P.R. Laws tit. 28, § 303
It is provided that through the implementation of this Voluntary Early Retirement Program, the Puerto Rico Land Authority shall eliminate the positions equivalent to those that become vacant as the result, with the exception of Head of Leases, which has been identified as indispensable. It shall be understood by indispensable positions those whose functions are of a highly specialized nature, essential and imperative for the most effective operation of the Authority in order for it to carry out the public purpose for which it was created as a public corporation of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. To fill this indispensable position, the career personnel of the Authority that express their availability for relocation to such position shall be given preference, therefore, an internal notice of convocation shall be opened for such purpose.
It is further provided that no additional personnel shall be contracted or subcontracted to carry out tasks conducted by the employees who have availed themselves of the retirement program. To fill a position identified as indispensable, the employees of the Land Authority shall be given priority, and in second place, an active employee of the Government of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, mainly from the agencies attached to the Department of Agriculture. The Authority shall train that employee who applies to such indispensable position so that he/she complies with the requirements of the position, provided it is not extremely onerous for the Authority. At the time of calculating the expenses to be incurred in training an employee to hold an indispensable position, the following factors shall be taken into consideration, without it constituting a limitation: the number of positions to be filled versus the available personnel, the time required for training and the cost thereof.
History —May 12, 2008, No. 59, § 3.