Background
Each year, the Assembly Business and Professions Committee and the Senate Business, Professions, and Economic Development Committee hold joint sunset review oversight hearings to review the boards and bureaus under the Department of Consumer Affairs (DCA). The DCA boards and bureaus are responsible for protecting consumers and the public and regulating the professionals they license. The sunset review process provides an opportunity for the DCA, the Legislature, the boards, and interested parties and stakeholders to discuss the performance of the boards, and make recommendations for improvements.
The hearing agendas and background papers for the entities reviewed are linked below. For the background reports submitted by the DCA boards and bureaus to the Committees, please see Reports.
2024 Hearings
March 12, 2024
- California State Athletic Commission
- Court Reporters Board of California
- Dental Board of California
- Board for Professional Engineers, Land Surveyors, and Geologists
- Board of Vocational Nursing and Psychiatric Technicians
March 11, 2024
- California Board of Accountancy
- California Architects Board
- Landscape Architects Technical Committee
- Cemetery and Funeral Bureau
- Bureau of Security and Investigative Services
- Contractors State License Board
2023 Hearings
March 16, 2023
- Bureau of Household Goods and Services
- Professional Fiduciaries Bureau
- Dental Hygiene Board of California
- Medical Board of California
March 14, 2023
- California Bureau of Automotive Repair
- Structural Pest Control Board
- California Tax Education Council
- Acupuncture Board
2022 Hearings
March 18, 2022
March 10, 2022
- Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology and Hearing Aid Dispensers Board
- California Council for Interior Design Certification
- California Board of Occupational Therapy
- Physical Therapy Board of California
March 7, 2022
2021 Hearings
May 19, 2021
May 5, 2021
April 9, 2021
- Osteopathic Medical Board of California
- California State Board of Optometry
- Board of Barbering and Cosmetology
March 19, 2021
March 16, 2021
March 12, 2021
March 9, 2021
March 3, 2021
2020 Hearings
November 19, 2020
November 18, 2020
2019 Hearings
March 5, 2019
- Dental Board of California
- California Architects Board and Landscape Architects Technical Committee
- Board of Professional Engineers, Land Surveyors, and Geologists
- Cemetery and Funeral Bureau
- Court Reporters Board of California
- Department of Consumer Affairs
February 26, 2019
- California State Athletic Commission
- Bureau of Security and Investigative Services
- California Board of Accountancy
- Contractors State License Board
2018 Hearings
March 5, 2018
- Agenda
- California Tax Education Council
- Bureau of Automotive Repair
- Bureau of Electronic and Appliance Repair, Home Furnishings and Thermal Insulation
- Professional Fiduciaries Bureau
- Department of Consumer Affairs
February 26, 2018
- Agenda
- California Acupuncture Board
- Dental Hygiene Committee of California
- Structural Pest Control Board of California
2017 Hearings
March 20, 2017
March 6, 2017
- Agenda
- Naturopathic Medicine Committee
- Respiratory Care Board of California
- California Board of Registered Nursing
- Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology and Hearing Aid Dispensers Board
- California Board of Occupational Therapy
- California Council for Interior Design
February 27, 2017
- Agenda
- Board of Chiropractic Examiners
- Physical Therapy Board of California
- California State Board of Optometry
- Department of Consumer Affairs (DCA)
- Medical Board of California
- Osteopathic Medical Board of California
- State Board of Guide Dogs for the Blind
2016 Hearings
March 28, 2016
March 9, 2016
- Agenda
- Department of Consumer Affairs (DCA)
- Bureau of Real Estate
- Bureau of Real Estate Appraisers
- Court Reporters Board
- Physician Assistant Board
- Board of Podiatric Medicine
March 14, 2016
- Agenda
- California Massage Therapy Council
- Acupuncture Board
- Board of Pharmacy
- Board of Psychology
- Board of Behavioral Sciences
- Veterinary Medical Board
2015 Hearings
March 18, 2015
- Agenda
- Bureau of Security and Investigative Services
- Cemetery and Funeral Bureau
- Board of Barbering and Cosmetology
- Board of Accountancy
- Contractors State Licensing Board
- Architects Board and Landscape Architects Technical Committee
- Board for Professional Engineers, Land Surveyors and Geologists
3 PM Special Order of Business
March 23, 2015
- Agenda
- Department of Consumer Affairs (DCA)
- Board of Registered Nursing
- Board of Vocational Nursing and Psychiatric Technicians
- Dental Board of California
2014 Hearings
March 10, 2014
- Agenda
- Department of Consumer Affairs (DCA)
- Bureau of Automotive Repair
- California Tax Education Council
- California Massage Therapy Council
March 17, 2014
- Agenda
- Dental Hygiene Committee of California
- California Acupuncture Board
- Bureau of Electronic and Appliance Repair, Home Furnishing and Thermal Insulation
- Professional Fiduciaries Bureau
- Structural Pest Control Board
April 21, 2014
2013 Hearings
April 8, 2013
March 19, 2013
- Agenda
- Board of Barbering and Cometology
- Physical Therapy Board
- Board of Occupational Therapy
- Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology and Hearing Aid Dispensers Board
- Respiratory Care Board
- Veterinary Medical Board
- California Council for Interior Design Certification