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Department of Consumer Affairs briefs board on governor’s reorganization plan and hybrid telework order
Summary
A legislative manager from the Department of Consumer Affairs told the California Veterinary Medical Board that Governor Newsom’s reorganization plan would move DCA into a proposed Business and Consumer Services Agency, and that a state executive order raises the in-office minimum to four days per week starting July 1, 2025.
Matthew Wainwright, a legislative manager with the California Department of Consumer Affairs (DCA), told the board on May 20 that Governor Newsom’s proposed reorganization plan would split the Business, Consumer Services and Housing Agency into two agencies and place DCA in a proposed Business and Consumer Services Agency.
Wainwright said the Governor submitted the reorganization plan to the Little Hoover Commission on April 4, 2025; the commission will hold public hearings, issue a report to the governor and Legislature, and the Legislature will have 60 days to consider the plan. If not rejected, the plan would create the new agency on July 2025 with a one-year transition and an operative date of July 1, 2026, if approved.
Wainwright also updated the board on a state executive order issued March 3, 2025, directing state agencies to raise their hybrid telework minimum to four days in office per week starting July 1, 2025. DCA subsequently received implementation guidance from the California Department of Human Resources on March 13, 2025. DCA staff are identifying additional office space where needed and said programs will receive updates as implementation details evolve.
Board members asked whether the reorganization would change how the board operates; staff said there is no immediate change to board operations and that DCA will continue to provide updates as the reorganization process moves forward. Wainwright said he would pass specific operational questions to board bureau relations staff as needed.
Wainwright’s presentation prompted no substantive policy action by the board; members thanked DCA for the briefing and moved on to the MDC agenda.
(Reporting note: quotes and attributions reflect speakers identified in the meeting transcript.)
