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DCA reorganization enacted; new agencies operative July 1, 2026; board urged to review annual report
Summary
A Department of Consumer Affairs legislative‑affairs representative told the board Oct. 8 that the governor’s reorganization plan to split the current oversight agency was enacted July 5 and that the two new agencies will become operative July 1, 2026; the DCA also announced executive staffing additions and the department’s annual report.
Susan Kilcrease from the Department of Consumer Affairs’ Legislative Affairs Office briefed the California Board of Naturopathic Medicine at its Oct. 8 meeting on a recently enacted reorganization plan for the department and other administrative items.
Kilcrease said the governor’s proposed reorganization plan for 2025–26 — which would split the current Business, Consumer Services and Housing Agency into two agencies, the California Housing and Homelessness Agency and a new Business and Consumer Services Agency — was enacted on July 5. “The 2 new agencies will officially become operative on 07/01/2026,” she said, and added that DCA is participating in agency workshops to manage the logistical transition.
Kilcrease also highlighted the department’s annual report, published on the DCA website, and reminded board members that their Board Member Orientation (BMOT) must be completed within one year of appointment; the next class is scheduled for Oct. 22 via DCA’s learning management system. She introduced two recent gubernatorial appointments to DCA’s Board and Bureau Relations team: Lucy Saldivar will join as deputy director on Oct. 20; Shelley Jones began serving as assistant deputy director on Sept. 25.
Board members asked no substantive policy questions following the DCA update and moved on to the budget presentation. Kilcrease closed by thanking the board for the opportunity to present and said the new BBR team will keep boards and bureaus apprised as the reorganization moves forward.
