Government Code section 15561

The secretary and any other officer or employee within the agency designated in writing by the secretary shall have the power of a head of a department pursuant to Article 2 (commencing with Section 11180) of Chapter 2 of Part 1.

Source: Section 15561, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=GOV§ionNum=15561. (updated Jan. 1, 2003; accessed Jul. 28, 2025).

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/government_code_section_15561

Original Source: Section 15561, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=GOV§ionNum=15561. (last accessed May 12, 2025).