Explanatory Memorial requested by the Joint Commission for the Continuous Review of the Puerto Rico Criminal Code for the public hearing entitled “Protecting Minors in Digital Environments: Identifying Legal Gaps in the Puerto Rico Criminal Code Regarding Grooming in Preparatory Stages, Cyberbullying as an Autonomous Crime and Sextortion of Minors

Date: August 8, 2022

To order the Committee on Women's Affairs of the Senate of Puerto Rico to conduct research on living conditions, employment and health services; the methodology and collection of statistics by the Government, to examine the processes for updating and reliability of statistics, services for Afro-descendant and immigrant women residing in Puerto Rico, and government efforts for the protection and security of Afro-descendant and immigrant women in Puerto Rico.

Date: May 6, 2022

To create the 'Community Capital Program', attached to the Department of Economic Development and Commerce (DDEC), to provide small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and local investors with the training, support and tools necessary to take advantage of the Jumpstart Our Business Startups (JOBS) Act and the corresponding regulations issued by the Securities and Exchange Commission, known as Regulation CF, which make available to SMEs another alternative for raising capital, known as crowdfunding or equity crowdfunding; define the responsibilities of the Secretariat of Economic Development and Trade for the Program; provide for the submission of an Annual Report on the Program's performance; and for other related purposes.