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The 2024 Florida Statutes

Title IV
EXECUTIVE BRANCH

Chapter 20
ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE

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F.S. 20.02

20.02 Declaration of policy.—

(1) The State Constitution contemplates the separation of powers within state government among the legislative, executive, and judicial branches of the government. The legislative branch has the broad purpose of determining policies and programs and reviewing program performance. The executive branch has the purpose of executing the programs and policies adopted by the Legislature and of making policy recommendations to the Legislature. The judicial branch has the purpose of determining the constitutional propriety of the policies and programs and of adjudicating any conflicts arising from the interpretation or application of the laws.

(2) Within constitutional limitations, the agencies that compose the executive branch must be consolidated into no more than 25 departments, exclusive of those specifically provided for or authorized in the State Constitution, consistent with executive capacity to administer effectively at all levels. The agencies in the executive branch should be integrated into one of the departments of the executive branch to achieve maximum efficiency and effectiveness as intended by s. 6, Art. IV of the State Constitution.

(3) The administration of any executive branch department or entity placed under the direct supervision of an officer or board appointed by and serving at the pleasure of the Governor shall remain at all times under the constitutional executive authority of the Governor, in accordance with ss. 1(a) and 6, Art. IV of the State Constitution, and such officer or board generally remains subject to oversight, direction, and supervision by the Governor.

(4) Structural reorganization must be a continuing process through careful executive and legislative appraisal of the placement of proposed new programs and the coordination of existing programs in response to public needs.

(5) The responsibility within the executive branch of government for the implementation of programs and policies must be clearly fixed and ascertainable.

(6) Departments must be organized along functional or program lines.

(7) The management and coordination of state services must be improved and overlapping activities eliminated.

(8) When a reorganization of state government abolishes positions, the individuals affected, when otherwise qualified, must be given priority consideration for any new positions created by reorganization or for other vacant positions in state government.

History.—s. 2, ch. 69-106; s. 1, ch. 94-235; s. 4, ch. 2012-116.

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Cases Citing Statute 20.02

Total Results: 20

ISLAAM v. STATE OF FLORIDA

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2024-06-14

Snippet: that the relevant criminal statute, section 893.20(2), Florida Statutes (2020), mandated imposition of

Byrd, The Florida Senate v. Black Voters Matter Capacity Building Institute, Inc., Equal Ground Education Fund, Inc.

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2023-12-01

Snippet: 20 2 The plaintiffs zero in on

AMAL CRANE v. MATTHEW HARRISON CRANE

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2023-01-11

Snippet: ordering a social investigation pursuant to section 61.20.2 Indeed, Florida Family Law Rule of Procedure 12

PALM BEACH FARMS RURAL PRESERVATION COMMITTEE, LLC v. PALM BEACH COUNTY

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2021-05-27

Snippet: Opportunity; DOAH Case No. 18-6308GM and DEO Case No. 20-002. Troy W. Klein of Law Office of Troy W. Klein

RUSSELL SIMPSON AS DIRECTOR OF THE DISSOLVED FLORIDA PROFIT CORPORATON AWA-USA, INC. v. 2699 INDUSTRIAL LLC

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2021-04-07

Snippet: Judicial Circuit of Florida, Fla. Admin. Order No. 20-02 (Mar. 16, 2020) (on file with Clerk, 11th Jud.

JENNIFER MEZADIEU v. SAFEPOINT INSURANCE COMPANY

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2021-03-26

Snippet: DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA FOURTH DISTRICT JENNIFER MEZADIEU, Appellant, v. SAFEPOINT INSURANCE COMPANY, Appellee. No. 4D20-2 [March 26, 2021] Appeal from the Circuit Court for the Seventeenth Judicial Circuit, Broward County; David

JOSIE MACHOVEC v. PALM BEACH COUNTY

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2021-01-27

Snippet: See, e.g., City of West Palm Beach Exec. Order 20-02 (March 21, 2020). In June 2020, the Palm Beach

Advisory Opinion to the Governor Re: Implementation of Amendment 4, The Voting Restoration Amendment

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 2020-01-16

Snippet: constitutional authority of the Governor. See also § 20.02(3), Fla. Stat. (the administration of any executive

MTGLQ INVESTORS, L.P. v. BARBARA NINA DAVIS

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2019-03-20

Citation: 270 So. 3d 392

Snippet: provisions of this Section 20. 2 instructive. In Ocwen Loan Servicing

In Re: Amendments to the Rules Regulating The Florida Bar (Biennial Petition) – Corrected Opinion

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 2018-01-25

Snippet: title of the person rendering the services. RULE 20-2.1 GENERALLY For purposes of this chapter

In Re: Amendments to the Rules Regulating The Florida Bar (Biennial Petition)

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 2017-11-09

Snippet: title of the person rendering the services. RULE 20-2.1 GENERALLY For purposes of this chapter

Palm Beach Florida Hotel v. Nantucket Enterprises, Inc.

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2016-12-07

Citation: 211 So. 3d 42, 2016 Fla. App. LEXIS 18069

Snippet: having been given the notice provided in section 83.20(2).”).2 Accordingly, Landlord was not entitled to

Burgess v. State

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2016-09-02

Citation: 198 So. 3d 1151, 2016 Fla. App. LEXIS 13279, 2016 WL 4607547

Snippet: circumstances involving drug and tobacco offenses); .20(2) (requiring Department to keep records of revocation

Intego Software, LLC d/b/a Critical Alert v. Concept Development, Inc.

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2016-07-25

Citation: 198 So. 3d 887, 2016 Fla. App. LEXIS 11323, 2016 WL 3974994

Snippet: 20 (2) Allow Correction Of Defects. If Plaintiff had

Burgess v. State

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2016-07-06

Snippet: circumstances involving drug and tobacco offenses); .20(2) (requiring Department to keep records of revocation

Southern Baptist Hospital of Florida, Inc. v. Charles ex rel. Charles

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2015-10-28

Citation: 178 So. 3d 102, 2015 Fla. App. LEXIS 16007, 2015 WL 6499139

Snippet: the State. 78 Fed.Reg. at 70,742; 42 C.F.R. § 3.20(2)(ii) (defining PSWP and providing that PSWP removed

State v. Yeomans

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2015-09-03

Citation: 172 So. 3d 1006, 2015 Fla. App. LEXIS 13181, 2015 WL 5164909

Snippet: sentenced to concurrent terms of 242.25 months, or 20.2 years, in prison. This is the second appeal in this

Edge Pilates Corporation v. Tribeca Aesthetic Medical Solutions, LLC, a Florida limited partnership

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2015-02-25

Citation: 162 So. 3d 246, 2015 Fla. App. LEXIS 2615

Snippet: prima facie claim for eviction under section 83.20(2). We agree with all of these arguments. Section

BIEL REO, LLC v. Barefoot Cottages Development etc.

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2014-12-11

Citation: 156 So. 3d 506

Snippet: by the levy may proceed under ss. 56.16-56.20. 2 .Effective July 1, 2014, Section 56.29(9)

In Re AMENDMENTS TO the RULES REGULATING THE FLORIDA BAR (BIENNIAL REPORT)

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 2014-05-29

Citation: 140 So. 3d 541, 39 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 359, 2014 WL 2709757, 2014 Fla. LEXIS 1741

Snippet: (Discipline); 14-1.2 (Jurisdiction); 17-1.3 (Activities); 20-2.1 (Generally); 20-3.1 (Requirements for Registration);