State of California Housing Agency Act.

Existing law establishes various agencies within the state government, including the Business, Consumer Services, and Housing Agency. Existing law provides that the Business, Consumer Services, and Housing Agency is under the supervision of the Secretary of Business, Consumer Services, and Housing. Under existing law, the Business, Consumer Services, and Housing Agency is comprised of the Department of Consumer Affairs, the Department of Real Estate, the Department of Housing and Community Development, the Department of Fair Employment and Housing, the Department of Business Oversight, the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control, the Alcoholic Beverage Control Appeals Board, the California Horse Racing Board, and the Alfred E. Alquist Seismic Safety Commission. This bill would enact the State of California Housing Agency Act and, as of July 1, 2021, would separate the Business, Consumer Services, and Housing Agency into the Business and Consumer Services Agency and the Housing Agency. The bill would provide that the Business and Consumer Services Agency consists of the Department of Consumer Affairs, the Department of Fair Employment and Housing, the Department of Business Oversight, the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control, the Alcoholic Beverage Control Appeals Board, the California Horse Racing Board, and the Alfred E. Alquist Seismic Safety Commission. The bill would rename the Secretary of Business, Consumer Services, and Housing as the Secretary of Business and Consumer Services. The bill would provide that the Housing Agency consists of the Department of Real Estate, the Department of Housing and Community Development, and the California Housing Finance Agency. Under the bill, the Housing Agency would be under the supervision of the Secretary of Housing and the bill would require the secretary to be appointed by the Governor, as provided. The bill would make various conforming changes to that effect. The bill would also make related findings and declarations.