List of Pennsylvania state agencies
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State related agencies of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
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Pennsylvania
The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is a U.S. state that is located in the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. The state borders Delaware and Maryland to the south, West Virginia to the southwest, Ohio to the west, New York and Ontario, Canada, to the north, and New Jersey to...
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Agencies
- Pennsylvania Attorney GeneralPennsylvania Attorney GeneralThe Pennsylvania Attorney General is the chief law enforcement officer of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. It became an elected office in 1980. Currently, the office is held by Linda Kelly.- Authority and Responsibilities :...
- Pennsylvania Auditor GeneralPennsylvania Auditor GeneralThe Pennsylvania Auditor General is the chief fiscal officer of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. It became an elected office in 1850. The current Auditor General of Pennsylvania is Jack Wagner.- History :...
- Pennsylvania Board of Probation and ParolePennsylvania Board of Probation and ParolePennsylvania Board of Probation and Parole is a cabinet-level independent agency in Pennsylvania.-External links:*...
- Pennsylvania Department of AgingPennsylvania Department of Aging-External links:*...
- Pennsylvania Department of AgriculturePennsylvania Department of AgriculturePennsylvania Department of Agriculture is a cabinet-level agency in Pennsylvania. The Department is responsible for encouraging, protecting and promoting agriculture and related industries throughout the commonwealth while providing consumer protection through inspection services that impact the...
- Pennsylvania Department of BankingPennsylvania Department of Banking-Organization:The Department is under the direction and control of a Secretary of Banking, who is appointed by the Governor of Pennsylvania to serve as a member of the Governor's cabinet...
- Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic DevelopmentPennsylvania Department of Community and Economic DevelopmentPennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development is a cabinet-level state agency in Pennsylvania.The Financially Distressed Municipalities Act , also known as Act 47, empowers the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development to declare certain municipalities in...
- Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural ResourcesPennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural ResourcesThe Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources , established on July 1, 1995, is the agency in the U.S. State of Pennsylvania responsible for maintaining and preserving the state's 117 state parks and 20 state forests; providing information on the state's natural resources; and...
- Bureau of Forestry
- Bureau of State ParksPennsylvania Bureau of State ParksThe Pennsylvania Bureau of State Parks is an agency of the U.S. state of Pennsylvania that manages and operates the state park system of the state. The agency is part of the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources .-External links:...
- Office of Conservation Science
- Pennsylvania Natural Heritage ProgramPennsylvania Natural Heritage ProgramFounded in 1982, the Pennsylvania Natural Heritage Program gathers and manages information regarding the status and location of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania’s rare species and habitats and native natural communities...
- Wild Resource Conservation ProgramWild Resource Conservation ProgramThe Wild Resource Conservation Program is Pennsylvania’s biodiversity conservation program. As a part of the Office of Conservation Science of the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources , and working closely with the and the , WRCP works to conserve Pennsylvania’s non-game...
- Pennsylvania Natural Heritage Program
- Pennsylvania Department of CorrectionsPennsylvania Department of CorrectionsThe Pennsylvania Department of Corrections is the Pennsylvania state agency that is responsible for the confinement, care and rehabilitation of approximately 51,000 inmates at state correctional facilities funded by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania...
- Pennsylvania Department of EducationPennsylvania Department of EducationThe Pennsylvania Department of Education is the executive department of the state charged with K-12 and adult educational budgeting, management and guidelines. As the state education agency, its activities are directed by Pennsylvania's Secretary of Education, Gerald L. Zahorchak...
- Pennsylvania Intermediate UnitsIntermediate UnitIn Pennsylvania, Intermediate Units are regional educational service agencies, established by the Pennsylvania General Assembly. Intermediate Units serve a given geographic area's educational needs and function as a step of organization above that of a public school district, but below that of the...
(IU) - State Library of PennsylvaniaState Library of PennsylvaniaThe State Library of Pennsylvania is one of the largest research libraries in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. The Office of Commonwealth Libraries, within the Pennsylvania Department of Education, has holdings in almost every area of human concern...
- Pennsylvania Intermediate Units
- Pennsylvania Department of Environmental ProtectionPennsylvania Department of Environmental ProtectionThe Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection was established on July 1, 1995, is the agency in the U.S. State of Pennsylvania responsible for protecting and preserving the land, air, water, and energy resources through enforcement of the State's environmental laws...
- Pennsylvania Department of General ServicesPennsylvania Department of General ServicesThe Pennsylvania Department of General Services is an agency of the U.S. state of Pennsylvania that is responsible for the purchasing of goods and services for the state government. The DGS also "maintains and protects" buildings owned by the state government...
- Pennsylvania Department of HealthPennsylvania Department of Health-See also:* Health department* List of Pennsylvania state agencies-External links:*...
- Pennsylvania Department of InsurancePennsylvania Department of Insurance-External links:*...
- Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry
- Pennsylvania Department of Military & Veterans Affairs
- Pennsylvania National GuardPennsylvania National GuardThe Pennsylvania National Guard is composed of the Pennsylvania Army National Guard and the Pennsylvania Air National Guard. It is one of the largest National Guards in the nation. It has the largest Army National Guard of all the states and the fourth largest Air National Guard. These forces are...
(PANG)- Pennsylvania Air National GuardPennsylvania Air National GuardThe Pennsylvania Air National Guard is the air force militia of the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. It is, along with the Pennsylvania Army National Guard, an element of the Pennsylvania National Guard. It is considered a part of the United States Air Force, as well as of the state.-Overview:The...
- Pennsylvania Army National GuardPennsylvania Army National GuardThe Pennsylvania Army National Guard, abbreviated PAARNG, is part of the United States Army National Guard and is based in the U.S. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania...
- Pennsylvania Air National Guard
- Pennsylvania National Guard
- Pennsylvania Department of Public WelfarePennsylvania Department of Public WelfareThe Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare is a cabinet-level state agency in Pennsylvania. The agency, based in the Health and Welfare Building in Harrisburg, provides public welfare programs and services...
- Pennsylvania Department of RevenuePennsylvania Department of RevenueThe Pennsylvania Department of Revenue is an agency of the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. The department is responsible for collecting all Pennsylvania taxes, including all corporate taxes and taxes on inheritance, personal income, sales and use, realty transfer, motor fuel, and all other state taxes...
- Pennsylvania Department of StatePennsylvania Department of StateThe Pennsylvania Department of State is a cabinet-level agency in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. The department is headed by the Secretary of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.Among the areas of responsibility are:*Campaign finance reporting*Charities...
- Pennsylvania Department of TransportationPennsylvania Department of TransportationThe Pennsylvania Department of Transportation oversees transportation issues in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. The administrator of PennDOT is the Pennsylvania Secretary of Transportation, currently Barry Schoch Presently, PennDOT supports over of state roads and highways, about 25,000...
- Pennsylvania Emergency Management AgencyPennsylvania Emergency Management AgencyPennsylvania Emergency Management Agency is a cabinet-level agency in Pennsylvania.-External links:*...
- Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance AgencyPennsylvania Higher Education Assistance AgencyCreated in 1963 by the Pennsylvania General Assembly, the Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency has evolved into one of the nation's leading student aid organizations...
- Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency
- Pennsylvania Municipal Retirement SystemPennsylvania Municipal Retirement SystemPennsylvania Municipal Retirement System is an independent state agency of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania that manages the public pension system for some municipal employees in Pennsylvania. It was founded in 1974....
- Pennsylvania Office of AdministrationPennsylvania Office of AdministrationPennsylvania Office of Administration is a cabinet-level agency in Pennsylvania. It is responsible for managing the business support for all other state agencies, boards, and commissions. It also manages the state's emergency broadcast system.-External links:...
- Pennsylvania Office of General CounselPennsylvania Office of General CounselPennsylvania Office of General Counsel is a cabinet-level agency in Pennsylvania providing legal services to all agencies, boards, and commissions of the Government of Pennsylvania. It is governed by the Commonwealth Attorneys Act of 1980.-External links:*...
- Pennsylvania Public School Employees' Retirement SystemPennsylvania Public School Employees' Retirement SystemPennsylvania Public School Employees' Retirement System is an independent administrative board of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania that manages the public pension system for educational employees in Pennsylvania. It was established by an act of the Pennsylvania General Assembly on July 1, 1919...
- Pennsylvania Public Utility CommissionPennsylvania Public Utility CommissionPennsylvania Public Utility Commission is the public utility commission in Pennsylvania. It is composed of five commissioners, appointed by the Governor with the consent of the state Senate....
- Pennsylvania State Employees' Retirement System
- Pennsylvania State PolicePennsylvania State PoliceThe Pennsylvania State Police is the state police force of Pennsylvania, responsible for statewide law enforcement. It was founded in 1905 by order of Governor Samuel Pennypacker, in response to the private police forces used by mine and mill owners to stop worker strikes and the inability or...
- Pennsylvania State System of Higher EducationPennsylvania State System of Higher EducationThe Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education is the largest provider of higher education in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and a large public university system in the United States. It is the tenth-largest university system in the United States and 43rd largest in the world...
- Pennsylvania State Treasurer
Offices
- Pennsylvania Office of Open RecordsPennsylvania Office of Open RecordsThe Pennsylvania Office of Open Records is a governmental agency in Pennsylvania that administers the Pennsylvania Right to Know Law.Decisions made by the Office of Open Records regarding appeals, called "final determinations," are available online....
- Office of Administrative Law Judge
- Pennsylvania Office of Strategic Services
- Office of the Pennsylvania First Lady
- Office of the Pennsylvania Governor
- Office of the Pennsylvania Lieutenant Governor
- Office of the Pennsylvania State Fire Commissioner
- Pennsylvania Governor's Office of Health Care Reform
- Pennsylvania Office of Consumer Advocate
- Pennsylvania Office of Financial Education
- Pennsylvania Office of Inspector General
- Pennsylvania Office of Public Liaison
- Pennsylvania Office of the Budget
- Pennsylvania Office of the Victim Advocate
Commissions & Councils
- Pennsylvania Civil Service Commission
- Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency
- Pennsylvania Fish and Boat CommissionPennsylvania Fish and Boat CommissionThe Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission is the state agency responsible for the regulation of all fishing and boating in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania...
- Pennsylvania Game CommissionPennsylvania Game CommissionThe Pennsylvania Game Commission is the state agency responsible for wildlife conservation and management in Pennsylvania in the United States...
- Pennsylvania Governor’s Commission on Children & Families
- Pennsylvania Governor's Advisory Commission on African American Affairs
- Pennsylvania Governor's Advisory Commission on Asian American Affairs
- Pennsylvania Governor's Advisory Commission on Latino Affairs
- Pennsylvania Governor's Advisory Council for Hunting, Fishing & Conservation
- Pennsylvania Governor's Advisory Council on Rural Affairs
- Pennsylvania Governor's Commission on Training America’s Teachers
- Pennsylvania Governor's Council on Physical Fitness & Sports
- Pennsylvania Governor's Green Government Council
- Pennsylvania Historical and Museum CommissionPennsylvania Historical and Museum CommissionThe Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission is the governmental agency of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania responsible for the collection, conservation and interpretation of Pennsylvania's historic heritage...
- Pennsylvania Independent Regulatory Review Commission
- Pennsylvania Juvenile Court Judges' Commission
- Pennsylvania Commission for Women
- Pennsylvania Council on the ArtsPennsylvania Council on the ArtsThe Pennsylvania Council on the Arts is an agency serving the U.S. state of Pennsylvania.Established in 1966, its mission is "to foster the excellence, diversity and vitality of the arts in Pennsylvania and to broaden the availability and appreciation of those arts throughout the state." Each year...
- Pennsylvania Health Care Cost Containment Council
- Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission
- Port of Pittsburgh CommissionPort of Pittsburgh CommissionThe Port of Pittsburgh Commission is a government agency of the Commonweath of Pennsylvania that manages the port of Pittsburgh, which is the second-largest inland port in the United States.-M-70:...
- Pennsylvania Public Employee Retirement Commission
- Pennsylvania Securities Commission
- Pennsylvania State Ethics CommissionPennsylvania State Ethics CommissionPennsylvania State Ethics Commission is the main ethics commission for the Government of Pennsylvania.-The Commissioners:The six Commissioners, with one vacancy, are: * Louis W. Fryman, Esq., Chairman* John J. Bolger, Vice Chairman...
- Pennsylvania Turnpike CommissionPennsylvania Turnpike CommissionThe Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission was created in 1937 to construct, finance, operate and maintain the Pennsylvania Turnpike. The commission consists of five members. Four members are appointed by the Governor of Pennsylvania. The fifth member is the Pennsylvania Secretary of Transportation.In...
State Related
- CareerLinkCareerLinkPennsylvania CareerLink is a collaborative project between multiple agencies to provide career services to Pennsylvania employers, potential employees, and others....
- Commonwealth System of Higher EducationCommonwealth System of Higher EducationThe Commonwealth System of Higher Education is the organizing body of Pennsylvania's "state-related" schools, which allows the independent control of the universities while supplying them with the public funds needed for operations at each institution. Universities in the System are considered...
- Pennsylvania State Constable's OfficePennsylvania State Constable's OfficeA Pennsylvania State Constable is an office held in Pennsylvania.It is the constable's job to enforce the law and carry it out, just the same as the job of district attorneys, sheriffs and the police generally"...
- Pennsylvania State System of Higher EducationPennsylvania State System of Higher EducationThe Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education is the largest provider of higher education in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and a large public university system in the United States. It is the tenth-largest university system in the United States and 43rd largest in the world...
(PASSHE) - Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance AgencyPennsylvania Higher Education Assistance AgencyCreated in 1963 by the Pennsylvania General Assembly, the Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency has evolved into one of the nation's leading student aid organizations...
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Defunct departments
- Pennsylvania State Board of CensorsPennsylvania State Board of CensorsThe Pennsylvania State Board of Censors was an organization under the Pennsylvania Department of Education responsible for approving, redacting, or banning motion pictures which it considered "sacrilegious, obscene, indecent, or immoral", or which might pervert morals.- Organization :The board was...
- Department of Environmental Resources
- Department of Forests and Water
See also
- List of municipal authorities in PennsylvaniaMunicipal Authority (Pennsylvania)A Municipal Authority is a form of special-purpose governmental unit in Pennsylvania. The municipal authority is an alternate vehicle for accomplishing public purposes without the direct action of counties, municipalities and school districts...
- List of United States federal agencies
- Pennsylvania State Capitol ComplexPennsylvania State Capitol ComplexThe Pennsylvania State Capitol Complex, located in downtown Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, is the administrative hub of the government of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. At the center of the complex is the State Capitol with its gilt and marble halls, vast rotunda, murals and sculpture, sparkling...