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: December 13, 2021

To order the Department of the Family, the Puerto Rico Statistics Institute and the Puerto Rico Police Bureau to provide all available statistics on the incidence of child abuse and exploitation in Puerto Rico from March 1, 2020, the month in which the closure and curfew began due to COVID-19, until March 31, 2021; provide the plan of action to address and combat child abuse and exploitation; and for other related purposes.

Date: February 24, 2020

To order the Committee on Economic Development, Planning, Telecommunications, Public-Private Partnerships and Energy of the Puerto Rico House of Representatives to conduct ongoing research on the strategies and recommendations contained in the report entitled “Progress of Initiatives Aimed at Reversing the Trend of Population Reduction in Puerto Rico”, submitted to the House of Representatives on August 13, 2019, as amended; and for other related purposes.