P.R. Laws tit. 29, § 2103
The Administration shall be the agency responsible for executing the purposes of this chapter. To do so, it shall have, among others, the following powers and responsibilities:
(a) Promote the participation of for profit or nonprofit enterprises in the creation of jobs in all sectors covered by this chapter.
(b) Select the enterprises that are eligible to receive the incentive established by means of this chapter, in those cases where it applies.
(c) Advise the eligible enterprises on the availability of the incentives to be granted prior to their requesting them.
(d) Refer eligible participants to applicant enterprises in coordination with the Department.
(e) In those cases where it is deemed necessary, offer an orientation to the participants on how to adapt to the new job.
(f) Coordinate the reimbursement of wage incentives to the participating enterprises.
(g) To coordinate or contract, as the case may be, the participation or cooperation of other private or public entities, specifically including the municipalities, that are needed to fulfill the purposes of this chapter, and which may offer administrative or fiscal support to the Urban Center Direct Employment Program, provided the requirements set forth by state or federal lawes that regulate said programs are complied with. For purposes of this subsection, the government agencies or instrumentalities that shall work in coordination with the Administration shall be, among others, the Department, and the Departments of Education, Economic Development and Commerce, Corrections and Rehabilitation, the Family, and their operational component.
(h) Coordinate with the Department the procedures to notify potentially eligible persons.
(i) Establish the procedures for the design, preparation and delivery of the direct employment certificates, which shall have a legal effect of twelve (12) months.
(j) Ensure that all procedures are carried out pursuant to federal or state laws, regulations, procedures and applicable guides.
(k) To refer potential participants and their employees to training programs in vocational, technical courses or for the acquisition of degrees, or especially by using the resource of the Management School offered by the Administration.
(l) Cancel the incentive and benefits granted to those enterprises and participants that do not meet the requirements established in this chapter and the regulations promulgated.
History —June 17, 1996, No. 54, § 4; Aug. 19, 1997, No. 90, § 3; renumbered as § 5 by § 2 and amended by § 6 on Aug. 20, 2003, No. 202.