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Physical Therapy Board holds business session: minutes adopted, calendar and budget updates, JAM exam goes live
Summary
After closing a reinstatement petition, the board reconvened Sept. 17 to adopt minutes 4–0, discuss its 2025 calendar, report an 8% budget‑reduction target and staffing impacts, and announce the July 1 rollout of the at‑home JAM jurisprudence exam with a high pass rate.
The Physical Therapy Board of California resumed public session on Sept. 17 after a closed deliberation and handled routine business including adoption of minutes, calendar planning for 2025, budget and staffing updates, and licensing program news.
Minutes: The board reviewed edited minutes and a motion to adopt passed on a roll call vote recorded as 4–0 in favor. Staff will include the updated edits and file the minutes as approved.
Calendar and travel: Members discussed proposed 2025 meeting dates and options to align the September meeting with the California Physical Therapy Association (CPTA) conference in Palm Springs to reduce travel. Staff will poll members and revisit calendar adoption at the December meeting. The board noted quorum constraints and the possibility of using Webex equipment for remote meetings if needed.
Budget and staffing: Staff summarized two budget directives (Budget Letter 24‑20 and 24‑24). The board faced a vacancy‑elimination target within DCA's statewide exercise but for now retained its positions; staff reported filling some vacancies and actively recruiting for others. An 8% non‑exclusionary reduction translated to a modest identified reduction target (~$26,000) after exclusion of mission‑critical enforcement and licensing costs. Staff highlighted mitigation measures such as passing credit‑card fees to licensees and other cost savings and stressed enforcement budgets remain prioritized.
Licensing and exams: Staff reported that on July 1 the board launched at‑home administration of its jurisprudence (JAM/CalJam) exam. Early feedback has been positive and the pass rate reported for applicants who took the at‑home JAM was approximately 99 percent. Separately, recruitment for occupational‑analysis subject matter experts drew about 140 expressions of interest.
Communications/outreach: The board's communications unit presented year‑to‑date web and social metrics showing growth on several platforms and described outreach to PT/PTA programs and military resource fairs. Staff said they will continue outreach to high schools, colleges, and military service members.
Next steps: The board closed public business for the day and scheduled to continue substantive agenda items the next day; staff will return with updated calendar availability in December and report any follow‑up financial actions as required by DCA.
