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 240 classifications involving approximately 2.5 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 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
2011-12*
Personnel
Years
Dollars
03 California Board of Accountancy
85.8
$11,452
06 California Architects Board
30.1
4,760
09 State Athletic Commission
13.7
2,613
18 Board of Behavioral Science
43.4
7,898
22 Board of Barbering and Cosmetology
95.1
18,291
30 Contractors' State License Board
402.1
59,979
36 Dental Board of California
75.1
13,496
47 Dental Hygiene Committee
6.7
1,358
51 Board for Geologists and Geophysicists
-
-
54 State Board of Guide Dogs for the Blind
1.5
187
55 Medical Board of California
276.7
55,843
56 Acupuncture Board
8.0
2,603
58 Physical Therapy Board
16.4
3,290
59 Physician Assistant Committee
4.8
1,418
61 California Board of Podiatric Medicine
4.6
1,381
62 Board of Psychology
18.3
4,335
64 Respiratory Care Board
16.1
3,138
65 Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology and Hearing Aid Dispensers Board
8.2
1,615
67 California Board of Occupational Therapy
10.2
1,473
69 State Board of Optometry
11.1
1,574
70 Osteopathic Medical Board of California
11.7
2,045
71 Naturopathic Medicine Committee
0.9
141
72 California State Board of Pharmacy
80.0
14,448
75 Board for Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors
65.6
10,774
78 Board of Registered Nursing
135.6
29,242
81 Court Reporters Board of California
4.3
1,114
84 Structural Pest Control Board
-
-
90 Veterinary Medical Board
12.0
2,757
91 Board of Vocational Nursing and Psychiatric Technicians of the State of California
73.3
14,237
Totals, Personnel Years and Expenditures (excluding Infrastructure)
1,511.3
$271,462
 
 Infrastructure Expenditures
-
-
Totals, Personnel Years and All Expenditures
1,511.3
$271,462

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 * - 123K) 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 * - 24K)
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.