Chapter 20 — Chapter 20

(1) The State Constitution contemplates the separation of powers within state government among the legislative, executive, and judicial branches of the government. The legislative branch has the broad purpose of determining policies and programs and reviewing program performance.…

To provide uniform nomenclature throughout the structure of the executive branch, the following definitions apply:(1) “Agency,” as the context requires, means an official, officer, commission, authority, council, committee, department, division, bureau, board, section, or another…

The executive branch of state government is structured as follows:(1) The department is the principal administrative unit of the executive branch. Each department must bear a title beginning with the words “State of Florida” and continuing with “Department of .”(2) For field oper…

(1) Each head of a department, subject to the allotment of executive power under Article IV of the State Constitution, and except as otherwise provided by law, must:(a) Plan, direct, coordinate, and execute the powers, duties, and functions vested in that department or vested in …

(1) To achieve maximum efficiency and effectiveness of government as intended by s. 6, Art. IV of the State Constitution, and to promote quality management and accountability as required in s. 19, Art. III of the State Constitution, all programs, functions, and entities must be r…

Each advisory body, commission, board of trustees, or any other collegial body created by specific statutory enactment as an adjunct to an executive agency must be established, evaluated, or maintained in accordance with the following provisions:(1) It may be created only when it…

(1) As used in this section, the term:(a) “Agency head” means the Governor, a Cabinet officer, or a secretary or executive director as those terms are defined in s. 20.03, the chair of the Public Service Commission, the Director of the Office of Insurance Regulation of the Financ…

(1) The Governor shall direct any department, the head of which is an officer or board appointed by and serving at the pleasure of the Governor, to enter into an interagency agreement to eliminate duplication of inspections among departments that inspect the same type of facility…

(1) By August 1 of each year, a citizen support organization or direct-support organization created or authorized pursuant to law or executive order and created, approved, or administered by an agency, shall submit the following information to the appropriate agency:(a) The name,…

The executive branch of state government shall be reorganized by transferring the specified agencies, programs, and functions to other specified departments, commissions, or offices. Such a transfer does not affect the validity of any judicial or administrative proceeding pending…

There is created a Department of State.(1) The head of the Department of State is the Secretary of State. The Secretary of State shall be appointed by the Governor, subject to confirmation by the Senate, and shall serve at the pleasure of the Governor. The Secretary of State shal…

(1) The Clearing Funds Trust Fund is created within the Department of State.(2) The trust fund is established for use as a depository for funds to account for collections pending distribution to lawful recipients. Funds shall be expended only pursuant to legislative appropriation…

(1) The Federal Grants Trust Fund is created within the Department of State.(2) The trust fund is established for use as a depository for funds to be used for allowable grant activities funded by restricted program revenues from federal sources. Moneys to be credited to the trust…

(1) The Land Acquisition Trust Fund is created within the Department of State. The trust fund is established for use as a depository for funds received from the Land Acquisition Trust Fund within the Department of Environmental Protection and for expenditure of such funds for the…

There is created a Department of Legal Affairs. The head of the Department of Legal Affairs is the Attorney General.

(1) The Operating Trust Fund is created within the Department of Legal Affairs.(2) The fund is established for use as a depository for funds to be used for program operations funded by program revenues. Funds shall be expended only pursuant to legislative appropriation or an appr…

(1) The Federal Grants Trust Fund is created within the Department of Legal Affairs.(2) The trust fund is established for use as a depository for funds to be used for allowable grant activities funded by restricted program revenues from federal sources. Moneys to be credited to t…

There is created a Department of Financial Services.(1) DEPARTMENT HEAD.—The head of the Department of Financial Services is the Chief Financial Officer who may also be known as the Treasurer.(2) DIVISIONS.—The Department of Financial Services shall consist of the following divis…

There is created a Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services.(1) The head of the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services is the Commissioner of Agriculture.(2) The following divisions of the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services are established:(a) Adminis…

(1) The Land Acquisition Trust Fund is created within the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services. The trust fund is established for use as a depository for funds received from the Land Acquisition Trust Fund within the Department of Environmental Protection and for expen…

There is created a Department of Education.(1) STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION.—In accordance with s. 2, Art. IX of the State Constitution, the State Board of Education is a body corporate and must supervise the system of free public education as is provided by law. The State Board of E…

(1) GENERAL PROVISIONS.—The Board of Governors of the State University System is established by the State Constitution under s. 7, Art. IX and, accordingly, is granted rights and privileges equal to those of departments established under this chapter while preserving the Board of…

There is created a Department of Business and Professional Regulation.(1) The head of the Department of Business and Professional Regulation is the Secretary of Business and Professional Regulation. The secretary shall be appointed by the Governor, subject to confirmation by the …

(1) The Florida Business Information Portal is established within the Department of Business and Professional Regulation.(2) By June 30, 2017, the Department of Business and Professional Regulation, in collaboration with the state agencies identified in subsection (4), shall impl…

(1) The Federal Grants Trust Fund is created within the Department of Commerce.(2) The trust fund is established for use as a depository for funds to be used for allowable grant activities funded by restricted program revenues from federal sources. Moneys to be credited to the tr…

There is created a Department of Children and Families.(1) MISSION AND PURPOSE.—(a) The mission of the Department of Children and Families is to work in partnership with local communities to protect the vulnerable, promote strong and economically self-sufficient families, and adv…

The following trust funds shall be administered by the Department of Children and Families:(1) ADMINISTRATIVE TRUST FUND.—(a) Funds to be credited to and uses of the trust fund shall be administered in accordance with the provisions of s. 215.32.(b) Notwithstanding the provisions…

There is created the Agency for Persons with Disabilities, housed within the Department of Children and Families for administrative purposes only. The agency shall be a separate budget entity not subject to control, supervision, or direction by the Department of Children and Fami…

The following trust funds shall be administered by the Agency for Persons with Disabilities:(1) The Administrative Trust Fund.(a) Funds to be credited to the trust fund shall consist of federal matching funds provided for the administration of Medicaid services. Funds shall be us…

(1) There is created a Department of Law Enforcement. The head of the department is the Governor and Cabinet. The executive director of the department shall be appointed by the Governor subject to a majority vote of the Governor and Cabinet, with the Governor on the prevailing si…

There is created a Department of Revenue.(1) The head of the Department of Revenue is the Governor and Cabinet.(2)(a) The administrative responsibilities of the Department of Revenue are to plan, organize, and control the administrative support services for the department. Admini…

There is created a Department of Management Services.(1) The head of the Department of Management Services is the Secretary of Management Services, who shall be appointed by the Governor, subject to confirmation by the Senate, and shall serve at the pleasure of the Governor.(2) T…

(1) The Federal Grants Trust Fund is created within the Department of Management Services.(2) The trust fund is established for use as a depository for funds to be used for allowable grant activities funded by restricted program revenues from federal sources. Moneys to be credite…

There is created a Department of Transportation which shall be a decentralized agency.(1)(a) The head of the Department of Transportation is the Secretary of Transportation. The secretary shall be appointed by the Governor and shall be subject to confirmation by the Senate. The s…

There is created a Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles.(1) The head of the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles is the Governor and Cabinet.(2) The following divisions, and bureaus within the divisions, of the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles…

(1) The Federal Grants Trust Fund is created within the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles.(2) The trust fund is established for use as a depository for funds to be used for allowable grant activities funded by restricted program revenues from federal sources. Moneys…

There is created a Department of Environmental Protection.(1) Notwithstanding s. 20.05(2), the head of the Department of Environmental Protection shall be a secretary, who shall be appointed by the Governor, with the concurrence of three members of the Cabinet or subject to confi…

The following trust funds shall be administered by the Department of Environmental Protection:(1) The Federal Grants Trust Fund.(a) The trust fund is established for use as a depository for funds to be used for allowable grant activities funded by restricted program revenues from…

(1) DEFINITIONS.—For the purposes of this section, a “citizen support organization” means an organization which is:(a) A Florida corporation not for profit incorporated under the provisions of chapter 617 and approved by the Department of State;(b) Organized and operated to condu…

The State Board of Administration, continued by s. 4, Art. IV of the State Constitution, retains all of its powers, duties, and functions as prescribed by law.

(1) The head of the Department of Citrus is the Florida Citrus Commission created under s. 601.04.(2) The executive director of the Department of Citrus shall be appointed by a majority vote of, and serves at the pleasure of, the Florida Citrus Commission. The Florida Citrus Comm…

There is created a Department of Corrections.(1) PURPOSE.—The purpose of the Department of Corrections is to protect the public through the incarceration and supervision of offenders and to rehabilitate offenders through the application of work, programs, and services. The goals …

(1) The Administrative Trust Fund is created within the Department of Corrections.(2) The fund is established for use as a depository for funds to be used for management activities that are department-wide in nature and funded by indirect cost earnings or assessments against trus…

There is created a Department of Juvenile Justice.(1) SECRETARY OF JUVENILE JUSTICE.—(a) The head of the Department of Juvenile Justice is the Secretary of Juvenile Justice. The secretary of the department shall be appointed by the Governor and shall serve at the pleasure of the …

(1) The Federal Grants Trust Fund is created within the Department of Juvenile Justice.(2) The trust fund is established for use as a depository for funds to be used for allowable grant activities funded by restricted program revenues from federal sources. Moneys to be credited t…

There is created a Department of the Lottery.(1)(a) The head of the Department of the Lottery is the Secretary of the Department of the Lottery. The secretary shall be appointed by the Governor subject to the confirmation of the Senate. The secretary shall serve at the pleasure o…

(1) The Parole and Probation Commission, authorized by s. 8(c), Art. IV of the State Constitution, is continued and renamed the Florida Commission on Offender Review. The commission retains its powers, duties, and functions with respect to the granting and revoking of parole and …

(1) RIGHTS AND PRIVILEGES.—The Legislature, recognizing the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission as being specifically authorized by the State Constitution under s. 9, Art. IV, grants rights and privileges to the commission, as contemplated by s. 6, Art. IV of the State Cons…

(1) The Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission is assigned all powers, duties, responsibilities, functions, positions, and property necessary for enforcement of the laws and rules governing:(a) Management, protection, conservation, improvement, and expansion of the state-owned…

(1) There is created a Florida Forever Program Trust Fund within the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission to carry out the duties of the commission under the Florida Forever Act as specified in s. 259.105(3)(g). The trust fund shall receive funds pursuant to s. 259.1…