By The Star Staff
Bayamón Mayor Ramón Luis Rivera Cruz, the chairman of the Incoming Transition Committee, announced on Tuesday the schedule of hearings for the transition process of the government of Puerto Rico, including the schedule of agency presentations.
The committee will be initiating the hearing process today. Appearing with Rivera Cruz were all the members of the Transition Committee: Oriol Campos Hernández, Marcos Rodríguez Ema, Zayira Jordán Conde, Jorge Colberg Toro, Verónica Ferraiuoli Hornedo, Juan Zaragoza Gómez, César Alvarado Torres, Tere Riera Carrión and Janet Parra Mercado. The appointment of Jorge Rivera López as executive director of the committee was also announced during the press conference.
In response to questions from the press, Rivera Cruz determined that the list of agencies cited to depose would be made in order of priority and need for the matters that concern them.
“There is an urgency with the issue of energy in Puerto Rico,” he said. “Energy runs everything in any country in the world.”
He also told reporters that many committee members have already been evaluating the presentations, so that the process can be expedited and they can focus on the questions that each member will ask the various agencies.
The calendar is as follows:
Today at 1 p.m. the hearing on reconstruction will be held. The agencies cited to appear are the Central Office for Recovery, Reconstruction & Resilience and the Department of Housing.
On Thursday, at 8:30 a.m., the committee will deal with energy. The agencies slated to appear are the Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority, Puerto Rico Energy Bureau, and Public-Private Partnerships Authority.
On Friday, at 8:30 a.m., the committee will take up infrastructure. The agencies slated to appear are the Puerto Rico Aqueduct and Sewer Authority, Highway and Transportation Authority, Department of Transportation and Public Works, Integrated Transportation Authority (includes AMA and ATM), and Infrastructure Financing Authority.
Next Monday, the panel will handle human resources in a morning hearing. The agencies cited are the Department of Labor and Human Resources, Office of Administration and Transformation of Human Resources of the Government of Puerto Rico, and Vocational Rehabilitation Administration.
At 1 p.m. Monday, the agencies that will testify are the Department of Public Safety and its bureaus (Police Bureau, Fire Bureau, Medical Emergency Bureau, Bureau for Emergency Management and Disaster Administration, Emergency System Bureau, Special Investigations Bureau), Department of Justice, and Department of Rehabilitation and Correction and its Correctional Health Program.
On Tuesday, the committee will evaluate the topic of health.
The appearing agencies are the Department of Health, Puerto Rico Health Insurance Administration, Medical Services Administration, Automobile Accident Compensation Administration, State Insurance Fund Corp., and Mental Health and Anti-Addiction Services Administration.
On Wednesday, Nov. 27, the committee will handle the topic of economic development in a morning hearing. The agencies cited are the Department of Economic Development and its affiliated agencies and programs (OGPe, PRIDCO, OEP, PDJ, PDL and others).
In the afternoon, the panel will explore technology and telecommunications. The panel will interview the Puerto Rico Innovation & Technology Service and the Telecommunications Bureau.
On Monday, Dec. 2, at 8:30 a.m. the panel will take up education and school management with the following agencies cited: Department of Education, University of Puerto Rico, Office for the Management of Public Schools, and Public Buildings Authority.
On Tuesday, Dec. 3 at 8:30 a.m., the panel will hold fiscal hearings. Agencies cited: Department of the Treasury, Office of Management and Budget, and Fiscal Agency & Financial Advisory Authority.
On Wednesday, Dec. 4, the agencies cited for the morning hearing are the Department of the Family and its administrations (Family and Children Administration, Administration for the Support of Minors, and Administration for the Care & Comprehensive Development of Children).
At 1 p.m. on Dec. 4, the agencies appearing are the Department of Natural and Environmental Resources and Department of Agriculture.
On Thursday, Dec. 5 at 8:30 a.m., the panel will interview the Office of the Insurance Commissioner and the Office of the Commissioner of Financial Institutions.
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