Date: April 17, 2015

To add new paragraphs (o) and (p), and to redesignate the current paragraphs (o), (p), (q) and (r), such as paragraphs (q), (r), (s) and (t), respectively, of Article 5 of Law 209? 2003, as amended, known as the “Puerto Rico Institute of Statistics Act”, for the purpose of giving the said governmental entity the responsibility to promote the full inclusion of Puerto Rico in all international statistical programs, through bilateral and multilateral cooperation agreements in statistical matters with other organizations, countries or regions, in order to have measurement mechanisms to compare the development of the Island with the rest of the countries of the world; and to temper the provisions of this Act with the provisions of paragraph (j) of Article 4 of Act No. 77 of June 19, 1979, as amended, known as the “Puerto Rico Administration of Federal Affairs Act”.

Date: March 18, 2024

To amend Article 2; add Article 2A; amend Article 3; add an Article 3A; amend Article 4; add Articles 4A, 4B, 4C, 4D and 4E; amend Article 5; add Articles 5A, 5B and 5C; amend Articles 6, 7, 8 and 9; and add Articles 9A, 9B and 11A to Law 141-2019, as amended, known as the “Transparency and Expedited Procedure for Access to Public Information Act”; and repeal Act 141-2019, as amended, known as the “Transparency and Expedited Procedure for Access to Public Information Act”; and to repeal Act 141-2019 122-2019, known as the “Open Data Act of the Government of Puerto Rico”, in order to incorporate definitions into the referred to Law 141-2019; reduce exceptions for the denial of public information in the face of confidentiality claims that may be raised by governmental entities; establish that the Puerto Rico Institute of Statistics will be the entity responsible for implementing the public policy for access to public information; creating the position and duties of the Coordinator of Access to Public Information of the Government of Puerto Rico; assigning new functions to Information Officers, and that one of these be the head of the entity's statistics unit governmental; shorten the terms for Information Officers to deliver public information requested by citizens; amend the review appeal; impose administrative sanctions; allocate funds; and for other purposes.

Date: May 30, 2012

Budget Request from the Puerto Rico Institute of Statistics for Fiscal Year 2012-13