P.R. Laws tit. 3, § 1461f
The provisions concerning the relationship between the Office and individual administrators are contained within the text of this chapter. The following guidelines shall also govern such a relationship:
(1) All individual administrators, whether covered or not under §§ 1451—1454a of this title, shall adopt for themselves a set of regulations in connection with those areas that are essential to the merit principle, and shall conform to the provisions of this chapter. Furthermore, in what concerns personnel excluded from unionization, the regulations shall include all those areas regarding personnel which, even if not essential to the merit principle, are necessary to ensure that the Human Resources Administration System created by virtue of this chapter is a modern and fair system that facilitates the application of the principle merit.
Individual administrators shall submit a set of regulations for the Office’s approval, as required in the preceding paragraph. The Office shall have a term of ninety (90) calendar days to issue its approval once the regulations have been received from the appointing authority.
(2) The Office shall render the pertinent decision when there are differences of interpretation or application with an individual administrator, whether or not covered under §§ 1451—1454a of this title, in connection with the provisions of this chapter or the regulations adopted by the Office concerning areas that are essential and not essential to the merit principle, compensation, or normative provisions adopted by an individual administrator. Should it not be satisfied, the individual administrator may appeal at the Commission within the term of thirty (30) days counted from the date of notice of the decision or finding made by the Office.
(3) With the periodicity it may deem pertinent, the Office shall audit the human resources administration programs of each individual administrator; to such effect, agencies shall be notified in writing by the Director of the Office and the agencies shall be under the obligation to put at the disposition of the Office, all documents and information required for examination by the assessing specialists.
(4) Appointing authorities shall be under the obligation of imposing the pertinent disciplinary action on any official or employee who intentionally or due to carelessness or negligence fails to comply with any of the provisions of this chapter.
History —Aug. 3, 2004, No. 184, § 5.4; Sept. 2, 2004, No. 246, § 4; Feb. 17, 2010, No. 16, § 4.