Title IV, Executive Branch

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.History.—s. 28, ch. 69-106; s. 7, ch. 79-10; s. 3, ch. 2013-15.

(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…

Except when it is inconsistent with the other provisions of this chapter, all rules and regulations of the agencies involved in this reorganization that are in effect on June 30, 1969, shall remain in effect until they are specifically altered, amended or revoked in the manner pr…

There is created a Department of Veterans’ Affairs.(1) 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 s…

The following trust funds shall be administered by the Department of Veterans’ Affairs:(1) Federal Grants 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 of s…

There is created a Department of Elderly Affairs.(1) The head of the department is the Secretary of Elderly Affairs. The secretary must be appointed by the Governor, subject to confirmation by the Senate. The secretary serves at the pleasure of the Governor. The secretary shall a…

The following trust funds shall be administered by the Department of Elderly Affairs:(1) Administrative Trust Fund.(a) Funds to be credited to and uses of the trust fund shall be administered in accordance with ss. 215.32, 744.534, and 744.2001.(b) Notwithstanding the provisions …

(1) There is created a department that, notwithstanding the provisions of s. 20.04(1), shall be called the Agency for Health Care Administration.(2) The head of the department is the Secretary of Health Care Administration, who shall be appointed by the Governor, subject to confi…

The following trust funds shall be administered by the Agency for Health Care Administration:(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 provision…

There is created a Department of Health.(1) The purpose of the Department of Health is to protect and promote the health of all residents and visitors in the state through organized state and community efforts, including cooperative agreements with counties. The department shall:…

The following trust funds shall be administered by the Department of Health:(1) ADMINISTRATIVE TRUST FUND.—(a) Funds to be credited to and uses of the trust fund shall be administered in accordance with s. 215.32.(b) Notwithstanding the provisions of s. 216.301 and pursuant to s.…

The Welfare Transition Trust Fund is created within the Department of Children and Families for the purposes of receiving federal funds under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program. Trust fund moneys shall be used exclusively for the purpose of providing services to …

(1) There is created the Department of Commerce.(2) The head of the department is the Secretary of Commerce, who shall be appointed by the Governor, subject to confirmation by the Senate. The secretary shall serve at the pleasure of and report to the Governor and shall serve as t…

(1) The Administrative Trust Fund is created within the Department of Commerce.(2) Funds shall be used for the purpose of supporting the administrative functions of the department as required by law, pursuant to legislative appropriation or an approved amendment to the department…

Sections 22.01-22.10 shall be known and may be cited as the “Emergency Interim Executive and Judicial Succession Act.”History.—s. 1, ch. 59-447.

Because of the existing possibility of attack upon the United States of unprecedented size and destructiveness, and in order, in the event of such an attack, to assure continuity of government through legally constituted leadership, authority and responsibility in offices of the …

Unless otherwise clearly required by the context, as used in ss. 22.01-22.10:(1) “Attack” means any attack or series of attacks by an enemy of the United States causing, or which may cause, substantial damage or injury to civilian property or persons in the United States in any m…

With respect to local offices, for which the legislative bodies of cities, towns, villages, townships, and counties may enact resolutions or ordinances relative to the manner in which vacancies will be filled or temporary appointments to office made, such legislative bodies are h…