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House bill · PC 579

Establish Employment Program for Convicts and Ex-Convicts

Creates the "Employment Service Program for Convicts and Ex-Convicts" under the Department of Labor and Human Resources. Establishes its duties and responsibilities and authorizes the Secretary of Labor and Human Resources to establish necessary regulations.

Para crear el “Programa de Servicio de Empleo para Convictos y Ex Convictos” bajo la Secretaría Auxiliar de Adiestramiento y Promoción de Empleo (SAAPE) del Departamento del Trabajo y Recursos Humanos; establecer sus deberes y responsabilidades; facultar al Secretario del Departamento del Trabajo y Recursos Humanos a adoptar la reglamentación necesaria para tales propósitos; y para otros fines relacionados.

Puerto Rico Legislature’s bill record, via Open States

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Where it stands

Open
539 days
Filed May 5, 2025
Last step
46 days ago
Sep 10
Committee recommends against passage
Stage
In committee
Step 2 of 5
  1. IntroducedMay 5, 2025
  2. In committeeMay 5, 2025
  3. On the floorNot yet
  4. Passed a chamberNot yet
  5. Became lawNot yet
Sponsor
Reinaldo Figueroa Acevedo
Filed in
The House

Read the original bill, in Spanish: PC 579

Every step

On record, newest first.

  1. In committee

    1. Committee meeting: Oficina de la Comisión

      Reunión Ejecutiva: Oficina de la Comisión

    2. Committee recommends against passage

      Comisión no recomienda aprobación de la medida

  2. In House committee

    1. Filed

      Radicado

    2. First reading in the House

      Aparece en Primera Lectura de la Cámara

    3. Sent to committee

      Referido a Comisión(es)

Our coverage

Bill data via Open States / Plural Policy (public domain). The English title and summary are AI-generated from the official Spanish text; each step is the legislature’s own wording in plain English, with the Spanish beneath it.