State Agencies
The Office of the Auditor General has performed audit work to address the 12 statutory Sunset Factors for the Arizona Department of Agriculture. These factors accompany a series of seven...
This report addresses the Department’s efforts to ensure compliance with the State’s agricultural pesticide laws. The State’s system for enforcing pesticide laws is greatly limited in its ability to assess...
This report addresses the Department of Agriculture’s Commodity Development and Promotion Program and the activities of Arizona Grown, a key component of the Program’s domestic promotion efforts. The auditors' review...
The report addresses the agricultural testing services offered by the Department’s Lab. We found that while privatizing the entire Lab would not be cost-effective, the Department may be able to...
This report addresses the Department’s Pest Exclusion and Management Program. Despite inherent limitations, Department inspections at Arizona’s ports-of-entry help avoid costly pest infestations. Even though it inspects only a fraction...
This report focuses on the need to expand the use of the DNA database program in solving crimes. This program allows law enforcement to match crime-scene evidence against a database...
This report includes findings and recommendations for the Arizona Office of Tourism (AOT) in four areas. First, the auditors found that AOT had violated state procurement statutes and guidelines. Auditors...
This report addressed the Department’s Food Safety and Quality Assurance Program and its Non-Food Product Quality Assurance Program. Specifically, the auditors surveyed members of the citrus, fruit, and vegetable industry...
The Naturopathic Physicians Board of Medical Examiners regulates approximately 195 active naturopaths. The scope of practice for these physicians has expanded substantially since 1992, when a seemingly minor statutory wording...
The report addresses how the Department of Agriculture’s Animal Disease, Ownership and Welfare Protection Program inspects cattle and horses. Current statutory fees for cattle and horse inspections do not allow...
Although DPSA was the State’s sole provider of air ambulance services in 1972, today there are numerous private providers that offer similar or more enhanced services than DPSA. As such...
The Board of Medical Student Loans provides loans to medical students who agree to practice in rural areas or areas that are designated as medically underserved. Approved applicants agree to...
This report focuses on the need to centralize the Department’s various licensing functions to improve efficiency, customer service, and management oversight of the licensing process. Currently, the Department maintains 12...
Initiated in 1998, the Family Builders Pilot Program provides services to families in Maricopa and Pima Counties who have received a potential or low-risk report of neglect or abuse from...
The goal of the Arizona Family Literacy Program is to improve the basic academic and literacy skills of economically and educationally disadvantaged parents and their preschool children in an effort...