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Department of Consumer Affairs seeks ongoing funds for legacy system maintenance and agency proposals
Summary
The Department of Consumer Affairs briefed the subcommittee on multiple budget change proposals including a request for $2.6 million to sustain business modernization maintenance and operations for legacy licensing and enforcement systems.
Taylor Schick, chief fiscal officer for the Department of Consumer Affairs (DCA), told the Assembly Budget Subcommittee 5 that the department has nine budget change proposals up for discussion and that the department is seeking ongoing maintenance funding for business modernization efforts.
Why it matters: The funding would support modernization maintenance for multiple licensing and enforcement programs that rely on legacy systems; committee members asked for details about what the funds would do and where they would be spent.
Request to fund maintenance and operations Schick said DCA is requesting $2.6 million in 2025‑26 and ongoing to support maintenance and operations for its Business Modernization Cohort 2 project. The work supports five programs that use older, legacy technology for enforcement and licensing: the Structural Pest Control Board, California Architects Board, Landscape Architects Technical Committee, Cemetery and Funeral Bureau, and the Bureau of Household Goods and Services. The department said the modernization project is complete and this request covers ongoing maintenance and operations of the new systems.
Committee questions and department response A committee member asked for justification of the $2.6 million figure and whether the funds are necessary. DCA said the amount supports system operations and that the request had been calculated to cover ongoing maintenance and operations costs for the affected programs. The department’s chief information officer joined the panel to answer technical questions.
Other DCA proposals Schick said DCA had eight proposals in one agenda item and one proposal in a separate item; the hearing did not include extended discussion of each proposal and no formal votes were taken during the informational session.
Public comment and next steps There were no public speakers on those items during this hearing segment. The committee signaled no further immediate questions but had asked for the technical details the department offered and indicated it would continue review in the budget process.
