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Department of Consumer Affairs updates board on hybrid telework, travel restrictions and annual report
Summary
A Department of Consumer Affairs legislative analyst told the Physical Therapy Board of California that a state executive order raised in-office hybrid work expectations and that state travel guidance will limit out‑of‑state travel to mission‑critical purposes; DCA also reminded board members that the department’s annual report is published each夏.
Julianne Allen, a legislative analyst with the Department of Consumer Affairs, told the Physical Therapy Board of California during its meeting at Loma Linda University that a March executive order from Gov. Gavin Newsom requires state agencies to increase in‑office hybrid work to four days a week beginning July 1, 2025, though labor agreements have delayed the change for many DCA employees.
“On 03/03/2025, Governor Newsom issued an executive order requiring all state agencies and departments to update their hybrid telework policies for employees and increase from 2 to 4 days in office per week beginning on 07/01/2025,” Allen said. She added that agreements with several labor unions announced in June delayed implementation of the four‑day requirement by one year for most employees.
Allen also summarized recent guidance on travel issued by the Department of Finance on June 9, 2025. The guidance limits out‑of‑state travel to mission‑critical activities required to conduct state business, listing examples such as enforcement actions, revenue collection, statutory requirements, auditing and litigation. Boards and bureaus received a DCA memo on June 16 that described criteria for “mission critical” travel and said travel requests must be provided to DCA’s travel budget eight weeks in advance for review.
“As a reminder…travel outside of California will be limited to activity that is required to conduct state business,” Allen told the board, urging members and staff to “always work to minimize the cost to the state through responsible travel planning and scheduling.” She recommended staff evaluate the need for rental cars versus ride‑share and encouraged carpooling where feasible.
Allen closed by reminding board members that the DCA annual report publishes a departmentwide summary each summer. “The DCA annual report is published to the DCA website in the summer and has a wealth of information and memorializes all the great work done by so many throughout the department,” she said, and invited board members to contact DCA with any questions.
Board members asked staff about local impacts of the delayed telework change and whether travel planning for multi‑day events was being adjusted to reduce costs. Jason (board staff) described operational changes made for the five‑day meeting, including splitting staff responsibilities so fewer employees traveled for the full event and thereby reducing lodging and transportation costs.
No formal board action was taken during the update.
