Collection SearchDate Established1982Preceding AgencyArizona Veterans Service CommissionWebsiteArizona Department of Veterans' ServicesAgency HistoryArizona has provided services to Arizona Veterans since 1925, when it created the position of Veterans’ Service Officer. This position was abolished in 1951 and replaced by the Arizona Veterans’ Service Commission. In 1973, the Commission was integrated into the Department of Economic Security. Primarily at the request of various Veterans’ organizations, the Governor reestablished the Commission as a separate agency in 1982. In 1999, the Legislature separated the Commission from the agency by making the Commission an advisory body and creating a separate Department of Veterans’ Services headed by a governor-appointed director.CollectionArizona State Government PublicationsTopicCommunitiesHealth and MedicineMilitary
