P.R. Laws tit. 1, § 322
The Advocate shall determine the internal organization of the Office and establish the necessary systems for its proper functioning and operation. To such ends, the Advocate shall be responsible for planning, organizing, and directing the affairs and operations regarding human resources, the contracting of services, budget appropriations, purchases, use and control of equipment, materials and property, reproduction of documents and other materials, and other matters, transactions, and decisions pertaining to the management and internal control of the Office. The Advocate shall address the claims and complaints filed by women when they denounce inaction by government agencies, private entities, and persons with regards to the compliance with the public policy established in this chapter, which is to protect the rights that have been recognized to women by the Constitution and the laws and regulations in effect. The Advocate shall sanction violations thereof pursuant to the provisions of §§ 321 and 328 of this title.
The Office shall be exempted from the application of §§ 931 et seq. of Title 3, known as the “General Services Administration Act”. Furthermore, the Advocate shall appoint the personnel needed to carry out the purposes of this chapter and shall act as an individual administrator under §§ 1461 et seq. of Title 3, known as the “Public Service Human Resources Administration Act of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico”, and contract the services of experts and advisors for the faithful compliance with the duties imposed by this chapter.
History —Apr. 11, 2001, No. 20, § 14; Aug. 9, 2010, No. 124, § 2.