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Physical Therapy Board adopts 2025 meeting calendar, schedules expert consultant training and flags vacancies
Summary
At its Dec. 5, 2024 meeting in Sacramento the Physical Therapy Board of California adopted its 2025 meeting calendar, discussed a planned in‑person expert consultant training tied to the September meeting, and noted ongoing staff and board vacancies that could affect quorum and operations.
The Physical Therapy Board of California on Dec. 5 adopted its 2025 meeting calendar and discussed logistics for a planned in‑person expert consultant training and continuing staffing shortfalls that board leaders said could affect future meeting quorums and operations.
Board members voted 4 to 0 to adopt the calendar. The board’s schedule sets a multi‑day block around the Southern California conference season in September so staff can hold an expert consultant training the Monday before regular board business. Executive staff said the training is intended to return to a pre‑pandemic, in‑person model to allow mock trials and hands‑on instruction that staff view as more effective than virtual training. Staff also said they plan to rotate the training between Northern and Southern California to broaden geographic access.
The training and calendar discussion were raised amid staffing and membership concerns. Executive staff reported two current staff vacancies — one analyst in administration and one in the continuing competency unit — and said the board is planning for an 8% reduction in its budget in response to Department of Finance budget letters. The board also has one vacant public member position that staff said remains a priority for the Governor’s appointment office; board members were urged to refer potential candidates. Staff warned that if more members leave before replacements are appointed, the board could fall below quorum and be unable to take actions that require votes.
The board also reviewed operational scheduling adjustments for March 2025. The board had planned a March meeting to be hosted at Gurnick Academy in the Bay Area but moved the site to University of the Pacific in Stockton; the March meeting dates were shifted to accommodate counsel and operational needs. Staff told members the Department of Consumer Affairs provides a limited number of webcasting and facilities resources across 38 boards and bureaus, which can constrain meeting logistics.
In other staffing news presented during the executive officer update, the board’s enforcement program recently filled a vacancy and welcomed a new analyst, who will help with case review, investigations and citation issuance. Outreach staff reported increased presentations to PT and PTA programs and expanded outreach to high school career events.
The calendar adoption followed a public notice and a roll‑call vote recorded in the meeting minutes: Tanya McMillan (president) voted aye; Karen Brandon voted aye; Samuel Qui voted aye; Alicia Abenayman voted aye. Two members (Dale Armstrong and Katerina Eveli) were absent at the meeting.
