List of California state agencies

The Government of California's executive branch includes numerous types of entities such as departments, commissions, boards, panels, bureaus, and offices. The generic term for any entity is "department". Most entities are grouped together to form "superagencies", which are led by a secretary of the Governor's Cabinet. Thus, department directors report to a cabinet secretary. The seven superagencies are Government Operations; Labor and Workforce Development; Transportation; Natural Resources; Environmental Protection; Health and Human Services; and Business, Consumer Services, and Housing. The CA Department of Food and Agricultural (CDFA) and the CA Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) are also led by secretaries, not department directors. Several departments, such as CDFA and CDCR, report directly to the Governor and their chief executive officers are members of the Governor's cabinet. Lastly, several departments are led by a constitutional executive officer who is elected separately from the Governor, e.g. the CA Department of Justice (Attorney-General) and the CA Department of Insurance (Insurance Commissioner). ^[1]

1. Accountancy, California Board of (CBA)
2. Achieving a Better Life Experience
3. Acupuncture Board
4. Administrative Hearings, Office of
5. Administrative Law, Office of (OAL)
6. Aging, California Commission on (CCoA)
7. Aging, California Department of (CDA)
8. Agricultural Labor Relations Board (ALRB)
9. Air Resources Board (ARB, CARB)
10. Alcoholic Beverage Control Appeals Board (ABCAB)
11. Alcoholic Beverage Control, Department of (ABC)
12. Allocation Board, State
13. Alternative Energy and Advanced Transportation Financing Authority, California
14. Apprenticeship Council, California
15. Arbitration Certification Program
16. Architects Board, California
17. Arts Council, California (CAC)
18. Assembly, California State
19. Athletic Commission, California State (CSAC)
20. Auditor, California State (BSA)
21. Automotive Repair, Bureau of (BAR)
22. Baldwin Hills Conservancy (BHC)
23. Bar of California, State (CALBAR)
24. Barbering and Cosmetology, Board of (BBC)
25. Behavioral Sciences, Board of (BBS)
26. Biodiversity Council, California (CBC)
27. Boating and Waterways Commission, California
28. Building Standards Commission, California (BSC)
29. Financial Protection and Innovation, California Department of (DBO)
30. Business and Economic Development, Governor's Office of
31. Business, Consumer Services, and Housing Agency, California (BCSH)
32. Cannabis Control, Bureau of
33. Cemetery and Funeral Bureau (CFB)
34. Central Valley Flood Protection Board (CVFPB)
35. Child Support Services, Department of (CDCSS)
36. Chiropractic Examiners, Board of (BCE)
37. Citizens Compensation Commission, California
38. Citizens Redistricting Commission (CRC)
39. Coachella Valley Mountains Conservancy (CVMC)
40. Coastal Commission, California
41. Coastal Conservancy, California
42. Colorado River Board of California (CRB)
43. Community Colleges System, California (CCCS)
44. Community Services & Development, Department of (CSD)
45. Compensation Insurance Fund, State (SCIF)
46. Conservation Corps, California (CCC)
47. Conservation, Department of (DOC)
48. Consumer Affairs, Department of (DCA)
49. Contractors State License Board (CSLB)
50. Controller's Office, California State (SCO)
51. Cool California
52. Corrections & Rehabilitation, Department of (CDCR)
53. Counties, California State Association of (CSAC)
54. Court Reporters Board of California
55. Courts, California
56. Debt Limit Allocation Committee, California
57. Debt and Investment Advisory Commission, California
58. Delta Protection Commission
59. Delta Stewardship Council
60. Dental Board of California (DBC)
61. Dental Hygiene Committee of California (DHCC)
62. Developmental Disabilities, State Council on (SCDD)
63. Developmental Services, Department of (DDS)
64. Disabled Veterans Business Enterprise Advisory Council (DVBE)
65. Earthquake Authority, California
66. Education, California State Board of
67. Education, Department of (CDE)
68. Educational Facilities Authority, California
69. Electronic & Appliance Repair, Home Furnishings, and Thermal Insulation Bureau of (BEAR)
70. Emergency Medical Services Authority (EMSA)
71. Emergency Services, Governor's Office of (CalOES)
72. Employment Development Department (EDD)
73. Employment Training Panel (ETP)
74. Energy Commission, California (ENERGY)
75. Engineers, Land Surveyors, and Geologists, Board of Professional
76. Environmental Health Hazard Assessment, Office of (OEHHA)
77. Environmental Protection Agency (CALEPA)
78. Equalization, Board of (BOE)
79. Exposition & State Fair, California (CAL EXPO)
80. Fair Employment & Housing, Department of (DFEH)
81. Fair Political Practices Commission (FPPC)
82. Film Commission, California (CFC)
83. Finance, Department of (DOF)
84. Financing Coordinating Committee, California
85. Fire Marshal, Office of the State
86. First 5 California (First 5)
87. Fish & Game Commission (FGC)
88. Fish & Wildlife, Department of (CDFW)
89. Food & Agriculture, Department of (CDFA)
90. Forestry & Fire Protection, Board of (BOF)
91. Forestry & Fire Protection, California Department of (CAL FIRE)
92. Franchise Tax Board (FTB)
93. Gambling Control Commission (CGCC)
94. General Services, Department of (DGS)
95. Government Operations Agency
96. Governor, Office of the (GO)
97. Guide Dogs for the Blind, Board of (BGDB)
98. Health and Human Services Agency (CHHS)
99. Health Benefit Exchange, California (HBEX)
100. Health Care Services, Department of (DHCS)
101. Health Facilities Financing Authority, California
102. Health Information Integrity, California Office of (CALOHI)
103. Health Planning and Development, Office of Statewide (OSHPD)
104. Health and Safety and Workers' Compensation, Commission on
105. Healthy Food Financing Initiative Council, California
106. High-Speed Rail Authority (CAHSRA)
107. Highway Patrol, California (CHP)
108. Historical Records Advisory Board, California
109. Historical Resources Commission, State (SHRC)
110. Horse Racing Board, California (CHRB)
111. Hospitals, Department of State
112. Housing & Community Development, Department of (HCD)
113. Housing Finance Agency (CALHFA)
114. Human Resources, Department of (CalHR)
115. Independent Living Council, California State (CALSILC)
116. Industrial Development Financing Advisory Commission, California
117. Industrial Relations, Department of (DIR)
118. Industrial Welfare Commission (IWC)
119. Infrastructure and Economic Development Bank (I-Bank) (IBANK)
120. Inspector General, Office of the (OIG)
121. Insurance, Department of (CDI)
122. Judicial Performance, Commission on (CJP)
123. Justice, Department of (DOJ)
124. Juvenile Parole Board (JPB)
125. Labor and Workforce Development Agency (LWDA)
126. Lands Commission, California State (SLC)
127. Landscape Architects Technical Committee (LATC)
128. Law Revision Committee (CLRC)
129. Legislative Analyst's Office (LAO)
130. Legislature, California State (LEGISLATURE)
131. Library, California State (CSL)
132. Lieutenant Governor, Office of (LTG)
133. Little Hoover Commission (LHC)
134. Lottery, California (LOTTERY)
135. Managed Health Care, Department of (DMHC)
136. Medical Board of California (MBC)
137. Mental Health Services Oversight and Accountability Commission (MHSOAC)
138. Mentally Ill Offenders, Council on (COMIO)
139. Military Department, California
140. Mining & Geology Board, State (SMGB)
141. Motor Vehicles, Department of (DMV)
142. Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC)
143. Natural Resources Agency, California
144. Naturopathic Medicine Committee
145. New Motor Vehicle Board (NMVB)
146. Occupational Safety and Health Appeals Board (DIR, OSHAB)
147. Occupational Therapy, California Board of (BOT)
148. Ocean Protection Council (OPC)
149. Optometry, Board of
150. Osteopathic Medical Board of California (OMBC)
151. Parks and Recreation, California Department of
152. Parks and Recreation Commission, California State (PARKS)
153. Parole Hearings, Board of (CDCR, BOPH)
154. Patient Advocate, Office of the (OPA)
155. Peace Officer Standards & Training, Commission on (POST)
156. Personnel Board, State (SPB)
157. Pesticide Regulation, Department of (CDPR)
158. Pharmacy, California State Board of
159. Physical Therapy Board of California (PTBC)
160. Physician Assistant Board
161. Pilot Commissioners for the Bays of San Francisco, San Pablo, and Suisun, Board of (BOPC)
162. Planning and Research, Governor's Office of (OPR)
163. Podiatric Medicine, Board of (BPM)
164. Pollution Control Financing Authority, California
165. Pooled Money Investment Board
166. Prison Industry Authority (CALPIA)
167. Private and Postsecondary Education, Bureau for (BPPE)
168. Professional Fiduciaries Bureau
169. Psychology, Board of
170. Public Employees Retirement System, California (CalPERS)
171. Public Employment Relations Board, California (PERB)
172. Public Health, California Department of (CDPH)
173. Public Utilities Commission, California (CPUC)
174. Racial Equity Commission, California (REC) https://racialequity.opr.ca.gov/
175. Real Estate Appraisers, Bureau of (OREA)
176. Real Estate, Department of (DRE)
177. Regenerative Medicine, California Institute for (CIRM)
178. Registered Nursing, Board of (RN)
179. Rehabilitation, Department of (DOR)
180. Resources Recycling and Recovery, Department of
181. Respiratory Care Board of California (RCB)
182. Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta Conservancy
183. San Diego River Conservancy (SDRC)
184. San Francisco Bay Conservation & Development Commission (BCDC)
185. San Gabriel and Lower Los Angeles Rivers and Mountains Conservancy (RMC)
186. San Joaquin River Conservancy (SJRC)
187. Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy (SMMC)
188. Save Our Water
189. Scholarshare Investment Board
190. School Finance Authority, California
191. Secretary of State, California (SOS)
192. Security and Investigative Services, Bureau of (BSIS)
193. Seismic Safety Commission, California (SSC)
194. Senate, California State
195. Sierra Nevada Conservancy
196. Social Services, Department of (CDSS)
197. Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology and Hearing Aid Dispensers Board
198. State Assistance for Enterprise, Business and Industrial Development Corp (SAFE-BIDCO)
199. State Mandates, Commission on (CSM)
200. Status of Women and Girls, California Commission on the
201. Structural Pest Control Board
202. Student Aid Commission, California (CSAC)
203. Systems Integration, Office of (OSI)
204. Tahoe Conservancy, California
205. Tax Credit Allocation Committee, California
206. Tax and Fee Administration, California
207. Teacher Credentialing, Commission on (CTC)
208. Technology, Department of
209. Telemetry Integrity and Modifications Enforcement Agency (TIME Agency)
210. Toxic Substances Control, California Department of (DTSC)
211. Traffic Safety, California Office of (OTS)
212. Transportation Agency, California State
213. Transportation Commission, California (CTC)
214. Transportation, Department of (DOT, CALTRANS)
215. Treasurer's Office, State (STO)
216. Tribal Advisor, Governor's Office of
217. Unemployment Insurance Appeals Board (CUIAB)
218. Uniform Custom Cost Accounting Commission (SCO)
219. University of California (UC)
220. University, California State (CALSTATE, CSU)
221. Veterans Affairs, Department of (CalVet)
222. Veterans Board, California
223. Veterinary Medical Board, California (VMB)
224. Victim Compensation Board, California (CalVCB)
225. Visit California
226. Vocational Nursing and Psychiatric Technicians, Board of (BVNPT)
227. Volunteers, California
228. Water Commission, California
229. Water Quality Monitoring Council, California
230. Water Resources, Department of (DWR)
231. Water Resources Control Board, State (WRCB)
232. Wildlife Conservation Board (WCB)
233. Worker's Compensation Appeals Board
234. Workforce Development Board, California (CWDB)

See also

• Main California state government agencies
• List of California fire departments

References

External links

• State of California - Official website
• California State Government Organization Archived 2010-10-06 at the Wayback Machine - Chart showing a hierarchy of the above departments and commissions
• California State Agency Databases Archived 2016-03-07 at the Wayback Machine - Comprehensive list of state agencies and databases maintained by the American Library Association