Navigating State Government in Florida
July 17, 2012
A Guide to the Executive Branch Agencies, Boards, and Commissions
| Agency: | Acupuncture, Board of (housed under DOH) |
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| General Description: | Regulates & licenses acupuncturists |
| Agency Head: | 7 Members |
| Reports To: | Appointed by Governor |
| Website: | www.doh.state.fl.us/mqa/acupunct |
| Agency: | Administrative Commission |
| General Description: |
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| Agency Head: | Full Cabinet* |
| Website: | http://cabinet.myflorida.com |
| Carlton Fields Primary Contact: | N. Linnan, M. Chumbler |
| Agency: | Administration, State Board of (SBOA) |
| General Description: | Manages & invests state funds & trusts, including the Florida Hurricane Catastrophe Fund |
| Agency Head: | Governor, CFO, Attorney General* |
| Website: | http://www.sbaFloridacom/fsb/ |
| Carlton Fields Primary Contact: | N. Linnan, Kelly Cruz-Brown (Hurricane Catastrophe Fund) |
| Agency: | Agriculture & Consumer Services, Department of (DACS) |
| General Description: |
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| Agency Head: | Commissioner of Agriculture |
| Website: | www.freshfromflorida.com |
| Carlton Fields Primary Contact: | L. Lockett, R. Harbison, N. Linnan, M. Donaldson |
| Agency: | Architecture & Interior Design, Board of (housed under DBPR) |
| General Description: | Regulates & licenses architects & interior designers |
| Agency Head: | 11 Members |
| Reports To: | Appointed by Governor |
| Website: | www.myfloridalicense.com/dbpr/pro/arch |
| Carlton Fields Primary Contact: | L. Lockett, M. Donaldson |
| Agency: | Athletic Training, Board of (housed under DOH) |
| General Description: | Regulates athletic trainers (licensing by DOH) |
| Agency Head: | 9 Members |
| Reports To: | Appointed by Governor |
| Website: | www.doh.state.fl.us/mqa/athtrain |
| Agency: | Attorney General |
| General Description: |
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| Agency Head: | Attorney General |
| Website: | www.myfloridalegal.com |
| Carlton Fields Primary Contact: | N. Linnan, M. Chumbler |
| Agency: | Auctioneers, Board of (housed under DBPR) |
| General Description: | Regulates & licenses auctioneers |
| Agency Head: | 5 Members |
| Reports To: | Appointed by Governor |
| Website: | www.myfloridalicense.com/dbpr/pro/auct |
| Carlton Fields Primary Contact: | M. Donaldson |
| Agency: | Auditor General, Office of |
| General Description: | Performs audits of state and local agencies, charter and virtual schools, direct support organizations, government contractors, grant recipients, and pari-mutual wagering permittees |
| Agency Head: | Auditor General |
| Reports To: | Appointed by Legislative Auditing Committee |
| Website: | www.myflorida.com/audgen/ |
| Agency: | Barbers’ Board (housed under DBPR) |
| General Description: | Regulates & licenses barbers |
| Agency Head: | 7 Members |
| Reports To: | Appointed by Governor |
| Website: | www.myfloridalicense.com/dbpr/pro/barb |
| Agency: | Bond Finance, Division of (housed under SBOA) |
| General Description: |
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| Agency Head: | Full Cabinet* |
| Website: | https://www.sbaFloridacom/bondfinance/ |
| Carlton Fields Primary Contact: | N. Linnan |
| Agency: | Boxing Commission, State (housed under DBPR) |
| General Description: | Regulates & licenses boxing, kick boxing, & mixed martial arts |
| Agency Head: | 5 Members |
| Reports To: | Appointed by Governor |
| Website: | www.myfloridalicense.com/dbpr/pro/sbc/index.html |
| Agency: | Building Code Administrator & Inspectors, Board of (housed under DBPR) |
| General Description: | Regulates & licenses building code inspectors & administrators |
| Agency Head: | 9 Members |
| Reports To: | Appointed by Governor |
| Website: | www.myfloridalicense.com/dbpr/pro/build |
| Carlton Fields Primary Contact: | M. Donaldson |
| Agency: | Business & Professional Regulation, Department of (DBPR) |
| General Description: |
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| Agency Head: | Secretary |
| Reports To: | Governor |
| Website: | www.myfloridalicense.com |
| Carlton Fields Primary Contact: | N. Linnan, M. Chumbler, M. Donaldson, N. Kibert (Div. of Condos) |
| Agency: | Chief Inspector General, Office of (housed under EOG) |
| General Description: | Oversees inspectors general in executive branch agencies |
| Agency Head: | Chief Inspector General |
| Reports To: | Appointed by Governor |
| Website: | http://www.floridaoig.com/ |
| Agency: | Children & Families, Department of (DCF) |
| General Description: |
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| Agency Head: | Secretary |
| Reports To: | Governor |
| Website: | www.myflfamilies.com |
| Carlton Fields Primary Contact: | N. Linnan, M. Chumbler, |
| Agency: | Chiropractic Medicine, Board of (housed under DOH) |
| General Description: | Regulates chiropractors, chiropractic physician’s assistants, & chiropractic assistant (licensing by DOH) |
| Agency Head: | 7 Members |
| Reports To: | Appointed by Governor |
| Website: | www.doh.state.fl.us/mqa/chiro |
| Agency: | Citrus, Department of |
| General Description: | Regulates & markets citrus industry |
| Agency Head: | 9 Commissioners |
| Reports To: | Appointed by Governor |
| Website: | www.floridajuice.com |
| Carlton Fields Primary Contact: | R. Harbison, N. Linnan |
| Agency: | Clemency, Executive Board of |
| General Description: | Considers requests for clemency (Parole Commission acts as staff) |
| Agency Head: | Full Cabinet* |
| Website: | https://fpc.state.fl.us/Clemency |
| Carlton Fields Primary Contact: | N. Linnan |
| Agency: | Clinical Laboratory Personnel, Board of (housed under DOH) |
| General Description: | Regulates & certifies clinical laboratory directors, supervisors, technologists, blood gas analysts, and technicians who perform test procedures (final licensing by DOH) |
| Agency Head: | 7 Members |
| Reports To: | Appointed by Governor |
| Website: | www.doh.state.fl.us/mqa/ClinLab |
| Agency: | Clinical Social Work, Marriage & Family Therapy, & Mental Health Counseling, Board of (housed under DOH) |
| General Description: | Regulates social workers, counselors, and therapists (licensing by DOH) |
| Agency Head: | 9 Members |
| Reports To: | Appointed by Governor |
| Website: | www.doh.state.fl.us/mqa/491 |
| Agency: | Community Association Managers, Regulatory Council of |
| General Description: | Regulates & licenses community association managers |
| Agency Head: | 7 Members |
| Reports To: | Appointed by Governor |
| Website: | www.myfloridalicense.com/dbpr/pro/cam |
| Agency: | Construction Industry Licensing Board (housed under DBPR) |
| General Description: | Regulates & licenses construction contractors |
| Agency Head: | 18 Members |
| Reports To: | Appointed by Governor |
| Website: | www.myfloridalicense.com/dbpr/pro/cilb |
| Carlton Fields Primary Contact: | M. Donaldson |
| Agency: | Correctional Medical Authority (housed under DOH) |
| General Description: | Supervises health care provided in state correctional facilities |
| Agency Head: | 11 Members |
| Reports To: | Appointed by Governor |
| Website: | www.doh.state.fl.us/cma |
| Agency: | Corrections, Department of (DOC) |
| General Description: | Administers state prison system |
| Agency Head: | Secretary |
| Reports To: | Governor |
| Website: | www.dc.state.fl.us |
| Carlton Fields Primary Contact: | N. Linnan, M. Chumbler, |
| Agency: | Cosmetology, Board of (housed under DBPR) |
| General Description: | Regulates & licenses cosmetologists |
| Agency Head: | 7 Members |
| Reports To: | Appointed by Governor |
| Website: | www.myfloridalicense.com/dbpr/pro/cosmo |
| Agency: | Dentistry, Board of (housed under DOH) |
| General Description: | Regulates dentists, dental hygienists, & dental laboratories (licensing by DOH) |
| Agency Head: | 11 Members |
| Reports To: | Appointed by Governor |
| Website: | www.doh.state.fl.us/mqa/dentistry |
| Agency: | Economic Opportunity, Department of (DEO) |
| General Description: |
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| Agency Head: | Secretary |
| Reports To: | Governor |
| Website: | www.floridajobs.org |
| Carlton Fields Primary Contact: | N. Linnan, M. Donaldson |
| Agency: | Education, Department of (housed under DEO) |
| General Description: |
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| Agency Head: | Commissioner |
| Reports To: | Governor |
| Website: | www.fldoe.org |
| Carlton Fields Primary Contact: | R. Harbison, N. Linnan, S. Sutton |
| Agency: | Education, State Board (housed under DEO) |
| General Description: |
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| Agency Head: | 8 Members |
| Reports To: | Appointed by Governor |
| Website: | www.fldoe.org/board/ |
| Carlton Fields Primary Contact: | N. Linnan |
| Agency: | Elder Affairs, Department of (DEA) |
| General Description: |
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| Agency Head: | Secretary |
| Reports To: | Governor |
| Website: | elderaffairs.state.fl.us/ |
| Carlton Fields Primary Contact: | R. Harbison |
| Agency: | Elections Commission (FEC) |
| General Description: | Enforces state elections laws |
| Agency Head: | 9 Commissioners |
| Reports To: | Appointed by Governor |
| Website: | www.fec.state.fl.us |
| Carlton Fields Primary Contact: | K. Tinkler |
| Agency: | Electrical Contractors’ Licensing Board (housed under DBPR) |
| General Description: | Regulates & licenses electrical contractors |
| Agency Head: | 11 Members |
| Reports To: | Appointed by Governor |
| Website: | www.myfloridalicense.com/dbpr/pro/elboard |
| Carlton Fields Primary Contact: | M. Donaldson |
| Agency: | Employee Leasing Companies, Board of (housed under DBPR) |
| General Description: | Regulates & licenses employee leasing companies |
| Agency Head: | Members |
| Reports To: | Appointed by Governor |
| Website: | www.myfloridalicense.com/dbpr/pro/emplo |
| Carlton Fields Primary Contact: | Kelly Cruz-Brown, M. Donaldson |
| Agency: | Enterprise Information Technology, Agency for (AEIT) (housed under EOG) |
| General Description: | Develops and provides guidance regarding state IT policy |
| Agency Head: | Chief Information Officer/Executive Director |
| Reports To: | Full Cabinet |
| Website: | http://aeit.myflorida.com |
| Agency: | Environmental Protection, Department of (DEP) |
| General Description: |
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| Agency Head: | Secretary |
| Reports To: | Governor |
| Website: | www.dep.state.fl.us |
| Carlton Fields Primary Contact: | L. Lockett, R. Allen, N. Linnan, M. Chumbler, M. Donaldson, D. Taylor, J. Verdone (mining) |
| Agency: | Ethics, Commission on (COE) |
| General Description: | Acts on complaints, issues advisory opinions, and adopts rules relating to state ethics statutes |
| Agency Head: | 9 Commissioners |
| Reports To: | Appointed by Governor |
| Website: | www.ethics.state.fl.us |
| Carlton Fields Primary Contact: | K. Tinkler, N. Linnan, M. Chumbler |
| Agency: | Financial Services, Department of (DFS) |
| General Description: |
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| Agency Head: | CFO |
| Website: | www.myfloridacfo.com |
| Carlton Fields Primary Contact: | K. Cruz-Brown |
| Agency: | Financial Services Commission (FSC) |
| General Description: | See OFR and OIR |
| Agency Head: | Full Cabinet* |
| Website: | http://www.flofr.com/staticpages/ financialservicescommission.htm |
| Agency: | Financial Regulation, Office of (OFR) (housed under FSC) |
| General Description: | Licenses & regulates financial services entities, ,state-chartered banks, credit unions, mortgage brokers and lenders, & securities-related entities |
| Agency Head: | 1 Commissioner |
| Reports To: | Full Cabinet |
| Website: | www.flofr.com |
| Carlton Fields Primary Contact: | K. Cruz-Brown |
| Agency: | Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWCC) |
| General Description: |
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| Agency Head: | 7 Commissioners |
| Reports To: | Appointed by Governor |
| Website: | www.myfwc.com |
| Carlton Fields Primary Contact: | D. Taylor, N. Kibert, N. Linnan, J. Verdone |
| Agency: | Florida Building Commission (housed under DBPR) |
| General Description: | Develops & interprets state building code |
| Agency Head: | 25 Commissioners |
| Reports To: | Appointed by Governor |
| Website: | www.myfloridalicense.com/dbpr/bcs/buildingcomm.html |
| Carlton Fields Primary Contact: | M. Chumbler, M. Donaldson |
| Agency: | Florida Land & Water Adjudicatory Commission (FLWAC) |
| General Description: |
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| Agency Head: | Administration Commission* (Full Cabinet) |
| Website: | http://cabinet.myflorida.com/flwac/flwac_index.html |
| Carlton Fields Primary Contact: | N. Linnan, M. Chumbler |
| Agency: | Florida Real Estate Commission (housed under DBPR) |
| General Description: | Regulates and licenses real estate brokers & sales associates |
| Agency Head: | 7 Members |
| Reports To: | Appointed by Governor |
| Website: | www.myfloridalicense.com/dbpr/re/frec.html |
| Carlton Fields Primary Contact: | M. Chumbler, M. Donaldson |
| Agency: | Florida Real Estate Appraisal Board (housed under DBPR) |
| General Description: | Regulates and licenses real estate appraisers |
| Agency Head: | 9 Members |
| Reports To: | Appointed by Governor |
| Website: | www.myfloridalicense.com/dbpr/re/freab.html |
| Carlton Fields Primary Contact: | M. Chumbler, M. Donaldson |
| Agency: | Governor, Executive Office of (EOG) |
| General Description: |
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| Agency Head: | Governor |
| Website: | http://www.flgov.com |
| Carlton Fields Primary Contact: | R. Harbison, N. Linnan |
| Agency: | Governors, Board of (housed under DEO) |
| General Description: |
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| Agency Head: | 17 Members (14 Appointed) |
| Reports To: | Appointed by Governor |
| Website: | www.flbog.org |
| Carlton Fields Primary Contact: | N. Linnan |
| Agency: | Health, Department of (DOH) |
| General Description: |
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| Agency Head: | Surgeon General |
| Reports To: | Governor |
| Website: | www.doh.state.fl.us |
| Carlton Fields Primary Contact: | N. Linnan, M. Chumbler, M. Donaldson |
| Agency: | Healthcare Administration, Agency for (AHCA) |
| General Description: |
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| Agency Head: | Secretary |
| Reports To: | Governor |
| Website: | www.ahca.myflorida.com |
| Carlton Fields Primary Contact: | R. Harbison, Kelly Cruz-Brown, M. Bernier |
| Agency: | Hearing Aid Specialists, Board of (housed under DOH) |
| General Description: | Regulates hearing aid specialists (licensing by DOH) |
| Agency Head: | 9 Members |
| Reports To: | Appointed by Governor |
| Website: | www.doh.state.fl.us/mqa/HearingAid |
| Agency: | Highway Safety & Motor Vehicles, Department of (DHSMV) |
| General Description: |
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| Agency Head: | Executive Director |
| Reports To: | Full Cabinet |
| Website: | www.flhsmv.gov |
| Carlton Fields Primary Contact: | N. Linnan |
| Agency: | Housing Finance Corp. (FHFC) |
| General Description: | Administers affordable housing programs |
| Agency Head: | 8 Directors + DEO (Department of Economic Opportunity) designee |
| Reports To: | Appointed by Governor |
| Website: | www.floridahousing.org |
| Carlton Fields Primary Contact: | M. Donaldson |
| Agency: | Human Relations, Commission on (COHR) |
| General Description: |
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| Agency Head: | 12 Commissioners |
| Reports To: | Appointed by Governor |
| Website: | http://fchr.state.fl.us |
| Carlton Fields Primary Contact: | Kelly Cruz-Brown |
| Agency: | Insurance Regulation, Office of (OIR) (housed under FSC) |
| General Description: |
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| Agency Head: | 1 Commissioner |
| Reports To: | Full Cabinet |
| Website: | www.floir.com |
| Carlton Fields Primary Contact: | K. Cruz-Brown |
| Agency: | Juvenile Justice, Department of (DJJ) |
| General Description: |
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| Agency Head: | Secretary |
| Reports To: | Governor |
| Website: | www.djj.state.fl.us |
| Carlton Fields Primary Contact: | M. Chumbler, |
| Agency: | Landscape Architecture, Board of (housed under DBPR) |
| General Description: | Regulates & licenses landscape architects |
| Agency Head: | 7 Members |
| Reports To: | Appointed by Governor |
| Website: | www.myfloridalicense.com/dbpr/pro/larch |
| Carlton Fields Primary Contact: | M. Donaldson |
| Agency: | Law Enforcement, Department of (FDLE) |
| General Description: |
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| Agency Head: | Commissioners |
| Reports To: | Full Cabinet |
| Website: | www.fdle.state.fl.us |
| Carlton Fields Primary Contact: | N. Linnan |
| Agency: | Legal Affairs, Department of (see also Attorney General, Office of) |
| General Description: | See Attorney General, Office of |
| Agency Head: | Attorney General |
| Agency: | Lottery, Department of (DOL) |
| General Description: | Operates state lottery & other state-sponsored games of chance |
| Agency Head: | Secretary |
| Reports To: | Governor |
| Website: | www.flalottery.com |
| Carlton Fields Primary Contact: | M. Chumbler, M. Donaldson |
| Agency: | Management Services, Department of (DMS) |
| General Description: |
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| Agency Head: | Secretary |
| Reports To: | Governor |
| Website: | www.dms.myflorida.com |
| Carlton Fields Primary Contact: | M. Chumbler, R. Harbison, N. Linnan |
| Agency: | Massage Therapy, Board of (housed under DOH) |
| General Description: | Regulates massage therapists and massage schools (licensing by DOH) |
| Agency Head: | 7 Members |
| Reports To: | Appointed by Governor |
| Website: | www.doh.state.fl.us/mqa/massage |
| Carlton Fields Primary Contact: | K. Cruz-Brown |
| Agency: | Medicine, Board of (housed under DOH) |
| General Description: | Regulates & certifies physicians, physician assistants, anesthesiologist assistants, dieticians & nutritionists (final licensing by DOH) |
| Agency Head: | 15 Members |
| Reports To: | Appointed by Governor |
| Website: | www.doh.state.fl.us/mqa/medical |
| Carlton Fields Primary Contact: | N. Linnan |
| Agency: | Military Affairs, Department of (DMA) |
| General Description: | Provides oversight of Florida National Guard |
| Agency Head: | Adjutant General |
| Reports To: | Governor |
| Website: | http://dma.myflorida.com/ |
| Carlton Fields Primary Contact: | M. Chumbler, D. Taylor |
| Agency: | Nursing, Board of (housed under DOH) |
| General Description: | Regulates nurses, certified nursing assistants, and licensed practical nurses (licensed by DOH) |
| Agency Head: | 13 Members |
| Reports To: | Appointed by Governor |
| Website: | www.doh.state.fl.us/mqa/nursing |
| Carlton Fields Primary Contact: | K. Cruz-Brown |
| Agency: | Nursing Home Administrators, Board of (housed under DOH) |
| General Description: | Regulates nursing home administrators (licensing by DOH) |
| Agency Head: | 7 Members |
| Reports To: | Appointed by Governor |
| Website: | www.doh.state.fl.us/mqa/nurshome |
| Agency: | Occupational Therapy Practice, Board of (housed under DOH) |
| General Description: | Regulates & licenses occupational therapists and occupational therapy assistants |
| Agency Head: | 7 Members |
| Reports To: | Appointed by Governor |
| Website: | www.doh.state.fl.us/mqa/occupational |
| Agency: | Opticianry, Board of (housed under DOH) |
| General Description: | Regulates & certifies opticians (final licensing by DOH) |
| Agency Head: | 7 Members |
| Reports To: | Appointed by Governor |
| Website: | www.doh.state.fl.us/mqa/opticianry |
| Agency: | Optometry, Board of (housed under DOH) |
| General Description: | Regulates optometrists (licensing by DOH) |
| Agency Head: | 7 Members |
| Reports To: | Appointed by Governor |
| Website: | www.doh.state.fl.us/mqa/optometry |
| Agency: | Orthotists & Prosthetists, Board of (housed under DOH) |
| General Description: | Regulates orthotists, pedorthists, & prosthetists (licensing by DOH) |
| Agency Head: | 7 Members |
| Reports To: | Appointed by Governor |
| Website: | www.doh.state.fl.us/mqa/OrthPros |
| Agency: | Osteopathic Medicine, Board of (housed under DOH) |
| General Description: | Regulates & certifies osteopathic physicians, osteopathic physician’s assistants, & osteopathic anesthesiologist assistants (final licensing by DOH) |
| Agency Head: | 7 Members |
| Reports To: | Appointed by Governor |
| Website: | www.doh.state.fl.us/mqa/osteopath |
| Agency: | Parole Commission (FPC) |
| General Description: |
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| Agency Head: | 3 Commissioners |
| Reports To: | Appointed by Full Cabinet |
| Website: | https://fpc.state.fl.us/ |
| Agency: | Persons With Disabilities, Agency for (APD) |
| General Description: | Provides services to developmentally disabled persons |
| Agency Head: | Director |
| Reports To: | Governor |
| Website: | http://apd.myflorida.com |
| Carlton Fields Primary Contact: | N. Linnan |
| Agency: | Pharmacy, Board of (housed under DOH) |
| General Description: |
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| Agency Head: | 9 Members |
| Reports To: | Appointed by Governor |
| Website: | www.doh.state.fl.us/mqa/pharmacy |
| Carlton Fields Primary Contact: | K. Cruz-Brown |
| Agency: | Physical Therapy Practice, Board of (housed under DOH) |
| General Description: | Regulates physical therapists and physical therapist assistants (licensing by DOH) |
| Agency Head: | 7 Members |
| Reports To: | Appointed by Governor |
| Website: | www.doh.state.fl.us/mqa/physical |
| Agency: | Pilot Commissioners, Board of (housed under DBPR) |
| General Description: | Regulates & licenses harbor pilots |
| Agency Head: | 10 Members |
| Reports To: | Appointed by Governor |
| Website: | www.myfloridalicense.com/dbpr/pro/pilotc |
| Agency: | Podiatric Medicine, Board of (housed under DOH) |
| General Description: | Regulates podiatrists (licensing by DOH) |
| Agency Head: | 7 Members |
| Reports To: | Appointed by Governor |
| Website: | www.doh.state.fl.us/mqa/podiatry |
| Agency: | Power Plant and Transmission Line Siting Board |
| General Description: | Certifies power plants and transmission line (Department of Environmental Protection serves as staff) |
| Agency Head: | Full Cabinet* |
| Website: | www.myflorida.com/myflorida/cabinet/; www.dep.state.fl.us/siting/ |
| Carlton Fields Primary Contact: | N. Linnan, W. Hall |
| Agency: | Professional Engineers, Board of (housed under DBPR) |
| General Description: | Regulates & licenses professional engineers |
| Agency Head: | 11 Members |
| Reports To: | Appointed by Governor |
| Website: | www.fbpe.org |
| Carlton Fields Primary Contact: | Kelly Cruz-Brown, M. Donaldson, N. Linnan |
| Agency: | Professional Geologists, Board of (housed under DBPR) |
| General Description: | Regulates & licenses professional geologists |
| Agency Head: | 7 Members |
| Reports To: | Appointed by Governor |
| Website: | www.myfloridalicense.com/dbpr/pro/geolo |
| Carlton Fields Primary Contact: | L. Lockett |
| Agency: | Psychology, Board of (housed under DOH) |
| General Description: | Regulates & certifies psychologists, school psychologists, sex therapists, & juvenile sex offender therapists (final licensing by DOH) |
| Agency Head: | 7 Members |
| Reports To: | Appointed by Governor |
| Website: | www.doh.state.fl.us/mqa/psychology |
| Agency: | Public Employees Relations Commission (PERC) |
| General Description: |
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| Agency Head: | 3 Commissioners |
| Reports To: | Appointed by Governor |
| Website: | http://perc.myflorida.com |
| Agency: | Public Service Commission (PSC) |
| General Description: |
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| Agency Head: | 5 Commissioners |
| Reports To: | Appointed by Governor |
| Website: | www.psc.state.fl.us |
| Carlton Fields Primary Contact: | M. Walls, M. Bernier, M. Donaldson |
| Agency: | Regional Planning Councils (RPCs) |
| General Description: |
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| Agency Head: | Council 2/3 elected officials from local governments, 1/3 appointed by Governor |
| Carlton Fields Primary Contact: | See below |
| Agency: | RPC, Apalachee |
| Geographic Jurisdiction: | Calhoun, Franklin, Gadsden, Gulf, Jackson, Jefferson, Leon, Liberty, & Wakulla Counties |
| Website: | www.thearpc.com |
| Carlton Fields Primary Contact: | D. Taylor, N. Linnan |
| Agency: | RPC, Central Florida |
| Geographic Jurisdiction: | DeSoto, Hardee, Highlands, Okeechobee, & Polk Counties |
| Website: | www.cfrpc.org |
| Carlton Fields Primary Contact: | D. Taylor, N. Linnan |
| Agency: | RPC, East Central Florida |
| Geographic Jurisdiction: | Brevard, Lake, Orange, Osceola, Seminole, & Volusia Counties |
| Website: | www.ecfrpc.org |
| Carlton Fields Primary Contact: | D. Taylor, N. Linnan |
| Agency: | RPC, North Central Florida |
| Geographic Jurisdiction: | Alachua, Bradford, Columbia, Dixie, Gilchrist, Hamilton, Lafayette, Madison, Suwannee, Taylor, & Union Counties |
| Website: | www.ncfrpc.org |
| Carlton Fields Primary Contact: | D. Taylor, N. Linnan |
| Agency: | RPC, Northeast Florida |
| Geographic Jurisdiction: | Baker, Clay, Duval, Flagler, Nassau, Putnam, & St. Johns Counties |
| Website: | www.nefrpc.org |
| Carlton Fields Primary Contact: | D. Taylor, N. Linnan |
| Agency: | FPC, South Florida |
| Geographic Jurisdiction: | Broward, Dade, & Monroe Counties |
| Website: | www.sfrpc.com |
| Carlton Fields Primary Contact: | D. Taylor, N. Linnan |
| Agency: | RPC, Southwest Florida |
| Geographic Jurisdiction: | Charlotte, Collier, Glades, Hendry, Lee, & Sarasota Counties |
| Website: | www.swfrpc.org |
| Carlton Fields Primary Contact: | D. Taylor |
| Agency: | RPC, Tampa Bay |
| Geographic Jurisdiction: | Hillsborough, Manatee, Pasco, & Pinellas Counties |
| Website: | www.tbrpc.org |
| Carlton Fields Primary Contact: | D. Taylor, K. Tinkler |
| Agency: | RPC, Treasure Coast |
| Geographic Jurisdiction: | Indian River, Martin, Palm Beach, & St. Lucie Counties |
| Website: | www.tcrpc.org |
| Carlton Fields Primary Contact: | D. Taylor, L. Harris |
| Agency: | FPC, West Florida |
| Geographic Jurisdiction: | Bay, Escambia, Holmes, Okaloosa, Santa Rosa, Walton, & Washington Counties |
| Website: | www.wfrpc.org |
| Carlton Fields Primary Contact: | D. Taylor, N. Linnan |
| Agency: | RPC, Withlacoochee |
| Geographic Jurisdiction: | Citrus, Hernando, Levy, Marion, & Sumter |
| Website: | www.wrpc.cc |
| Carlton Fields Primary Contact: | D. Taylor, N. Linnan |
| Agency: | Respiratory Care, Board of (housed under DOH) |
| General Description: | Regulates & licenses respiratory therapists, respiratory care practitioners |
| Agency Head: | 7 Members |
| Reports To: | Appointed by Governor |
| Website: | www.doh.state.fl.us/mqa/respiratory |
| Agency: | Revenue, Department of (DOR) |
| General Description: |
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| Agency Head: | Executive Director |
| Reports To: | Full Cabinet |
| Website: | http://dor.myflorida.com/ |
| Carlton Fields Primary Contact: | M. Chumbler, N. Linnan, R. Allen (ad valorem only) |
| Agency: | Speech-Language Pathology & Audiology, Board of (housed under DOH) |
| General Description: | Regulates & certifies audiologists, audiology assistants, & speech-language pathologists (final licensing by DOH) |
| Agency Head: | 7 Members |
| Reports To: | Appointed by Governor |
| Website: | www.doh.state.fl.us/mqa/speech |
| Agency: | State, Department of (DOS) |
| General Description: |
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| Agency Head: | Secretary |
| Reports To: | Governor |
| Website: | www.dos.state.fl.us |
| Carlton Fields Primary Contact: | N. Linnan, K. Tinkler |
| Agency: | Transportation, Department of (DOT) |
| General Description: |
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| Agency Head: | Secretary |
| Reports To: | Governor |
| Website: | www.dot.state.fl.us |
| Carlton Fields Primary Contact: | D. Taylor, N. Linnan, R. Allen |
| Agency: | Trustees of the Internal Improvement Trust Fund |
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| Agency Head: | Full Cabinet* |
| Website: | www.myflorida.com/myflorida/cabinet/cabprocess.html, www.dep.state.fl.us/lands |
| Carlton Fields Primary Contact: | M. Chumbler, N. Linnan, R. Allen |
| Agency: | Veteran Affairs, Department of (DVA) |
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| Agency Head: | Executive Director |
| Reports To: | Full Cabinet |
| Website: | www.floridavets.org |
| Agency: | Veterinary Medicine, Board of (housed under DBPR) |
| General Description: | Regulates & licenses veterinarians |
| Agency Head: | 7 Members |
| Reports To: | Appointed by Governor |
| Website: | www.myfloridalicense.com/dbpr/pro/vetm |
| Agency: | Water Management Districts (WMDs) |
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| Agency Head: | Governing Board |
| Reports To: | Appointed by Governor |
| Carlton Fields Primary Contact: | See below |
| Agency: | WMD, NW Florida (NWFWMD) |
| General Description: | All of Bay, Calhoun, Escambia, Franklin, Gadsden, Gulf, Homes, Jackson, Leon, Liberty, Okaloosa, Santa, Wakulla, Walton, & Washington Counties and the western half of Jefferson County |
| Agency Head: | 9 Members |
| Website: | www.nwfwmd.state.fl.us |
| Carlton Fields Primary Contact: | D. Taylor, N. Linnan |
| Agency: | WMD, St. Johns River (SJRWMD) |
| General Description: | All of Brevard, Clay, Duval, Flagler, Indian River, Nassau, Seminole, St. Johns, & Volusia Counties and portions of Alachua, Baker, Bradford, Lake, Marion, Okeechobee, Orange, Osceola, & Putnam Counties |
| Agency Head: | 9 Members |
| Website: | www.floridaswater.com |
| Carlton Fields Primary Contact: | D. Taylor, N. Linnan, M. Chumbler, K. Tinkler |
| Agency: | WMD, S. Florida (SFWMD) |
| General Description: | All of Broward, Collier, Dade, Glades, Hendry, Lee, Martin, Monroe, Palm Beach, & St. Lucie Counties and portions of Charlotte, Highlands, Okeechobee, Orange, Osceola, & Polk Counties |
| Agency Head: | 9 Members |
| Website: | www.sfwmd.gov |
| Carlton Fields Primary Contact: | R. Allen, K. Tinkler |
| Agency: | WMD, SW Florida (SWFWMD) |
| General Description: | All of Citrus, DeSoto, Hardee, Hernando, Hillsborough, Manatee. Pasco, Pinellas, Sarasota, & Sumter Counties and portions of Charlotte, Highlands, Lake, Levy, Marion, & Polk Counties |
| Agency Head: | 13 Members |
| Website: | www.swfwmd.state.fl.us |
| Carlton Fields Primary Contact: | D. Taylor, N. Linnan, R. Allen, K. Tinkler |
| Agency: | WMD, Suwannee River (SRWMD) |
| General Description: | All of Columbia, Dixie, Gilchrist, Hamilton, Lafayette, Madison, Suwannee, Taylor & Union Counties and portions of Alachua, Baker, Bradford, Jefferson & Levy Counties |
| Agency Head: | 9 Members |
| Website: | www.srwmd.state.fl.us |
| Carlton Fields Primary Contact: | R. Allen |
| Agency: | Workforce Florida (housed under DEO) |
| General Description: | Develop policies to enhance Florida workforce |
| Agency Head: | Board of Directors |
| Reports To: | Appointed by Governor |
| Website: | http://www.workforceflorida.com/ |
| Carlton Fields Primary Contact: | R. Harbison |
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