{"data":{"id":"us-va/va.-code-54.1-301","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"Va. Code § 54.1-301","heading":"Department continued; appointment of Director","body":"The Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation within the executive branch is hereby continued. The Department shall be headed by a Director who shall be appointed by the Governor, subject to confirmation by the General Assembly, to serve at the pleasure of the Governor for a term coincident with that of the Governor.1979, c. 408, § 54-1.30; 1984, c. 720; 1988, c. 765; 1993, c. 499.","path":["Title 54.1. PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS","Subtitle II. PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS REGULATED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL REGULATION AND BOARDS WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT","Chapter 3. DEPARTMENT OF PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL REGULATION"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/54.1-301/","current_through":"9/4/2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:17:24Z","sha256":"0d504e6abf4b9d12babe99c893053ce99d0aec18a376ad9d531f5fa0e48e2aad","source_id":"us-va","stale":true,"prev":"us-va/va.-code-54.1-300","next":"us-va/va.-code-54.1-302"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}