# 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 (CDFA) and the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) 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 (Attorney General) and the Department of Insurance (Insurance Commissioner).
* Accountancy, California Board of (CBA)
* Achieving a Better Life Experience, California (CalABLE)
* Acupuncture Board, California (Board)
* Administrative Hearings, Office of (OAH)
* Administrative Law, Office of (OAL)
* Aging, California Commission on (CCOA)
* Aging, California Department of (AGING)
* Agricultural Labor Relations Board (ALRB)
* Air Resources Board (ARB)
* Alcoholic Beverage Control Appeals Board (ABCAB)
* Alcoholic Beverage Control, Department of (ABC)
* Allocation Board, State (SAB)
* Alternative Energy and Advanced Transportation Financing Authority, California (CAEATFA)
* Apprenticeship Council, California (CAC)
* Arbitration Certification Program (ACP)
* Architects Board, California (CAB)
* Arts Council, California (CAC)
* Assembly, California State (Assembly)
* Athletic Commission, California State (CSAC)
* Auditor, California State (BSA)
* Automotive Repair, Bureau of (BAR)
* Baldwin Hills Conservancy (BHC)
* Bar of California, State (CALBAR)
* Barbering and Cosmetology, Board of (BBC)
* Behavioral Sciences, Board of (BBS)
* Biodiversity Council, California (CBC)
* Boating and Waterways Commission, California (DBW-Com)
* Building Standards Commission, California (CBSC)
* Bureau of Real Estate Appraisers (BREA)
* Business and Economic Development, Governor's Office of (Go-Biz)
* Business, Consumer Services, and Housing Agency, California (BCSH)
* Cannabis Control Appeals Panel (CCAP)
* Cannabis Control, Department of (DCC)
* Cemetery and Funeral Bureau (CFB)
* Central Valley Flood Protection Board (CVFPB)
* Child Support Services, Department of (DCSS)
* Chiropractic Examiners, Board of (BCE)
* Citizens Compensation Commission, California (CCCC)
* Citizens Redistricting Commission (CRC)
* Civil Rights Department (CRD)
* Coachella Valley Mountains Conservancy (CVMC)
* Coastal Commission, California (Coastal)
* Coastal Conservancy, California (SCC)
* Colorado River Board of California (CRB)
* Community Colleges, California (CCCCO)
* Community Services & Development, Department of (CSD)
* Compensation Insurance Fund, State (SCIF)
* Conservation Corps, California (CCC)
* Conservation, Department of (DOC)
* Consumer Affairs, Department of (DCA)
* Contractors State License Board (CSLB)
* Controller's Office, California State (SCO)
* Cool California (CoolCal)
* Corrections & Rehabilitation, Department of (CDCR)
* Counties, California State Association of (CSAC)
* Court Reporters Board of California (CRB)
* Courts, California (Courts)
* Criminal Justice and Behavioral Health, Council on (CCJBH)
* Data and Innovation, Office of (ODI)
* Debt Limit Allocation Committee, California (CDIAC)
* Debt and Investment Advisory Commission, California (CDLAC)
* Delta Protection Commission (Delta)
* Delta Stewardship Council (Deltacounc)
* Dental Board of California (DBC)
* Dental Hygiene Board of California (DHBC)
* Developmental Disabilities, State Council on (SCDD)
* Developmental Services, Department of (DDS)
* Disability Access, California Commission on (CCDA)
* Disabled Veterans Business Enterprise Advisory Council (DVBE)
* Earthquake Authority, California (CEA)
* Education, Department of (CDE)
* Education, California State Board of (SBE)
* Educational Facilities Authority, California (CEFA)
* Emergency Medical Services Authority (EMSA)
* Emergency Services, Governor's Office of (Cal OES)
* Employment Development Department (EDD)
* Employment Training Panel (ETP)
* Energy Commission, California (CEC)
* Energy Infrastructure Safety, Office of (OEIS)
* Engineers, Land Surveyors, and Geologists, Board of Professional (BPELSG)
* Environmental Health Hazard Assessment, Office of (OEHHA)
* Environmental Protection Agency (CALEPA)
* Equalization, Board of (BOE)
* Exposition & State Fair, California (CAL EXPO)
* Fair Political Practices Commission (FPPC)
* Film Commission, California (CFC)
* Finance, Department of (DOF)
* Financial Protection and Innovation, California Department of (DBO)
* Financing Coordinating Committee, California
* Fire Marshal, Office of the State
* First 5 California (First 5)
* Fish & Game Commission (FGC)
* Fish & Wildlife, Department of (CDFW)
* Food & Agriculture, Department of (CDFA)
* Forestry & Fire Protection, Board of (BOF)
* Forestry & Fire Protection, California Department of (CAL FIRE)
* Franchise Tax Board (FTB)
* Gambling Control Commission (CGCC)
* General Services, Department of (DGS)
* Government Operations Agency
* Governor, Office of the (GO)
* Guide Dogs for the Blind, Board of (BGDB)
* Health and Human Services Agency (CHHS)
* Health Benefit Exchange, California (HBEX)
* Health Care Services, Department of (DHCS)
* Health Facilities Financing Authority, California
* Health Information Integrity, California Office of (CALOHI)
* Health Planning and Development, Office of Statewide (OSHPD)
* Health and Safety and Workers' Compensation, Commission on
* Healthy Food Financing Initiative Council, California
* High-Speed Rail Authority (CAHSRA)
* Highway Patrol, California (CHP)
* Historical Records Advisory Board, California
* Historical Resources Commission, State (SHRC)
* Horse Racing Board, California (CHRB)
* Hospitals, Department of State
* Housing & Community Development, Department of (HCD)
* Housing Finance Agency (CALHFA)
* Human Resources, Department of (CalHR)
* Independent Living Council, California State (CALSILC)
* Industrial Development Financing Advisory Commission, California
* Industrial Relations, Department of (DIR)
* Industrial Welfare Commission (IWC)
* Infrastructure and Economic Development Bank (I-Bank) (IBANK)
* Inspector General, Office of the (OIG)
* Insurance, Department of (CDI)
* Judicial Performance, Commission on (CJP)
* Justice, Department of (DOJ)
* Juvenile Parole Board (JPB)
* Labor and Workforce Development Agency (LWDA)
* Lands Commission, California State (SLC)
* Landscape Architects Technical Committee (LATC)
* Law Revision Committee (CLRC)
* Legislative Analyst's Office (LAO)
* Legislature, California State (LEGISLATURE)
* Library, California State (CSL)
* Lieutenant Governor, Office of (LTG)
* Little Hoover Commission (LHC)
* Lottery, California (LOTTERY)
* Managed Health Care, Department of (DMHC)
* Medical Board of California (MBC)
* Mental Health Services Oversight and Accountability Commission (MHSOAC)
* Mentally Ill Offenders, Council on (COMIO)
* Military Department, California
* Mining & Geology Board, State (SMGB)
* Motor Vehicles, Department of (DMV)
* Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC)
* Natural Resources Agency, California
* Naturopathic Medicine Committee
* New Motor Vehicle Board (NMVB)
* Occupational Safety and Health Appeals Board (DIR, OSHAB)
* Occupational Therapy, California Board of (BOT)
* Ocean Protection Council (OPC)
* Optometry, Board of
* Osteopathic Medical Board of California (OMBC)
* Parks and Recreation, California Department of
* Parks and Recreation Commission, California State (PARKS)
* Parole Hearings, Board of (CDCR, BOPH)
* Patient Advocate, Office of the (OPA)
* Peace Officer Standards & Training, Commission on (POST)
* Personnel Board, State (SPB)
* Pesticide Regulation, Department of (CDPR)
* Pharmacy, California State Board of
* Physical Therapy Board of California (PTBC)
* Physician Assistant Board
* Pilot Commissioners for the Bays of San Francisco, San Pablo, and Suisun, Board of (BOPC)
* Planning and Research, Governor's Office of (OPR)
* Podiatric Medicine, Board of (BPM)
* Pollution Control Financing Authority, California
* Pooled Money Investment Board
* Prison Industry Authority (CALPIA)
* Private and Postsecondary Education, Bureau for (BPPE)
* Professional Fiduciaries Bureau
* Psychology, Board of
* Public Employees Retirement System, California (CalPERS)
* Public Employment Relations Board, California (PERB)
* Public Health, California Department of (CDPH)
* Public Utilities Commission, California (CPUC)
* Racial Equity Commission, California (REC) https://racialequity.opr.ca.gov/
* Real Estate Appraisers, Bureau of (OREA)
* Real Estate, Department of (DRE)
* Regenerative Medicine, California Institute for (CIRM)
* Registered Nursing, Board of (RN)
* Rehabilitation, Department of (DOR)
* Resources Recycling and Recovery, Department of
* Respiratory Care Board of California (RCB)
* Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta Conservancy
* San Diego River Conservancy (SDRC)
* San Francisco Bay Conservation & Development Commission (BCDC)
* San Gabriel and Lower Los Angeles Rivers and Mountains Conservancy (RMC)
* San Joaquin River Conservancy (SJRC)
* Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy (SMMC)
* Save Our Water
* Scholarshare Investment Board
* School Finance Authority, California
* Secretary of State, California (SOS)
* Security and Investigative Services, Bureau of (BSIS)
* Seismic Safety Commission, California (SSC)
* Senate, California State
* Sierra Nevada Conservancy
* Social Services, Department of (CDSS)
* Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology and Hearing Aid Dispensers Board
* State Assistance for Enterprise, Business and Industrial Development Corp (SAFE-BIDCO)
* State Mandates, Commission on (CSM)
* Status of Women and Girls, California Commission on the
* Structural Pest Control Board
* Student Aid Commission, California (CSAC)
* Systems Integration, Office of (OSI)
* Tahoe Conservancy, California
* Tax Credit Allocation Committee, California
* Tax and Fee Administration, California
* Teacher Credentialing, Commission on (CTC)
* Technology, Department of
* Telemetry Integrity and Modifications Enforcement Agency (TIME Agency)
* Toxic Substances Control, California Department of (DTSC)
* Traffic Safety, California Office of (OTS)
* Transportation Agency, California State
* Transportation Commission, California (CTC)
* Transportation, Department of (DOT, CALTRANS)
* Treasurer's Office, State (STO)
* Tribal Advisor, Governor's Office of
* Unemployment Insurance Appeals Board (CUIAB)
* Uniform Custom Cost Accounting Commission (SCO)
* University of California (UC)
* University, California State (CALSTATE, CSU)
* Veterans Affairs, Department of (CalVet)
* Veterans Board, California
* Veterinary Medical Board, California (VMB)
* Victim Compensation Board, California (CalVCB)
* Visit California
* Vocational Nursing and Psychiatric Technicians, Board of (BVNPT)
* Volunteers, California
* Water Commission, California
* Water Quality Monitoring Council, California
* Water Resources, Department of (DWR)
* Water Resources Control Board, State (WRCB)
* Wildlife Conservation Board (WCB)
* Worker's Compensation Appeals Board
* Workforce Development Board, California (CWDB)