Research and Advocacy

The Center for Public Interest Law's role extends beyond the classroom. Since 1980, the faculty, professional staff, and law student interns of the Center for Public Interest Law have engaged in numerous in-depth research projects, followed by advocacy to implement findings and conclusions. Since 1994, much of CPIL's advocacy has occurred in the context of the California Legislature's "sunset review" of various California occupational licensing agencies; more information on sunset review, including staff reports and recommendations, can be found at the website of the Joint Committee on Boards, Commissions & Consumer Protection. CPIL has engaged in advocacy related to the following California regulatory boards and programs:



California Board of Accountancy

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Athletic Commission

State Bar of California

Board of Barbering and Cosmetology

Department of Consumer Affairs

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Contractors State License Board

Court Reporters Board of California

Dental Board of California

Board for Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors

  • 1999 Sunset Review Testimony (oral)
  • 1997 Sunset Review Testimony (written)

Board of Registration for Geologists and Geophysicists

  • 1995 Sunset Review Testimony

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Department of Insurance

Board of Landscape Architects

Little Hoover Commission

Medical Board of California

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Board of Optometry

Board of Podiatric Medicine

Other CPIL research and advocacy projects:

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