Date: September 24, 2014

To create the “Freedom of Knowledge Act”, in order to declare the public nature of any study, the product of research funded with public, state or federal funds for the purpose of expanding the public policy of transparency based on access to public and reliable information and statistics; to guarantee access to the general public to any study resulting from research funded with public, state or federal funds; to establish responsibilities, exceptions, penalties and mandatory procedures and delegate the guarantees of this Act to the Puerto Rico Institute of Statistics.

Date: February 6, 2017

To add a new Article 20 of Act No. 209-2003, as amended, known as the Puerto Rico Institute of Statistics Act, for the purpose of providing by law the Academies and Workshops Program of the Institute of Statistics of Puerto Rico; establishing a certification system for continuing education as a requirement for occupying and remaining in a position or position, or offering external consulting or advice, with the responsibility of collaborating or collecting data or developing statistical products in the statistical units of governmental bodies; correct a technical error in paragraph (i) of Article 5 of the said Act; renumber subsequent articles; and for other purposes.

Date: June 5, 2025

To amend Article 2.01 of Law 122-2017, as amended, known as the “New Government of Puerto Rico Act”, to include the Puerto Rico Statistics Institute among the entities exempt from the provisions of this Act; and for other related purposes.