{"data":{"id":"us-ca/gov-11153","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"GOV § 11153","heading":"","body":"Except as otherwise provided by law, each division of a department shall be in charge of a chief who shall be appointed by the head of the department and receive such compensation as is fixed according to law. When a new division is created and a new chief appointed the salary of the chief shall be fixed by the Governor until fixed by the Legislature and shall not exceed the compensation paid for like services.","path":["Government Code - GOV","TITLE 2. GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA [8000. - 22980.]","DIVISION 3. EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT [11000. - 15990.3.]","PART 1. STATE DEPARTMENTS AND AGENCIES [11000. - 11908.]","CHAPTER 2. State Departments [11150. - 11201.]","ARTICLE 1. General [11150. - 11162.]"],"source_url":"https://downloads.leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/pubinfo_2025.zip","current_through":"2026-09-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T05:56:33Z","sha256":"112a57eb5689c828c3957ab9d28b8b314b8c443334a4b493a0a1607cc9083eb9","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/gov-11152.5","next":"us-ca/gov-11154"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}