Date: October 17, 2023

To order the Development Commissions of the Southeast Region; and the Special Committee for the Eradication of Poverty of the Senate of Puerto Rico to conduct research on the impact of poverty on child development in the municipalities of Aibonito; Arroyo; Barranquitas; Cayey; Cidra; Coamo; Comerío; Corozal; Guayama; Juana Díaz; Naranjito; Orocovis; Salinas; Santa Isabel and Villalba, in order to identify strategies to address the socio-economic reality experienced by thousands of children; and to evaluate the results of programs and initiatives established by the Government to combat and eradicate poverty.

Date: October 15, 2014

To amend Article 6 of Law 209? 2003, as amended, in order to provide that the Institute of Statistics of Puerto Rico may request, accept and receive donations, and to set and collect reasonable fees for obtaining the information and studies that originate, analyze or disclose by the Institute; that the sums collected for this purpose will be entered into a special account called “Special Fund of the Institute of Statistics of Puerto Rico”, which may be used to defray the operating and operating expenses of the Institute and the statistical activities that the Institute determine; amend Article 8 of the above-mentioned Act No. 209? 2003, to establish that the Board of Directors of the Institute has the power to approve the acquisition of equipment, materials and services whose value exceeds one hundred thousand ($100,000) dollars; and to amend Article 11 of the aforementioned Law 209? 2003, for...

To amend Articles 2, 3 and 4 of the Act. No. 134 of June 28, 1969, as amended, known as the “Puerto Rico Explosives Act” for the purpose of expanding the definition of the term “explosive or explosives”; establishing as a mandatory requirement the approval of a management and use course for the application and granting of permits; renumbering paragraphs; and for other related purposes.