State Agency Histories

Arizona State Library, Archives & Records COVID-19 Response

  • Our number one goal is to keep the public and our employees safe
  • The situation related to COVID-19 is rapidly developing, as is the response from this office and the state. Please check back regularly for updates
  • We are committed to providing continuity of services while reducing exposure risks
  • In-person trainings for ALL divisions are on hold until further notice. Divisions will hold trainings by webinar as needed.
  • Department staff will attend community meetings virtually or by phone, when available.
  • Services impacted:
    • In-person Patent and Trademark Resource Center consultations
    • In-person retrieval and immediate checkout of materials to patrons of Arizona Talking Book Library
    • Walk-in reference service for Archives & the Research Library. Research & reference services are now offered by appointment only. Please contact us here to request an appointment. 

______________

______________

______________

______________

______________

______________

______________

______________

arizona state seal image

This list of Administrative Histories briefly chronicles the history and changes within agencies, boards and commissions of the Arizona state government.

Each administrative history includes:

  • The legal authority
  • Function
  • History
  • Sources where this information was located

For more information on Arizona state government history or on the entries in this collection, contact Research Library, or 602-926-3870.

List Provided by:

The State of Arizona Research Library
ARIZONA STATE LIBRARY, ARCHIVES AND PUBLIC RECORDS
A Division of the Arizona Secretary of State
Holly Henley, State Librarian

Title Revision Date
Arizona Outdoor Recreation Coordinating Commission (AORCC) Fri, 09/02/2016
Arizona Peace Officer Standards and Training Board Sat, 09/28/2019
Arizona Pioneers’ Home Fri, 09/27/2019
Arizona Power Authority Wed, 08/21/2019
Arizona Property Tax Oversight Commission Tue, 05/15/2018
Arizona Radiation Regulatory Agency (ARRA) and Radiation Regulatory Hearing Board (Board) Fri, 01/04/2019
Arizona Rangers Wed, 09/02/2020
Arizona Regulatory Board of Physician Assistants Sun, 09/15/2019
Arizona State Board of Pharmacy Fri, 09/24/2021
Arizona State Boxing and Mixed Martial Arts Commission Fri, 09/02/2016
Arizona State Library, Archives and Public Records Mon, 09/06/2021
Arizona State Parks Board Thu, 09/26/2019
Arizona State Retirement System (ASRS) Sun, 08/11/2019
Arizona State Schools for the Deaf and Blind (ASDB) Fri, 09/30/2022
Arizona State Veterinary Medical Examining Board (Board) Tue, 09/17/2019
Arizona Uniform Laws Commission Wed, 09/12/2018
Arizona Water Commission Wed, 06/01/2016
Arizona-Mexico Commission Wed, 09/02/2020
Attorney General’s Office Mon, 12/01/2014
Auditor General, Office of the Mon, 09/06/2021
Automobile Theft Authority (ATA) Mon, 08/12/2019
Barbering and Cosmetology Board Tue, 09/28/2021
Biomedical Research Commission - Repealed Fri, 06/29/2018
Board of Athletic Training Fri, 09/30/2022
Board of Behavioral Health Examiners Mon, 09/27/2021
Board of Chiropractic Examiners Mon, 09/27/2021
Board of Examiners in Basic Sciences (Repealed 1968) Sat, 05/23/2020
Board of Fingerprinting (Board) Fri, 01/04/2019
Board of Funeral Directors and Embalmers Tue, 09/01/2020
Board of Homeopathic and Integrated Medicine Examiners Sun, 09/15/2019
Board of Library Examiners Sun, 09/29/2019
Board of Massage Therapy Fri, 09/30/2022
Board of Medical Student Loans Mon, 09/27/2021
Board of Occupational Therapy Examiners Sun, 09/26/2021
Board of Physical Therapy Sun, 09/15/2019
Board of Podiatry Examiners Mon, 09/27/2021
Board of Psychologist Examiners Mon, 09/27/2021
Board of Respiratory Care Examiners Sun, 09/15/2019
Boiler Advisory Board Fri, 09/02/2016
Bureau of Criminal Identification (1929-1956) Fri, 07/10/2020
Central Arizona Water Conservation District (CAWCD) Fri, 09/30/2022
Citizens Clean Elections Commission Wed, 09/30/2020
Civil Rights Advisory Board (Board) Tue, 05/15/2018
Clinical Laboratories Sat, 09/21/2019
Code Commission Wed, 09/23/2020
Colorado River Boundary Commission (Commission) Sun, 05/01/2016
Colorado River Boundary Markers Division Sun, 05/01/2016
Commission for Postsecondary Education (Commission) Tue, 09/07/2021
Commission for the Deaf and the Hard of Hearing Mon, 08/30/2021
Commission on the Arizona Environment (1986-1996) Wed, 08/26/2020