P.R. Laws tit. 18, § 399d
(a) Consistently with the public policy of the Government of providing orientation to all public employees prior to their retirement, the System shall establish a “Pre-retirement Orientation Program for Education Professionals.”
(b) The Executive Director shall be responsible for the operation and appropriate contents of the Program, and shall coordinate orientations, as he/she may deem convenient or appropriate, with the Department of Education and the entities employing personnel participating in the System.
(c) As part of the Pre-retirement Orientation Program of its participants, the System shall promote their participation in community service activities, provide orientation regarding the kind of volunteer work in which participants may engage, health benefits of participants, and social contribution, as well as a list of community organizations in which they may provide community service, as established in the Registry of Community Service Organizations attached to the Special Joint Committee on Legislative Donations of the Legislative Assembly of Puerto Rico.
(d) Each employer shall set aside in its annual budget the necessary resources to cover the costs of resources, physical facilities, food, and other related expenses incurred by the System in providing orientations to its participants. The employer shall make such payment not later than the fifteenth (15th) day of the month following the date of the invoice.
History —Dec. 24, 2013, No. 160, § 7.5.