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From the effective date of this act, the Institute of Puerto Rican Culture shall have a Board of Directors composed of nine (9) members, eight (8) of [whom] shall be appointed by the Governor with the advice and consent of the Senate. The ninth member of the Board of Directors shall be the Chairman of the Musical Arts Corporation with full right to voice and vote. The members appointed shall be persons of recognized competence and knowledge of Puerto Rican cultural values and shall be outstanding in their appreciation thereof. Three (3) of the eight (8) members shall be appointed directly by the Governor from among persons of recognized interest and knowledge of Puerto Rican cultural values; three (3) may be selected, upon prior recommendation, from among twelve (12) candidates proposed by the Board of Directors of the following institutions: (a) Ateneo Puertorriqueño, three (3) candidates; (b) Academia Puertorriqueña de la Lengua Española, three (3) candidates; (c) Academia Puertorriqueña de la Historia, three (3) candidates, and (d) Academia de Artes y Ciencias, three (3) candidates.

(b) Academia Puertorriqueña de la Lengua Española, three (3) candidates; (c) Academia Puertorriqueña de la Historia, three (3) candidates, and (d) Academia de Artes y Ciencias, three (3) candidates. The Governor shall appoint two (2) additional members representing the Cultural Centers of the Island, attached to the Institute. One of these shall be a youth eighteen (18) to thirty (30) years of age and his/her appointment shall be for a four (4) -year term. One (1) of the eight (8) members appointed as Directors shall be designated as Chairman of the Board by the Governor. Five (5) of the directors shall be appointed for a term of four (4) years and four (4) shall be appointed for a term of three (3) years. When the term of the first eight (8) members expires, successive appointments shall be made for a term of four (4) years each and until their successors are appointed and take office. In case a vacancy should occur, the Governor shall make a new appointment for the unexpired term of the person who caused it, subject to the provisions of this section that apply to said appointment. The directors shall not receive a salary, but shall receive per diems of fifty dollars ($50) for

of the person who caused it, subject to the provisions of this section that apply to said appointment. The directors shall not receive a salary, but shall receive per diems of fifty dollars ($50) for each meeting they attend. They shall also be entitled to reimbursement of traveling expenses authorized by the Board. Five (5) directors shall constitute a quorum for the holding of meetings. The meeting to organize the Board shall be called by the Governor. Subsequent meetings shall be held according to the bylaws approved to such effects by the Board of Directors.\nHistory —June 21, 1955, No. 89, p. 374, § 2; July 23, 1974, No. 148, Part 1, p. 683; July 31, 1985, No. 5, p. 796, § 2; Oct. 4, 2007, No. 141, § 1.