Puerto Rico Secretariat of Governance

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Office of the Chief of Staff of the Governor of Puerto Rico
Agency overview
Formed	Proclaimed by each upcoming Governor through an executive order uninterruptedly since 1984.
Jurisdiction	executive branch
Headquarters	San Juan, Puerto Rico
Agency executive	Zoé Laboy Alvarado, Chief of Staff
Parent agency	Office of the Governor
Child agency	all the executive departments and almost all other executive offices
Key document	Law No. 104 of 1956

Executive branch of the government of Puerto Rico
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Office of the Governor Chief of Staff Executive offices Governor's Advisory Board Office of Management and Budget Planning Board Secretariat of Governance
Chief of Staff AFICA Commission on Cooperative Development Commission on Safety and Public Protection Economic Development Bank Environmental Quality Board Federal Affairs Administration Financing of Housing Authority Financing of Puerto Rico Infrastructure Authority Government-owned corporations Government Development Bank Municipal Financing Agency Office of the Inspector General Public Financing Corporation Public-Private Partnerships Authority Secretariat of Governance
Cabinet Agriculture Cabinet-level officers Chief of Staff Consumer Affairs Corrections and Rehabilitation Economic Development and Commerce Education Family Health Housing Justice Labor and Human Resources Natural and Environmental Resources Public Safety Sports and Recreation State Transportation and Public Works Treasury
Departments Agriculture Consumer Affairs Corrections and Rehabilitation Economic Development and Commerce Education Family Health Housing Justice Labor and Human Resources Natural and Environmental Resources Public Safety Sports and Recreation State Transportation and Public Works Treasury
Finances Bonds Budget Budget balance COFINA Consolidated Fund General Fund Government Development Bank Internal Revenue Code Public debt Public Improvements Fund Special State Funds Taxation Sales and Use Tax
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The Office of the Chief of Staff of the Governor of Puerto Rico (Spanish: Secretaría de la Gobernación de Puerto Rico) is the umbrella organization and government agency of the executive branch of the government of Puerto Rico that manages and oversees all the executive departments of the government of Puerto Rico and almost all executive agencies. The office is headed by the Puerto Rico Chief of Staff and is composed by the Governor's Advisory Board and all other staff appointed by the chief of staff. The office of the Chief of Staff is ascribed to the Office of the Governor.

Duties and responsibilities

The duties and responsibilities of the office vary greatly from one administration to another, and in fact, there is no legal requirement that the Governor even continues or creates it. Nevertheless, one of the first acts undertaken by a new Governor once he is sworn in is to issue an executive order proclaiming the continuation of the agency, albeit with different members. This order also establishes the agency's duties and responsibilities as the Governor sees fit. This proclamation is done in virtue of the executive powers vested upon the Governor by Law No. 104 of 1956 which include the faculty to delegate functions.

Agencies overseen

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Both the Constitution of Puerto Rico and Puerto Rican law usually ascribe all executive offices to either the Governor or the Office of the Governor. The Governor then issues an executive order proclaiming the delegation of the management and over watch of such executive offices onto the office of the Chief of Staff. This proclamation is done in virtue of the executive powers vested upon the Governor by Law No. 104 of 1956 which include the faculty to delegate functions.

The agencies overseen by the Chief of Staff include all the executive departments of the government of Puerto Rico and almost all executive offices created either through an executive order or by law. The Office of Management and Budget and the Planning Board are the only executives offices not ascribed to the Chief of Staff —both report directly to the Office of the Governor of Puerto Rico.

The agencies overseen by the Chief of Staff include the following:

References

v t e Office of the Governor of Puerto Rico
Direct	Office of Management and Budget Planning Board Secretariat of Governance
Delegated	Environmental Quality Board Office of the Inspector General

v t e Office of the Chief of Staff of Puerto Rico
Governor's offices	Environmental Quality Board Office of the Inspector General Chief of Staff
Posts	Chief of Staff Governor's Advisory Board
Executive departments	Agriculture Consumer Affairs Corrections and Rehabilitation Economic Development and Commerce Education Family Health Housing Justice Labor and Human Resources Natural and Environmental Resources Sports and Recreation State Transportation and Public Works Treasury
Fiscal agent and financing	AFI AFICA Authority for the Financing of the Infrastructure of Puerto Rico COFINA Economic Development Bank Financing of Housing Authority Government Development Bank Municipal Financing Agency Public-Private Partnerships Authority Public Financing Corporation
Government-owned corporations	AAA AEE Aqueducts and Sewers Conservatory of Music Institute of Puerto Rican Culture PRASA PREPA Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority University of Puerto Rico
Other executive agencies	Commission on Cooperative Development Commission on Safety and Public Protection Commissioner of Financial Institutions Education Council Federal Affairs Administration FEI Special Independent Prosecutor State Commission on Elections Telecommunications Regulatory Board

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Office of the Governor of Puerto Rico