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
Constable Ethics Standards and Training Board Sat, 09/05/2020
Corrections Officer Retirement Plan (CORP) Mon, 08/27/2018
Cotton Research and Protection Council (Council) Tue, 09/01/2015
Department of Child Safety Sat, 09/25/2021
Department of Fire, Building and Life Safety (Repealed 2016) Fri, 09/02/2016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 Fri, 09/24/2021
Department of Public Safety Tue, 08/31/2021
Department of Transportation (ADOT) Tue, 08/31/2021
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, 09/06/2021
Governing Committee for Deferred Compensation Plans Wed, 09/12/2018
Governmental Mall Commission (repealed) Tue, 06/30/2020
Governors’ Regulatory Review Council (GRRC) Mon, 08/30/2021
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 Mon, 08/30/2021
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
Naturopathic Physicians Medical Board Sun, 09/26/2021
Nursing Care Institution Administrators and Assisted Living Facilities Managers Board of Examiners Tue, 09/28/2021
Office of Administrative Hearings (OAH) Mon, 06/01/2015
Office of Manufactured Housing Tue, 09/07/2021
Office of Ombudsman-Citizens Aide (Ombudsman) Fri, 08/28/2020
Office of the State Auditor (1912-1969) Mon, 12/01/2014
Oil and Gas Conservation Commission Tue, 09/07/2021
Prescott Historical Society Fri, 09/02/2016
Psychiatric Security Review Board Mon, 09/06/2021
Public Safety Personnel Retirement System (PSPRS) Mon, 08/31/2020
Registrar of Contractors Sat, 09/14/2019
Residential Utility Consumer Office (RUCO) Sun, 11/01/2015
School Facilities Oversight Board Wed, 09/08/2021
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 Fri, 09/30/2022
State Board for Private Postsecondary Education (Board) Tue, 08/31/2021
State Board of Barbers Wed, 09/30/2020