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Senate education commission hears departmentfs plan to process backlog of Career Magisterial payments
Summary
The Senate Commission on Education, Tourism and Culture held a hearing April 16, 2024, where Department of Education officials said they have identified roughly $16.8 million for 2014 and $12.7 million for 2015 in unpaid Career Magisterial obligations, will process returned applications in April, and seek budget approvals for prospective payments.
San Juan f3April 16, 2024f4 The Senate Commission on Education, Tourism and Culture opened a hearing Tuesday to follow up on implementation of the Career Magisterial law, focusing on how the Department of Education will resolve long-standing retroactive payments and upcoming activations.
Senator Ada Garceda Montes, chair of the commission, said the session aimed to "dar seguimiento al proceso y cumplimiento de pago de la ley de carrera magisterial," and pressed the department for timelines and outreach to teachers who have waited years for reactivations or retroactive pay.
Jimmy Caba Rodredguez, who identified himself as director and secretary assistant for human resources at the Department of Education, told the commission the department evaluated 100% of the pending applications from 2014 and 2015 and estimated the…
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