P.R. Laws tit. 1, § 573
(a) The “Raúl Juliá Theatrical Arts Scholarship” is hereby created, to be conferred to a student who excels in the field of theatrical arts and who has also distinguished him/herself in community service, and who wishes to pursue studies in drama outside of Puerto Rico.
(b) The Award shall be conferred yearly and shall consist of a scholarship in the sum of fifteen thousand dollars ($15,000).
(c) The Speaker of the House of Representatives of Puerto Rico shall designate a Nomination Committee, constituted by five (5) persons who are directly involved in the field of scenic arts, including at least one (1) member of the faculty of the Drama Department of the University of Puerto Rico, and the Director of the Institute of Puerto Rican Culture’s Theatrical Program.
(d) The Nominating Committee shall have the task of selecting the student who shall receive the Raúl Juliá Theatrical Arts Scholarship no later than the third week of May of each year. The House of Representatives shall establish through regulations all other details concerning the granting of the award. Said regulations shall require specific provisions for the publication and disclosure to the general public and the artistic and teaching communities of the notice of nominations and the results of the awards ceremony. In order to ensure its continuity, after the election and swearing in of the House of Representatives upon general elections, the regulation previously in force shall continue in effect until the incoming House of Representatives takes the corresponding actions.
(e) The Award shall be conferred in cash or in any other manner established through regulations.
(f) The House of Representatives of Puerto Rico shall annually set aside the sum of fifteen thousand dollars ($15,000) from its General Budget for the granting of the Award. Provided, That said sum shall be integrally transferred to defray expenses related to the studies of the award-winning student. The administrative, publicity, and disclosure costs of this award shall not be deducted from the prize, but rather from the publicity budget of the House of Representatives. If in any year, the award is declared vacant for any reason whatsoever, the funds shall be reserved for the award ceremony of the next year.
History —May 15, 1996, No. 36, §§ 1—6; Jan. 23, 2006, No. 21, §§ 1—3.