Title 41 — State Government

A. The Arizona gold star military medal may be awarded on behalf of the people of this state to an individual who has been killed in action from and after February 13, 1912 while: 1. Engaged in an action against an enemy of the United States. 2. Engaged in military operations inv…

A. A postsecondary institution may request to be certified by the director as an Arizona veteran supportive campus. The department shall maintain a list of certified Arizona veteran supportive campuses on the department's website. The list shall include: 1. A link to the website …

On or before November 1 of each year, the department shall submit a report to the directors of the joint legislative budget committee and the governor's office of strategic planning and budgeting on capital projects for which the department has requested federal monies in the las…

A. The hyperbaric oxygen therapy for military veterans fund is established consisting of private donations, grants, bequests and any other monies. The department shall administer the fund. Monies in the fund are continuously appropriated and are exempt from the provisions of sect…

(Rpld. 1/1/28) A. The veteran suicide prevention training pilot program is established in the department to offer claims examiners and county and municipal veteran service offices specialized training and certification in preventing veteran suicides. B. The department shall contr…

A. On registration at a state supported community college, college or university, any person who is eligible for and has applied for benefits for education available to veterans of the United States armed forces under federal law may apply for a deferment of payment of tuition, f…

A. The post-9/11 veteran education relief fund is established consisting of private donations, grants, bequests and any other monies. The department shall administer the fund. Monies in the fund are continuously appropriated to the department solely for the purposes prescribed in…

Annually by November 15, the Arizona drug and gang prevention resource center shall submit a report to the governor, the president of the senate and the speaker of the house of representatives. At a minimum, this report shall include information regarding the current and future a…

In this article, unless the context otherwise requires: 1. "Agency" means the supreme court, the department of economic security, the department of child safety, the department of education, the department of health services, the department of juvenile corrections, the department…

A. The board of fingerprinting is established consisting of the following members: 1. A representative of the supreme court who is appointed by the chief justice of the supreme court. 2. A representative of the department of economic security who is appointed by the director of t…

A. The board of fingerprinting shall: 1. Determine good cause exceptions pursuant to section 41-619.55 and central registry exceptions pursuant to section 41-619.57. The board may appoint a hearing officer to recommend that an applicant be granted or denied a good cause exception…

A. All criminal history record information and central registry information that is maintained by the board is confidential, except that criminal history record information and central registry information may be disclosed pursuant to a determination for a good cause exception pu…

A. The board shall determine good cause exceptions. The board shall determine a good cause exception after an expedited review or after a good cause exception hearing. The board shall conduct an expedited review within twenty days after receiving an application for a good cause e…

A. The board of fingerprinting fund is established consisting of monies appropriated by the legislature and fees established by the board pursuant to section 41-619.53. The board shall administer the fund subject to legislative appropriation. Monies in the fund are continuously a…

A. The board shall determine central registry exceptions pursuant to section 8-804. The board shall determine a central registry exception after an expedited review or after a central registry exception hearing. The board shall conduct an expedited review within twenty days after…

A. A department of administration is established. B. The direction, operation and control of the department is the responsibility of the director. C. The director shall be appointed by the governor with the advice and consent of the senate and shall serve at the pleasure of the g…

In this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires: 1. "Department" means the department of administration. 2. "Director" means the director of the department of administration.

A. The director with the approval of the governor shall appoint a deputy director of the department. The deputy director serves at the pleasure of the director and shall assist the director in administering the department by performing the duties and responsibilities that the dir…

The director shall: 1. Be directly responsible to the governor for the direction, control and operation of the department. 2. Provide assistance to the governor and legislature as requested. 3. Adopt rules the director deems necessary or desirable to further the objectives and pr…

(Rpld. 7/1/26) A. The department shall administer a three-year competitive grant program that provides an interoperability software technology solution to support rural hospitals, health care providers and urban trauma centers to further treatment care coordination with a focus o…

A. The director of the department of administration shall: 1. Adopt rules and procedures for administering and disbursing monies deposited in the emergency telecommunication services revolving fund, and at least quarterly review and approve requests by political subdivisions of t…

A. The racing investigation fund is established consisting of monies deposited for the projected cost of investigations conducted pursuant to title 5, chapter 1 by persons, partnerships, associations or corporations that hold a permit for a racing meeting under title 5. Monies de…

A. An employee is entitled to a leave of absence for the time specified for the following purposes: 1. Five work days to serve as a bone marrow donor for a bone marrow transplant if the employee provides the employee's employer with written verification that the employee is to se…

On or before October 1 of each year, the director shall submit to the joint legislative budget committee and the governor's office of strategic planning and budgeting a report on the costs associated with meeting the investment yield restriction requirements for any tax-exempt de…

A. On or before October 1 of each year, the department shall collect from each budget unit and shall submit to the joint legislative budget committee and the governor's office of strategic planning and budgeting a report containing the number of full-time equivalent positions and…

A state department or agency may accept gifts and donations from a public entity, a private entity or any person for the conduct of employee recognition programs. Gifts and donations for employee recognition programs are subject to the requirements of title 35, chapter 1, article…

A. Before accepting an offer of employment, an applicant for an information technology position in the department of administration shall submit a full set of fingerprints to the department of administration for the purpose of obtaining a state and federal criminal records check …

A. The director shall adopt rules to provide for the reimbursement of up to one hundred per cent of the cost to state employees of either: 1. Public transportation, vanpool or private bus service to and from their place of employment. 2. Telecommuting connectivity. B. For the pur…

B. The department's online state jobs application portal shall identify those positions that are suitable for applicants who have postsecondary degrees and those positions that are suitable for skilled through alternative routes applicants. C. On or before October 1, 2023, the di…

(Rpld. 7/1/27) A. The erroneous convictions fund is established consisting of monies appropriated to the fund by the legislature. The department of administration shall administer the fund. Monies in the fund are continuously appropriated and are exempt from the provisions of sec…

A. The department may establish an automation operation center to serve the management and other needs of state government. B. An automation operations fund is established for paying for the costs of any automation operation applications implemented by the department and otherwis…

A. The director shall establish a telecommunications program office within the department to enter into a primary contract with a corporation authorized to do business in this state for the contractor to provide for the installation and maintenance of telecommunication systems an…

A. A telecommunications fund is established for paying costs incurred in operating the telecommunications program office established pursuant to section 41-712. B. The fund consists of: 1. Legislative appropriations. 2. Grants, except for otherwise specifically dedicated grants, …

A. The automation projects fund is established consisting of monies appropriated by the legislature. The department of administration shall administer the fund. Monies in the fund are subject to legislative appropriation. The director shall establish a separate subaccount for eac…

A. The department shall assist the governor in his duties pertaining to the formulation of the budget, and shall correlate and recommend revision of estimates and requests for appropriations of the budget units. B. The director shall: 1. Make changes or improvements in state acco…

The director of the governor's office of strategic planning and budgeting shall: 1. Confer with officials of federal agencies concerning grants-in-aid generally, and particularly in regard to federal-aid programs in progress in this state. 2. On or before September 1 of each year…

A. The Arizona board of regents, the Arizona commerce authority and the legislative and judicial branches of state government shall not be subject to the provisions of this article except as prescribed by law. B. The Arizona board of regents and the judicial branch of state gover…

A. The department shall establish and maintain an official internet website that is electronically searchable by the public at no cost and that contains a comprehensive database of receipts and expenditures of state monies. The database shall include the information as prescribed…

A. Beginning on or before December 1, 2013 and each December 1 thereafter, the department shall submit a report to the speaker of the house of representatives, the president of the senate and the staff director of the joint legislative budget committee that addresses the cost to …

A. The director or the director's authorized representative shall be the general accountant of this state and keeper of all public account books, vouchers, documents and papers relating to accounts and contracts of the state, and to its revenue, debts and fiscal affairs, not requ…

When it is necessary in the exercise of his powers and duties, the director or his authorized agents may examine the parties and others on oath, touching any material matters, and for that purpose may administer oaths, issue subpoenas and compel witnesses to attend before him and…

All accounts, vouchers, warrants, claims and supporting documents shall be preserved by the department pursuant to section 41-151.14 and copies of these documents shall be given to any person who applies for them and who tenders the fees as prescribed by the director.

A. Except as provided in subsection C, the department shall have access to, and authority to examine, any and all books, accounts, reports, vouchers, correspondence files and other records, bank accounts, money and other property of any state agency, whether created by the consti…

When this state receives any monies that belong to the counties from the federal government from forest reserves the department shall: 1. Determine the amount to pass through to each county according to the forest acreage report for each county. 2. Distribute the monies as direct…

The department shall cause suitable forms to be printed for use of the several county assessors in taking statistics as required by law, and for use of the several county treasurers in making reports to the department. The department shall pay for the printing of such forms.

The director or his authorized representative is authorized to hold membership in, and to maintain membership by payment of dues to, the national organizations of state officials occupying a like office or performing similar functions, and is authorized to attend annual conventio…

If the director or any employee or officer of the department knowingly issues a warrant upon the treasury not authorized by law, he is guilty of a class 6 felony.

If the director or any duly appointed officer or supervisor charged with duties and responsibilities under this article knowingly fails or refuses to perform any duty required of him by law, he is guilty of a class 1 misdemeanor.

A. The Arizona financial information system collections fund is established consisting of monies collected pursuant to subsection C of this section. The department shall administer the fund. Monies in the fund are subject to legislative appropriation. Monies in the fund are exemp…

In this article and articles 5 and 6 of this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires: 1. "Appointing authority" means the person or group of persons authorized by law or delegated authority to make appointments to fill positions. 2. "At will" means an employment relationsh…