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 21, 2023 R. del S. 716: To conduct research on the current public policy of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico related to identifying and quantifying the existing population of patients diagnosed with some type of dementia, the accessibility and quantity of public and private services necessary to care for and treat them, as well as compliance with all laws and regulations that cover this population; and for other related purposes.

To amend Articles 8 and 10 of Law No. 85-2017, as amended, known as the “Law Against Harassment and Intimidation or 'Bullying' of the Government of Puerto Rico” or “Alexander Santiago Martínez Act”; to amend paragraph (i) of Article 9.07 of Law No. 85-2018, as amended, known as the “Puerto Rico Education Reform Act”; add a new paragraph (d); and renumber the current paragraphs (d) to (u) as paragraphs (e) to (v) of Article 5 of Act No. 209-2003, as amended, known as the “Puerto Rico Institute of Statistics Act”, so that the data obtained and submitted in the annual report on the notification of cases of harassment, including “bullying” and cyberbullying, in public and private schools, higher education institutions and universities, are sent simultaneously by the Secretaries of Education and State to the Puerto Rico Institute of Statistics, for statistical interpretation by subject, so that public policies for the prevention and prohibition of harassment can be uniformly implemented; then submit to Secretariats of the House of Representatives and Senate of Puerto Rico; make grammatical and stylistic corrections; and adapt to current legislation.