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Senate education commission hears update on Carrera Magisterial payments; department cites phased processing and pending approvals
Summary
Department of Education officials told the Senate commission Feb. 26 that payments under the Carrera Magisterial program are being processed in phases, that a request for additional authorizations was filed last week, and that an estimated retroactive liability of about $26 million awaits external approval; lawmakers pressed the department on platform problems and case follow-ups.
The Commission on Education, Tourism and Culture of the Senate of Puerto Rico heard a status update Feb. 26 on payments and administrative steps under the Carrera Magisterial program, the panel established by Senate Resolution No. 114.
In a prepared presentation read aloud by Jimi Cavant Rodríguez, the department reported cumulative disbursements since the law’s reactivation and outlined recent activity. "Primer año fiscal fue el veintiuno veintidós, cinco punto siete millones; año veintidós veintitrés, uno punto ocho millones; año veintitrés veinticuatro, casi seis punto un millón," Cavant said while summarizing the tables included in the department’s submission. He told the commission the department has requested authorization of funds "ascendentes a uno punto dos millones" for prospective payments and that conversations are underway with the Office of Management and Budget (OGP) and fiscal advisers to identify funding for retroactive obligations.
Officials told senators the department has reopened parts of the program in phases. Cavant said the office approved 2,771 reactivations and…
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