State and Consumer Services
1110 Department of Consumer Affairs, Boards

The Department of Consumer Affairs is responsible for promoting and protecting the interests of millions of California consumers by serving as a guardian and advocate for their health, safety, and economic well-being and by promoting legal and ethical standards of professional conduct. The Department helps to promote good business practices and to ensure that California's consumers receive quality services by establishing minimal competency standards for more than 230 professions involving approximately 2.3 million professionals. The Department is also an important advocate on consumer and business issues. More.....

PROGRAMS Back to Top
The following table presents total proposed budget year positions and expenditures for each budgeted program area. These expenditures include all funding sources that support the state agency's programs.
Code Program
 Proposed
2007-08*
Positions
Dollars
03
 California Board of Accountancy
84.5
$12,252
06
 California Architects Board
23.5
4,196
09
 State Athletic Commission
14.2
2,134
18
 Board of Behavioral Science
31.3
5,675
22
 Board of Barbering and Cosmetology
86.4
17,577
30
 Contractors' State License Board
406.6
56,750
36
 Dental Board of California
63.5
12,759
51
 Board for Geologists and Geophysicists
9.6
1,279
54
 State Board of Guide Dogs for the Blind
1.3
162
55
 Medical Board of California
259.4
51,896
56
 Acupuncture Board
9.4
2,652
58
 Physical Therapy Board
10.8
2,436
59
 Physician Assistant Committee
4.4
1,182
61
 California Board of Podiatric Medicine
5.1
1,341
62
 Board of Psychology
12.7
3,401
64
 Respiratory Care Board
16.2
2,871
65
 Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology Board
5.0
918
67
 California Board of Occupational Therapy
6.5
1,033
69
 State Board of Optometry
6.8
1,195
70
 Osteopathic Medical Board of California
4.5
1,268
72
 California State Board of Pharmacy
50.5
9,634
75
 Board for Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors
53.0
9,105
78
 Board of Registered Nursing
93.9
23,865
81
 Court Reporters Board of California
4.5
1,161
84
 Structural Pest Control Board
28.3
4,596
90
 Veterinary Medical Board
10.0
2,247
91
 Board of Vocational Nursing and Psychiatric Technicians of the State of California
48.5
8,495
Totals, Positions and Expenditures (excluding Infrastructure)
1,350.4
$242,080
 
 Infrastructure Expenditures
-
-
Totals, Positions and All Expenditures
1,350.4
$242,080

Refer to the Program Descriptions for a description of programs operated by this state agency.

Refer to the 3-Yr Expenditures & Positions for expenditures, positions, and funding detail.
PRINTABLE BUDGET DOCUMENTS Back to Top
The following identifies budget documents for this state agency that are available in a printable (pdf) format.

Entire Department of Consumer Affairs, Boards Budget (pdf * - 122K) in pdf format.
This document provides a printable format (pdf) of all budget information for this state agency. Note: Along with other information, this document includes the documents listed below.

 Fund Condition Statements ONLY (pdf * - 60K)
This document provides a printable format (pdf) of only the fund condition statements for each fund administered by this state agency.

 Detail of Appropriations and Adjustments ONLY (pdf * - 19K)
This document provides a printable format (pdf) of only the detail of appropriations and adjustments for this state agency.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION Back to Top
Legal Citations and Authority
Includes the legal citations (state statutes, federal statutes, and court orders) for operation of department programs and activities.