Date: June 12, 2023 P. de la C. 1750: To create the “Law to Establish the New Teaching Model by Creating Citizens” as an alternative educational methodology in schools of the Department of Education; to establish its purpose and public policy; to establish the guidelines of the teaching methodology; to structure the metrics and evaluation instruments; to authorize an extended schedule and expand the academic offer from the maternal period; to enable a novel extracurricular program adapted to the 21st century; to authorize a register of affiliated entities and design a permanent collaborative agreement; create the “Auxiliary Secretariat for Creating Citizens”; state its purpose, functions, duties and responsibilities; establish the responsibilities of teaching staff under this doctrinal reformulation; lay the foundations for their financial autonomy and provide direct access to municipal, state and federal funds; recognize the power to adopt regulations; amend Articles 2.01, 2.04, 2.05 and 7.01 of Law 85-2018, as amended, known as the “Puerto Rico Educational Reform Act”; add a new paragraph E to Section 1033.10 (a) (1), and add a new paragraph (v) to Section 1033.15 (a) (3) (B) of Law 1-2011, as amended, known as the “Internal Revenue Code for a New Puerto Rico”, in order to establish tax credits for companies that provide economic or human resources to this new academic model and allow a deduction by donation or contribution for incidental expenses for contributions made through a collaborative agreement with the schools participating in the “Creating Citizens” teaching model; and For others related purposes.

To amend Articles 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 11, 13 and 21, add a new Article 22 and renumber Article 22 as Article 23 of Law 209-2003, as amended, known as the “Puerto Rico Institute of Statistics Act”, for the purpose of making technical amendments; providing that the Institute of Statistics of Puerto Rico may request, accept and receive donations; establish that the sums collected by this concept may be used to defray the operating and operating expenses of the Institute and the statistical activities that the Institute determines; provide for the power of the Board of Directors of the Institute to approve the acquisition of equipment, materials and services whose value exceeds the amount of one hundred thousand ($100,000) dollars; 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 or who advises, intervenes or collaborates with the Statistical Production Service of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico; constitute a work unit and allocate the necessary resources to, at the request of any person, private entity or government agency, or the Judicial Branch, to provide compensated services; clarify the obligations of government agencies regarding the sending of statistical information to the Institute; provide that the Governor will include in the model budget the calculations for the current expenses of that Institute, without reviewing them, to guarantee its fiscal stability; create the Program of Academies and Workshops of the Institute of Statistics of Puerto Rico; establish a certification system for continuing education as a requirement for occupying and remaining in a position or position, or offering outside consulting or advice; ordering the Institute to prepare the necessary forms for notification by government bodies, and for other related purposes.

Date: December 22, 2023

To amend Article 3 of Law 209-2003, as amended, known as the “Puerto Rico Statistics Institute Act” to provide that the Office of the Comptroller shall establish at its discretion the frequency of audits of the accounts and operations of the Puerto Rico Statistics Institute.