Arizona Revised Statutes

Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 38-534 (2026)

Appropriate independent personnel boards

✓ current as of May 2026

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A. A community college district, school district, county and city or town may either:

1. Establish an appropriate independent personnel board to hear and decide personnel matters brought pursuant to section 38-532.

2. Authorize an existing independent board to hear and decide personnel matters brought pursuant to section 38-532.

B. Notwithstanding subsection A of this section, a school district governing board or a community college district governing board may hear and decide personnel matters brought pursuant to section 38-532.

C. If a community college district, school district, county or city or town does not establish an appropriate independent personnel board to hear and decide personnel matters brought pursuant to section 38-532, or does not authorize an existing independent board to hear and decide personnel matters brought pursuant to section 38-532, or if a school district governing board or a community college district governing board does not hear and decide personnel matters brought pursuant to section 38-532, complaints filed pursuant to this article shall be heard by the state personnel board.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 2 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1999–2021 · leading case: Walters v. Maricopa Cnty., 990 P.2d 677 (Ariz. Ct. App. 1999).

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Walters v. Maricopa Cnty., 990 P.2d 677 (Ariz. Ct. App. 1999). · cites it 3× “If an employee or former employee believes that a personnel action taken against him is the result of his disclosure of information under this section, he may make a complaint to an appropriate independent personnel board, if one is established or authorized pursuant to §…”

Sagers v. Panchanathan (D. Ariz. 2021). “§ 38-532(H) (“If an employee or former employee believes that a personnel action taken against him is the result of his disclosure of information under this 20 section, he may make a complaint to an appropriate independent personnel board, if one is established or authorized…”

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