State and Consumer Services
Program Enhancements and Other Budget Adjustments

Despite the need for significant General Fund reductions to ensure a balanced budget, the Governor's Budget includes these major program enhancements:


DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS
  • The Governor's Budget proposes $1.3 million various special funds for a public education pilot program regarding the risks of conducting business with unlicensed practitioners and service providers.
  • The Governor's Budget continues $919,000 Contractors' License Fund and 10.4 positions to support the Contractors' State Licensing Board's (CSLB) participation in the Economic and Employment Enforcement (Triple E) Coalition.
  • The Governor's Budget also provides $758,000 Contractors' License Fund and 6.6 positions to establish a Statewide Investigative Fraud Team in the Central Valley. This program expansion is needed to better address complaints that originate in the 16 counties that comprise the Central Valley region. These complaints represent approximately 12 percent of the total complaints received by the CSLB.

FRANCHISE TAX BOARD
  • The Governor's Budget proposes $6.4 million for 65.1 new revenue-generating positions. The positions will generate $22 million in General Fund revenues in 2008-09, increasing to $39 million in 2009-10. The positions will concentrate on filers who fraudulently claim tax refunds or credits, and will also address workload growth in the Audit Program.
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CHAPTER HIGHLIGHTS for State and Consumer Services Back to Top

 Proposed Workload Budget
 Proposed Budget-Balancing Reductions
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Proposed Budget Detail - State and Consumer Services
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