It shall be the duty of all departments, agencies, instrumentalities, public corporations, municipalities and any other entities of the Government of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico to prepare a strategic plan within their dependencies in order to comply with all the departments and provisions of this chapter. Therefore, the agencies, instrumentalities, public corporations, municipalities and any other entities of the Government of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico shall have eighteen (18) months from the date of approval of this act for preparing such a Strategic Plan and present the same to the Governor and to the Legislature to make the proper budgetary request for the implementation of the same. In the same, it shall be the obligation of the agencies to include in such Strategic Plans solutions and programs for rendering services to persons with disabilities of all ages, paying attention to the population over twenty-one (21) years of age. Furthermore, the Office of the Advocate for Disabled Persons may provide the corresponding advice regarding the need for or preparation of the Strategic Plan of the department, agency, instrumentality, public corporation, municipality and any other entity of the Government of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico on available services, legislation in effect or the creation of administrative orders or necessary regulations to be adopted for the implementation of this chapter.
History —Aug. 31, 2004, No. 238, § 13.