{"data":{"id":"us-az/a.r.s.-49-102","jurisdiction":"us-az","citation":"A.R.S. § 49-102","heading":"Department of environmental quality; director; deputy director; division directors; divisions","body":"A. The department of environmental quality is established.\n\nB. The governor shall appoint a director of environmental quality pursuant to section 38-211. The director shall administer the department and serve at the pleasure of the governor. The director is entitled to receive compensation as determined under section 38-611. The director shall appoint a deputy director and, subject to legislative appropriation, may appoint division directors if necessary. The positions of director and deputy director are exempt from title 41, chapter 4, articles 5 and 6 relating to state service.\n\nC. To be eligible for appointment as director a person must have a background or experience in one or more of the following areas:\n\n1. Public administration.\n\n2. Planning.\n\n3. Personnel management.\n\n4. Law.\n\n5. Environmental science.\n\nD. The director may organize the department into divisions as he deems appropriate.","path":["Title 49 The Environment"],"source_url":"https://www.azleg.gov/ars/49/00102.htm","current_through":"2026-09-04","vintage":"2026-08-09","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T00:49:56Z","sha256":"b810f2b3d346e0e8bcc80ff3abc69b5234c938c369d36983e3420e8492c50e76","source_id":"us-az","stale":true,"prev":"us-az/a.r.s.-49-1019","next":"us-az/a.r.s.-49-1020"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}