P.R. Laws tit. 18, § 1165d
The Board of Directors of the Musical Arts Corporation is hereby created with the purpose of establishing, directing, supervising and carrying out all the programs whose objectives are closely related to musical culture and musical arts and stagecraft, pursuant to the faculties and powers conferred by this subchapter. The Board members shall be of legal age, residents of Puerto Rico and committed to comply with the principles and purposes of this subchapter. The Board shall be composed of seven (7) members appointed by the Governor, with the advice and consent of the Senate of Puerto Rico. Three (3) of the members shall be persons who are knowledgeable in the field of musical arts, three (3) shall have administrative experience and the remaining member shall be the Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Institute of Puerto Rican Culture, who shall have voice and vote.
The members with experience in the field of musical arts may be selected by the Governor from twelve (12) candidates recommended by the Faculty of the Conservatory of Music, the musicians who make up the Symphony Orchestra, the Faculty of the Department of Music of the University of Puerto Rico and of the Free Schools of Music. Provided, That each of these institutions may only recommend three (3) candidates. The Governor shall designate the Chairman of the Board who, in turn, may designate a Vice Chairman from among its members. The presence of four (4) members of the Board shall constitute a quorum and the decisions shall be made by an absolute majority of all its members. The Board shall meet at least once every two (2) months in regular meetings, and may meet as many times as it deems pertinent by summons of its Chairman.
After the approval of this act, the members of the Board of Directors shall be appointed as follows: three (3) of the directors shall be appointed for a term of four (4) years, and four (4) for a term of three (3) years. Once these first terms have ended, the Governor shall appoint the members of the Board of Directors for a term of four (4) years each with the advice and consent of the Senate of Puerto Rico. The directors shall perform their duties until their terms expire and their successors take office. If other vacancies arise, the Governor shall appoint substitutes who will perform their duties for the unexpired term of the member who was originally appointed.
If the office of Chairman were to be vacated or in his absence or temporary disability the Vice Chairman shall assume the Chairman’s functions until the absence or temporary disability has ceased, or until the Governor has appointed a person to fill the vacancy.
History —July 31, 1985, No. 4, p. 787, § 5; Nov. 29, 1990, No. 12, p. 1460.