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2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311) › Chapter 109 - Energy Savings Performance Contracts Act (§§ 8961 — 8982) › Subchapter II - Energy Savings Performance Contracts (§§ 8962 — 8979) › § 8975 - Effective term of contracts

Energy savings performance contracts and the payments provided therein may be extended beyond the fiscal year in which the energy savings performance contract has been executed, subject to the appropriation of funds for expenses incurred in subsequent fiscal years. Energy savings performance contracts may be executed for a term that shall not exceed fifteen (15) years. The appropriation of funds shall be assured for the effective term of such contracts. The term allowed for the contract shall also state the useful life of the conservation measure. Energy savings performance contracts may provide for payments to be made in installments, which shall not exceed the date set forth for the final implementation of energy conservation measures.
If the useful life of the implemented conservation measures is less than fifteen (15) years, the term of the contract shall be factored in as the useful life of such measures, as determined by the maximum asset depreciation range (or ADR) of the Class Life Asset Depreciation Range System established by the United States Internal Revenue Service under the United States Internal Revenue Code or any comparable norms in connection with any equipment not included within asset depreciation ranges.
The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) shall allocate sufficient funds for each government unit to pay for public utilities, in order to comply with the purposes and spirit of this chapter.
History —Jan. 17, 2012, No. 19, § 2.14.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311) › Chapter 109 - Energy Savings Performance Contracts Act (§§ 8961 — 8982) › Subchapter II - Energy Savings Performance Contracts (§§ 8962 — 8979) › § 8976 - Use of funds and reconciliation

Government units that have executed energy savings performance contracts shall retain the net savings generated as a consequence of such contracts. Net savings shall be the amount remaining after deducting any amount corresponding to the payment of the qualified energy savings company under the energy savings performance contract and the amount that shall be payable to the Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority and the Energy Affairs Administration, to be determined by regulation.
Energy savings performance contracts shall provide that a qualified energy savings company shall be under the obligation to provide a government unit with an annual reconciliation of savings in energy consumption expenses. If the reconciliation should reveal that the annual savings in energy costs do not reach the amount agreed under the energy savings performance contract, the qualified energy savings company shall respond for the difference in such amount, as provided in the contract.
The Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority is hereby directed to forward a copy of electric power consumption bills, as requested by the director, secretary, president, commissioner, advocate or head of agency of any government unit that executes an energy savings performance contract under this chapter. The government unit shall also be entitled to install an electric meter in the main line parallel to the meter installed by the Electric Power Authority.
History —Jan. 17, 2012, No. 19, § 2.15.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311) › Chapter 109 - Energy Savings Performance Contracts Act (§§ 8961 — 8982) › Subchapter II - Energy Savings Performance Contracts (§§ 8962 — 8979) › § 8977 - Contingency provisions

Energy savings performance contracts shall include provisions on contingencies in the event that actual savings fall below savings projections. Contingency measures shall include: adjustment in the distribution of savings between the parties; a payment priority order; the extension of the energy savings performance contract; the extension and improvement of financing terms and conditions; the implementation of measurement and ascertainment criteria to match actual savings with savings projections; and, as a last resort, terminate the energy savings performance contract, after having paid for any expenses incurred.
History —Jan. 17, 2012, No. 19, § 2.16.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311) › Chapter 109 - Energy Savings Performance Contracts Act (§§ 8961 — 8982) › Subchapter II - Energy Savings Performance Contracts (§§ 8962 — 8979) › § 8978 - Use of savings generated by energy savings performance agreements

Except as otherwise provided by law or Executive Order, government units are hereby required to reinvest any corresponding net savings in cost reduction measures, capital improvements, and the acquisition of goods and services that shall result in the improvement of services rendered to citizens, subject to the government unit's ability to meet all its obligations under the energy savings performance contract.
History —Jan. 17, 2012, No. 19, § 2.17.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311) › Chapter 109 - Energy Savings Performance Contracts Act (§§ 8961 — 8982) › Subchapter II - Energy Savings Performance Contracts (§§ 8962 — 8979) › § 8979 - Transfer of knowledge and transition plan

All energy savings performance contracts shall contain a knowledge transfer clause, in order to ensure that the government unit's personnel shall receive training to follow up on the operations and the conservation measures implemented upon conclusion of the contractual relationship. The energy savings performance contract shall clearly establish a transfer of knowledge plan under which gradual training shall be provided during the effective term of the contract, and by the expiration date of such contract, a transition plan shall be adopted whereby all details pertaining to the project's operation shall be set forth.
History —Jan. 17, 2012, No. 19, § 2.18.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311) › Chapter 109 - Energy Savings Performance Contracts Act (§§ 8961 — 8982) › Subchapter III - General Provisions (§§ 8981 — 8982) › § 8981 - Applicability of existing laws and conflicting provisions

Any provisions of existing laws which are in conflict with the provisions of this chapter are hereby repealed. If any controversy should arise between laws, this chapter shall prevail. The Secretary of Justice shall consult the Energy Affairs Administration as to the interpretation of this chapter. It is hereby expressly stated that the provisions of §§ 2601 et seq. of Title 27, known as the “Public-Private Partnership Act”, shall not apply to any contract executed under the provisions of this chapter.
History —Jan. 17, 2012, No. 19, § 3.1.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311) › Chapter 109 - Energy Savings Performance Contracts Act (§§ 8961 — 8982) › Subchapter III - General Provisions (§§ 8981 — 8982) › § 8982 - Terms

It shall be understood that any term in the singular form includes the plural form. Likewise, when usage so warrants, it shall be understood that any term in the masculine gender includes the feminine gender or vice versa.
History —Jan. 17, 2012, No. 19, § 3.3.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311) › Chapter 110 - Commonwealth of Puerto Rico Employee Association Act of 2013 (§§ 9001 — 9052) › § 9002 - Purposes

All assets, powers, rights, and obligations of the Government of Puerto Rico Employees Association, created by Act No. 133 of June 28, 1966, as amended, are hereby transferred to the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico Employee Association and all the necessary powers and authorities are hereby granted to the Assembly of Delegates thereof to regulate, enter into agreements, and adopt resolutions as appropriate to achieve the purposes of the Association.
The purposes of the Association are: to stimulate savings among the employees and covered pensioned members of the Association; establish insurance plans including life insurance; grant loans, provide employees and pensioned members with homes and hospital facilities where they can obtain medical treatment for themselves and their families; and seek, through any available means and resources, the financial, moral, and physical betterment and progress of its members, both individually and collectively, as well as any other activity that the Assembly of Delegates may deem, upon previous consideration, feasible and beneficial for the goals pursued.
The Association shall retain its legal personality and its capacity to sue and be sued.
Its main office shall be located in the capital city of San Juan; however, it may establish additional offices and branches in other municipalities of Puerto Rico.
History —Apr. 25, 2013, No. 9, § 3.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311) › Chapter 110 - Commonwealth of Puerto Rico Employee Association Act of 2013 (§§ 9001 — 9052) › § 9003 - Membership

The membership of the Association shall include all the categories stated below:
(1) Insured members.— This category shall include employees who, in addition to contributing to the savings and loan fund, are admitted by the Association to the life and insured years of service insurance.
(2) Uninsurable members.— This category shall include employees who contribute to the savings and loan fund and have not been admitted to the life and insured years of service insurance.
(3) Depositor members.— This category shall include employees who contribute to the savings and loan fund and have not applied for enrollment in the life and insured years of service insurance.
(4) Former employees with life insurance coverage.— This category shall include insured employees who choose, upon definite separation from service from any government entity –at their request– to continue life insurance.
(5) Covered depositor pensioned members.— This category shall include retired members with life insurance coverage who contribute to the savings and loan fund.
(6) Depositor pensioned members.— This category shall include all retired members who contribute to the savings and loan fund, but do not have life insurance coverage.
(7) Covered pensioned members.— This category shall include all former employees with life insurance coverage who are receiving a pension from any of the public employees retirement systems, to wit: the Administration of the Employees Retirement System of the Government and the Judiciary, the Retirement System of the Employees of the Electric Power Authority, the Teacher’s Retirement System, the Retirement System of the Employees of the University of Puerto Rico, and any other current or future public employee retirement system; who do not contribute to the savings and loan fund. This category does not include employees who retire from the Association.
Employees and former employees who retire from the Association shall not be members or have representation in the Assembly of Delegates, but may avail themselves of the services and benefits of the Association, as applicable.
History —Apr. 25, 2013, No. 9, § 4.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311) › Chapter 110 - Commonwealth of Puerto Rico Employee Association Act of 2013 (§§ 9001 — 9052) › § 9006 - Constitution of the Assembly of Delegates

In its inaugural session, the Assembly of Delegates shall elect from among its members and by secrete vote, the President, Vice President, Secretary, and Sergeant-at-Arms, who shall constitute the directive body of said Assembly.
In its inaugural session, in addition to the directive body, nineteen (19) delegates shall be elected to the Executive Committee of the Assembly of Delegates, as provided below:
(1) One (1) member of the Legislative Branch by and from among the delegates of said branch.
(2) One (1) member of the Judicial Branch by and from among the delegates of said branch.
(3) Twelve (12) members of the Executive Branch by and from among the delegates of said branch, as provided below:
(a) Eight (8) members by and from among the delegates of government entities with four (4) or more delegates to the Assembly.
(b) Two (2) members by and from among the delegates of government entities with two (2) or three (3) delegates to the Assembly.
(c) Two (2) members by and from among the delegates of government entities with one (1) delegate to the Assembly.
(4) Two (2) members of the sector of members with life insurance and depositor retired members by and from among the delegates of said sector.
(5) One (1) member of the delegates corresponding to the municipalities.
(6) Two (2) members by and from among the total delegates of the Assembly.
Delegates elected to the Executive Committee shall be called to their first meeting by the President of the Assembly of Delegates within five (5) days after the holding of the inaugural session in which the President, Vice President, and Secretary shall be elected. The meeting shall be presided by the President of the Assembly of Delegates who shall act, by him/herself or through his/her representative, shall be an ex-officio member with voice of the Executive Committee and all the Committees of the Assembly. The Executive Committee shall adopt bylaws for its internal operations.
The seven (7) members of the Ethics Committee and the Governing Boards of Subsidiary Corporations of the Association shall be elected at a special meeting of the Assembly of Delegates called for such purposes. The date of said special session shall be decided at the inaugural session of the Assembly of Delegates and be held not later than ninety (90) days after said session.
The Assembly of Delegates shall have an Ethics Committee composed of seven (7) members elected by a majority vote of its members cast by secret ballot at a special assembly. The Committee shall oversee the conduct of the members of the Assembly of Delegates and the correctness of their actions.
History —Apr. 25, 2013, No. 9, § 7.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311) › Chapter 110 - Commonwealth of Puerto Rico Employee Association Act of 2013 (§§ 9001 — 9052) › § 9007 - Governance of the Association

The Assembly of Delegates shall govern all the operational, financial, and administrative matters of the Association, as well as any other matters.
The powers and authorities listed in subsections (c), (e), (f), (h), (q), and (r) of § 9004 of this title shall require the approval of a majority of members of the Assembly of Delegates. All other powers and authorities shall be exercised by the Executive Committee under the supervision and oversight of the Assembly of Delegates, except as otherwise provided by the latter.
In addition to the authorities that the Assembly of Delegates may exercise on behalf of the Association, the former may carry out the following:
(1) Approve rules and bylaws as are necessary for its internal operations and those of its committees and the Association.
(2) Appoint committees or commissions for its internal operations.
(3) Hold regular and special meetings to make decisions. Special meetings shall be called within at least three (3) days before the holding thereof.
History —Apr. 25, 2013, No. 9, § 8.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311) › Chapter 110 - Commonwealth of Puerto Rico Employee Association Act of 2013 (§§ 9001 — 9052) › § 9008 - Subsidiary corporations of the Association

Every member of the Governing Boards of the Subsidiary Corporations shall be elected by the Assembly of Delegates from among its members. No member of the Executive Committee or the Ethics Committee may be a member of the Governing Boards of the Subsidiary Corporations.
These directors shall be elected initially as provided below:
(1) One third (1/3) for a four (4)-year term.
(2) One third (1/3) for a three (3)-year term.
(3) One third (1/3) for a two (2)-year term.
Subsequent members of the Board of Directors of the Subsidiary Corporations shall be elected two (2) years after the elections for a term of (4) years, and in the event of a vacancy, the person elected to fill the vacancy shall hold office for the remainder of the term.
History —Apr. 25, 2013, No. 9, § 9.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311) › Chapter 110 - Commonwealth of Puerto Rico Employee Association Act of 2013 (§§ 9001 — 9052) › § 9011 - Government entities obligation to notify the Executive Director of membership termination

Every government entity required by law to certify payrolls shall notify the Executive Director of every appointment, death, resignation, separation, or suspension of any official or employee under its jurisdiction. Likewise, when employees are on leave, it shall be notified in the corresponding payroll that such employees have not expressed their intention to resign upon expiration of said leave, hence, a withholding shall be made for the period corresponding to said leave with regard to any outstanding debt or obligation to the Association that such employees may have. If the intention of said employees is to resign from their office or job or in the event of separation, the personnel responsible for the certification of payroll are required to direct the withholding of the total amount, or the necessary amount, to pay off any debt outstanding in the Association.
History —Apr. 25, 2013, No. 9, § 12.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311) › Chapter 110 - Commonwealth of Puerto Rico Employee Association Act of 2013 (§§ 9001 — 9052) › § 9012 - Loan amortization

The amortization payment schedule for loans granted in accordance with the provisions of this chapter shall be deducted from the monthly salary of the employee or from the pension of the covered pensioned member upon prior notice of the Association to the officers responsible for the certification of payroll in the various government entities and public employee retirement systems. It is hereby provided that the Association may deduct from the member’s account any amount owed for any other financial services, when the member fails to comply with the terms and conditions of the service. The Assembly of Delegates shall approve regulations to ensure that members receive a notice of indebtedness and of the time to answer and object to the same.
History —Apr. 25, 2013, No. 9, § 13.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311) › Chapter 110 - Commonwealth of Puerto Rico Employee Association Act of 2013 (§§ 9001 — 9052) › § 9013 - Malicious resignation

Any official or employee, who maliciously resigns from office with the intent to defraud the Association without having paid off any debt therewith, shall be guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation and punished in accordance with the provisions of the Penal Code.
History —Apr. 25, 2013, No. 9, § 14.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311) › Chapter 110 - Commonwealth of Puerto Rico Employee Association Act of 2013 (§§ 9001 — 9052) › § 9014 - Maturity of obligations

The Executive Committee may declare due and payable any obligation, at any time before maturity, if there are sufficient grounds to believe that the debtor shall resign or be removed from office and, in that case, the amount of the debt or the appropriate amount shall be deducted from the debtor’s salary by the head of the corresponding entity.
History —Apr. 25, 2013, No. 9, § 15.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311) › Chapter 110 - Commonwealth of Puerto Rico Employee Association Act of 2013 (§§ 9001 — 9052) › § 9015 - Deduction for the payment of debt

Any credit, deposit or surplus in the Commonwealth Government, or an agency or instrumentality thereof that is not pledged as a security in the corresponding retirement system, in favor of a member of the Association who after separating from an office has an outstanding debt with the Association, shall be deducted by the Secretary of the Treasury or the competent officer and transferred to the Association in order to pay off such debt in whole or in part.
History —Apr. 25, 2013, No. 9, § 16.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311) › Chapter 110 - Commonwealth of Puerto Rico Employee Association Act of 2013 (§§ 9001 — 9052) › § 9016 - Net profits and annual dividends

The net profit derived by the Association, after deducting the administrative expenses and the authorized reserves, as well as any other amount that the Assembly of Delegates decides to use for any undertaking or transaction beneficial to members, shall be annually credited as dividends to those members who contribute to the Savings and Loan Fund in proportion to their respective savings at the close of operations of the corresponding fiscal year. These dividends shall be credited to the savings account of each member and shall be paid along with his/her savings upon separation from office for any reason, and, in case of death, to his/her legal heirs.
When an employee permanently separates from his/her employment prior to the close of operations of the corresponding fiscal year, he/she shall be entitled to receive the payment corresponding to the proportional accreditation of the dividends based on his/her savings and the dividends accrued as of the date of his/her separation from employment. In the event that the employee has an outstanding debt with the Association, this payment shall be credited against his/her debt.
History —Apr. 25, 2013, No. 9, § 17.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311) › Chapter 110 - Commonwealth of Puerto Rico Employee Association Act of 2013 (§§ 9001 — 9052) › § 9017 - Financial statement report

The Employee Association shall send to every active member as of 1997, and inactive member as of 1998, an annual account statement by regular mail or through the agency where he/she works.
History —Apr. 25, 2013, No. 9, § 18.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311) › Chapter 110 - Commonwealth of Puerto Rico Employee Association Act of 2013 (§§ 9001 — 9052) › § 9018 - Deposit of funds

The funds of the Association shall be deposited in one or more financial institutions of Puerto Rico, preferably those that offer the highest interest rate, under equal terms and conditions.
History —Apr. 25, 2013, No. 9, § 19.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311) › Chapter 110 - Commonwealth of Puerto Rico Employee Association Act of 2013 (§§ 9001 — 9052) › § 9019 - Presentation of financial statements of the Association

At the close of each fiscal year, the Association shall prepare and publish its financial statements, duly audited by a certified public accountant, or a firm of certified public accountants licensed to practice their profession in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. The audit shall be done in accordance with the generally accepted public and private auditing principles. They shall also be published on the Internet for the information of its members.
History —Apr. 25, 2013, No. 9, § 20.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311) › Chapter 110 - Commonwealth of Puerto Rico Employee Association Act of 2013 (§§ 9001 — 9052) › § 9020 - Budget

In the event that one of its members requests a copy of the summary of the budget, a copy thereof shall be provided. The member who requests said copy shall defray the cost thereof.
History —Apr. 25, 2013, No. 9, § 21.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311) › Chapter 110 - Commonwealth of Puerto Rico Employee Association Act of 2013 (§§ 9001 — 9052) › § 9021 - Temporary appointment

When a permanent employee or officer of any government entity is already covered by the benefits of the Association and temporarily accepts or is appointed to a Commonwealth Government office of less, equal, or higher classification than the one he/she holds, said employee or officer shall always be deemed to be a member of the Association, for all intents and purposes.
History —Apr. 25, 2013, No. 9, § 22.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311) › Chapter 110 - Commonwealth of Puerto Rico Employee Association Act of 2013 (§§ 9001 — 9052) › § 9022 - Deduction of contribution to pensioners

The various retirement systems of the employees of the Government of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, upon previous authorization of the covered pensioned members, shall deduct from the pension received by said retired employee the premium corresponding to the life insurance policy that the pensioned member may have with the Association, as well as the contributions such pensioned member may have authorized for the Savings and Loan Fund, and the amortization payment of the loans granted, as established by the Association, and for the cancellation of the outstanding debts that other retired employees may have with the Association.
History —Apr. 25, 2013, No. 9, § 23.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311) › Chapter 110 - Commonwealth of Puerto Rico Employee Association Act of 2013 (§§ 9001 — 9052) › § 9023 - Withdrawal of amounts deducted prohibited

Except as provided in § 9010 of this title, employees who contribute to Savings and Loan Fund may not avail themselves of the amounts deducted in accordance with the provisions of this Act, except in the event of definite separation from service or office, or when said funds are needed for the treatment of a catastrophic illness that endangers the life of the member him/herself or a member of his/her family unit, provided that said funds are not already pledged to secure a debt with the Association. It is hereby provided that any employee who separates from service to avail him/herself of a pension from any of the Retirement Systems of the Government of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico may continue to contribute uninterruptedly to the Savings and Loan Fund, if he/she so authorizes before retirement. In such a case, said member may not withdraw the savings and dividends accrued as of the effective date of his/her resignation from the agency where he/she worked. The Association shall pay the accrued savings of all deceased employees or covered pensioned members to their legal heirs. The handling of these files until their definitive closing, and the issue of the certifications thereof, shall be exempt from the payment of any fees.
The Assembly of Delegates shall establish through regulations the eligibility criteria to determine whether members can avail themselves of this exception and the procedure to process applications, taking into account the urgency with which they must be processed.
Members who apply for this exception and are on leave without pay, or have taken a leave to undergo treatment, shall be dropped from membership in the Association; however, those members who are able to continue working while undergoing treatment, or who request benefits because a member of their family unit is ill, shall not be dropped from membership, but rather shall open a new savings account without interruption.
History —Apr. 25, 2013, No. 9, § 24.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311) › Chapter 110 - Commonwealth of Puerto Rico Employee Association Act of 2013 (§§ 9001 — 9052) › § 9024 - Unclaimed accounts

Any monies and other liquid assets held by the Association that have not been claimed during the previous seven (7) years, after being notified through public notice in a newspaper of general circulation, shall be carried over to a capital stock reserve of the Association and/or its venture capital fund, at the option of the Association. Such capital stock reserve, as well as the determination, allocation, and use of such liquid assets shall be provided through regulations approved by the Assembly of Delegates. Said reserve shall not be subject to the provisions of §§ 2101 et seq. of Title 7, known as the “Abandoned or Unclaimed Money and Other Liquid Assets Act”. A separate account shall be created to keep the accounting of the funds deposited annually in this reserve.
History —Apr. 25, 2013, No. 9, § 25.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311) › Chapter 110 - Commonwealth of Puerto Rico Employee Association Act of 2013 (§§ 9001 — 9052) › § 9025 - Insurance fund

It is hereby provided that the life insurance benefits shall continue to be in effect and a new insured years of service insurance policy is hereby created in lieu of the physical disability insurance.
For purposes of the Association’s accounting system, a separate fund is hereby created for the insured years of service insurance policy.
Members who are insured at the time this act takes effect shall continue to be covered by the insurance benefits as they are, but their physical disability benefits shall be substituted for the insured years of service benefits.
History —Apr. 25, 2013, No. 9, § 26.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311) › Chapter 110 - Commonwealth of Puerto Rico Employee Association Act of 2013 (§§ 9001 — 9052) › § 9026 - Insurance benefit certification

Life insurance shall be accredited by a certificate from the Registry of Vital Statistics or by any other means prescribed by law. The insured years of service insurance benefit shall be on the basis of the years during which the member has been insured in the corresponding category.
History —Apr. 25, 2013, No. 9, § 27.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311) › Chapter 110 - Commonwealth of Puerto Rico Employee Association Act of 2013 (§§ 9001 — 9052) › § 9027 - Insurance benefit eligibility

An insured member shall be eligible to receive insured years of service insurance benefits, provided that:
(a) He/she has contributed to the insurance for, at least, ten (10) years as of the date of he/she avail him/herself of said insurance policy.
(b) He/she receives or is eligible to receive a disability pension or a pension for years of service rendered under the retirement system by which he/she is covered.
History —Apr. 25, 2013, No. 9, § 28.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311) › Chapter 110 - Commonwealth of Puerto Rico Employee Association Act of 2013 (§§ 9001 — 9052) › § 9028 - Payment of benefit determination

Benefits under life and insured years of service insurance shall be paid as determined by the Assembly of Directors through regulations.
History —Apr. 25, 2013, No. 9, § 29.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311) › Chapter 110 - Commonwealth of Puerto Rico Employee Association Act of 2013 (§§ 9001 — 9052) › § 9029 - Designation of beneficiaries

Insured members must fill out the designation of beneficiaries form to be provided by the Association, stating the names of the persons who shall be his/her beneficiaries under the insurance in the event of his/her death.
If an insured member who has failed to fill out the designation of beneficiaries form dies, the Association shall bring action to obtain an affidavit of heirship without charge, as soon as possible. These proceedings shall be urgently conducted by the courts without the need to include them in the special docket. These proceedings shall be exempt from the payment of any fees, until their conclusion and final issuance certifications thereof.
History —Apr. 25, 2013, No. 9, § 30.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311) › Chapter 110 - Commonwealth of Puerto Rico Employee Association Act of 2013 (§§ 9001 — 9052) › § 9030 - Insurance categories

The insurance shall be divided into categories, as provided by the Assembly of Delegates through regulations. The amount of the monthly premium for each category shall be fixed annually by the Executive Committee, according to annual actuarial studies, and shall be ratified by the Assembly of Delegates. From these premiums, the percentages determined periodically shall be set aside for the life insurance fund and the insured years of service fund, respectively. Provided, that the first and second categories of $7.00 and $3.50 monthly, for the life insurance and the insured years of service shall be maintained at the member’s option, for those employees who enroll in said insurance prior to the effective date of this section.
History —Apr. 25, 2013, No. 9, § 31.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311) › Chapter 110 - Commonwealth of Puerto Rico Employee Association Act of 2013 (§§ 9001 — 9052) › § 9031 - Notice of insurance premium

The Executive Director shall notify the directors of government entities and the directors of the different public employee retirement systems of the monthly premiums to be deducted from the salaries of the personnel of their respective government entities, or from pensions.
History —Apr. 25, 2013, No. 9, § 32.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311) › Chapter 110 - Commonwealth of Puerto Rico Employee Association Act of 2013 (§§ 9001 — 9052) › § 9032 - Right to benefit when on leave or temporary suspension

Every member who is on leave without pay, or is temporarily suspended from employment and salary, shall keep his/her right to life insurance and insured years of service insurance benefits, provided that upon returning to his/her position, the corresponding premiums shall continue to be deducted.
The premiums in arrears reflected in the account of the member shall be collected directly from him/her, or shall be deducted from future loans granted by the Association, or from any benefit or reimbursement to which he/she in entitled. If the member dies while on leave without pay, he/she shall be covered and the unpaid premiums shall be deducted from the life insurance benefits. The Assembly of Delegates shall adopt regulations for the collection of the premiums in arrears.
This provision shall apply equally to every member who avails him/herself of the benefits provided in this chapter for those members who suffer from a catastrophic illness, provided that when requesting said benefit the member is on leave without pay, or intends to avail him/herself of a leave to undergo treatment that will prevent him/her from working.
History —Apr. 25, 2013, No. 9, § 33.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311) › Chapter 110 - Commonwealth of Puerto Rico Employee Association Act of 2013 (§§ 9001 — 9052) › § 9033 - Continuation after resignation or separation from service

Employees covered by the benefits of this Act who resign or separate from service may continue to be covered by the life insurance benefits, but their right to do so shall expire if within the inextensible term of sixty (60) days following the date on which they separate from public service they fail to notify the Association in writing that they shall continue coverage under the life insurance and shall pay the corresponding premiums. For purposes of this chapter, it shall be considered that a member is no longer in the public service as of the date on which the appointing authority accepts his/her resignation. If the effective date is subsequent to the date of acceptance, the date on which the resignation takes effect shall be considered as the date of termination.
When a member is separated from public service and fails to appeal the action of the appointing authority, the date of termination shall be that on which said action becomes final and binding, since it is no longer susceptible to administrative or judicial review. If the member resorts to the courts or to any administrative body seeking review and the action of the appointing authority is confirmed, then the date of such confirmation shall be considered the date of termination. In cases where the member applies for a leave without pay and resigns from public service afterwards, the date on which the resignation was accepted shall be considered the date of termination, or the date on which the action of the appointing authority ordering his/her separation from service becomes final, or the date on which the leave without pay ends, if granted, whichever of the three dates is the latest. Members who serve notice on time shall pay a monthly premium equal to that paid by members in active service for life insurance in their respective categories. Those who fail to pay their premiums for six (6) consecutive months shall forfeit all rights to the insurance, even when they have timely fulfilled the notification requirement to continue with the coverage.
History —Apr. 25, 2013, No. 9, § 34.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311) › Chapter 110 - Commonwealth of Puerto Rico Employee Association Act of 2013 (§§ 9001 — 9052) › § 9034 - Allocation of income on account of insurance premiums

The proceeds of the monthly premiums shall be allocated as follows:
(a) Ten percent (10%) to create a reserve fund which shall be used to defray claims filed prior to the approval of this act pending payment and for future contingencies or claims, except when the solvency of the fund does not allow it. This reserve shall not be less than fifty percent (50%) of the total deposits during the year immediately preceding.
(b) Fifteen percent (15%) or less to defray operating expenses of the insurance plan.
(c) The remainder shall be applied to provide for the life insurance in such amounts as the Assembly of Delegates may fix every year upon actuarial determination. These amounts shall be fixed for each one of the following categories, according to its own experience:
(1) Death of members, first category.
(2) Death of members, second category.
(d) Life insurance for former employees covered by first and second category insurance shall be of a value equal to that of active members. Of the premiums paid by former employees covered thereunder, no sum shall be used for the years of service insurance, but said total premiums shall be deposited into the death insurance fund for active members and former employees covered thereunder.
History —Apr. 25, 2013, No. 9, § 35.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311) › Chapter 110 - Commonwealth of Puerto Rico Employee Association Act of 2013 (§§ 9001 — 9052) › § 9035 - Authorization for loans between funds

The Assembly of Delegates, through a proposal submitted by the Executive Committee, is hereby empowered to grant advances chargeable to the amount of the benefit to be paid from the Savings and Loan Fund when the Insurance Fund lacks resources therefor. The Insurance Fund shall pay to the Savings and Loan Fund the interest on these advances at the rate determined by the Executive Committee, but in no case an interest higher than the legal rate shall be charged.
History —Apr. 25, 2013, No. 9, § 36.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311) › Chapter 110 - Commonwealth of Puerto Rico Employee Association Act of 2013 (§§ 9001 — 9052) › § 9036 - Insurance enrollment

The following persons may apply for enrollment in the life and insured years of service insurance:
(a) Persons who, after having received the benefits for insured years of service insurance, are reinstated in the public service.
(b) Persons who, after the effective date of this act, leave the public service without being covered by the insured years of service insurance for failing to contribute a sufficient number of years in order to avail themselves of the benefits thereof.
The insured years of service previously rendered by the insured shall be considered when computing the total of years which he/she has contributed to the insurance once he/she has decided to retire anew from the public service.
An insured member who retires from public service and receives the benefits of the insured years of service insurance may continue to be covered by the life insurance, provided he/she pays the corresponding premiums to the Association.
History —Apr. 25, 2013, No. 9, § 37.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311) › Chapter 110 - Commonwealth of Puerto Rico Employee Association Act of 2013 (§§ 9001 — 9052) › § 9037 - Authority to create optional insurance plans

The Association may create optional plans through which members may acquire insurance at the lowest possible cost. The conditions for this insurance shall be determined by the Executive Committee, and ratified by the Assembly of Delegates, taking as basis the result of the actuarial survey that shall be conducted to such effect.
The Association may establish Individual Retirement Accounts (IRA) of any type, subject to the requirements and provisions established in §§ 30011 et seq. of Title 13, known as the “Internal Revenue Code for a New Puerto Rico”, and in regulations adopted thereunder.
History —Apr. 25, 2013, No. 9, § 38.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311) › Chapter 110 - Commonwealth of Puerto Rico Employee Association Act of 2013 (§§ 9001 — 9052) › § 9038 - Authority to underwrite reinsurance

The Association shall have power to underwrite reinsurance to guarantee the economic stability of their different insurance plans.
History —Apr. 25, 2013, No. 9, § 39.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311) › Chapter 110 - Commonwealth of Puerto Rico Employee Association Act of 2013 (§§ 9001 — 9052) › § 9039 - Issuance of certifications free of charge

Officials in charge of the civil or vital statistics registry, as well as any other officials of the Commonwealth or Municipal Governments, shall issue, free of charge, all necessary certifications for the processing of all transactions and proceedings related to the Association.
History —Apr. 25, 2013, No. 9, § 40.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311) › Chapter 110 - Commonwealth of Puerto Rico Employee Association Act of 2013 (§§ 9001 — 9052) › § 9040 - Exemption from fess and duties

The property registrars of Puerto Rico shall furnish, at no cost and as soon as possible, the Executive Director with any reports and certifications requested by him/her concerning properties owned by the persons whose properties shall secure the loans requested to the Association.
The registration and cancellation in the Property Registry of all kinds of public documents and all other operations of the Property Registry carried out by the Association shall be exempt from the payment of all kinds of fees, in accordance with the provisions of § 1770c of Title 30.
History —Apr. 25, 2013, No. 9, § 41.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311) › Chapter 110 - Commonwealth of Puerto Rico Employee Association Act of 2013 (§§ 9001 — 9052) › § 9041 - Exemption from taxes, duties and assessments

The business and properties of the Association, as well as those that may be acquired in the future shall be exempt from any type of taxes, duties, and assessments.
History —Apr. 25, 2013, No. 9, § 42.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311) › Chapter 110 - Commonwealth of Puerto Rico Employee Association Act of 2013 (§§ 9001 — 9052) › § 9042 - Exemption from examination fees

The Association shall be exempt from the examination fees charged by overseeing entities.
History —Apr. 25, 2013, No. 9, § 43.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311) › Chapter 110 - Commonwealth of Puerto Rico Employee Association Act of 2013 (§§ 9001 — 9052) › § 9043 - Exemption from registration requirement

The Association is hereby exempt from meeting the registration requirements established in §§ 881 et seq. of Title 10, known as the “Uniform Securities Act”.
History —Apr. 25, 2013, No. 9, § 44.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311) › Chapter 110 - Commonwealth of Puerto Rico Employee Association Act of 2013 (§§ 9001 — 9052) › § 9044 - Exemption from taxes, attachment, or execution

Any amount that, for any reason, belongs or must be delivered to an employee entitled to the benefits of this chapter, or to his/her beneficiaries or legal heirs, as the case may be, is hereby declared fully exempt from taxes, attachment, or execution; except that, when such employee is indebted to the Association for a loan, surety, or any other obligation, such amount shall be applied to the partial or full payment of such debt.
History —Apr. 25, 2013, No. 9, § 45.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311) › Chapter 110 - Commonwealth of Puerto Rico Employee Association Act of 2013 (§§ 9001 — 9052) › § 9045 - Nature of this chapter with respect to the Association and its members

The private nature of the Association is hereby recognized given that its funds originate from the money of its members and given its role as the custodian of said funds, even when it is organized by provision of law.
History —Apr. 25, 2013, No. 9, § 46.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311) › Chapter 110 - Commonwealth of Puerto Rico Employee Association Act of 2013 (§§ 9001 — 9052) › § 9046 - Jurisdiction of the Commissioner of Insurance

The Association is under the jurisdiction and subject to the powers of the Office of the Commissioner of Insurance, with regard to the insurance businesses which are under the supervisory and oversight duties of the Commissioner and as provided in §§ 101 et seq. of Title 26, known as the “Insurance Code”.
History —Apr. 25, 2013, No. 9, § 47.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311) › Chapter 110 - Commonwealth of Puerto Rico Employee Association Act of 2013 (§§ 9001 — 9052) › § 9047 - Jurisdiction of the Office of the Commissioner of Financial Institutions

The Association is under the jurisdiction and subject to the powers of the Office of the Commissioner of Financial Institutions, with regard to the businesses under the Office of the Commissioner’s duties to supervise and oversee, as established in §§ 2001 et seq. of Title 7, known as the “Financial Institutions Commissioner’s Office Act”.
History —Apr. 25, 2013, No. 9, § 48.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311) › Chapter 110 - Commonwealth of Puerto Rico Employee Association Act of 2013 (§§ 9001 — 9052) › § 9048 - Jurisdiction of the Office of Government Ethics

The Associations is under the jurisdiction and subject to the powers of the Office of Government Ethics with regard to its transactions and businesses and to the conduct of its executive officers and members of the Executive Council[sic], who are under the Government Ethics Office Director’s duty to supervise and oversee, as provided in §§ 1854 et seq. of this title, known as the “Puerto Rico Government Ethics Act of 2011”. “Executive officer” shall be understood as any official of the Association who directs any office, instrumentality, division or subsidiary; as well as all those who, as part of their regular or incidental duties, receive or are empowered to negotiate contracts or agreements on behalf of the Association. The Executive Council[sic] and the members of the Board of Directors of the Subsidiary Corporations, the leadership and officials of the Assembly of Delegates, and the Executive Officers of the Association shall have the same obligations and rights of the government employees and officials subject to the provisions and jurisdiction of said office.
History —Apr. 25, 2013, No. 9, § 49.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311) › Chapter 110 - Commonwealth of Puerto Rico Employee Association Act of 2013 (§§ 9001 — 9052) › § 9049 - Jurisdiction of the Office of the Comptroller

The assets, accounts, disbursements, funds, and income of the Association shall be subject to the oversight and audits of the Office of the Comptroller of Puerto Rico.
History —Apr. 25, 2013, No. 9, § 50.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THREE - Executive (§§ 1 — 9311) › Chapter 110 - Commonwealth of Puerto Rico Employee Association Act of 2013 (§§ 9001 — 9052) › § 9050 - Prohibitions

(a) No member of the Assembly of Delegates or their relatives up to the third degree of consanguinity or affinity shall hold office in the Association or its Subsidiary Corporations within two (2) years after having separated from said office.
(b) No appointing authority responsible for authorizing the absences of government or municipal employees shall prevent a delegate from attending a duly-called meeting of the Assembly of Delegates, the Executive Committee, or a Committee or Board of Subsidiary Corporation.
History —Apr. 25, 2013, No. 9, § 51.