{"data":{"id":"us-va/va.-code-51.5-109","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"Va. Code § 51.5-109","heading":"Director; appointment; compensation; qualifications","body":"The Governor shall appoint a Director of the Department who shall serve at the pleasure of the Governor and shall be paid such compensation as the Governor may fix.The Director may be either a person who is deaf or hard-of-hearing or one with normal hearing, but shall be a trained professional who is experienced in problems of the deaf and hard-of-hearing and skilled in the use of manual communication, commonly referred to as sign language.1972, c. 543, § 63.1-85.2; 1978, c. 603; 1983, c. 440; 1984, c. 670; 2002, c. 747.","path":["Title 51.5. PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES","Chapter 13. DEPARTMENT FOR THE DEAF AND HARD-OF-HEARING"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/51.5-109/","current_through":"9/4/2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:17:09Z","sha256":"ec6e0273440579b2cf500eadd6cef6e97be49e94866d736fc2f944b9a0286e8c","source_id":"us-va","stale":true,"prev":"us-va/va.-code-51.5-108","next":"us-va/va.-code-51.5-110"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}