Business, Consumer Services, Housing
1111 Dept of Consumer Affairs, Reg Bds, Bur

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 three 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
 Enacted
2016-17*
Positions
Dollars
1100 California Board of Accountancy
85.0
$14,762
1105 California Architects Board
24.6
4,794
1110 State Athletic Commission
10.2
1,839
1115 Board of Behavioral Sciences
50.6
12,769
1120 Board of Chiropractic Examiners
11.3
4,135
1125 Board of Barbering and Cosmetology
92.7
22,913
1130 Contractors' State License Board
395.8
65,161
1132 Controlled Substance Utilization Review and Evaluation System
-
1,612
1135 Dental Board of California
68.5
16,427
1140 State Dental Hygiene Committee
8.1
2,042
1145 State Board of Guide Dogs for the Blind
1.3
208
1150 Medical Board of California
230.6
63,641
1155 Acupuncture Board
9.3
3,818
1160 Physical Therapy Board of California
19.8
5,323
1165 Physician Assistant Board
4.6
1,722
1170 California Board of Podiatric Medicine
4.8
1,515
1175 Board of Psychology
18.8
5,013
1180 Respiratory Care Board of California
17.3
3,799
1185 Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology and Hearing Aid Dispensers Board
9.3
2,030
1190 California Board of Occupational Therapy
16.3
2,340
1196 State Board of Optometry
12.4
2,206
1200 Osteopathic Medical Board of California
9.2
2,344
1205 Naturopathic Medicine Committee
1.3
335
1210 California State Board of Pharmacy
83.8
20,728
1215 Board for Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors and Geologists
42.4
11,872
1220 Board of Registered Nursing
141.0
43,527
1225 Court Reporters Board of California
4.8
1,304
1230 Structural Pest Control Board
18.3
5,264
1235 Veterinary Medical Board
11.1
4,990
1236 Veterinary Medical Board Pet Lover's License Plate Program
-
150
1240 Board of Vocational Nursing and Psychiatric Technicians of the State of California
58.2
13,694
1400 Arbitration Certification Program
8.4
1,253
1405 Bureau of Security and Investigative Services
55.6
17,541
1410 Bureau for Private Postsecondary Education
55.7
18,047
1415 Bureau of Electronic and Appliance Repair, Home Furnishings and Thermal Insulation
38.8
8,181
1420 Bureau of Automotive Repair
593.7
191,980
1425 Consumer Affairs Administration
609.4
120,023
1426 Distributed Consumer Affairs Administration
-
-119,843
1430 Telephone Medical Advice Services Bureau
1.3
196
1435 Cemetery and Funeral Bureau
22.0
4,593
1440 Bureau of Real Estate Appraisers
-
-
1441 California Bureau of Real Estate Appraisers
21.8
6,040
1445 Bureau of Real Estate
-
-
1446 California Bureau of Real Estate
220.4
54,380
1450 Professional Fiduciaries Bureau
1.9
546
1455 Bureau of Medical Marijuana Regulation
23.0
9,733
Totals, Positions and Expenditures (excluding Infrastructure)
3,113.4
$654,947
 
 Infrastructure Expenditures
-
-
Totals, Positions and All Expenditures
3,113.4
$654,947

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 Dept of Consumer Affairs, Reg Bds, Bur Budget (pdf * - 454K) 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 * - 116K)
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 * - 20K)
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 * - 238K)
Enforcement targets and two years of actual enforcement data as part of the Department's performance-based budgeting efforts.