State Agencies
The Arizona Board of Appraisal was established in 1990 in response to a federal law requiring states to regulate real estate appraisers performing appraisals involving federally related transactions. The Board...
This report addresses how the Arizona Disease Control Research Commission could increase its impact and improve its contracting processes. The Commission’s historic and statutory purpose is to contract with public...
This report addresses issues related to the State’s program for cleaning up leaking underground storage tank sites. We found that the fund established to financially assist leaking tank owners with...
This report is the final in a series of three annual evaluations of the Health Start Pilot Program. We found the Health Start Pilot Program appears to have achieved its...
This report focuses on the efforts currently underway in the State to address computer systems and other operational issues associated with the year 2000 problem. A review of a cross...
The report is the final in a series of three reports issued on the Healthy Families Pilot Program. The first two reports focused on program implementation. The final report addresses...
This is the third in a series of reports to be issued on the At-Risk Preschool Program. The report addresses the gains children have made as a result of participating...
The report addresses several aspects of the Board’s duties including the need to improve efforts to acquire, protect, and manage natural areas, the need to identify new park sites, and...
The report describes successes the Family Literacy Pilot Program has had during its first two full years of program operation. The Program has been successful in improving adult participants’ literacy...
The State Board of Deposit was established in 1980 to review investments made by the State Treasurer. The five member board meets monthly and consists of the State Treasurer, Director...
This report addresses ways in which the ASU Research Park and the UA Science and Technology Park can become financially viable and generate more relationships between park tenants and the...
The report focuses on the need for the Arizona Commission for Postsecondary Education. The Commission is currently at a turning point. The Commission was created to meet a federal requirement...
Several aspects of the Division’s oversight of the child protective services process were reviewed in this audit. For example, the review found that the Division is unable to investigate all...
This audit focused primarily on the Arizona Department of Transportation’s (ADOT) construction management function. It addresses the need for ADOT to better manage construction cost increases. Because of the large...
The report addresses ways in which the universities can better manage the existing space on their main campuses. Currently, each university uses classrooms, on average, less than 60 percent of...
The report addresses the need for the Lottery to increase ticket sales and to improve management of its retail network. Arizona’s Lottery sales rank among the lowest in the nation...
The report addresses the Emergency Response Commission’s overall effectiveness in ensuring compliance with the federal Emergency Planning and Community Right-to Know Act (EPCRA). The report recommends that the Commission adopt...
The report addresses several aspects of the Motor Vehicle Division’s (MVD) driver’s license and title and registration functions. First, auditors found that although customers are generally satisfied with the service...
The report addresses several aspects of both the Department’s and the Commission’s effectiveness in regulating horse and greyhound racing. First, the Capital Improvement Program administered by the Commission has not...
This report concludes that although certification of behavioral health professionals provides some benefits to the public, increased regulation is unnecessary. The report also addresses the need for the Board to...