To amend Article 2 and add Articles 5-A and 5-B to Act No. 97-2000, as amended, known as the “Puerto Rico Vocational Rehabilitation Act”, for the purpose of empowering the Vocational Rehabilitation Administration to review and update transportation subsidy tables for students participating in its programs; establish a periodic review mechanism and interagency agreements; and for other related purposes.

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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.

Date: September 23, 2014

To create a State Register of Services for Older Adults; establish who will be registered in it, their duties and obligations; provide for the availability of information and notification to the community; empower the Office of the Attorney for the Elderly to adopt the necessary regulations; allocate funds necessary for the implementation of the Registry; and for other purposes.