Date: April 17, 2015

To add new paragraphs (o) and (p), and to redesignate the current paragraphs (o), (p), (q) and (r), such as paragraphs (q), (r), (s) and (t), respectively, of Article 5 of Law 209? 2003, as amended, known as the “Puerto Rico Institute of Statistics Act”, for the purpose of giving the said governmental entity the responsibility to promote the full inclusion of Puerto Rico in all international statistical programs, through bilateral and multilateral cooperation agreements in statistical matters with other organizations, countries or regions, in order to have measurement mechanisms to compare the development of the Island with the rest of the countries of the world; and to temper the provisions of this Act with the provisions of paragraph (j) of Article 4 of Act No. 77 of June 19, 1979, as amended, known as the “Puerto Rico Administration of Federal Affairs Act”.

Date: June 5, 2013

To order the Commission on Social Welfare and for the Eradication of Poverty, of the House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, to conduct a comprehensive investigation into the collection and methodology used by the agencies of the Executive Branch, in particular, the Department of Health and the Department of the Family, in relation to child abuse statistics in Puerto Rico; to examine the methods of updating and reliability of the statistics collected; to examine the development of reliable processes of child abuse complaints; identify resources and/or alternatives to establish and/or improve a uniform and coordinated system for collecting statistics on child abuse; and for other 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.