Date: December 3, 2019

To order the Puerto Rico Statistics Institute to carry out a formal census, with all the necessary research and scientific guidelines to help clarify the number of deaf people in the country, as well as their peculiarities and language used to communicate.

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: September 1, 2021

To order the Committee on Women's Affairs of the Senate of Puerto Rico to conduct research and analysis on the stigma, discrimination and invisibility of adult women over sixty years of age in Puerto Rico and how the intersection of ageism and sexism affects their well-being, rights, and opportunities in the emotional, social, family, legal, financial and health spheres, as well as the services available by government agencies and non-profit and private entities.