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State Agency Histories

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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
Department of Child Safety Wed, 09/30/2020
Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) Fri, 08/16/2019
Department of Fire, Building and Life Safety (Repealed 2016) Fri, 09/02/2016
Department of Juvenile Corrections Mon, 02/01/2016
Department of Liquor Licenses and Control Thu, 04/09/2020
Department of Public Safety Tue, 09/01/2020
Department of Transportation (ADOT) Fri, 08/30/2019
Department of Veterans’ Services Sat, 08/31/2019
Early Childhood Development and Health Board Sun, 09/29/2019
Elected Officials’ Retirement Plan (EORP) Mon, 08/27/2018
Employment Advisory Council (1970-2016) Fri, 09/02/2016
Game and Fish Commission and Department Mon, 08/27/2018
Governing Committee for Deferred Compensation Plans Wed, 09/12/2018
Governmental Mall Commission (repealed) Tue, 06/30/2020
Governors’ Regulatory Review Council (GRRC) Mon, 08/27/2018
Governor’s Office on Tribal Relations Fri, 09/02/2016
Grain Research and Promotion Council (Council) Thu, 10/01/2015
Hearing Aid Dispensers, Audiologists and Speech-Language Pathologists Tue, 09/24/2019
Hospital for Disabled Miners Fri, 09/27/2019
Independent Redistricting Commission Sun, 09/29/2019
Industrial Commission of Arizona Mon, 08/27/2018
Interstate Stream Commission Wed, 06/01/2016
Joint Legislative Budget Committee (JLBC) Thu, 10/01/2015
Law Enforcement Merit System Council Mon, 12/01/2014
Livestock Loss Board Wed, 09/02/2020
Medical Radiologic Technical Board of Examiners (MRTBE) Thu, 06/14/2018
Midwifery Fri, 09/20/2019
Mining Advisory Council Wed, 09/12/2018
Municipal Tax Code Commission Wed, 09/09/2020
Nursing Care Institution Administrators and Assisted Living Facilities Managers Board of Examiners Tue, 09/24/2019
Office of Administrative Hearings (OAH) Mon, 06/01/2015
Office of Manufactured Housing Thu, 06/18/2020
Office of Ombudsman-Citizens Aide (Ombudsman) Fri, 01/04/2019
Office of the State Auditor (1912-1969) Mon, 12/01/2014
Oil and Gas Conservation Commission Fri, 09/02/2016
Prescott Historical Society Fri, 09/02/2016
Psychiatric Security Review Board Wed, 09/12/2018
Public Safety Personnel Retirement System (PSPRS) Wed, 07/24/2019
Registrar of Contractors Sat, 09/14/2019
Residential Utility Consumer Office (RUCO) Sun, 11/01/2015
School Facilities Board (Board) Sun, 08/11/2019
School Safety Program and School Safety Program Oversight Committee Wed, 09/12/2018
Soldier Settlement Board / Arizona Land Settlement Commission Sun, 11/01/2015
State Banking Department (1922-2004) Mon, 12/01/2014
State Board for Charter Schools Thu, 04/30/2020
State Board for Private Postsecondary Education (Board) Mon, 08/26/2019
State Board of Barbers Wed, 09/30/2020
State Board of Beauty Culturist Examiners (1935 – 1958) Mon, 12/01/2014
State Board of Cosmetology Tue, 09/01/2020
State Board of Dental Examiners Sun, 09/15/2019
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