The State and Consumer Services Agency oversees the departments of Consumer Affairs, Fair Employment and Housing, and General Services. The Agency also oversees the California Science Center, the California African American Museum, the Seismic Safety Commission, the Fair Employment and Housing Commission, the Franchise Tax Board, the California Building Standards Commission, the State Personnel Board, the California Public Employees' Retirement System, the California State Teachers' Retirement System, the Victim Compensation and Government Claims Board, the Office of Privacy Protection, and the Office of the Insurance Advisor.

The entities under the State and Consumer Services Agency are responsible for civil rights enforcement, consumer protection and the licensing of 2.5 million Californians in more than 240 different professions. Agency entities provide oversight and guidance for the procurement of more than $8.9 billion worth of goods and services; the management and development of state real estate; operation oversight of two state employee pension funds; collection of state taxes; hiring of state employees; adoption of state building standards; and the administration of two state museums. In addition, the Secretary for State and Consumer Services Agency is the Chair of the California Building Standards Commission and the Victim Compensation and Government Claims Board, and operates the Office of Privacy Protection.