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DCA tells BPPE advisory committee about wildfire fee deferrals, proposed state budget reorganization
Summary
Department of Consumer Affairs staff told the Bureau for Private Postsecondary Education advisory committee that Governor Newsom issued an executive order providing fee deferrals for licensees in wildfire-impacted ZIP codes and summarized budget and organizational proposals affecting DCA.
Ryan Tacher, a legislative office representative from the California Department of Consumer Affairs, told the Bureau for Private Postsecondary Education advisory committee that Gov. Gavin Newsom issued Executive Order N-15-25 on Jan. 29, 2025, to provide fee deferrals and other temporary relief for Department of Consumer Affairs (DCA) licensees in ZIP codes affected by recent Los Angeles wildfires.
Tacher said the order will allow licensees or institutions with license expiration dates between Jan. 1 and July 1, 2025, who are in affected ZIP codes to defer payment of renewal fees for one year; duplicate or replacement licenses and wall certificates will be provided free until Jan. 7, 2026; and delinquency fees are suspended through July 1, 2025. "DCA is providing messaging to the boards and bureaus for dissemination to the impacted licensees as well as consistent messaging for use on all board and bureau websites," Tacher said.
The department has published information on a disaster help center page at www.dca.ca.gov, established a toll‑free number and an email address (calfires@dca.ca.gov) for survivors, and prepared lists of impacted licensees for boards and bureaus to contact directly.
Tacher also summarized the governor's proposed 2025–26 state budget, which includes eight budget change proposals for DCA boards and bureaus and a proposed reorganization to create a dedicated California housing and homelessness agency. He said the proposal would move some consumer protection regulators into a new consumer protection agency with a cabinet‑level secretary. The reorganization will be reviewed by the Little Hoover Commission and the Legislature, he added.
Tacher closed by announcing personnel changes in DCA's board and bureau relations team: Yvonne Dorantes and Melissa Geer have accepted appointments in other state offices and have departed or will soon depart DCA. He thanked advisory committee members for their work and invited questions.
Why it matters: The executive order temporarily alters licensing deadlines and fee obligations for institutions in fire‑impacted ZIP codes and directs DCA to coordinate outreach and technical updates; the budget and reorganization proposals could change the bureau's oversight and align consumer protection functions across state government.
