California § 205. (Amended (as amended by Stats. 2024, Ch. 497, Sec. 3) by Stats. 2025, Ch. 67, Sec. 2.)

California Statutes

§ 205. — (Amended (as amended by Stats. 2024, Ch. 497, Sec. 3) by Stats. 2025, Ch. 67, Sec. 2.)

California § 205.

Code BPCBusiness and Professions Code - BPC

Div. 1.DIVISION 1. DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS

Ch. 3.CHAPTER 3. Funds of the Department

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Cal. Business and Professions Code - BPC Code § 205. (2026).

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(a)There is in the State Treasury the Professions and Vocations Fund. The fund shall consist of the following special funds:

(1)Accountancy Fund.

(2)California Architects Board Fund.

(3)Athletic Commission Fund.

(4)Barbering and Cosmetology Contingent Fund.

(5)Cemetery and Funeral Fund.

(6)Contractors License Fund.

(7)State Dentistry Fund.

(8)Home Furnishings and Thermal Insulation Fund.

(9)California Architects Board-Landscape Architects Fund.

(10)Contingent Fund of the Medical Board of California.

(11)Optometry Fund.

(12)Pharmacy Board Contingent Fund.

(13)Physical Therapy Fund.

(14)Private Security Services Fund.

(15)Professional Engineer’s, Land Surveyor’s, and Geologist’s Fund.

(16)Consumer Affairs Fund.

(17)Behavioral Sciences Fund.

(18)Licensed Midwifery Fund. (19

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(a)
There is in the State Treasury the Professions and Vocations Fund. The fund shall consist of the following special funds:
(1)
Accountancy Fund.
(2)
California Architects Board Fund.
(3)
Athletic Commission Fund.
(4)
Barbering and Cosmetology Contingent Fund.
(5)
Cemetery and Funeral Fund.
(6)
Contractors License Fund.
(7)
State Dentistry Fund.
(8)
Home Furnishings and Thermal Insulation Fund.
(9)
California Architects Board-Landscape Architects Fund.
(10)
Contingent Fund of the Medical Board of California.
(11)
Optometry Fund.
(12)
Pharmacy Board Contingent Fund.
(13)
Physical Therapy Fund.
(14)
Private Security Services Fund.
(15)
Professional Engineer’s, Land Surveyor’s, and Geologist’s Fund.
(16)
Consumer Affairs Fund.
(17)
Behavioral Sciences Fund.
(18)
Licensed Midwifery Fund.
(19)
Court Reporters’ Fund.
(20)
California Veterinary Medical Board Contingent Fund.
(21)
Vocational Nursing and Psychiatric Technicians Fund.
(22)
Electronic and Appliance Repair Fund.
(23)
Acupuncture Fund.
(24)
Physician Assistant Fund.
(25)
Board of Podiatric Medicine Fund.
(26)
Psychology Fund.
(27)
Respiratory Care Fund.
(28)
Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology and Hearing Aid Dispensers Fund.
(29)
Board of Registered Nursing Fund.
(30)
State Dental Hygiene Fund.
(31)
Structural Pest Control Fund.
(32)
Structural Pest Control Education and Enforcement Fund.
(33)
Structural Pest Control Research Fund.
(34)
Household Movers Fund.
(35)
Household Goods and Services Fund.
(36)
Naturopathic Doctor’s Fund.
(b)
For accounting and recordkeeping purposes, the Professions and Vocations Fund shall be deemed to be a single special fund, and each of the several special funds therein shall constitute and be deemed to be a separate account in the Professions and Vocations Fund. Each account or fund shall be available for expenditure only for the purposes as are now or may hereafter be provided by law.
(c)
This section shall remain in effect only until July 1, 2026, and as of that date is repealed.

Legislative History

Amended (as amended by Stats. 2024, Ch. 497, Sec. 2) by Stats. 2025, Ch. 67, Sec. 1. (AB 1170) Effective January 1, 2026. Repealed as of July 1, 2026, by its own provisions. See later operative version, as amended by Sec. 2 of Stats. 2025, Ch. 67.