Date: February 25, 2021

To add a paragraph (1) of Article 8 of Law 209-2003, as amended, known as the Puerto Rico Institute of Statistics Act, to provide that the Board of Directors shall have as part of its duties and powers the authority to adopt the ethical standards applicable to any person who works in the statistical units of government agencies.

To amend Articles 8 and 10 of Law No. 85-2017, as amended, known as the “Law Against Harassment and Intimidation or 'Bullying' of the Government of Puerto Rico” or “Alexander Santiago Martínez Act”; to amend paragraph (i) of Article 9.07 of Law No. 85-2018, as amended, known as the “Puerto Rico Education Reform Act”; add a new paragraph (d); and renumber the current paragraphs (d) to (u) as paragraphs (e) to (v) of Article 5 of Act No. 209-2003, as amended, known as the “Puerto Rico Institute of Statistics Act”, so that the data obtained and submitted in the annual report on the notification of cases of harassment, including “bullying” and cyberbullying, in public and private schools, higher education institutions and universities, are sent simultaneously by the Secretaries of Education and State to the Puerto Rico Institute of Statistics, for statistical interpretation by subject, so that public policies for the prevention and prohibition of harassment can be uniformly implemented; then submit to Secretariats of the House of Representatives and Senate of Puerto Rico; make grammatical and stylistic corrections; and adapt to current legislation.

Date: May 3, 2021

To order the Commissions on Social Welfare and Old Age Affairs; and on Education, Tourism and Culture to conduct an exhaustive investigation into compliance with Laws 136-1996, 80-2002, 181-2014, 78-2018, 173-2018, 174-2018, 174-2018 and 266-2018, by all public agencies of the Government of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. They should also investigate whether the Puerto Rico Statistics Institute, in accordance with its enabling law, Act 209-2003, collects and analyzes data related to the number of people in Puerto Rico who are trained in sign languages.