P.R. Laws tit. 3, § 1468a
The Commission shall be composed of one Chairperson and two Associate Commissioners, who shall be appointed by the Governor with the advice and consent of the Senate. Both the Chairperson and the associate members shall be attorneys at law, admitted to the bar, with ample knowledge and experience in the field of human resources administration and in the application and protection of the merit principle. Any person who has been active in politics during the four (4) years prior to the term of appointment, may not become a member of the Commission. It shall be understood by “active in politics” that the person, during the four (4) years prior to his/her appointment, has been a candidate for a nomination to an elective position in the primaries of a political party, or a candidate nominated on the ballot of a political party, or has held a position in a political party committee or body, whether national, commonwealth, regional, municipal, ward or electoral unit and/or any other candidate or aspirant to an elective position. It shall be understood by “political party” that it is a principal party, a party by petition, a local party by petition, an associated party or a national party.
History —Aug. 3, 2004, No. 184, § 13.2; Aug. 30, 2006, No. 176, § 1.