Habilitación: becoming eligible to work in government again
Ley 8-2017 bars from public service anyone convicted or dismissed, and creates the process for that person to be evaluated and declared fit again.
August 15, 2026
Agency
Oficina de Administración y Transformación de los Recursos Humanos (OATRH)
The office that administers the Government of Puerto Rico’s human resources policy under Ley 8-2017. Among its citizen-facing services is the habilitación process, which lets a person who is ineligible for public service be evaluated and declared fit to join or rejoin it.
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