State Agencies

Grant recipients spend the majority of their grant dollars on instruction—primarily for teachers’ or aides’ salaries. However, in choosing which grades to fund, large districts tend to fund preschool programs...

This report focused on the Arizona Department of Corrections Administrative Services and Information Technology subprograms. First, the Department faces numerous challenges in maintaining its prisons. Although the Legislature fully funded...

This report addresses the 12 Sunset Factors the Legislature is to consider in determining whether to continue or terminate the Arizona Board of Dispensing Opticians. The Board licenses and regulates...

This report addresses improvements made in the Department’s Veteran’s Conservatorship/Guardianship and Veterans’ Services programs, and at the Arizona State Veteran Home. First, the Department has made significant improvements in how...

This audit found that the Department’s practices for receiving public complaints contain barriers that can discourage the filing of complaints, and it inadequately investigates some of the complaints it does...

The Authority does not have enough information to determine its effect on the decline in statewide auto thefts. In order to analyze how well it is combating the problem, the...

This report focused on the Department’s oversight of its private prison contractors and potential for expanding the program to other inmate groups. Through strong contract requirements and extensive oversight activities...