Business, Consumer Services, Housing
1110 Department of Consumer Affairs, Boards

The Department of Consumer Affairs (Department) 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 approximately 250 classifications involving approximately 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
2015-16*
Positions
Dollars
1100 California Board of Accountancy
98.8
$14,161
1105 California Architects Board
30.4
4,588
1110 State Athletic Commission
10.7
1,615
1115 Board of Behavioral Sciences
53.0
9,039
1120 Board of Chiropractic Examiners
19.4
3,847
1125 Board of Barbering and Cosmetology
92.2
19,227
1130 Contractors' State License Board
405.6
63,221
1135 Dental Board of California
76.6
14,642
1140 State Dental Hygiene Committee
9.2
1,638
1145 State Board of Guide Dogs for the Blind
1.5
203
1150 Medical Board of California
171.3
59,209
1155 Acupuncture Board
11.0
3,444
1160 Physical Therapy Board of California
19.4
3,902
1165 Physician Assistant Board
4.5
1,455
1170 Ca Board of Podiatric Medicine
5.2
1,423
1175 Board of Psychology
20.3
4,611
1180 Respiratory Care Board of Ca
17.4
3,522
1185 Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology and Hearing Aid Dispensers Board
8.6
2,045
1190 California Board of Occupational Therapy
7.7
1,259
1195 State Board of Optometry
10.4
1,661
1200 Osteopathic Medical Board of California
11.4
1,883
1205 Naturopathic Medicine Committee
2.0
362
1210 Ca State Board of Pharmacy
101.1
19,573
1215 Board for Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors and Geologists
64.7
11,034
1220 Board of Registered Nursing
158.8
37,285
1225 Court Reporters Board of Ca
4.5
1,373
1230 Structural Pest Control Board
29.9
5,363
1235 Veterinary Medical Board
23.8
4,387
1236 Veterinary Medical Board Pet Lover?s License Plate Program
-
150
1240 Board of Vocational Nursing and Psychiatric Technicians of the State of California
67.9
11,159
Totals, Positions and Expenditures (excluding Infrastructure)
1,537.3
$307,281
 
 Infrastructure Expenditures
-
-
Totals, Positions and All Expenditures
1,537.3
$307,281

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 * - 425K) 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 * - 69K)
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 * - 23K)
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.
Department of Consumer Affairs Performance Based Budgeting (pdf * - 286K)
Enforcement targets and two years of actual enforcement data as part of the Department's performance-based budgeting efforts.