State and Consumer Services
1110 Department of Consumer Affairs, Boards

The Department of Consumer Affairs (DCA) 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 255 professions involving approximately 2.4 million professionals. The Department is also an important advocate on consumer and business issues. More.....

MAJOR PROGRAM CHANGES Back to Top
  • Consumer Protection Enforcement Initiative-An increase of $12.8 million and 101.6 positions to enhance the Department of Consumer Affairs' enforcement and oversight of licensees in health related professions and to improve consumer protection.
PROGRAMS Back to Top
The following table presents total proposed budget year personnel years and expenditures for each budgeted program area. These expenditures include all funding sources that support the state agency's programs.
Code Program
 Proposed
2010-11*
Personnel
Years
Dollars
03 California Board of Accountancy
85.5
$12,746
06 California Architects Board
30.1
4,875
09 State Athletic Commission
15.1
2,180
18 Board of Behavioral Science
47.0
8,687
22 Board of Barbering and Cosmetology
98.7
18,302
30 Contractors' State License Board
413.6
60,864
36 Dental Board of California
71.6
13,267
47 Dental Hygiene Committee
6.7
1,296
51 Board for Geologists and Geophysicists
-
-
54 State Board of Guide Dogs for the Blind
1.5
190
55 Medical Board of California
282.2
55,052
56 Acupuncture Board
8.4
2,637
58 Physical Therapy Board
16.0
3,044
59 Physician Assistant Committee
4.8
1,425
61 California Board of Podiatric Medicine
5.1
1,402
62 Board of Psychology
15.3
4,000
64 Respiratory Care Board
16.5
3,150
65 Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology and Hearing Aid Dispensers Board
8.8
1,950
67 California Board of Occupational Therapy
10.5
1,492
69 State Board of Optometry
11.4
1,723
70 Osteopathic Medical Board of California
11.6
1,988
71 Naturopathic Medicine Committee
1.0
138
72 California State Board of Pharmacy
75.4
13,721
75 Board for Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors
56.7
10,384
78 Board of Registered Nursing
131.9
29,889
81 Court Reporters Board of California
4.5
1,125
84 Structural Pest Control Board
-
-
90 Veterinary Medical Board
13.1
2,744
91 Board of Vocational Nursing and Psychiatric Technicians of the State of California
78.6
15,500
Totals, Personnel Years and Expenditures (excluding Infrastructure)
1,521.6
$273,771
 
 Infrastructure Expenditures
-
-
Totals, Personnel Years and All Expenditures
1,521.6
$273,771

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

Refer to the 3-Yr Expenditures & Personnel Years for expenditures, personnel years, 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 * - 131K) 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 * - 61K)
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 * - 21K)
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.