Florida Florida Statutes
§ 20.04 — Structure of executive branch
FS § 20.04Ch. 20
Statute text
View on sourceThe 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 operations, departments may establish district or area offices that combine division, bureau, section, and subsection functions.
(3)For their internal structure, all departments, except for the Department of Financial Services, the Department of Commerce, the Department of Children and Families, the Department of Corrections, the Department of Management Services, the Department of Revenue, and the Department of Transportation, must adhere to the following standard terms:(a) The principal unit of the department is the “division.” Each division is headed by a “director.”
(b)The principal unit of the division is the “bureau.” Each bureau is headed by a “chief.”
(c)The principal unit of the bureau is the “section.” Each section is headed by an “administrator.”
(d)If further subdivision is necessary, sections may be divided into “subsections,” which are headed by “supervisors.”
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Legislative history
s. 4, ch. 69-106; s. 1, ch. 70-384; s. 1, ch. 75-48; s. 5, ch. 75-49; s. 1, ch. 75-275; s. 2, ch. 77-147; s. 2, ch. 78-95; s. 1, ch. 79-3; ss. 28, 61, ch. 79-190; s. 1, ch. 83-230; s. 11, ch. 85-318; s. 1, ch. 88-215; s. 1, ch. 88-235; s. 1, ch. 88-290; s. 2, ch. 91-158; s. 7, ch. 92-279; s. 55, ch. 92-326; s. 3, ch. 94-235; ss. 1, 15, ch. 95-272; ss. 2, 3, ch. 96-403; s. 1, ch. 97-287; s. 2, ch. 97-296; s. 3, ch. 99-155; s. 1, ch. <a h