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It has been modified 5 times. 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. Those modifications are as follows: in 1968, chapter 477; in 1976, chapter 671; in 1980, chapter 582; in 2005, chapter <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?051+ful+CHAP0716\">716<\/a>; in 2012, chapters <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?121+ful+CHAP0476\">476<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?121+ful+CHAP0507\">507<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":1436731,"object_type":"law","relational_id":360915,"identifier":"37.2-303","token":"37.2\/I\/3\/1\/37.2-303","url":"\/37.2-303\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/37.2-303\/","token":"37.2\/I\/3\/1\/37.2-303","dublin_core":{"Title":"Qualifications of Commissioner","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 37.2-303","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section><p>The <span class=\"dictionary\">Commissioner<\/span> shall be a person of proven executive and administrative ability and shall have had appropriate education and substantial experience in the fields of mental health, developmental, or <span class=\"dictionary\">substance abuse<\/span> services.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nQUALIFICATIONS OF COMMISSIONER (\u00a7 37.2-303)\n\nThe Commissioner shall be a person of proven executive and administrative\nability and shall have had appropriate education and substantial experience in\nthe fields of mental health, developmental, or substance abuse services.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 37-56; 1968, c. 477, \u00a7 37.1-42; 1976, c. 671; 1980, c.\n582; 2005, c. 716; 2012, cc. 476, 507.","edition":{"id":2,"name":"2026","slug":"2026","date_created":"2026-07-16 18:40:23","date_modified":"2026-08-02 15:14:36","current":1,"order_by":2,"last_import":"2026-08-02 12:37:30"}}