Date: November 2, 2022

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 to determine; provide for the power of the Board of Directors of the Institute to approve the acquisition of equipment, materials and services whose value exceeds 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; clarify the obligations of government agencies regarding the submission of statistical information to the Institute; to 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 external consulting or advice; ordering the Institute to prepare the forms necessary for notification by government agencies, and for other related purposes.

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Date: June 6, 2023R. C. del S. 377: To order the Puerto Rico Department of Economic Development and Commerce to create a plan for the economic development of the Western Region of Puerto Rico, in order to encourage economic development, attract investors to the area, the rehabilitation of abandoned buildings, attract income to municipalities, increase employment and establish a sustainable economic landscape that improves the quality of life of residents of the Western zone.

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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