Office of Legislative Affairs

The Office of Legislative and Governmental Affairs serves as the central point of contact for legislators and their staffs for information about the department's programs. The Office coordinates the Department's legislative lobbying efforts by preparing legislative proposals, as well as any planning, policy and budgetary analyses or recommendations on legislative bills. They inform the members of the Florida House of Representatives, the Florida Senate, Governor's Office and other interested parties about the Department’s position on legislative issues, and help policy makers and the public in forming a basis for understanding the legislation itself...more