Title 41, State Government

The department shall annually prepare a comprehensive plan for the state for the purpose of guiding the development, funding and implementation of programs and activities by the department and other state programs concerned with service development, integration and utilization. T…

A. Subject to the departmental rules and regulations on the confidentiality of information, upon request, the department shall furnish to any agency of the United States which is charged with the administration of public works or assistance through public employment the name, add…

A. The director may acquire for and in the name of this state by lease, lease-purchase agreement or otherwise lands or buildings for the purpose of providing office space for the department at such places as the director finds necessary and suitable. B. An agreement made for the …

A. Unless otherwise provided by law, all personally identifiable information concerning any applicant, claimant, recipient, employer or client is confidential and shall not be released unless ordered by a superior court judge or provided for by rule of court except as provided in…

The director shall make an annual report of the state's economic security needs and resources, including the use, training and placement of manpower, and his recommendations for the forthcoming fiscal year for the state's development of relevant programs. Such report shall be tra…

The department of economic security shall implement and evaluate programs that are designed to test the effectiveness of private sector involvement in title IV-D child support collections enforcement. The department of economic security shall report to the legislature on the stat…

A. The department shall establish at least six district offices, to be located in and serve the various related geographical areas of the state. The districts shall have common boundaries for all services provided by the department. B. Each district office shall be staffed by a r…

Where any conflict with federal law occurs concerning the programs and functions of the department as established by the law of this state, such federal law shall control. For purposes of this section, "federal law" means any statute passed by the Congress of the United States, a…

The attorney general and the appropriate county attorney shall have concurrent jurisdiction to prosecute all violations of law arising out of or in connection with any program administered by the department, including, but not limited to, sections 13-3701, 23-657 and 46-215.

A. Child care personnel shall have valid fingerprint clearance cards issued pursuant to section 41-1758.07 before being certified by the department or residing or working in the home of a child care home provider or being designated as a backup provider. B. Before certification o…

On receipt of the information provided by the state lottery commission pursuant to section 5-573, subsection C, the director shall determine if the person is receiving assistance from any financial assistance program administered by the department. If the person is receiving assi…

A. The auditor general may: 1. Determine the validity and accuracy of information reported by the department to the legislature. 2. Perform other reviews and analyses relating to the department. 3. Review a specific department function or process. B. Pursuant to section 41-1279.0…

The summer youth program is established to be funded by monies appropriated from the state general fund. Monies for the program: 1. Shall be used for purposes of summer youth programs including employment, education and gang prevention programs for youths who are from economicall…

A. The project intervention program is established to be funded by monies appropriated from the state general fund. Monies in the fund are exempt from the provisions of section 35-190 relating to lapsing of appropriations. B. Monies for the program shall be distributed to private…

A. The department shall establish and maintain a statewide child care resource and referral system, including a child care home provider registry, through community-based organizations to: 1. Provide families with: (a) Information on all types of child care. (b) Referrals to chil…

A. A child care home provider who receives compensation to care for four or fewer children and who has not been certified by the department of economic security pursuant to section 46-807 or licensed or certified by the department of health services pursuant to section 36-883 or …

Each employee of the department who has contact with children or vulnerable adults shall have a valid fingerprint clearance card issued pursuant to section 41-1758.07 or provide to the department documentation of the person's application for a fingerprint clearance card. The empl…

A. Each employee of the department of economic security who is employed in an information technology position and each employee or contractor of the department of economic security who has access to federal tax information shall have a valid fingerprint clearance card issued purs…

A. The out-of-school time grant program is established in the department to expand out-of-school time care for school-age children who are at least five years of age and eligible for or enrolled in kindergarten and not older than eighteen years of age and who require out-of-schoo…

A. If the department denies an application for credentialing or recredentialing, the department shall give the applicant an opportunity to correct any deficiencies with the application that led to the initial denial. The applicant has fourteen business days after receiving the no…

A. In order to form a council advisory to the governor and the department and representative of the needs of the people of this state and with respect to manpower, economic security, social welfare and vocational rehabilitation, there is established an economic security council. …

Appeals shall be conducted in accordance with chapter 6, article 6 of this title, except as otherwise provided by law.

A. The director shall appoint hearing officers who shall conduct such hearings as the director may determine are necessary in accordance with law. B. Within a reasonable time before the date set for the hearing any interested party to a hearing before the department may file an a…

A. Any party aggrieved by a decision of the director is entitled to judicial review of the decision pursuant to title 12, chapter 7, article 6. B. Any party aggrieved by a decision of the appeals board may file an application for appeal to the court of appeals with the clerk of t…

An aggrieved party may secure a review of a final judgment of the superior court made and entered under this article, unless prohibited by law. The appeal shall be taken in the manner provided by law for appeals from superior court in a civil action.

Notwithstanding section 41-1002, subsection B and section 41-1063, the hearing officer or appeals board, as an alternative to any other means of service permitted or required by any law, may serve or deliver any notice, decision or order or any other document by electronic means …

In this article, unless the context otherwise requires: 1. "Client" means a person or a family member of a person who receives or who is eligible to receive some form of assistance or services from the department. 2. "Department" means the department of economic security. 3. "Dir…

A. In addition to the provisions of section 41-1954, subsection A, the department may develop resources in the private sector to assist it in administering departmental programs. B. Resource development shall include the following activities: 1. Solicitation, acceptance and expen…

In this article, unless the context otherwise requires: 1. "Early intervention programs and services" means developmental services that are provided under public supervision at no cost, except if federal or state law provides for a system of payments by families, and that are des…

A. The department of economic security shall serve as the lead agency for the coordination of a system of early intervention programs and services to infants and toddlers with developmental delays. B. The interagency coordinating council for infants and toddlers shall advise and …

A. Beginning July 1, 2027, subject to available appropriations, the department shall contract with listening and spoken language providers in this state to provide speech and audition services to early intervention programs and services to eligible families that have infants and …

A. The governor's office on tribal relations is established. The office shall assist state agencies in implementing tribal consultation and outreach activities. B. The governor shall appoint the director pursuant to section 38-211. The director is entitled to receive compensation…

A. On request, state and local public officers and employees shall furnish the governor's office on tribal relations with any information that the office may require for its purposes except for information that is not subject to disclosure pursuant to law. B. The office may: 1. A…

A. The governor's office on tribal relations, in cooperation with representatives from this state's Indian nations, shall annually facilitate an Indian nations and tribes legislative day on Wednesday of the first week of each regular legislative session. The office shall coordina…

The Arizona Indian town hall fund is established that consists of monies collected or received at Indian town halls as fees that are intended to defray administrative costs related to these town halls pursuant to section 41-2052. The governor's office on tribal relations shall de…

(L21, Ch. 405, sec. 31. Rpld. 1/1/29) In this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires: 1. "Agency": (a) Means any executive department of this state. (b) Does not include the corporation commission. 2. "Authorization" means a license, permit, approval, finding, land use pe…

(L21, Ch. 405, sec. 31. Rpld. 1/1/29) A. The governor shall appoint a state permitting director to implement this chapter. B. At the request of the chairperson of the joint legislative budget committee, the director shall appear before the joint legislative budget committee to re…

(L21, Ch. 405, sec. 31. Rpld. 1/1/29) A. A project sponsor of an eligible project may submit to the director a notice that the project sponsor is initiating a proposed project. Each notice shall include all of the following: 1. A statement of the purposes and objectives of the pr…

(L21, Ch. 405, sec. 31. Rpld. 1/1/29) A. The director shall establish and maintain an online database to be known as the permitting dashboard that displays the progress to completion for state authorizations for participating projects. The permitting dashboard must include a visu…

(L21, Ch. 405, sec. 31. Rpld. 1/1/29) To integrate authorizations, each agency, to the maximum extent practicable, shall carry out its obligations with respect to a participating project under any other applicable law concurrently and in conjunction with other authorizations bein…

(L21, Ch. 405, sec. 31. Rpld. 1/1/29) A. The director, in consultation with the project sponsor and any relevant agency, as necessary, shall mediate any dispute related to the permitting timetable. B. If a resolution for a dispute is not reached pursuant to subsection A of this s…

In this article, unless the context otherwise requires: 1. "Component information system" means an independent information system that serves one or more criminal justice agencies and that may participate in the Arizona criminal justice information system. 2. "Criminal history re…

The director of the department of public safety is the system manager. The manager shall: 1. Execute the policies and supervise the operations of the system. 2. Coordinate and standardize the design, development and implementation of the system and subsystem. 3. Provide for syste…

A. The central state repository for the collection, storage and dissemination of criminal history record information is established. The department of public safety shall operate the central state repository pursuant to rules adopted by the department. The department shall conduc…

The department may remove any agency, company or individual that fails to conform to the rules adopted pursuant to this article from participation in the system.

In this article, unless the context otherwise requires: 1. "Authority" means the greater Arizona development authority. 2. "Board" means the board of directors of the Arizona finance authority established by chapter 53, article 2 of this title. 3. "Financial assistance" means ass…