Florida Statute 20.05 | Lawyer Caselaw & Research

The 2024 Florida Statutes

Title IV
EXECUTIVE BRANCH

Chapter 20
ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE

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F.S. 20.05

20.05 Heads of departments; powers and duties.—

(1) Each head of a department, subject to the allotment of executive power under Article IV of the State Constitution, and except as otherwise provided by law, must:

(a) Plan, direct, coordinate, and execute the powers, duties, and functions vested in that department or vested in a division, bureau, or section of that department; powers and duties assigned or transferred to a division, bureau, or section of the department must not be construed to limit this authority and this responsibility;

(b) Have authority, without being relieved of responsibility, to execute any of the powers, duties, and functions vested in the department or in any administrative unit thereof through administrative units and through assistants and deputies designated by the head of the department from time to time, unless the head of the department is explicitly required by law to perform the same without delegation;

(c) Compile annually a comprehensive program budget reporting all program and fiscal matters related to the operation of his or her department, including each program, subprogram, and activity, and other matters as required by law;

(d) Reimburse the members of advisory bodies, commissions, and boards of trustees for their actual and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their duties in accordance with s. 112.061;

(e) Subject to the requirements of chapter 120, exercise existing authority to adopt rules pursuant and limited to the powers, duties, and functions transferred to the department;

(f) Exercise authority on behalf of the department to accept gifts, grants, bequests, loans, and endowments for purposes consistent with the powers, duties, and functions of the department. All such funds must be deposited in the State Treasury and appropriated by the Legislature for the purposes for which they were received by the department;

(g) If a department is under the direct supervision of a board, including a board consisting of the Governor and Cabinet, however designated, employ an executive director to serve at its pleasure; and

(h) Make recommendations concerning more effective internal structuring of the department to the Legislature. Unless otherwise required by law, such recommendations must be provided to the Legislature at least 30 days before the first day of the regular session at which they are to be considered, when practicable.

(2) The appointment of a secretary appointed by the Governor to serve as the head of a department must be confirmed by the Senate.

(3) The Governor may assign the Lieutenant Governor, without Senate confirmation, the duty of serving as the head of any one department, the head of which is a secretary appointed by the Governor, notwithstanding any qualifications for appointment as secretary of the department.

(4) Each head of a department may require any officer or employee of the department to give a bond for the faithful performance of his or her duties. The head of a department may determine the amount of the bond and must approve the bond. In determining the amount of the bond, the head of the department may consider the amount of money or property likely to be in custody of the officer or employee at any one time. The premiums for the bonds must be paid out of the funds of the department.

History.—s. 5, ch. 69-106; s. 2, ch. 74-256; s. 8, ch. 77-104; s. 4, ch. 94-235; s. 1314, ch. 95-147; s. 3, ch. 98-34; s. 6, ch. 2012-116.

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Annotations, Discussions, Cases:

Cases Citing Statute 20.05

Total Results: 20

Tropical Audubon Society v. Miami-Dade County, Florida

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2024-06-26

Snippet: Nos. Final Order No. AC-21-002, AC Case No. ACC-20-005, DOAH Case Nos. 18-5695GM and 18-5696GM

Monique Haughton Worrell v. Ron D. DeSantis, Governor

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 2024-06-06

Snippet: which this case turns. Id. at 20. -5- only whether those allegations

GREGORY BOUCHER v. THE STATE OF FLORIDA

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2023-07-12

Snippet: time already served on that sentence (approximately 20.5 years), followed by 10 years of probation. Id.

In Re: Amendments to Rules Regulating The Florida Bar – Miscellaneous

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 2023-03-16

Snippet: Supreme Court Commission on Professionalism), and 20-5.1 (Generally). The Bar’s proposals were approved

In Re: Amendments to Rules Regulating The Florida Bar – Miscellaneous

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 2023-03-16

Snippet: Supreme Court Commission on Professionalism), and 20-5.1 (Generally). The Bar’s proposals were approved

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

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 2022-03-03

Snippet: 14-2.1 (Generally); 14-3.1 (Application Required); 20-5.1 (Generally); and 21-3.1 (Continuing Legal Education)

Advisory Opinion to the Governor Re: Whether Article III, Section 20(A) of the Florida Constitution Requires the Retention of a District in Northern Florida, etc.

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 2022-02-10

Snippet: Florida Congressional District 20 -5-

In Re: Amendments to the Florida Rules of Civil Procedure, Florida Rules of General Practice and Judicial Administration, Florida Rules of Criminal Procedure, Florida Probate Rules, Florida Rules of Traffic Court, Florida Small Claims Rules, Florida Rules of Juvenile Procedure, Florida Rules of Appellate Procedure, and Florida Family Law Rules of Procedure

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 2021-10-28

Snippet: summary administration are governed by rules 5.020, 5.040, and 5.041. Section 735.206(2), Florida Statutes

In Re: Amendments to the Florida Rules of Civil Procedure, Florida Rules of General Practice and Judicial Administration, Florida Rules of Criminal Procedure, Florida Probate Rules, Florida Rules of Traffic Court, Florida Small Claims Rules, Florida Rules of Juvenile Procedure, Florida Rules of Appellate Procedure, and Florida Family Law Rules of Procedure

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 2021-10-28

Snippet: summary administration are governed by rules 5.020, 5.040, and 5.041. Section 735.206(2), Florida Statutes

MASSOOD JALLALI v. KEVIN ZHOU

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2021-04-22

Snippet: DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA FOURTH DISTRICT MASSOOD JALLALI, DR. MASSOOD JALLALI, P.A., CYRUS A. BISCHOFF, and CYRUS A. BISCHOFF, P.A., Appellants, v. SCOTT ILGENFRITZ, GUY M. BURNS, F. WALLACE POPE, JR., BRUCE H. BOKOR, DENNIS G. RUPPEL, JOHNSON, POPE, BOKER, RUPPEL & BURNS, LLP, and KEVIN ZHOU, Appellees.

EXTREME EMERGENCY FIRE & WATER RESTORATION LLC v. CERTAIN UNDERWRITERS AT LLOYD'S OF LONDON

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2020-12-16

Snippet: Third District Court of Appeal State of Florida Opinion filed December 16, 2020. Not final until disposition of timely filed motion for rehearing. ________________ No. 3D20-5 Lower Tribunal No. 19-1487 ________________ Extreme Emergency Fire & Water Restoration LLC,

PAUL E. DOTSON v. STATE OF FLORIDA

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2020-09-09

Snippet: NOT FINAL UNTIL TIME EXPIRES TO FILE REHEARING MOTION AND, IF FILED, DETERMINED IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL OF FLORIDA SECOND DISTRICT PAUL E. DOTSON, ) ) Appellant, ) ) v. ) Case No

In Re: Amendments to the Florida Supreme Court Approved Family Law Forms – 12.948(a)-(e)

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 2020-07-09

Snippet: Responsibility During Deployment (07/20) -5- Omission of any of the

In re: Amendments to the Florida Small Claims Rules - 2019 Regular-Cycle Report

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 2019-12-12

Snippet: IN ACCORDANCE WITH FLORIDA SMALL CLAIMS RULE 7.020. 5. STIPULATION OR OTHER: TRIAL DATE:

James Farmer v. State of Florida

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2019-04-29

Citation: 268 So. 3d 1009

Snippet: 6 See Ala. Code § 30-1-5 (2018); Alaska Stat. § 20.05.171 (2018); Ariz. Stat. Ann. § 25-102 (2018); Ark

Amendments to the Rules Regulating The Florida Bar - Biennial Petition

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 2019-04-11

Snippet: (Definitions); 20-3.1 (Requirements for Registration); 20-5.2 (Duty to Update); 20- 6.1 (Generally); 20-8.3

In RE: AMENDMENTS TO the RULES REGULATING THE FLORIDA BAR-BIENNIAL PETITION.

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 2019-01-04

Citation: 267 So. 3d 891

Snippet: (Definitions); 20-3.1 (Requirements for Registration); 20-5.2 (Duty to Update); 20-6.1 (Generally); 20-8.3 (Complaint

Masis v. State

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2018-04-18

Citation: 245 So. 3d 913

Snippet: court was required to impose a sentence between 20.5 and 34.16 years in state prison unless there existed

ABDUL SALAM and GHAZALA K. SALAM v. U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOC., ETC

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2017-12-20

Snippet: OR BK 39480 PAGES 686-710 RECORDED 04/20/05 15:56:30 BROWARD COUNTY COMMISSION DOC

McCarthy v. State

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2017-04-05

Citation: 214 So. 3d 790, 2017 WL 1277739, 2017 Fla. App. LEXIS 4571

Snippet: could present the public.” Here, McCarthy scored 20.5 points on the Criminal Punishment Code scoresheet