To amend Articles 3 and 4 of Act No. 3 of March 13, 1942, as amended, known as the "Working Mothers Protection Act," for the purpose of extending the maternity leave period for private sector employees from eight (8) to twelve (12) weeks, generally distributed as six (6) weeks of prenatal leave and six (6) weeks of postnatal leave, with the possibility of prenatal/postnatal redistribution subject to medical certification; to reaffirm the full payment of the employee's salary during said period; to extend these benefits, equally, to adoptive mothers; and for other related purposes.

Date: February 10, 2015

To add a subparagraph (l) to Article 8 of Law 209? 2003, as amended, known as the “Puerto Rico Institute of Statistics Act”, for the purpose of providing that the Board of Directors shall have as part of its duties and powers the authority to adopt 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; and for other purposes.

Date: August 2, 2023

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.