List of California state agencies


The Government of California's executive branch includes numerous types of entities such as departments, commissions, boards, panels, bureaus, and offices.
The generic term for any entity is "department". Most entities are grouped together to form "agencies", which are led by a secretary of the Governor's Cabinet. Thus, department directors report to a cabinet secretary. The agencies are commonly described as "superagencies", especially by government insiders, to distinguish them from the common usage of the term "government agency". The seven superagencies are Government Operations; Labor and Workforce Development; Transportation; Natural Resources; Environmental Protection; Health and Human Services; and Business, Consumer Services, and Housing.
The Department of Food and Agriculture and the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation are also led by secretaries, not department directors. Several departments, such as CDFA and CDCR, report directly to the Governor and their chief executive officers are members of the Governor's cabinet.
Lastly, several departments are led by a constitutional executive officer who is elected separately from the Governor, such as the Department of Justice and the Department of Insurance.

  1. Accountancy, California Board of (CBA)
  2. Achieving a Better Life Experience, California (CalABLE)
  3. Acupuncture Board, California (Board)
  4. Administrative Hearings, Office of (OAH)
  5. Administrative Law, Office of (OAL)
  6. Aging, California Commission on (CCOA)
  7. Aging, California Department of (AGING)
  8. Agricultural Labor Relations Board (ALRB)
  9. Air Resources Board (ARB)
  10. Alcoholic Beverage Control Appeals Board (ABCAB)
  11. Alcoholic Beverage Control, Department of (ABC)
  12. Allocation Board, State (SAB)
  13. Alternative Energy and Advanced Transportation Financing Authority, California (CAEATFA)
  14. Apprenticeship Council, California (CAC)
  15. Arbitration Certification Program (ACP)
  16. Architects Board, California (CAB)
  17. Arts Council, California (CAC)
  18. Assembly, California State (Assembly)
  19. Athletic Commission, California State (CSAC)
  20. Auditor, California State (BSA)
  21. Automotive Repair, Bureau of (BAR)
  22. Baldwin Hills Conservancy (BHC)
  23. Bar of California, State (CALBAR)
  24. Barbering and Cosmetology, Board of (BBC)
  25. Behavioral Sciences, Board of (BBS)
  26. Biodiversity Council, California (CBC)
  27. Boating and Waterways Commission, California (DBW-Com)
  28. Building Standards Commission, California (CBSC)
  29. Bureau of Real Estate Appraisers (BREA)
  30. Business and Economic Development, Governor's Office of (Go-Biz)
  31. Business, Consumer Services, and Housing Agency, California (BCSH)
  32. Cannabis Control Appeals Panel (CCAP)
  33. Cannabis Control, Department of (DCC)
  34. Cemetery and Funeral Bureau (CFB)
  35. Central Valley Flood Protection Board (CVFPB)
  36. Child Support Services, Department of (DCSS)
  37. Chiropractic Examiners, Board of (BCE)
  38. Citizens Compensation Commission, California (CCCC)
  39. Citizens Redistricting Commission (CRC)
  40. Civil Rights Department (CRD)
  41. Coachella Valley Mountains Conservancy (CVMC)
  42. Coastal Commission, California (Coastal)
  43. Coastal Conservancy, California (SCC)
  44. Colorado River Board of California (CRB)
  45. Community Colleges, California (CCCCO)
  46. Community Services & Development, Department of (CSD)
  47. Compensation Insurance Fund, State (SCIF)
  48. Conservation Corps, California (CCC)
  49. Conservation, Department of (DOC)
  50. Consumer Affairs, Department of (DCA)
  51. Contractors State License Board (CSLB)
  52. Controller's Office, California State (SCO)
  53. Cool California (CoolCal)
  54. Corrections & Rehabilitation, Department of (CDCR)
  55. Counties, California State Association of (CSAC)
  56. Court Reporters Board of California (CRB)
  57. Courts, California (Courts)
  58. Criminal Justice and Behavioral Health, Council on (CCJBH)
  59. Data and Innovation, Office of (ODI)
  60. Debt Limit Allocation Committee, California (CDIAC)
  61. Debt and Investment Advisory Commission, California (CDLAC)
  62. Delta Protection Commission (Delta)
  63. Delta Stewardship Council (Deltacounc)
  64. Dental Board of California (DBC)
  65. Dental Hygiene Board of California (DHBC)
  66. Developmental Disabilities, State Council on (SCDD)
  67. Developmental Services, Department of (DDS)
  68. Disability Access, California Commission on (CCDA)
  69. Disabled Veterans Business Enterprise Advisory Council (DVBE)
  70. Earthquake Authority, California (CEA)
  71. Education, Department of (CDE)
  72. Education, California State Board of (SBE)
  73. Educational Facilities Authority, California (CEFA)
  74. Emergency Medical Services Authority (EMSA)
  75. Emergency Services, Governor's Office of (Cal OES)
  76. Employment Development Department (EDD)
  77. Employment Training Panel (ETP)
  78. Energy Commission, California (CEC)
  79. Energy Infrastructure Safety, Office of (OEIS)
  80. Engineers, Land Surveyors, and Geologists, Board of Professional (BPELSG)
  81. Environmental Health Hazard Assessment, Office of (OEHHA)
  82. Environmental Protection Agency (CALEPA)
  83. Equalization, Board of (BOE)
  84. Exposition & State Fair, California (CAL EXPO)
  85. Fair Political Practices Commission (FPPC)
  86. Film Commission, California (CFC)
  87. Finance, Department of (DOF)
  88. Financial Protection and Innovation, California Department of (DBO)
  89. Financing Coordinating Committee, California
  90. Fire Marshal, Office of the State
  91. First 5 California
  92. Fish & Game Commission
  93. Fish & Wildlife, Department of
  94. Food & Agriculture, Department of
  95. Forestry & Fire Protection, Board of
  96. Forestry & Fire Protection, California Department of
  97. Franchise Tax Board
  98. Gambling Control Commission
  99. General Services, Department of
  100. Government Operations Agency
  101. Governor, Office of the
  102. Guide Dogs for the Blind, Board of
  103. Health and Human Services Agency
  104. Health Benefit Exchange, California
  105. Health Care Services, Department of (DHCS)
  106. Health Facilities Financing Authority, California
  107. Health Information Integrity, California Office of
  108. Health Planning and Development, Office of Statewide
  109. Health and Safety and Workers' Compensation, Commission on
  110. Healthy Food Financing Initiative Council, California
  111. High-Speed Rail Authority
  112. Highway Patrol, California
  113. Historical Records Advisory Board, California
  114. Historical Resources Commission, State
  115. Horse Racing Board, California
  116. Hospitals, Department of State
  117. Housing & Community Development, Department of (HCD)
  118. Housing Finance Agency (CALHFA)
  119. Human Resources, Department of (CalHR)
  120. Independent Living Council, California State
  121. Industrial Development Financing Advisory Commission, California
  122. Industrial Relations, Department of
  123. Industrial Welfare Commission (IWC)
  124. Infrastructure and Economic Development Bank
  125. Inspector General, Office of the
  126. Insurance, Department of (CDI)
  127. Judicial Performance, Commission on
  128. Justice, Department of
  129. Juvenile Parole Board
  130. Labor and Workforce Development Agency
  131. Lands Commission, California State
  132. Landscape Architects Technical Committee
  133. Law Revision Committee
  134. Legislative Analyst's Office
  135. Legislature, California State
  136. Library, California State
  137. Lieutenant Governor, Office of
  138. Little Hoover Commission
  139. Lottery, California
  140. Managed Health Care, Department of
  141. Medical Board of California
  142. Mental Health Services Oversight and Accountability Commission
  143. Mentally Ill Offenders, Council on
  144. Military Department, California
  145. Mining & Geology Board, State
  146. Motor Vehicles, Department of (DMV)
  147. Native American Heritage Commission
  148. Natural Resources Agency, California
  149. Naturopathic Medicine Committee
  150. New Motor Vehicle Board
  151. Occupational Safety and Health Appeals Board
  152. Occupational Therapy, California Board of
  153. Ocean Protection Council
  154. Optometry, Board of
  155. Osteopathic Medical Board of California
  156. Parks and Recreation, California Department of
  157. Parks and Recreation Commission, California State
  158. Parole Hearings, Board of
  159. Patient Advocate, Office of the
  160. Peace Officer Standards & Training, Commission on
  161. Personnel Board, State
  162. Pesticide Regulation, Department of
  163. Pharmacy, California State Board of
  164. Physical Therapy Board of California
  165. Physician Assistant Board
  166. Pilot Commissioners for the Bays of San Francisco, San Pablo, and Suisun, Board of
  167. Planning and Research, Governor's Office of
  168. Podiatric Medicine, Board of
  169. Pollution Control Financing Authority, California
  170. Pooled Money Investment Board
  171. Prison Industry Authority
  172. Private and Postsecondary Education, Bureau for
  173. Professional Fiduciaries Bureau
  174. Psychology, Board of
  175. Public Employees Retirement System, California
  176. Public Employment Relations Board, California
  177. Public Health, California Department of
  178. Public Utilities Commission, California
  179. Racial Equity Commission, California https://racialequity.opr.ca.gov/
  180. Real Estate Appraisers, Bureau of
  181. Real Estate, Department of
  182. Regenerative Medicine, California Institute for
  183. Registered Nursing, Board of
  184. Rehabilitation, Department of
  185. Resources Recycling and Recovery, Department of
  186. Respiratory Care Board of California
  187. Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta Conservancy
  188. San Diego River Conservancy
  189. San Francisco Bay Conservation & Development Commission
  190. San Gabriel and Lower Los Angeles Rivers and Mountains Conservancy
  191. San Joaquin River Conservancy
  192. Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy
  193. Save Our Water
  194. Scholarshare Investment Board
  195. School Finance Authority, California
  196. Secretary of State, California
  197. Security and Investigative Services, Bureau of
  198. Seismic Safety Commission, California
  199. Senate, California State
  200. Sierra Nevada Conservancy
  201. Social Services, Department of
  202. Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology and Hearing Aid Dispensers Board
  203. State Assistance for Enterprise, Business and Industrial Development Corp
  204. State Mandates, Commission on
  205. Status of Women and Girls, California Commission on the
  206. Structural Pest Control Board
  207. Student Aid Commission, California
  208. Systems Integration, Office of
  209. Tahoe Conservancy, California
  210. Tax Credit Allocation Committee, California
  211. Tax and Fee Administration, California
  212. Teacher Credentialing, Commission on
  213. Technology, Department of
  214. Telemetry Integrity and Modifications Enforcement Agency
  215. Toxic Substances Control, California Department of
  216. Traffic Safety, California Office of
  217. Transportation Agency, California State
  218. Transportation Commission, California
  219. Transportation, Department of
  220. Treasurer's Office, State (STO)
  221. Tribal Advisor, Governor's Office of
  222. Unemployment Insurance Appeals Board
  223. Uniform Custom Cost Accounting Commission
  224. University of California
  225. University, California State (CALSTATE, CSU)
  226. Veterans Affairs, Department of
  227. Veterans Board, California
  228. Veterinary Medical Board, California
  229. Victim Compensation Board, California
  230. Visit California
  231. Vocational Nursing and Psychiatric Technicians, Board of
  232. Volunteers, California
  233. Water Commission, California
  234. Water Quality Monitoring Council, California
  235. Water Resources, Department of
  236. Water Resources Control Board, State
  237. Wildlife Conservation Board
  238. Worker's Compensation Appeals Board
  239. Workforce Development Board, California