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The 2019-20 Budget: Department of Consumer Affairs


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The 2017-18 Budget: Department of Consumer Affairs

February 17, 2017 - In this analysis, we discuss our findings and recommendations regarding three proposals for the Department of Consumer Affairs (DCA) included in the Governor's 2017-18 budget: (1) BreEZe Information Technology System, (2) DCA Organizational Change Management, and (3) Registered Nursing Military Education and Experience. We discuss our findings and recommendations regarding DCA's two cannabis-related proposals in our recent report, The 2017-18 Budget: The Governor's Cannabis Proposals.

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The 2018-19 Budget: Department of Consumer Affairs

February 6, 2018 - The Governor’s budget proposes to reduce 11 positions and $1.3 million annually (Real Estate Fund) for the Department of Consumer Affairs (DCA) beginning in 2018‑19 to reflect the transfer of the Bureau of Real Estate (CalBRE) out of DCA. We recommend the Legislature require that DCA report at spring budget hearings on the reasons for the difference between the charges that have been paid by CalBRE for DCA services ($5.7 million in 2017‑18) and the much smaller proposed reduction to DCA’s budget. We further recommend that the Legislature require DCA to begin tracking and reporting information on the use of DCA services by boards and bureaus to better assess whether there are widespread differences between the charges paid by entities and the services they are receiving.

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[PDF] DCA: Update on Professional Licensing, Technology, and the Business Modernization Plan

August 14, 2019 - Assembly Accountability and Administrative Review Committee and Assembly Business and Professions Committee

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The 2023-24 Budget: Department of Consumer Affairs Organizational Improvement Office

February 24, 2023 - In this post, we assess and make recommendations on the Governor’s budget proposal to permanently fund the operations of the Organizational Improvement Office (OIO) in the Department of Consumer Affairs (DCA).

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The 2020-21 Spending Plan — Other Provisions

October 7, 2020 - The 2020-21 Budget: California Spending Plan — Other Provisions.

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The 2024-25 Budget: IS and IT Project Proposal Tables

February 9, 2024 - This post contains tables that summarize the information security and information technology (IT) project proposals in the Governor’s 2024-25 Budget. The first two summary tables provide, for each proposal, the amount of funding requested by funding source and the number of requested positions. The appendix tables that follow provide the baseline cost, schedule, and status for each IT project included in a budget proposal.

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The 2023-24 Budget: Overview of Information Technology Project Proposals

March 17, 2023 - This post provides an overview of the information technology projects in the Governor’s proposed 2023-24 budget, provides our assessment of topics common to several proposals, and offers options for legislative consideration.

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[PDF] Department of Consumer Affairs

March 10, 2014 - Presented to Senate Business, Professions and Economic Development Committee and Assembly Business, Professions and Consumer Protection Committee

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The 2024-25 California Spending Plan: Other Provisions

October 2, 2024 - This post discusses features of the state's spending plan that were not covered elsewhere in the 2024-25 Spending Plan series.

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The 2016-17 Budget: Department Of Consumer Affairs

February 25, 2016 - In this post, we provide recommendations on the following Department of Consumer Affairs budget proposals for 2016-17: (1) Acupuncture Board—Curriculum Review and Licensing and (2) Department of Justice Staffing.

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[PDF] Analysis of the 1996-97 Budget Bill, Business and Labor Chapter

February 21, 1996 - Analysis of the 1996-97 Budget Bill, Business and Labor Chapter