Florida Agencies abbreviations

Florida Agencies Commissions, and Task Forces abbreviations

Acquisition and Restoration Council ………………Acq. & Rest.
Administration Commission ………………………….Admin. Comm’n
Affordable Housing Study ……………………………..Affordable Hous. Study
Commission Comm’n
Agency for Health Care …………………………………Ag. for Health Care Admin
Administration.
Agency for Persons with Disabilities ………………Ag. for Pers. with Disab.
Agency for Workforce Innovation……………………Ag. for Workforce Innov.
American’s with Disabilities Act…………………….Am.’s with Disab. Act
Working Group Working Group
Auditor General ……………………………………………Auditor Gen.
Board of Administration………………………………..Bd. of Admin.
Board of Trustees………………………………………….Bd. of Trs.
Board of Trustees of the Internal……………………Bd. of Trs. of the Int. Imp.
Improvement Trust Fund Trust Fund
Capital Collateral Regional Counsels……………..Cap. Collateral Reg’l
Counsels
Certificate-of-Need Workgroup………………………Certif.-of-Need Workgroup
Charter School Review Panel…………………………Charter Sch. Rev. Panel
Citizen’s Planning and Environmental …………..Citizen’s Plan. & Envtl.
Council
Commission for the Transportation………………..Comm’n for the Transp.
Disadvantaged Disadv’d
Commission on Capital Cases………………………..Comm’n on Cap. Cases
Commission on Ethics …………………………………..Comm’n on Ethics
Commission on Government ………………………….Comm’n on Gov’t
Accountability to the People Acc. to the People
Commission on Mental Health and ………………..Comm’n on Mental Health &
Substance Abuse ……Subst. Abuse
Commission on Responsible …………………………..Comm’n on Resp.
Fatherhood ……Fatherhood
Commission on the Administration ………………..Comm’n on the Admin.
of Justice in Capital Cases of Just. in Cap. Cases
Commission on the Homeless ………………………..Comm’n on the Homeless
Committee to Review the State ……………………..Comm. to Rev. the State
Comprehensive Plan Comp. Plan
Constitution Revision Commission…………………Const. Revision Comm’n
Correctional Privatization……………………………..Corr. Priv’n Comm’n
Commission
Council of Economic Advisors ………………………..Econ. Advis.
Criminal and Juvenile Justice ……………………….Crim. & Juv. Just. Info. Sys.
Information Systems Council
Criminal Justice Standards and …………………….Crim. Just. Stds. &
Training Commission Training Comm’n
Department of Administration……………………….Dep’t of Admin.
Department of Agriculture &…………………………Dep’t of Agric. &
Consumer Services Consumer Servs.
Department of Banking & Finance…………………Dep’t of Banking & Fin.
(Office of the Comptroller)
Department of Business &…………………………….Dep’t of Bus. & Prof’l Reg.
Professional Regulation
Department of Children & Families ……………….Dep’t of Child. & Fams.
Department of Children & Family………………….Dep’t of Child. & Fam. Servs.
Services
Department of Citrus ……………………………………Dep’t of Citrus
Department of Commerce ……………………………..Dep’t of Com.
Department of Community Affairs …………………Dep’t of Cmty. Aff.
Department of Corrections…………………………….Dep’t of Corr.
Department of Education ………………………………Dep’t of Educ.
Department of Elder Affairs ………………………….Dep’t of Elder Aff.
Department of Environmental……………………….Dep’t of Envtl. Prot.
Protection
Department of Environmental……………………….Dep’t of Envtl. Reg.
Regulation
Department of Financial Services…………………..Dep’t of Fin. Servs.
Department of General Services…………………….Dep’t of Gen. Servs.
Department of Health …………………………………..Dep’t of Health
Department of Health &………………………………..Dep’t of HRS
Rehabilitative Services
Department of Highway Safety &…………………..Dep’t of High. Saf. &
Motor Vehicles Motor Veh.
Department of Insurance ………………………………Dep’t of Ins.
Department of Juvenile Justice ……………………..Dep’t of Juv. Just.
Department of Labor & …………………………………Dep’t of Labor &
Employment Security Emp. Sec.
Department of Law Enforcement……………………Dep’t of Law Enf.
Department of Legal Affairs ………………………….Dep’t of Legal Aff.
(Office of the Attorney General )
Department of the Lottery …………………………….Dep’t of Lottery
Department of Management ………………………….Dep’t of Mgmt. Servs.
Services
Department of Military Affairs………………………Dep’t of Mil. Aff.
Department of Natural Resources ………………….Dep’t of Nat. Res.
Department of Professional……………………………Dep’t of Prof’l Reg.
Regulation
Department of Revenue…………………………………Dep’t of Rev.
Department of State ……………………………………..Dep’t of State
Department of Transportation……………………….Dep’t of Transp.
Department of Veterans’ Affairs…………………….Dep’t of Vets.’ Aff.
Division of Administrative …………………………….Div. of Admin. Hearings
Hearings
Division of Elections ……………………………………..Div. of Elec.
Division of Forestry ………………………………………Div. of Forestry
Division of Retirement ………………………………….Div. of Ret.
Division of State Group Insurance………………….Div. of State Group Ins.
Education Commission of the States ………………Educ. Comm’n of the States
Education Governance Transition ………………….Educ. Govern. Trans.
Reorganization Task Force Reorg. T.F.
Elder Abuse Prevention Task Force ……………….Elder Abuse Prev’n T.F.
Energy 2020 Study Commission…………………….Energy 2020 Study Comm’n
Enterprise Florida, Inc………………………………….Enter. Fla., Inc.
Environmental Regulation…………………………….Envtl. Reg. Comm’n
Commission
Executive Office of the Governor ……………………Exec. Off. of the Gov.
Fish & Wildlife Conservation…………………………Fish & Wildlife Conser.
Commission Comm’n
Florida Bar Foundation…………………………………Fla. Bar Found.
Florida Black Business Investment………………..Fla. Black Bus. Inv. Bd.
Board
Florida Board of Bar Examiners…………………….Fla. Bd. of Bar Exam’rs
Florida Building Commission ………………………..Fla. Bldg. Comm’n
Florida Citrus Commission ……………………………Fla. Citrus Comm’n
Florida Commission on African- …………………….Fla. Comm’n on Afr.-Am. Aff.
American Affairs
Florida Commission on Community ……………….Fla. Comm’n on Cmty. Serv.
Service
Florida Commission on Excellence in ……………..Fla. Comm’n on Excellence
in Health Care …..Health Care
Florida Commission on Human ……………………..Fla. Comm’n on Hum. Rel.
Relations
Florida Commission on the Status………………….Fla. Comm’n on the Status
of Women of Women
Florida Commission on Tourism…………………….Fla. Comm’n on Tourism
Florida Commission on Veterans’ …………………..Fla. Comm’n on Vets’ Aff.
Affairs
Florida Communities Trust……………………………Fla. Cmtys. Tr.
Florida Corrections Commission…………………….Fla. Corr. Comm’n
Florida Council on Educational ……………………..Fla. Council on Educ. Mgmt.
Management
Florida Development Finance………………………..Fla. Dev. Fin. Corp.
Corporation
Florida Elections Commission ……………………….Fla. Elec. Comm’n
Florida Export Finance …………………………………Fla. Exp. Fin. Corp.
Corporation
Florida Forever Advisory Council…………………..Fla. Forever Advis. Council
Florida Greenways and Trails Council……………Fla. Greenways & Trails
Florida Health Access Corporation…………………Fla. Health Access Corp.
Florida Healthy Kids Corporation ………………….Fla. Healthy Kids Corp.
Florida High-Speed Rail Authority…………………Fla. High-Speed Rail Auth.
Florida Housing Finance Agency……………………Fla. Hous. Fin. Ag.
Florida Housing Finance……………………………….Fla. Hous. Fin. Corp.
Corporation
Florida Humanities Council…………………………..Fla. Hum. Council
Florida Independent Living …………………………..Fla. Indep. Living
Council, Inc. Council, Inc.
Florida Institute of Phosphate Research…………Fla. Inst. of Phosphate Resch.
Florida Partnership for School……………………….Fla. P’ship for Sch. Readiness

Readiness
Florida Prepaid College Board……………………….Fla. Prepaid Coll. Bd.
Florida Public Service Commission ………………..Fla. Pub. Serv. Comm’n
Florida Rehabilitation Council……………………….Fla. Rehab. Council
Florida Rehabilitation Council for …………………Fla. Rehab. Council for
the Blind the Blind
Florida State Commission on…………………………Fla. State Comm’n on
Hispanic Affairs Hispanic Aff.
Florida State Group Insurance Council…………..Fla. State Group Ins. Council
Florida Transportation Commission……………….Fla. Transp. Comm’n
Florida Violent Crime and Drug …………………….Fla. Violent Crime & Drug
Control Council Control Council
Game & Fresh Water Fish …………………………….Game & Fresh Water Fish
Commission Comm’n
Governor’s Task Force on Domestic………………..Gov.’s T.F. on Domestic
Violence Violence
Gulf of Mexico Program Citizens ……………………Gulf of Mex. Program
Advisory Committee Citizens Advis. Comm.
Health Care Board………………………………………..Health Care Bd.
Health Care Cost Containment ……………………..Health Care Cost
Board …….Containmt. Bd.
Health Information Systems Council ……………..Health Info. Sys.
Information Resource Commission …………………Info. Res. Comm’n
Information Service Technology …………………….Info. Serv. Tech. Dev. T.F.
Development Task Force
Jimmy Ryce Act Enforcement………………………..Jimmy Ryce Act Enf. T.F.
Task Force
Judicial Qualifications…………………………………..Jud. Quals. Comm’n
Commission
Justice Administration Commission……………….Just. Admin. Comm’n
Juvenile Justice Accountability Board ……………Juv. Just. Acc. Bd.
Land & Water Adjudicatory…………………………..Land & Water Adj. Comm’n
Commission
Marine Fisheries Commission ……………………….Marine Fisheries Comm’n
Marine Fisheries Management Councils…………Marine Fisheries Mgmt.
Medical Examiners Commission…………………….Med. Exam’rs Comm’n
National Conference of Commissioners…………..Nat’l Conf. of Comm’rs
on Uniform State Laws on Unif. State Laws
Nature-Based and Heritage Tourism ……………..Nature-Based & Heritage
Advisory Committee Tourism Advis. Comm.
Occupational Access and Opportunity…………….Occ. Access & Opp. Comm’n
Commission
Office of Executive Clemency…………………………Off. of Exec. Clemency
Office of Legislative Services …………………………Off. of Leg. Servs.
Office of Program Policy Analysis and…………….Off. of Prog. Pol’y Anal. &
Government Accountability ….Gov. Acct.
One Church, One Child of ……………………………..One Church, One Child of
Florida Corporation Fla. Corp.
Panel on Medicaid Reimbursement ………………..Panel on Medicaid Reimb.
Parole & Probation Commission…………………….Parole & Prob. Comm’n
Parole Commission ……………………………………….Parole Comm’n
Parole Qualifications Committee……………………Parole Quals. Comm.
Partnership for School Safety ………………………..P’ship for Sch. Saf. & Sec.
and Security
Pesticide Review Council……………………………….Pest. Rev. Council
Postsecondary Education Planning ………………..Postsecondary Educ. Plan.
Commission Comm’n
Public Counsel ……………………………………………..Pub. Counsel
Public Employee Optional Retirement ……………Pub. Empl. Opt. Ret.
Program Advisory Committee Program Advis. Comm.
Public Employees Relations …………………………..Pub. Empls. Rels. Comm’n
Commission
Public Service Commission ……………………………Pub. Serv. Comm’n
Public Service Commission Nominating………….Pub. Serv. Comm’n Nom.
Council …..Council
Select Task Force on Election Procedures,………Select T.F. on Elec. Procs.,
Standards and Technology Stds. & Tech.
Sentencing Commission ………………………………..Sentencing Comm’n
SMART Schools Clearinghouse………………………SMART Sch. Clearinghouse
Southern Growth Policies Board…………………….S. Growth Policies Bd.
Southern States Energy Board ………………………S. States Energy Bd.
State Board of Administration……………………….State Bd. of Admin.
State Board of Community Colleges……………….State Bd. of Cmty. Colls.
State Board of Education ………………………………State Bd. of Educ.
State Board of Regents………………………………….State Bd. of Regents
State Emergency Response ……………………………State Emerg. Response
Commission Comm’n
State Historical Records………………………………..State Historical Records
Advisory Board Advis. Bd.
State Innovation Committee ………………………….State Innov. Comm.
State Long-Term Care…………………………………..State Long-Term Care
Ombudsman Council Ombudsman Council
State Lottery Commission……………………………..State Lottery Comm’n
State Retirement Commission ……………………….State Ret. Comm’n
State Tax Reform Task Force…………………………State Tax Reform T.F.
State Technology Office…………………………………State Tech. Off.
State University System ……………………………….State Univ. Sys.
Task Force on Public School Funding……………..T.F. on Pub. Sch. Funding
Task Force on the Availability and…………………T.F. on the Avail. & Afford.
Affordability of Long-Term Care of Long-Term Care
Task Force on Workers’ Compensation …………..T.F. on Workers’ Comp.
Administration Admin.
Taxation and Budget Reform…………………………Tax’n & Budget Reform
Commission Comm’n
Unemployment Appeals Commission ……………..Unemplmt. App. Comm’n
Used Motor Vehicle Industry Task…………………Used Motor Veh. Indus. T.F.
Force
Wireless 911 Board……………………………………….Wireless 911 Bd.
Workers’ Compensation Oversight …………………Workers’ Comp. Oversight
Board Bd.
Workers’ Compensation Panel ……………………….Workers’ Comp. Panel
Workforce 2000 Study ………………………………….Workforce 2000 Study
Commission Comm’n
Workforce Florida, Inc…………………………………..Workforce Fla., Inc.

Table 4. Citation Abbreviations: Rules
Rules of court. (See Rule 9.1 for typeface conventions).
Florida Rules of Civil Procedure …………………….Fla. R. Civ. P.
Florida Rules of Criminal Procedure ………………Fla. R. Crim. P.
Florida Rules for Certified and Court-…………….Fla. R. Cert. & Ct.-Apptd.
Appointed Mediators Mediators
Florida Rules of Judicial Administration ………..Fla. R. Jud. Admin.
Florida Rules of Worker’s Compensation ………..Fla. R. Work. Comp. P.
Procedure
Florida Probate Rules……………………………………Fla. Prob. R.
Florida Rules of Traffic Court ………………………..Fla. R. Traf. Ct.
Florida Small Claims Rules …………………………..Fla. Sm. Cl. R.
Florida Rules of Juvenile Procedure……………….Fla. R. Juv. P.
Florida Rules of Appellate Procedure ……………..Fla. R. App. P.
Florida Administrative Code………………………….Fla. Admin. Code
Florida Code of Judicial Conduct……………………Fla. Code Jud. Conduct
Florida Bar Code of Professional ……………………Fla. Bar Code Prof. Resp.
Responsibility
Rules Regulating the Florida Bar…………………..R. Regulating Fla. Bar
Florida Bar Foundation By-Laws …………………..Fla. Bar Found. By-Laws
Florida Bar Foundation Charter…………………….Fla. Bar Found. Charter
Florida Bar Integrated Rules…………………………Fla. Bar Integr. R.
Florida Board of Bar Examiners Rules……………Fla. Bd. Bar Exam. R.
Florida Family Law Rules of Procedure ………….Fla. Fam. L. R. P.
Florida Judicial Qualification Commission ……..Fla. Jud. Qual. Comm’n
Florida Standard Jury Instructions in ……………Fla. Std. Jury Instr. (Civ.)
Civil Cases
Florida Standard Jury Instructions in ……………Fla. Std. Jury Instr. (Crim.)
Criminal Cases
Florida Standards for Imposing Lawyer …………Fla. Stds. Imposing Law.
Sanctions Sancs.
Rules of the Supreme Court Relating to………….Fla. Bar Admiss. R.
Admission to the Bar

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