To amend Article 5 of Law 3-2017, known as the “Act to Address the Economic, Fiscal and Budgetary Crisis to Ensure the Functioning of the Government of Puerto Rico”, in order to guarantee the autonomy of the Puerto Rico Statistics Institute in compliance with Law 209-2003, as amended.

Date: November 20, 2013

To add the new subparagraphs (a) and (q) and renumber the current subparagraphs (a), (b), (c), (d), (f), (g), (h), (i), (i), (j), (k), (l), (m), (n), (o), (p) and (q) as subparagraphs (b), (c), (d), (e), (f), (g), (h), (i), (j), (k), (l), (m), (n), (o), (p), (q) and (s) of Article 1.3; amend Article 2.03; add the new paragraphs (3) and (9) and re-list the current paragraphs (3), (4), (5), (6), (7) and (8), such as paragraphs (4), (5), (6), (7), (8) and (10) of Article 3.11 of Act No. 54 August 15, 1989, as amended, for the purpose of recognizing active empowerment of minors, who are experiencing a manifestation of violence, inequity or intimidation within a couple's relationship, to claim, before the appropriate authorities, an order of protection, without the need to receive the consent of their parent with parental authority, their legal guardian or the appearance of a judicial defender who provides them with legal capacity to claim the remedy that is appropriate in law;...

Date: January 12, 2011

To amend subparagraphs (f) and (m) of Article 5 of Act No. 209 of August 28, 2003, as amended, known as the “Puerto Rico Institute of Statistics Act”, to provide that as part of the annual report that the Institute must submit to the Legislative Assembly and the Governor, in relation to its efforts during the previous year, it will include specific and detailed information on the progress of updating the Inventory of Statistics of the Government of Puerto Rico; and to keep up to date a reliable system of statistics related to school dropout.