P.R. Laws tit. 3, § 8791

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§ 8791. Definitions

(a) Agencies. — Shall include all bodies, instrumentalities and entities of the Executive Branch of the Government of Puerto Rico, such as departments, boards, commissions, administrations, offices and subdivisions that are under the control of the Executive Branch and that are Individual Administrators pursuant to § 1461d of this title. It shall also include the Office of the Governor.

(b) GDB. — Means the Government Development Bank

(c) CASARH (Spanish acronym). — Means the Appeals Commission of the Public Service Human Resources Administration System, created pursuant to § 1468 of this title.

(d) Commission. — Means the Public Service Labor Relations Commission.

(e) Phase. — Shall mean one of the three (3) particular stages in which certain measures are initiated directed to achieving the objective.

Provided, That unless otherwise established in this chapter, the phases do not necessarily follow a chronological or progressive order, but rather form part of a comprehensive effort to achieve said objective.

(f) JREF. (Spanish acronym). — Means the Fiscal Restructuring and Stabilization Board created pursuant to § 8799(b)(5) of this title, which is created to achieve the objectives of this chapter, and which is entrusted with taking all the necessary actions for compliance with the same.

(g) Objective. — Means the establishment of an emergency plan directed to reducing the operating expenses and payroll payable from the General Fund in $2,000 million for Fiscal Year 2009-2010, after excluding the servicing of the debt, the appropriation by formula of the University of Puerto Rico, the Judicial Branch and the municipalities, and the appropriations of the Legislative Branch, attuned to the government interest of ensuring quality and continuity in the offering of services to the citizenry.

(h) OMB. — Means the Office of the Management and Budget in the Office of the Governor.

(i) ORHELA (Spanish acronym). — Means the Office of Human Resources of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.

(j) Emergency Plan for the Reduction of Spending Measures. — Means the expenses reduction measures set forth in this chapter.

(k) Precept. — Means laws, article or section of a law; collective bargaining agreement or provisions contained in collective bargaining agreements, agreements, supplementary agreements, policies, employment manuals, circular letters, contractual letters, certifications, addenda, employment regulations, rules and terms, normative letters, classification plans and/or compensation plans.

History —Mar. 9, 2009, No. 7, § 33.