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The California executive branch of the state of California
includes many agencies including those listed below.
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
includes many agencies including those listed below.
Governor
Agencies under the direction of a secretary that report directly to the Governor are cabinet-level agencies, to which other agencies are subordinate to:- GovernorGovernor of CaliforniaThe Governor of California is the chief executive of the California state government, whose responsibilities include making annual State of the State addresses to the California State Legislature, submitting the budget, and ensuring that state laws are enforced...
- Office of the Inspector GeneralOffice of the Inspector GeneralOffice of the Inspector General is an office that is part of Cabinet departments and independent agencies of the United States federal government as well as some state and local governments. Each office includes an Inspector General and employees charged with identifying, auditing, and...
- Military DepartmentCalifornia Military DepartmentThe California Military Department is an agency defined under the California Military and Veterans code . The Military Department includes the office of the Adjutant General, the California National Guard, the California State Military Reserve, the California Cadet Corps, and the Naval...
- Department of Food and AgricultureCalifornia Department of Food and AgricultureThe California Department of Food and Agriculture , is a cabinet-level agency in the government of California. Established in 1919 by the California State Legislature and signed into law by Governor William Stephens, the Department of Food and Agriculture is responsible for ensuring the state's...
- Department of FinanceCalifornia Department of FinanceThe California Department of Finance is a state cabinet-level agency within the government of California. The Department of Finance is responsible for preparing, explaining, and administering the state’s annual financial plan, which the Governor of California is required under the California...
- Department of Veterans Affairs
- Secretary of Business, Transportation and Housing AgencyCalifornia Business, Transportation and Housing AgencyThe California Business, Transportation and Housing Agency is a state cabinet-level agency in the government of California. The Business, Transportation and Housing Agency is responsible for oversight of 14 offices and departments and four economic development programs and initiatives within the...
- California Department of Alcoholic Beverage ControlCalifornia Department of Alcoholic Beverage ControlThe California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control is an agency of the government of the state of California charged with regulation of alcoholic beverages....
- California Department of CorporationsCalifornia Department of CorporationsThe California Department of Corporations is a department within the California Business, Transportation and Housing Agency in California, United States...
- California Department of Financial Institutions
- California Highway PatrolCalifornia Highway PatrolThe California Highway Patrol is a law enforcement agency of the U.S. state of California. The CHP has patrol jurisdiction over all California highways and also acts as the state police....
- California Department of Housing and Community Development
- California Housing Finance AgencyCalifornia Housing Finance Agency-Overview:The California Housing Finance Agency , established in 1975, is a completely self-supporting state agency that makes low-rate loans through the sale of tax exempt bonds. CalHFA also issues bonds which are taxable by the federal government....
- California Department of Managed Health Care
- Department of Motor VehiclesCalifornia Department of Motor VehiclesThe California Department of Motor Vehicles is the state agency responsible for the registration of motor vehicles and boats and the issuance of driver's licenses in the U.S. state of California. It is responsible for regulating new car dealers , commercial cargo carriers, private driving...
- California Department of Real EstateCalifornia Department of Real EstateThe California Department of Real Estate is the state agency responsible for safeguarding and promoting the public interests in REAL ESTATE MATTERS through licensure, regulation, education and enforcement. The purpose of the DRE is to be an effective consumer advocate by monitoring and regulating...
- Office of Real Estate Appraisers
- Department of TransportationCalifornia Department of TransportationThe California Department of Transportation is a government department in the U.S. state of California. Its mission is to improve mobility across the state. It manages the state highway system and is actively involved with public transportation systems throughout the state...
- California Traffic Safety Program
- California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control
- Secretary of Emergency Management AgencyCalifornia Emergency Management AgencyThe California Emergency Management Agency is a California cabinet-level agency responsible for overseeing and coordinating emergency preparedness, response, recovery and homeland security activities within the state...
- Secretary of Environmental Protection AgencyCalifornia Environmental Protection AgencyThe California Environmental Protection Agency is a state cabinet-level agency within the government of California. Cal/EPA is composed of six departments, boards and offices responsible for environmental research, regulating and administering the state's environmental protection programs, and...
- Air Resources Board
- Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment
- California Integrated Waste Management BoardCalifornia Integrated Waste Management BoardThe California Integrated Waste Management Board was a state agency of California dealing with the recycling and waste reduction. The CIWMB was created by California Assembly Bill 939 which became law in 1989. It was abolished as of January 1, 2010...
- Department of Pesticide Regulation
- Department of Toxic Substances Control
- State Water Resources Control BoardCalifornia State Water Resources Control BoardThe California State Water Resources Control Board is one of five branches of the California Environmental Protection Agency.-History:...
- Secretary of Health and Human Services AgencyCalifornia Health and Human Services AgencyThe California Health and Human Services Agency is the state agency tasked with administration and oversight of "state and federal programs for health care, social services, public assistance and rehabilitation" in the U.S. state of California. The agency is headed by the Secretary of the...
- Department of AgingCalifornia Department of AgingThe California Department of Aging is a California state department that oversees the execution of the Older Californians Act and the Older Americans Act. It is nominally under the auspices of the California Health and Human Services Agency. It is headquartered in Sacramento....
- Department of Alcohol and Drug ProgramsCalifornia Department of Alcohol and Drug ProgramsThe California Department of Alcohol and Drug Programs is a California state agency concerned with substance abuse prevention and treatment...
- Department of Child Support Services
- Department of Community Services and Development
- Department of Developmental ServicesCalifornia Department of Developmental ServicesThe California Department of Developmental Services is a state agency of California, headquartered in Downtown Sacramento. The agency provides services for California residents with several developmental disabilities, such as autism, cerebral palsy, epilepsy, mental retardation and conditions...
- Emergency Medical Services AuthorityCalifornia Emergency Medical Services AuthorityThe California Emergency Medical Services Authority is an agency of California State government. The California EMS Authority is one of the thirteen departments within the California Health and Human Services Agency. The director is required to be a physician with substantial experience in...
- Department of Health Care ServicesCalifornia Department of Health Care ServicesThe California Department of Health Care Services is department within the California Health and Human Services Agency that finances and administers a number of individual health care service delivery programs, including Medi-Cal, which provides health care services to low-income people....
- Managed Risk Medical Insurance BoardCalifornia Managed Risk Medical Insurance BoardThe Managed Risk Medical Insurance Board of California, or simply the MRMIB, is a component of the California Health and Human Services Agency....
- Department of Mental Health
- Department of Public HealthCalifornia Department of Public HealthThe California Department of Public Health is the state department responsible for public health in California. It is a subdivision of the California Health and Human Services Agency...
- Department of Rehabilitation
- Department of Social ServicesCalifornia Department of Social ServicesThe California Department of Social Services is a California state agency for many of the programs defined as part of the social safety net in the United States, and is within the auspices of the California Health and Human Services Agency...
- Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development
- Department of Aging
- Secretary of Labor and Workforce Development AgencyCalifornia Labor and Workforce Development AgencyThe California Labor and Workforce Development Agency is a cabinet-level California state agency that coordinates workforce programs by overseeing seven major departments dealing with benefit administration, enforcement of California labor laws, appellate functions related to employee benefits,...
- Agricultural Labor Relations Board
- Employment Development DepartmentEmployment Development DepartmentThe Employment Development Department is part of the Labor and Workforce Development Agency of the executive branch of the State of California. EDD offers a variety of services to millions of Californians under the Job Service, Unemployment Insurance, Disability Insurance, Workforce Investment,...
- Department of Industrial Relations
- Workforce Investment BoardWorkforce Investment BoardWorkforce Investment Boards are regional entities created to implement the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 in the United States, the Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of Palau and the Republic of the Marshall Islands....
- Secretary of Natural Resources Agency
- CALFED Bay-Delta ProgramCALFED Bay-Delta ProgramThe CALFED Bay-Delta Program, also known as CALFED, is a department within the government of California, administered under the California Resources Agency. The department acts as consortium, coordinating the activities and interests of the state government of California and the U.S...
- Department of Boating and WaterwaysCalifornia department of boating and waterwaysThe California Department of Boating and Waterways, is a department within the government of California, belonging to the state cabinet-level California Resources Agency. Originally formed in 1957 as the Division of Small Craft Harbors, the department was officially reorganized to take under new...
- California Coastal CommissionCalifornia Coastal CommissionThe California Coastal Commission is a state agency in the U.S. state of California with quasi-judicial regulatory oversight over land use and public access in the California coastal zone....
- CA Coastal Conservancy / CA Tahoe Conservancy / Santa Monica Mountains ConservancySanta Monica Mountains ConservancyThe Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy is an agency of the state of California in the United States founded in 1980 and dedicated to the acquisition of land for preservation as open space, for wildlife and California native plants habitat Nature Preserves, and for public recreation...
- Colorado River Board of California
- Department of ConservationCalifornia Department of ConservationThe California Department of Conservation is a department within the government of California, belonging to the California Natural Resources Agency. With a team of scientists, engineers, environmental experts, and other layabouts, the Department of Conservation administers a variety of programs...
- California Conservation CorpsCalifornia Conservation CorpsThe California Conservation Corps, or the CCC, is a department of the government of California, falling under the state cabinet-level California Resources Agency...
- California Energy CommissionCalifornia Energy CommissionThe California Energy Commission is California’s primary energy policy and planning agency. Created in 1974 and headquartered in Sacramento, the Commission has responsibility for activities that include forecasting future energy needs, promoting energy efficiency through appliance and building...
- Department of Fish and GameCalifornia Department of Fish and GameThe California Department of Fish and Game is a department within the government of California, falling under its parent California Natural Resources Agency. The Department of Fish and Game manages and protects the state's diverse fish, wildlife, plant resources, and native habitats...
- Department of Forestry and Fire ProtectionCalifornia Department of Forestry and Fire ProtectionThe California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection is the State of California's agency responsible for fire protection in State Responsibility Areas of California as well as the administration of the state's private and public forests. It is often referred to as The California Department of...
- Department of Parks and RecreationCalifornia Department of Parks and RecreationThe California Department of Parks and Recreation, also known as California State Parks, manages the California state parks system. The system administers 278 parks and 1.4 million acres , with over of coastline; of lake and river frontage; nearly 15,000 campsites; and of hiking, biking, and...
- Department of Water ResourcesCalifornia Department of Water ResourcesThe California Department of Water Resources , is a department within the California Natural Resources Agency. The Department of Water Resources is responsible for the State of California's management and regulation of water usage...
- CALFED Bay-Delta Program
- Secretary of State and Consumer Services AgencyCalifornia State and Consumer Services AgencyThe California State and Consumer Services Agency is a state cabinet-level agency of the executive branch of the U.S. state of California. The current secretary of the SCSA is former Assembly Member Anna Caballero. Caballero, appointed by Governor Jerry Brown, replaced Governor Arnold...
- California African American Museum
- Building Standards Commission
- California Department of Consumer AffairsCalifornia Department of Consumer AffairsThe California Department of Consumer Affairs is a department under the California State and Consumer Services Agency. DCA's stated mission is to serve the interests of California's consumers by ensuring a standard of professionalism in key industries and promoting informed consumer practices...
- Department of Fair Employment and HousingDepartment of Fair Employment and HousingThe California Department of Fair Employment and Housing is the state agency charged with the protection of residents from employment, housing and public accommodation discrimination, and hate violence. It is the largest civil rights agency in the United States. It also provides representation to...
- Fair Employment and Housing Commission
- Franchise Tax BoardCalifornia Franchise Tax BoardThe California Franchise Tax Board collects state personal income tax and corporate income tax of California. It is part of the California State and Consumer Services Agency....
- Department of General ServicesCalifornia Department of General ServicesThe California Department of General Services is a state government agency in the California State and Consumer Services Agency of the executive branch of the government of California in the United States...
- Office of the Insurance Advisor
- California State Personnel BoardCalifornia State Personnel BoardThe California State Personnel Board is one of the California agencies responsible for administration of the merit-based civil service employment system for California state agencies, the other being the California Department of Personnel Administration. The board administers selections for state...
- Public Employees' Retirement SystemCalPERSThe California Public Employees' Retirement System or CalPERS is an agency in the California executive branch that "manages pension and health benefits for more than 1.6 million California public employees, retirees, and their families"...
- California Science CenterCalifornia Science CenterThe California Science Center is a state agency and museum located in Exposition Park, Los Angeles. Billed as the West Coast's largest hands-on science center, the California ScienCenter is a public-private partnership between the State and the California Science Center Foundation...
- Teachers' Retirement System
- Secretary of Department of Corrections and RehabilitationCalifornia Department of Corrections and RehabilitationThe California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation is responsible for the operation of the California state prison and parole systems. CDC&R is the second largest law enforcement or police agency in the United States behind the New York City Police Department which employs approximately...
- Adult Operations Division
- Adult Programs Division
- Juvenile Justice Division
- Corrections Standards Authority
- Board of Parole Hearings
- State Commission on Juvenile Justice
- Chief of Staff
- California Office of Administrative LawCalifornia Office of Administrative LawThe California Office of Administrative Law is the California agency responsible for carrying out the rulemaking part of the California Administrative Procedure Act....
- California Medical Assistance Commission
- California Department of Personnel AdministrationCalifornia Department of Personnel AdministrationThe California Department of Personnel Administration is one of the California agencies responsible for administration of the merit-based civil service employment system for California state agencies, the other being the California State Personnel Board.The DPA represents the Governor as the...
- California Office of Planning and Research
- California Service Corps
- California Office of Administrative Law
- Office of the Inspector General
Independent entities
- State Board of EducationCalifornia State Board of EducationThe California State Board of Education is the governing and policy-making body of the California Department of Education. The State Board of Education sets K-12 education policy in the areas of standards, instructional materials, assessment, and accountability...
- State Superintendent of Public InstructionState Superintendent of Public InstructionA state education agency*California State Superintendent of Public Instruction*Oklahoma Superintendent of Public Instruction*Washington State Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction*Oregon Superintendent of Public Instruction...
- California Department of EducationCalifornia Department of EducationThe California Department of Education is a California agency that oversees public education. The department oversees funding and testing, and holds local educational agencies accountable for student achievement...
- California Department of Education
- State Superintendent of Public Instruction
- Insurance CommissionerCalifornia Insurance CommissionerCalifornia Insurance Commissioner is an elected executive office position in California. The officeholder is in charge of the California Department of Insurance.The current Insurance Commissioner is Democrat Dave Jones.- Duties :...
- California Department of InsuranceCalifornia Department of InsuranceThe California Department of Insurance , established in 1868, is the agency charged with overseeing the regulation of insurance regulations, enforcing statutes mandating consumer protections, educating consumers, and fostering the stability of insurance markets in the state of California...
- California Department of Insurance
- Secretary of State
- Lieutenant GovernorLieutenant Governor of CaliforniaThe Lieutenant Governor of California is a statewide constitutional officer elected separately from the Governor who serves as the "vice-executive" of California. The Lieutenant Governor of California is elected to serve a four year term and can serve a maximum of two terms...
- State ControllerCalifornia State ControllerThe State Controller is the Chief Financial Officer of the State of California in the United States. The post has broader responsibilities and authority than the California State Treasurer...
- State TreasurerCalifornia State TreasurerThe California State Treasurer is responsible for the state's investment and finance. The post has more narrow responsibilities and authority than the California State Controller...
- State Board of EqualizationState Board of Equalization (California)The State Board of Equalization is a public agency charged with tax administration and fee collection in the state of California in the United States. The areas of authority of the Board fall into four broad areas: sales and use taxes, property taxes, special taxes, and acting as an appellate body...
- Attorney GeneralCalifornia Attorney GeneralThe California Attorney General is the State Attorney General of California. The officer's duty is to ensure that "the laws of the state are uniformly and adequately enforced" The Attorney General carries out the responsibilities of the office through the California Department of Justice.The...
- Department of JusticeCalifornia Department of JusticeThe California Department of Justice is the department in the California executive branch under the leadership of the California Attorney General.-Description:It has 5344 employees and a budget of $791 million...
- Department of Justice
- Board of Governors, Community CollegesCalifornia Community Colleges systemThe California Community Colleges System consists of 112 community colleges in 72 community college districts in the U.S. state of California...
- California Postsecondary Education CommissionCalifornia postsecondary education commissionThe California Postsecondary Education Commission was the higher education planning and coordinating agency of the government of the U.S. state of California...
- California Student Aid Commission
- Trustees of State UniversitiesCalifornia State UniversityThe California State University is a public university system in the state of California. It is one of three public higher education systems in the state, the other two being the University of California system and the California Community College system. It is incorporated as The Trustees of the...
- University of California Board of RegentsRegents of the University of CaliforniaThe Regents of the University of California make up the governing board of the University of California. The Board has 26 full members:* The majority are appointed by the Governor of California for 12-year terms....
- Fair Political Practices CommissionCalifornia Fair Political Practices CommissionSUMMARYThe California Fair Political Practices Commission is the government body that enforces political campaign, lobbying, and conflict of interest laws in the state of California, similar to what the Federal Elections Commission does at the federal level...
- California Gambling Commission
- State Lands CommissionCalifornia State Lands CommissionThe California State Lands Commission is a unit of state government that is responsible for management and protection of natural and cultural resources, as well as public access rights, on some of California's publicly owned lands....
- California Lottery CommissionCalifornia State LotteryThe California State Lottery, also known as the California Lottery, began on November 6, 1984, after California voters passed Proposition 37, the California State Lottery Act of 1984, authorizing the creation of a lottery...
- Public Employment Relations Board
- California Public Utilities CommissionCalifornia Public Utilities CommissionThe California Public Utilities Commission is a regulatory agency which regulates privately owned public utilities in the state of California, including electric power, telecommunications, natural gas and water companies...
- California Transportation Commission