California · Business and Professions Code - BPC
BPC §205: (a) There is in the State Treasury the Professions and Vocations Fund.
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This statute establishes a fund in the State Treasury called the Professions and Vocations Fund.
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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) California Architects Board-Landscape Architects Fund. (9) Contingent Fund of the Medical Board of California. (10) Optometry Fund. (11) Pharmacy Board Contingent Fund. (12) Physical Therapy Fund. (13) Private Security Services Fund. (14) Professional Engineer’s, Land Surveyor’s, and Geologist’s Fund. (15) Consumer Affairs Fund. (16) Behavioral Sciences Fund. (17) Licensed Midwifery Fund. (18) Court Reporters’ Fund. (19) California Veterinary Medical Board Contingent Fund. (20) Vocational Nursing and Psychiatric Technicians Fund. (21) Acupuncture Fund. (22) Physician Assistant Fund. (23) Board of Podiatric Medicine Fund. (24) Psychology Fund. (25) Respiratory Care Fund. (26) Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology and Hearing Aid Dispensers Fund. (27) Board of Registered Nursing Fund. (28) State Dental Hygiene Fund. (29) Structural Pest Control Fund. (30) Structural Pest Control Education and Enforcement Fund. (31) Structural Pest Control Research Fund. (32) Household Goods and Services Fund. (33) 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 become operative on July 1, 2026.
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