# Puerto Rico teachers await $90.4M owed salary adjustments four months after announcement

Teachers union demands official payment timeline for delayed $90.4 million salary adjustments.

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Asociación de Maestros president Víctor Manuel Bonilla Sánchez stated on Monday that Governor Jenniffer González Colón must fulfill her June 22 promise to pay $90.4 million in retroactive Carrera Magisterial wages to 5,850 teachers. [^1][^3]

Governor Jenniffer González announced on June 22 that $90.4 million had been allocated for back salary adjustments owed to 5850 active and retired teachers under the Teacher Career Law. [^2] Asociación de Maestros legal advisor Edgardo Pabón stated that additional legal actions against the government have not been ruled out to secure the payments. [^4] Education Secretary Eliezer Ramos Parés stated that his department had completed all required payment calculations and was coordinating with the budget office on the disbursement process. [^5]

AMPR sent a formal written request for a payment schedule to the budget office on October 26, and received no response after the requested five day deadline. [^6] Four months have passed since the Governor's June 22 payment announcement, and no public payment timeline has been provided to teachers. [^7] Orlando Rivera Berríos, director of the Office of Management and Budget, stated on August 14 that a full audit of the funds must be completed before requesting authorization from the Fiscal Oversight Board. [^8]

## What this stands on

1. Asociación de Maestros president Víctor Bonilla Sánchez stated on Monday that no response had been received to an October 26 letter requesting a payment schedule for $90.4 million in teacher salary adjustments. (El Nuevo Día, News)
2. Governor Jenniffer González announced on June 22 that $90.4 million had been allocated for back salary adjustments owed to 5850 active and retired teachers under the Teacher Career Law. (El Nuevo Día, News)
3. Asociación de Maestros president Víctor Manuel Bonilla Sánchez stated on Monday that Governor Jenniffer González Colón must fulfill her June 22 promise to pay $90.4 million in retroactive Carrera Magisterial wages to 5,850 teachers. (NotiCel - La verdad como es - Noticias de Puerto Rico - NOTICEL -, News)
4. Asociación de Maestros legal advisor Edgardo Pabón stated that additional legal actions against the government have not been ruled out to secure the payments. (El Nuevo Día, News)
5. Education Secretary Eliezer Ramos Parés stated that his department had completed all required payment calculations and was coordinating with the budget office on the disbursement process. (El Nuevo Día, News)
6. AMPR sent a formal written request for a payment schedule to the budget office on October 26, and received no response after the requested five day deadline. (NotiCel - La verdad como es - Noticias de Puerto Rico - NOTICEL -, News)
7. Four months have passed since the Governor's June 22 payment announcement, and no public payment timeline has been provided to teachers. (NotiCel - La verdad como es - Noticias de Puerto Rico - NOTICEL -, News)
8. Orlando Rivera Berríos, director of the Office of Management and Budget, stated on August 14 that a full audit of the funds must be completed before requesting authorization from the Fiscal Oversight Board. (NotiCel - La verdad como es - Noticias de Puerto Rico - NOTICEL -, News)

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