Fla. Stat. 20.10
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 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:Division of Elections.Division of Historical Resources.Division of Corporations.Division of Library and Information Services.Division of Arts and Culture.Division of Administration.

(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.

Source: Section 20.10 — Department of State, https://www.­flsenate.­gov/Laws/Statutes/2024/0020.­10 (accessed Aug. 7, 2025).

20.02
Declaration of policy 20.03
Definitions 20.04
Structure of executive branch 20.05
Heads of departments 20.06
Method of reorganization 20.10
Department of State 20.11
Department of Legal Affairs 20.14
Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services 20.15
Department of Education 20.19
Department of Children and Families 20.21
Department of Revenue 20.22
Department of Management Services 20.23
Department of Transportation 20.24
Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles 20.28
State Board of Administration 20.29
Department of Citrus 20.32
Florida Commission on Offender Review 20.34
Governmental Reorganization Act of 1969 20.37
Department of Veterans’ Affairs 20.41
Department of Elderly Affairs 20.42
Agency for Health Care Administration 20.43
Department of Health 20.051
Review of programs 20.052
Advisory bodies, commissions, boards 20.055
Agency inspectors general 20.057
Interagency agreements to delete duplication of inspections 20.058
Citizen support and direct-support organizations 20.60
Department of Commerce 20.104
Clearing Funds Trust Fund 20.105
Federal Grants Trust Fund 20.106
Land Acquisition Trust Fund within Department of State 20.111
Operating Trust Fund 20.112
Federal Grants Trust Fund 20.121
Department of Financial Services 20.142
Land Acquisition Trust Fund within Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services 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 20.195
Department of Children and Families 20.197
Agency for Persons with Disabilities 20.201
Department of Law Enforcement 20.221
Federal Grants Trust Fund 20.241
Federal Grants Trust Fund 20.255
Department of Environmental Protection 20.315
Department of Corrections 20.316
Department of Juvenile Justice 20.317
Department of the Lottery 20.331
Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission 20.375
Department of Veterans’ Affairs 20.415
Department of Elderly Affairs 20.425
Agency for Health Care Administration 20.435
Department of Health 20.506
Welfare Transition Trust Fund 20.605
Administrative Trust Fund of the Department of Commerce 20.1971
Agency for Persons with Disabilities 20.2551
Citizen support organizations 20.3151
Administrative Trust Fund 20.3161
Federal Grants Trust Fund 20.3311
Additional powers of commission 20.3315
Florida Forever Program Trust Fund of the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission 20.25501
Department of Environmental Protection

Current through Fall 2025

§ 20.10. Dept. of State's source at flsenate​.gov