(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 shall perform the functions conferred by the State Constitution upon the custodian of state records.
(2) The following divisions of the Department of State are established:
(a) Division of Elections.
(b) Division of Historical Resources.
(c) Division of Corporations.
(d) Division of Library and Information Services.
(e) Division of Arts and Culture.
(f) Division of Administration.
(3) The Department of State may adopt rules pursuant to ss. 120.536(1) and 120.54 to administer the provisions of law conferring duties upon the department.
History.—s. 10, ch. 69-106; s. 1, ch. 70-329; s. 3, ch. 71-355; s. 1, ch. 74-272; s. 15, ch. 75-22; ss. 1, 2, 3, ch. 77-122; s. 3, ch. 79-164; s. 1, ch. 80-391; s. 3, ch. 86-163; s. 4, ch. 2000-258; ss. 1, 2, ch. 2001-75; s. 2, ch. 2002-295; s. 3, ch. 2021-71.
Structure Florida Statutes
Chapter 20 - Organizational Structure
20.02 - Declaration of Policy.
20.04 - Structure of Executive Branch.
20.05 - Heads of Departments; Powers and Duties.
20.052 - Advisory Bodies, Commissions, Boards; Establishment.
20.055 - Agency Inspectors General.
20.057 - Interagency Agreements to Delete Duplication of Inspections.
20.058 - Citizen Support and Direct-Support Organizations.
20.06 - Method of Reorganization.
20.104 - Clearing Funds Trust Fund.
20.105 - Federal Grants Trust Fund.
20.106 - Land Acquisition Trust Fund Within Department of State.
20.11 - Department of Legal Affairs.
20.111 - Operating Trust Fund.
20.112 - Federal Grants Trust Fund; Department of Legal Affairs.
20.121 - Department of Financial Services.
20.14 - Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services.
20.142 - Land Acquisition Trust Fund Within Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services.
20.15 - Department of Education.
20.155 - Board of Governors of the State University System.
20.165 - Department of Business and Professional Regulation.
20.166 - Florida Business Information Portal.
20.181 - Federal Grants Trust Fund.
20.19 - Department of Children and Families.
20.195 - Department of Children and Families; Trust Funds.
20.197 - Agency for Persons With Disabilities.
20.1971 - Agency for Persons With Disabilities; Trust Funds.
20.201 - Department of Law Enforcement.
20.21 - Department of Revenue.
20.22 - Department of Management Services.
20.221 - Federal Grants Trust Fund.
20.23 - Department of Transportation.
20.24 - Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles.
20.241 - Federal Grants Trust Fund; Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles.
20.255 - Department of Environmental Protection.
20.25501 - Department of Environmental Protection; Trust Funds.
20.2551 - Citizen Support Organizations; Use of Property; Audit; Public Records; Partnerships.
20.28 - State Board of Administration.
20.29 - Department of Citrus; Florida Citrus Commission; Executive Director.
20.315 - Department of Corrections.
20.3151 - Administrative Trust Fund.
20.316 - Department of Juvenile Justice.
20.3161 - Federal Grants Trust Fund; Department of Juvenile Justice.
20.317 - Department of the Lottery.
20.32 - Florida Commission on Offender Review.
20.331 - Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission.
20.3311 - Additional Powers of Commission.
20.34 - Governmental Reorganization Act of 1969; Effect on Rules.
20.37 - Department of Veterans’ Affairs.
20.375 - Department of Veterans’ Affairs; Trust Funds.
20.41 - Department of Elderly Affairs.
20.415 - Department of Elderly Affairs; Trust Funds.
20.42 - Agency for Health Care Administration.
20.425 - Agency for Health Care Administration; Trust Funds.
20.435 - Department of Health; Trust Funds.
20.506 - Welfare Transition Trust Fund.
20.60 - Department of Economic Opportunity; Creation; Powers and Duties.
20.601 - Agency Review; Department of Economic Opportunity.
20.605 - Administrative Trust Fund of the Department of Economic Opportunity.