P.R. Laws tit. 15, § 1108
For the purposes of §§ 1107—1111 of this title, the following terms and phrases shall have the meaning stated below:
(a) Athletes in training. — Those persons selected and certified by the Board for the Development of Full-Time High Performance Puerto Rican Athletes for their merits and credentials in international competitions, to be covered by §§ 1107—1111 of this title.
(b) Trainer. — Specialized technician who employs his/her knowledge in the pursuit of the highest levels of proficiency and performance in the training of athletes for competition.
(c) Public employee. — Includes all persons who hold public office, or are employed in any department, agency, instrumentality or dependency of all branches of the government, public corporations, and municipal governments of Puerto Rico.
(d) Private sector employee. — Includes all persons who carry out, perform or practice any craft, trade, job or work in any industry, under the orders or for the benefit of another on the basis of a contract for services rendered, or for remuneration of any sort, or under an express or tacit promise to receive such remuneration.
(e) COPUR. — The Puerto Rico Olympic Committee.
(f) COPAPUR. — The Puerto Rico Paralympic Committee, Inc.
(g) Board. — A dependency of the Sports and Recreation Department denominated as the “Board for the Development of Full-Time High Performance Puerto Rican Athletes”, charged with the certification of athletes in training and trainers.
History —Jan. 5, 2002, No. 24, § 2.