P.R. Laws tit. 18, § 1064

2019-02-20
§ 1064. Vocational rehabilitation—Definitions

For the purposes of §§ 1064—1070 of this title, the following terms shall have the meaning set forth below:

(a) Administration. — Means the Vocational Rehabilitation Administration, Commonwealth unit designated to operate the Vocational Rehabilitation Program in Puerto Rico, with pragmatic and fiscal autonomy.

(b) Administrator. — Means the Administrator of the Administration.

(c) Department. — Means the Department of Labor and Human Resources, the agency in charge of implementing, developing, and coordinating the public policy and the programs directed to the formation and training of the human resources that are indispensable for covering the needs of the working sector.

(d) Federal laws. — Means Public Law 93-112, as amended, known as the “Federal Rehabilitation Act of 1973”, as amended (29 U.S.C. 720 et seq.), as well as the regulations applicable to it.

(e) Person with a disability. — Means any person with a physical or mental disability who meets the eligibility requirements in accordance with the federal laws.

(f) Secretary. — Means the Secretary of the Department of Labor and Human Resources.

History —June 10, 2000, No. 97, § 4.