{"data":{"id":"us-ca/wic-4005","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"WIC § 4005","heading":"","body":"With the consent of the Senate, the Governor shall appoint, to serve at his or her pleasure, the Director of State Hospitals. He or she shall have the powers of a head of a department pursuant to Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 11150), Part 1, Division 3, Title 2 of the Government Code, and shall receive the salary provided for by Chapter 6 (commencing with Section 11550), Part 1, Division 3, Title 2 of the Government Code.\nUpon recommendation of the director, the Governor may appoint a chief deputy director of the department who shall hold office at the pleasure of the Governor. The salary of the chief deputy director shall be fixed in accordance with law.","path":["Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC","DIVISION 4. MENTAL HEALTH [4000. - 4390.]","PART 1. GENERAL ADMINISTRATION, POWERS AND DUTIES OF THE DEPARTMENT [4000. - 4098.5.]","CHAPTER 1. General [4000. - 4027.]"],"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":"8817b4328f79bb8bbdd4908c6e2405a575b1c3c4b5638900ae75a5b86ee2e191","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/wic-4004","next":"us-ca/wic-4005.1"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}