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This law was first created in 2023. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapters 624<\/a> and 625<\/a> of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. It has been modified 1 time. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. That modification is as follows: in 2024, chapter 507<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":173569,"object_type":"law","relational_id":63796,"identifier":"2.2-2035","token":"2.2\/I\/C\/20.2\/1\/2.2-2035","url":"\/2.2-2035\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/2.2-2035\/","token":"2.2\/I\/C\/20.2\/1\/2.2-2035","dublin_core":{"Title":"Department of Workforce Development and Advancement; creation; appointment of Commissioner","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 2.2-2035","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> There is hereby created in the executive branch the Department<\/span> of Workforce Development and Advancement. The Department<\/span> shall be headed by the Commissioner<\/span> of the Department<\/span> of Workforce Development and Advancement who shall be appointed by the Governor, subject to confirmation by the General Assembly, to serve at the pleasure of the Governor. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

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