Date: February 10, 2015

To amend Article 5 of Law 209? 2003, as amended, known as the “Puerto Rico Institute of Statistics Act”, for the purpose of empowering the Institute to develop continuing education initiatives to promote knowledge in the field of data collection and statistics systems, and the public policy established in said law, and to coordinate this initiative with other public and private institutions, including universities in and outside Puerto Rico, the Office of Government Ethics, the Office of the Comptroller, the Federation and Association of Mayors, and for other purposes.

To create the “Act on Incentives for Hiring People with Functional Diversity in the Private Sector” and to establish a system of tiered tax incentives to promote the hiring, retention and development of people with functional diversity in the private sector, as well as to promote accessible and inclusive work environments in compliance with the public policy of the Government of Puerto Rico on equity and labor inclusion.

To order the Committee on Education, Art and Culture of the House of Representatives of Puerto Rico to conduct an investigation into the level of compliance of the Puerto Rico Department of Education with the provisions of Law 165-2011, with regard to School Dropout Reports.