Executive Office of the Governor

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What is the purpose of the office?

The Executive Office of the Governor exercises the highest level of executive authority—informing the Legislature on the conditions of the state, directing executive programs and program responses to solving problems and implementing legislative intent, overseeing state agencies, and participating in Cabinet functions.

What activities are performed by the department?

What services and programs are administered by the executive office?

The role of the executive office is to provide general services that support the Governor in meeting his responsibilities by assisting with the formulation of goals and policies, administering the executive planning and budgeting functions, and assessing the efficiency and effectiveness of state agencies and programs. In addition to these services, the executive office also houses the Division of Emergency Management, which plans for and responds to both natural and man-made disasters.

How are these activities funded?

Fiscal Year: 2024-25
Title Fund Dollars Positions
GOVERNOR, EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE
PROGRAM: EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
EMERGENCY PREVENTION, PREPAREDNESS AND RESPONSE
1,366,542,488
225.00
PROGRAM: GENERAL OFFICE
EXECUTIVE DIRECTION AND SUPPORT SERVICES
24,613,803
130.00
EXECUTIVE PLANNING AND BUDGETING
14,021,355
110.00
LEGISLATIVE APPROPRIATIONS SYSTEM/PLANNING AND BUDGETING SUBSYSTEM
6,802,399
48.00
TOTAL
1,411,980,045
513.00

Unique Question

Updates

Office of Reimagining Education and Career Help. The 2023 Legislature passed Ch. 2023-81, Laws of Florida, which authorizes the Governor's Office of Reimagining Education and Career Help to facilitate coordination among the departments of Economic Opportunity and Education, and CareerSource Florida, Inc., to develop and expand apprenticeship, pre-apprenticeship, and other work-based learning models and streamline efforts to recruit and onboard new apprentices, pre-apprentices, students, and employers. The bill also requires the office to develop criteria and display public information that will assist the public in making informed decisions when deciding to access the local workforce board or one-stop career center.

Additional Resources

A complete list of related OPPAGA reports is available on our website.

Where can I get more information?

Other Reports
A complete list of Auditor General reports is available on its website

Websites of Interest
Executive Office of the Governor, Organizational Chart
Executive Office of the Governor, Media Center
Florida Fiscal Portal
National Governors Association
State of Florida Organizational Chart

Performance Information

Applicable Statutes

Article IV, section 1 of the Florida Constitution and Ch. 14, Florida Statutes

Department Contact Information

Citizen Services, 850-488-7146
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