P.R. Laws tit. 3, § 786b
(a) There shall be created hereby a Participation Committee to be composed of three (3) participants in the Retirement System of Government Employees, one participant in the Retirement System of the Judiciary and one retiree. The participants of both Systems shall have at least five (5) years of accredited service.
(b) For the purpose of permitting free and equal participation to all members of the System and retirees, the members of this Committee shall be elected every three (3) years in a referendum. The first referendum shall occur no later than December 31, 1990. The Board shall determine through regulation the procedure for the referendum and all other matters relative to election and certification of Committee members.
(c) The Committee is authorized to make suggestions, hear complaints of its constituents, evaluate then and submit them to the Administrator, who is authorized to accept, reject or modify recommendations of the Committee. Decisions of the Administrator shall be final. The Committee shall meet at least twice a year unless otherwise directed by regulation.
History —May 15, 1951, No. 447, p. 1298, added as § 25-A [second] on Feb. 16, 1990, No. 1, § 19; renumbered as § 4-112 on Sept. 24, 1999, No. 305, § 36.