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
  • Comprehensive Healing Arts Board Fingerprinting Program - An increase of $5.8 million and 36.6 positions to fingerprint and conduct background checks for all licensees of the Department of Consumer Affairs healing arts boards to enhance consumer protection.

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
2009-10*
Positions
Dollars
03 California Board of Accountancy
84.5
$12,876
06 California Architects Board
30.1
5,043
09 State Athletic Commission
15.1
2,213
18 Board of Behavioral Science
38.3
7,290
22 Board of Barbering and Cosmetology
94.9
18,361
30 Contractors' State License Board
413.1
60,611
36 Dental Board of California
63.2
12,506
47 Dental Hygiene Committee
3.9
905
51 Board for Geologists and Geophysicists
9.6
1,429
54 State Board of Guide Dogs for the Blind
1.5
192
55 Medical Board of California
257.4
53,484
56 Acupuncture Board
7.6
2,574
58 Physical Therapy Board
10.8
2,374
59 Physician Assistant Committee
4.9
1,299
61 California Board of Podiatric Medicine
5.1
1,334
62 Board of Psychology
13.6
3,551
64 Respiratory Care Board
16.2
3,042
65 Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology Board
5
783
67 California Board of Occupational Therapy
9.3
1,469
69 State Board of Optometry
10.1
1,598
70 Osteopathic Medical Board of California
6.9
1,439
72 California State Board of Pharmacy
56.7
10,899
75 Board for Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors
53.9
9,522
78 Board of Registered Nursing
105.3
25,108
81 Court Reporters Board of California
4.5
1,218
84 Structural Pest Control Board
29.2
4,904
90 Veterinary Medical Board
11.4
2,880
91 Board of Vocational Nursing and Psychiatric Technicians of the State of California
61.4
12,002
Totals, Positions and Expenditures (excluding Infrastructure)
1,423.5
$260,906
 
 Infrastructure Expenditures
-
-
Totals, Positions and All Expenditures
1,423.5
$260,906

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 * - 115K) 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 * - 60K)
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 * - 18K)
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.