P.R. Laws tit. 16, § 622l
Regular career service personnel who, as of the effective date of this act, were holding regular positions with permanent duties in the Career Service, may be transferred with such status to the Office of the Election Comptroller from the Commonwealth Election Commission, as well as from any other government entities, provided that the Election Comptroller requests their transfer and the employee accepts the same. Trust employees that, as of the date of their appointment by the Election Comptroller, were entitled to reinstatement as provided in § 1465a of Title 3, which reforms the “Public Service Human Resources Administration of the Government of Puerto Rico”, shall remain in their positions with such status until the appointing authority determines to reinstate them to their career status.
Transfers shall be made taking into account the duties of each employee in the Commonwealth Election Commission, as well as in all other government entities concerned, but shall be subject to the needs for personnel and availability of financial resources of the Office of the Election Comptroller and the volume of work in said office.
The classification, reclassification, and compensation of positions shall be established according to the classification and compensation plans applicable in the Office of the Election Comptroller. Transferred employees shall, at least, meet the minimum job classification requirements of the position they shall hold.
All other matters related to personnel and human resources transferred to the Office of the Election Comptroller shall be addressed through an administrative order for such purposes, in coordination with the Chair of the Commonwealth Election Commission and the heads of the government entities concerned, when applicable, and in compliance with all laws related to the administration of government personnel currently in force, including Act No. 7 of 2009, known as the “Special Act to Declare a State of Fiscal Emergency and to Establish a Comprehensive Fiscal Stabilization Plan to Salvage the Credit of Puerto Rico”. The Election Comptroller shall work in coordination and cooperation with the Chair of the Commonwealth Election Commission and the heads of the Government Entities Concerned in all that pertains to the transfer of personnel. Likewise, the Election Comptroller and the Chair of the Commonwealth Election Commission are hereby authorized to issue any necessary administrative orders to comply with this chapter and its public policy in all that pertains to the personnel attached to these entities, pursuant to the provisions of this chapter.
History —Nov. 18, 2011, No. 222, § 3.012.