List of Michigan state agencies explained

The 1963 Constitution requires that all permanent agencies or commissions, except universities, be assigned to one of a maximum of twenty principal departments. The principal departments are the:^{[1] [2]}

• Department of Agriculture & Rural Development
• Department of Attorney General
• Department of Civil Rights
• Department of Corrections
• Department of Education
• Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy
• Department of Health and Human Services
• Department of Insurance & Financial Services
• Department of Licensing & Regulatory Affairs
• Department of Lifelong Education, Advancement, and Potential (LEAP)
• Department of Military & Veterans Affairs
• Department of Natural Resources
• Department of State (DOS)
• Department of State Police
• Department of Technology, Management & Budget (DTMB)
• Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity (LEO)^[3]
• Department of Transportation
• Department of Treasury

Type 1 agencies are under the under administration of the agency but operates independently of the principal department in carying out its function and in most cases created by a type 1 transfer.^[4]

Current units

• State Administrative Board (DTMB)
• Civil Service Commission (DTMB)
• Mackinac Bridge Authority (MDOT)
• Mackinac Island State Park Commission
• Michigan Lottery
• Michigan Railroad Commission
• Michigan Volunteer Defense Force
• Michigan Occupational Safety and Health Administration
• Customer Services Administration (DOS)
• Department Services Administration (DOS)
• Legal and Regulatory Services Administration (DOS)
• Bureau of Branch Office Services (DOS)
• Bureau of Driver and Vehicle Records (DOS)
• Office of Customer Services (DOS)
• Department of State Information Center (DOS)
• Office of Technology and Project Services (DOS)
• Office of Services to the Aging
• Board of State Canvassers
• Center for Educational Performance & Information
• Center for Geographic Information
• Children's Ombudsman
• Community Service Commission
• Economic Development Corporation
• Bureau of Elections
• Gaming Control Board
• Geological Survey
• Office of the Great Seal
• Liquor Control Commission
• Michigan Commission on Law Enforcement Standards
• Michigan Employment Relations Commission
• Michigan State Industries
• Office of Retirement Services
• Public Service Commission
• Racing Commissioner
• Records Management Services
• Renewable Fuels Commission
• State Budget Office (DTMB)
• Office of the State Employer (DTMB)
• State Housing Development Authority
• State Office of Administrative Hearings & Rules
• State Purchasing
• State Transportation Commission
• Tax Tribunal
• Unemployment Insurance Agency
• Women's Commission
• Workers' Compensation Agency
• Archives of Michigan
• Michigan Council for Arts and Cultural Affairs
• Office of Cultural Economic Development
• Library of Michigan
• Mackinac State Historic Parks
• Michigan Film Office
• Michigan Historical Museum
• State Historic Preservation Office
• Veterans Affairs Agency
• State Officers Compensation Commission, responsible for setting salaries for Governor, Lieutenant governor, Supreme court justices, and Legislators with the seven Commissioners appointed by the Governor
• Michigan Family Independence Agency, formerly Department of Social Services^[5]
• Local Emergency Financial Assistance Loan Board

Former departments

• Michigan Department of Career Development
• Michigan Department of Commerce
• Department of Civil Service
• Department of Community Health
• Michigan Department of History, Arts and Libraries^[6]
• Michigan Department of Information Technology^[7]
• Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulation, abolished by Governor Engler with most of the department transfer to the Department of Commerce until Commerce was split up with the former L&R powers transferred to the Department of Consumer and Industry Services^[5]
• Michigan Department of Labor
• Michigan Department of Mental Health
• Department of the Michigan Jobs Commission
• Michigan Department of Public Health
• Michigan Department of Social Services^{[5] [8]}

Notes and References

1. [Michigan Compiled Laws|MCL]
2. Web site: Executive Branch . State of Michigan.
3. Web site: Lawler . Emily . Gov. Whitmer creates new Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity . mlive . 29 May 2024 . en . 6 June 2019.
4. Web site: T . Glossary . Michigan State Budget Office . January 25, 2013.
5. Book: Michigan in Brief: 1998–99 . Chapter 2: About State Government . 1999 . Public Sector Consultants . https://web.archive.org/web/20041025125822/http://www.michiganinbrief.org/edition06/acrobat/chap-2.pdf . dead . 2004-10-25 . PDF .
6. News: Sherri Begin . Welch . July 13, 2009 . Governor Eliminates Michigan Dept. of History, Arts and Libraries . Crain's Detroit Business . July 14, 2009 .
7. News: Granholm to Merge DMB with IT in Wake of Lisa Webb Sharpe's Departure for Lansing Community College . Gabe . Nelson . Crains Detroit Business . November 17, 2009 .
8. Web site: Executive Organization Act of 1965 (Excerpt) Act 380 of 1965 . Michigan Compiled Laws . State of Michigan . Michigan Legislature.