616)›§ 8614 - Fees | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311) › Chapter 95 - Contracting Professional or Consulting Services (§§ 8611 — 8616) › § 8614 - Fees | The fees that may be collected by the contractors shall be limited as follows:
(a) The fees to be paid to the contractor shall be based on the real market value of the services to be rendered. The contracting government entity shall fix the fees within reason.
(b) In all contracts executed between the government entity... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-three/chapter-95/8615/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311)›Chapter 95 - Contracting Professional or Consulting Services (§§ 8611 — 8616)›§ 8615 - Mandatory clauses | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311) › Chapter 95 - Contracting Professional or Consulting Services (§§ 8611 — 8616) › § 8615 - Mandatory clauses | When awarding a contract, every government entity shall ensure compliance with the special laws and regulations applicable to the type of service to be contracted. In accordance with the foregoing, the following mandatory clauses shall be included in the contract:
(a) The contractor shall certify that it has filed inco... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-three/chapter-95/8616/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311)›Chapter 95 - Contracting Professional or Consulting Services (§§ 8611 — 8616)›§ 8616 - Purchase orders | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311) › Chapter 95 - Contracting Professional or Consulting Services (§§ 8611 — 8616) › § 8616 - Purchase orders | Any purchase or service order made after the effective date of this act by any agency, department, public corporation or instrumentality of the Commonwealth (a) shall be prospective, (b) shall identify the budget items from which said purchase or service order shall be paid and (c) and[sic] the agency, department, publ... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-three/chapter-96/8641/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311)›Chapter 96 - Procurement Reserve Act (§§ 8641 — 8649)›§ 8641 - Definitions | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311) › Chapter 96 - Procurement Reserve Act (§§ 8641 — 8649) › § 8641 - Definitions | (a) The terms and words used in this chapter shall have the following meaning:
(1) Commonwealth Government or agency. — Means the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, its departments, agencies, instrumentalities, dependencies and public corporations.
(2) Procurement. — [Means] the acquisition of goods and services through form... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-three/chapter-96/8642/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311)›Chapter 96 - Procurement Reserve Act (§§ 8641 — 8649)›§ 8642 - Eligibility requirements for small and medium-size businesses | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311) › Chapter 96 - Procurement Reserve Act (§§ 8641 — 8649) › § 8642 - Eligibility requirements for small and medium-size businesses | (a) In order to qualify as a small or medium-size business, the business must meet the following criteria:
(1) Have its main place of business in Puerto Rico, defined as such [sic], when fifty-one percent (51%) or more of its employees work in Puerto Rico or when fifty-one percent (51%) or more of its business activiti... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-three/chapter-96/8644/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311)›Chapter 96 - Procurement Reserve Act (§§ 8641 — 8649)›§ 8644 - Register | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311) › Chapter 96 - Procurement Reserve Act (§§ 8641 — 8649) › § 8644 - Register | (a) Procedure. —
(1) Any business wishing to be registered as a small or a medium-size business shall apply to the Company, following the regulations which said agency shall provide for this purpose.
(2) As part of the application submitted to the Company, the business shall document its product or service, its place o... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-three/chapter-96/8646/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311)›Chapter 96 - Procurement Reserve Act (§§ 8641 — 8649)›§ 8646 - Reserves program | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311) › Chapter 96 - Procurement Reserve Act (§§ 8641 — 8649) › § 8646 - Reserves program | (1) A new item shall be created to which twenty percent (20%) of the procurement budget item of each agency shall be allocated. The requirements to comply with said twenty percent (20%) shall be established through regulations.
(2) Every agency shall set aside at least twenty percent (20%) of their total budget item fo... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-three/chapter-96/8647/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311)›Chapter 96 - Procurement Reserve Act (§§ 8641 — 8649)›§ 8647 - Planning, reports, and review | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311) › Chapter 96 - Procurement Reserve Act (§§ 8641 — 8649) › § 8647 - Planning, reports, and review | (1) At least sixty (60) calendar days prior to each fiscal year every agency shall deliver to the Administration its plan for complying with the Reserves Program for that year.
(2) The Administration shall monitor and supervise the Program by evaluating monthly reports submitted by the agencies not later than the tenth... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-three/chapter-96/8647a/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311)›Chapter 96 - Procurement Reserve Act (§§ 8641 — 8649)›§ 8647a - Penalties for small and medium-size businesses | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311) › Chapter 96 - Procurement Reserve Act (§§ 8641 — 8649) › § 8647a - Penalties for small and medium-size businesses | (1) When any business has been registered as a small or medium-size business on the basis of false information furnished by the business and the latter has participated in the procurement process, the Company, after giving notice and meeting the requirements of due process of law, shall:
(a) Fine the business for a max... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-three/chapter-96/8648/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311)›Chapter 96 - Procurement Reserve Act (§§ 8641 — 8649)›§ 8648 - Exceptions | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311) › Chapter 96 - Procurement Reserve Act (§§ 8641 — 8649) › § 8648 - Exceptions | In those circumstances whereby federal laws or regulations allow or require a procedure other than the one established in this statute, the contracting agency shall follow the federal procedures but shall be bound to issue a written statement describing the applicable federal laws and regulations.
The provisions of thi... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-three/chapter-96/8649/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311)›Chapter 96 - Procurement Reserve Act (§§ 8641 — 8649)›§ 8649 - Regulations | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311) › Chapter 96 - Procurement Reserve Act (§§ 8641 — 8649) › § 8649 - Regulations | The Commerce and Exports Company and the General Services Administration shall have sixty (60) days to prepare the regulations needed for the implementation of this chapter.
History —Oct. 7, 2005, No. 129, added as § 10 on July 13, 2007, No. 63, § 11, eff. 60 days after July 13, 2007. |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-three/chapter-97/8661/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311)›Chapter 97 - Procurement Process; Multiple Contracts (§§ 8661 — 8666)›§ 8661 - Public policy | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311) › Chapter 97 - Procurement Process; Multiple Contracts (§§ 8661 — 8666) › § 8661 - Public policy | It shall be the public policy of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico that its agencies, instrumentalities, public corporations and other institutional bodies shall promote that their goods and services procurement processes be within the framework of procurement conditions and mechanisms that allow the local industry to of... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-three/chapter-97/8662/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311)›Chapter 97 - Procurement Process; Multiple Contracts (§§ 8661 — 8666)›§ 8662 - Obligation of the agencies, public corporations and other government instrumentalities | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311) › Chapter 97 - Procurement Process; Multiple Contracts (§§ 8661 — 8666) › § 8662 - Obligation of the agencies, public corporations and other government instrumentalities | It is herein provided that the agencies, instrumentalities, public corporations and other entities of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico shall have the following duties and responsibilities:
(a) To adopt the multiple award contract as one of the options and procurement contracts that shall be available and may be used for... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-three/chapter-97/8663/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311)›Chapter 97 - Procurement Process; Multiple Contracts (§§ 8661 — 8666)›§ 8663 - General Services Administration—Duties | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311) › Chapter 97 - Procurement Process; Multiple Contracts (§§ 8661 — 8666) › § 8663 - General Services Administration—Duties | For purposes of use and implementation, it shall be the duty of the General Services Administration to:
(a) Adopt, with the assistance and advice of the Industrial Development Company, the model contracts that shall be the reference and operational guidelines for the public entities in the use and implementation of thi... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-three/chapter-97/8664/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311)›Chapter 97 - Procurement Process; Multiple Contracts (§§ 8661 — 8666)›§ 8664 - Industrial Development Company—Duties | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311) › Chapter 97 - Procurement Process; Multiple Contracts (§§ 8661 — 8666) › § 8664 - Industrial Development Company—Duties | For purposes of use and implementation, it shall be the duty of the Industrial Development Company to exercise the powers conferred to it by virtue of the Puerto Rican Industry Investment Act so as to facilitate, support and assist public entities in the use, implementation and adoption of multiple award.
History —Nov.... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-three/chapter-97/8665/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311)›Chapter 97 - Procurement Process; Multiple Contracts (§§ 8661 — 8666)›§ 8665 - Procurement regulations of compelled public entities | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311) › Chapter 97 - Procurement Process; Multiple Contracts (§§ 8661 — 8666) › § 8665 - Procurement regulations of compelled public entities | It shall be the duty of the agencies, instrumentalities, public corporations and other entities compelled under the provisions of this chapter to adopt or modify their procurement regulations or other regulatory provisions necessary to temper their procurement processes to the mandate consigned under this chapter.
Hist... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-three/chapter-97/8666/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311)›Chapter 97 - Procurement Process; Multiple Contracts (§§ 8661 — 8666)›§ 8666 - Interpretation | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311) › Chapter 97 - Procurement Process; Multiple Contracts (§§ 8661 — 8666) › § 8666 - Interpretation | It shall be construed that the provisions of this chapter shall be interpreted in the most liberal manner possible in favor of the use, availability and implementation of the multiple awards mechanism referred to in this chapter, for the convenience of government agencies and the public interest. At the same time, it s... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-three/chapter-99/8721/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311)›Chapter 99 - Electronic Certificate and Voucher Act (§§ 8721 — 8732)›§ 8721 - Definitions | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311) › Chapter 99 - Electronic Certificate and Voucher Act (§§ 8721 — 8732) › § 8721 - Definitions | The following terms and phrases contained in this chapter shall have the meaning stated below:
(a) Agency. — Means any body or instrumentality and entity of the Executive Branch of the Government of Puerto Rico, such as departments, boards, commissions, administrations, offices, subdivisions, and public corporations un... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-three/chapter-99/8722/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311)›Chapter 99 - Electronic Certificate and Voucher Act (§§ 8721 — 8732)›§ 8722 - Statement of public policy | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311) › Chapter 99 - Electronic Certificate and Voucher Act (§§ 8721 — 8732) › § 8722 - Statement of public policy | The Government of Puerto Rico hereby adopts the public policy of allowing for all certifications issued by any government agency to be requested, transacted, and issued over the Internet. All government agencies empowered by law to issue certifications shall design and implement the most adequate, efficient, and econom... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-three/chapter-99/8723/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311)›Chapter 99 - Electronic Certificate and Voucher Act (§§ 8721 — 8732)›§ 8723 - Electronic Certificate and Voucher Program Design | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311) › Chapter 99 - Electronic Certificate and Voucher Act (§§ 8721 — 8732) › § 8723 - Electronic Certificate and Voucher Program Design | The Office of Management and Budget is hereby directed to assist government agencies in developing, designing, and implementing the necessary electronic programs, whether these are new or modifications of existing programs, in order for the general public to be able to access, request, print, save, and send by fax or e... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-three/chapter-99/8724/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311)›Chapter 99 - Electronic Certificate and Voucher Act (§§ 8721 — 8732)›§ 8724 - Authorities and functions of the Office of Management and Budget | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311) › Chapter 99 - Electronic Certificate and Voucher Act (§§ 8721 — 8732) › § 8724 - Authorities and functions of the Office of Management and Budget | In order to attain full and effective compliance with this chapter, the Office of Management and Budget shall have the same authorities and functions conferred under §§ 991—998 et seq. of this title, known as the “Electronic Government Act”.
History —Aug. 20, 2009, No. 85, § 5. |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-three/chapter-99/8725/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311)›Chapter 99 - Electronic Certificate and Voucher Act (§§ 8721 — 8732)›§ 8725 - Authorities and functions of the Department of the Treasury | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311) › Chapter 99 - Electronic Certificate and Voucher Act (§§ 8721 — 8732) › § 8725 - Authorities and functions of the Department of the Treasury | Under this chapter, the Department of the Treasury shall have the following functions and authorities:
(a) To enter into contracts and agreements with financial institutions for the use of any electronic payment system whose copyrights is the property of such institutions.
(b) To develop a framework that guarantees eff... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-three/chapter-99/8726/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311)›Chapter 99 - Electronic Certificate and Voucher Act (§§ 8721 — 8732)›§ 8726 - Electronic Program implementation and use | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311) › Chapter 99 - Electronic Certificate and Voucher Act (§§ 8721 — 8732) › § 8726 - Electronic Program implementation and use | The program designed must allow users to enter their personal data deemed to be necessary for the system to be able to access their account. As soon as the system searches in the agency’s registers, the system shall give the user a preview of the certification as it would be printed out. Provided, further, That chargin... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-three/chapter-99/8727/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311)›Chapter 99 - Electronic Certificate and Voucher Act (§§ 8721 — 8732)›§ 8727 - Vouchers and stamps | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311) › Chapter 99 - Electronic Certificate and Voucher Act (§§ 8721 — 8732) › § 8727 - Vouchers and stamps | The Department of the Treasury, in coordination with the Office of Management and Budget, shall design, develop, and implement an electronic program, whether it is new or a modification of an existing program, through which the general public may, upon electronic payment of the established amount, print any kind of vou... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-three/chapter-99/8728/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311)›Chapter 99 - Electronic Certificate and Voucher Act (§§ 8721 — 8732)›§ 8728 - Duties of the agencies | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311) › Chapter 99 - Electronic Certificate and Voucher Act (§§ 8721 — 8732) › § 8728 - Duties of the agencies | The Office of Management and Budget shall have the duty of disclosing, through the official website of the Government of Puerto Rico, that the electronic certification system, as well as the electronic sale of stamps and vouchers, is available. The website of all agencies covered under this chapter, including, but not ... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-three/chapter-99/8729/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311)›Chapter 99 - Electronic Certificate and Voucher Act (§§ 8721 — 8732)›§ 8729 - Duty to inform the public | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311) › Chapter 99 - Electronic Certificate and Voucher Act (§§ 8721 — 8732) › § 8729 - Duty to inform the public | The Office of Management and Budget shall be bound to develop information campaigns to be launched over the various media, so as to inform citizens about the new Government electronic services available, their advantages, and the manner in which they are to be used.
History —Aug. 20, 2009, No. 85, § 10. |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-three/chapter-99/8730/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311)›Chapter 99 - Electronic Certificate and Voucher Act (§§ 8721 — 8732)›§ 8730 - Presumed to be official | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311) › Chapter 99 - Electronic Certificate and Voucher Act (§§ 8721 — 8732) › § 8730 - Presumed to be official | Any certification or voucher issued pursuant to this chapter shall be presumed to be official and accepted by all public and private entities.
Electronic signatures appearing on the certifications requested shall be governed by §§ 8701 et seq. of this title, known as the “Electronic Signature Act”.
History —Aug. 20, 20... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-three/chapter-99/8731/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311)›Chapter 99 - Electronic Certificate and Voucher Act (§§ 8721 — 8732)›§ 8731 - Identity and information disclosure protection | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311) › Chapter 99 - Electronic Certificate and Voucher Act (§§ 8721 — 8732) › § 8731 - Identity and information disclosure protection | Agencies shall protect, at all times, the security and the identity of the users of the systems described above, abiding by the guidelines set forth by the applicable provisions on privacy protection, information security, and policies on the availability of information, including the email address for nongovernment or... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-three/chapter-99/8732/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311)›Chapter 99 - Electronic Certificate and Voucher Act (§§ 8721 — 8732)›§ 8732 - Regulations | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311) › Chapter 99 - Electronic Certificate and Voucher Act (§§ 8721 — 8732) › § 8732 - Regulations | The Department of the Treasury and the Office of Management and Budget shall promulgate, within one hundred and eighty (180) days after the date of approval of this act, any regulations necessary to effectively attain the purposes of this chapter.
History —Aug. 20, 2009, No. 85, § 13. |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-three/chapter-100/8751/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311)›Chapter 100 - Fiscal Reform (§§ 8751 — 8774)›§ 8751 - Applicability | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311) › Chapter 100 - Fiscal Reform (§§ 8751 — 8774) › § 8751 - Applicability | This chapter shall be applicable to all agencies of the Government of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, whose budgets are defrayed, in whole or in part, chargeable to the General Fund. For the purposes of this chapter, the term “agencies” shall mean all bodies or instrumentalities and entities of the Executive Branch of... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-three/chapter-100/8752/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311)›Chapter 100 - Fiscal Reform (§§ 8751 — 8774)›§ 8752 - Public policy | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311) › Chapter 100 - Fiscal Reform (§§ 8751 — 8774) › § 8752 - Public policy | It shall be the public policy of the Government of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico to establish a fiscal system that incorporates effective mechanisms for the control, reduction and performance of public expenditures, using the following general principles as parameters:
(1) Reduction of the gigantism in government spe... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-three/chapter-100/8753/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311)›Chapter 100 - Fiscal Reform (§§ 8751 — 8774)›§ 8753 - Fiscal reform | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311) › Chapter 100 - Fiscal Reform (§§ 8751 — 8774) › § 8753 - Fiscal reform | The set of laws in effect or to be approved in the future directed to complying with the guidelines and public policy set forth in this legislation, in addition to this chapter shall be denominated as the Fiscal Reform.
History —May 25, 2006, No. 103, § 4, eff. July 1, 2006. |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-three/chapter-100/8754/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311)›Chapter 100 - Fiscal Reform (§§ 8751 — 8774)›§ 8754 - Prohibition on the use of debts | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311) › Chapter 100 - Fiscal Reform (§§ 8751 — 8774) › § 8754 - Prohibition on the use of debts | The use of debts, loans or any other financing mechanism to cover operating expenses and to balance the General Budget of Expenses of the Government of Puerto Rico is hereby prohibited. Savings resulting from refinancing shall not be used to cover operating expenses and/or to balance the budget of expenses, unless othe... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-three/chapter-100/8755/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311)›Chapter 100 - Fiscal Reform (§§ 8751 — 8774)›§ 8755 - Limitations to the use of excess in collections | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311) › Chapter 100 - Fiscal Reform (§§ 8751 — 8774) › § 8755 - Limitations to the use of excess in collections | The collections in excess of the estimates of revenues, if any, that are received in a determined fiscal year shall be transferred to the Urgent Interest Fund to be used as provided in the Act that created said Fund.
History —May 25, 2006, No. 103, § 6, eff. July 1, 2006. |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-three/chapter-100/8756/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311)›Chapter 100 - Fiscal Reform (§§ 8751 — 8774)›§ 8756 - Approval of the General Budget of Expenses | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311) › Chapter 100 - Fiscal Reform (§§ 8751 — 8774) › § 8756 - Approval of the General Budget of Expenses | The General Budget of Expenses of the Government of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico shall be approved through the following Resolutions: (1) Joint Resolution of the General Budget of Operating Expenses; (2) Joint Resolution of Special Appropriations for Operating Expenses; (3) Joint Resolution of Appropriations for the... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-three/chapter-100/8757/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311)›Chapter 100 - Fiscal Reform (§§ 8751 — 8774)›§ 8757 - Repealed. Act July 22, 2013, No. 67, § 1, effective July 22, 2013 | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311) › Chapter 100 - Fiscal Reform (§§ 8751 — 8774) › § 8757 - Repealed. Act July 22, 2013, No. 67, § 1, effective July 22, 2013 | History —May 25, 2006, No. 103, § 8, eff. July 1, 2006; Repealed. Act. |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-three/chapter-100/8758/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311)›Chapter 100 - Fiscal Reform (§§ 8751 — 8774)›§ 8758 - Prohibition to exceed the budget appropriation | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311) › Chapter 100 - Fiscal Reform (§§ 8751 — 8774) › § 8758 - Prohibition to exceed the budget appropriation | No agency of the Government of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico nor the Judicial or Legislative Branches is authorized to spend in excess of that which is appropriated in the General Budget of Expenses, as provided in this chapter, unless it is otherwise provided through the approval of an act or joint resolution to suc... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-three/chapter-100/8759/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311)›Chapter 100 - Fiscal Reform (§§ 8751 — 8774)›§ 8759 - Preparation of certifications | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311) › Chapter 100 - Fiscal Reform (§§ 8751 — 8774) › § 8759 - Preparation of certifications | Any agency who receives appropriations of resources from the General Fund shall submit a certification signed by both the head of the agency and by the director of finances, which shall be duly sworn by both. This certification shall contain, among other things, the following:
(a) The number of positions occupied, by c... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-three/chapter-100/8760/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311)›Chapter 100 - Fiscal Reform (§§ 8751 — 8774)›§ 8760 - Use of the Budgetary Fund and of the Emergency Fund | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311) › Chapter 100 - Fiscal Reform (§§ 8751 — 8774) › § 8760 - Use of the Budgetary Fund and of the Emergency Fund | The Budgetary Fund created by virtue of §§ 283 et seq. of this title, better known as the “Government of Puerto Rico Accounting Act”, may only be used to cover appropriations for duly approved expenses, as provided in this chapter, on any fiscal year in which the available revenues are not sufficient. As provided in th... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-three/chapter-100/8761/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311)›Chapter 100 - Fiscal Reform (§§ 8751 — 8774)›§ 8761 - Strategic plan | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311) › Chapter 100 - Fiscal Reform (§§ 8751 — 8774) › § 8761 - Strategic plan | Every budgetary petition presented by the Governor pursuant to Section 4 of Article IV of the Constitution of Puerto Rico for each fiscal year shall include a seven (7)-year Strategic Plan, as it is defined in subsection (b) of Section 8 of Joint Resolution No. 321 of November 21, 2005. It shall begin with the budgetar... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-three/chapter-100/8762/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311)›Chapter 100 - Fiscal Reform (§§ 8751 — 8774)›§ 8762 - Strategic Plan—Economies | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311) › Chapter 100 - Fiscal Reform (§§ 8751 — 8774) › § 8762 - Strategic Plan—Economies | The Strategic Plan shall contain an item of economies and internal controls on the expenses of every agency of the Government of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.
The Plan shall include a detailed itemization of all the economies to the budget of operating expenses assigned to it.
Recognizing the compelling need of the ... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-three/chapter-100/8763/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311)›Chapter 100 - Fiscal Reform (§§ 8751 — 8774)›§ 8763 - Vacant positions | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311) › Chapter 100 - Fiscal Reform (§§ 8751 — 8774) › § 8763 - Vacant positions | Any vacancy in a career personnel position at the time of effectiveness of this act or that becomes vacant after the approval thereof and whose cost is defrayed chargeable to the General Fund, shall remain vacant. After a term that shall never be less than six (6) months, if it is necessary to fill the position, it sha... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-three/chapter-100/8764/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311)›Chapter 100 - Fiscal Reform (§§ 8751 — 8774)›§ 8764 - Savings due to reduction in expenses | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311) › Chapter 100 - Fiscal Reform (§§ 8751 — 8774) › § 8764 - Savings due to reduction in expenses | Any economy that is generated because the expenses in a determined fiscal year are less than the sum appropriated for that same year in the budget approved pursuant to the provisions of this chapter may be used by the agency in subsequent fiscal years; Provided, That the use of these savings shall be limited to fifty p... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-three/chapter-100/8765/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311)›Chapter 100 - Fiscal Reform (§§ 8751 — 8774)›§ 8765 - Public funds—Payment of cellular phones | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311) › Chapter 100 - Fiscal Reform (§§ 8751 — 8774) › § 8765 - Public funds—Payment of cellular phones | It shall be the public policy of the Government of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico to eliminate the use of public funds for the payment of cellular phones, including electronic equipment with integrated cellular phone, as provided through the approval of an act or executive order to such effect.
History —May 25, 2006, ... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-three/chapter-100/8766/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311)›Chapter 100 - Fiscal Reform (§§ 8751 — 8774)›§ 8766 - Public funds—Payment of motor vehicles | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311) › Chapter 100 - Fiscal Reform (§§ 8751 — 8774) › § 8766 - Public funds—Payment of motor vehicles | It shall be the public policy of the Government of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico not to use public funds to defray the use of motor vehicles for the personal and unlimited use of officers, except in those cases of heads of agencies or when otherwise provided through the approval of an act or executive order to such e... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-three/chapter-100/8767/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311)›Chapter 100 - Fiscal Reform (§§ 8751 — 8774)›§ 8767 - Public funds—Payment of professional lobbying services | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311) › Chapter 100 - Fiscal Reform (§§ 8751 — 8774) › § 8767 - Public funds—Payment of professional lobbying services | The use of public funds to defray the cost of professional lobbying services shall be limited to those services whose finality is only and exclusively the attainment of federal funds or that legislation that promotes the economic welfare of Puerto Rico. Any contract for these services shall have to produce a greater am... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-three/chapter-100/8768/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311)›Chapter 100 - Fiscal Reform (§§ 8751 — 8774)›§ 8768 - Government public broadcasting expenses | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311) › Chapter 100 - Fiscal Reform (§§ 8751 — 8774) › § 8768 - Government public broadcasting expenses | It is hereby prohibited that the Executive Branch and its agencies incur expenses for the purchase of time and space in the public broadcasting media with the purpose of disclosing their programs, projects, achievements, performance, projections, or plans. Those notices and announcements expressly required and/or autho... |
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