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Puerto Rico Senate panel probes up to $84 million in Department of Education payroll overpayments
Summary
The Senate Commission on Education, Tourism and Culture questioned Treasury and Education officials about alleged payroll overpayments dating to 2007, disputed total-loss estimates, described a new time-and-attendance validation process and requested detailed lists and supporting files within five days.
Sen. Ada García Montes, chair of the Senate Commission on Education, Tourism and Culture, opened a July 14 hearing to investigate alleged improper payroll payments by the Department of Education spanning 2007 to the present, citing a Financial Oversight and Management Board figure that ‘‘the Department of Education paid about eighty‑four point two million dollars in incorrect compensation’’ to thousands of current, former and retired employees.
The commission heard two panels: representatives from the Department of Treasury (Hacienda) and from the Department of Education. Treasury lawyers and technology managers described their role as a validator of payroll files rather than the certifier of individual employment records, and said a new interagency ‘‘time and attendance’’ project provides an extra Treasury‑side validation that compares a payroll file (including records processed via the Cronos system) against an active roster supplied by Education.
"No, el departamento de Hacienda no es responsable de eso," said José Chávez (Department of Treasury), rejecting the idea that Treasury…
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