Is the Workers Compensation Appeals Board Heading for the Chopping Block?
On Jan. 6, 2005, Governor Schwarzenegger submitted a reorganization plan to the Little Hoover Commission that recommends the elimination of 88 boards and commissions, including the Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board. The plan proposes absorbing the commissions and boards into existing state agencies, creating new agencies, or in some instances completely eliminating them. A total of 94 boards and commissions are on the list. Boards soon to be absorbed include Building Standards Commission, Court Reporters Board, Dental Board, Industrial Welfare Commission, Medical Board, Occupational Safety and Health Appeals Board, Postsecondary Education Commission, Public Library Construction and Renovation Board, Unemployment Insurance Appeals Board and the Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board. The Commission on Uniform State Laws is also slated for complete elimination. The full list of boards and commissions which the Governor is considering cutting can be found here. There has been some negative
