Florida Administrative Practice: This treatise created by the Florida Bar provides an overview of Administrative practice in Florida. The book focuses of the agencies where the practitioner will mostly like find him or herself practicing. The agencies and boards include: professional licensing; regulatory agencies; revenue; public service; public bid dispute resolution. Also include is judicial review steps and cost and fee awards. KFF 440 .F553
Florida Administrative Law Guide: While no longer up-to-date, this guide does provide useful forms that can serve as a template for a Florida administrative law practitioner. KFF 440 .Z9 M33
State administrative agencies are governed by Florida's Administrative Procedure Act, Fl. Stat. § 120 This law is the Florida version of Federal APA and establishes administrative procedures and rulemaking, agency adjuication and provides for notice and comment.
The act also provides for the publication of the Florida Administrative Code and the Florida Administrative Register. The Florida Administrative Register is Florida's version of he Federal Register and serves the same perpose on the state level. The Florida Administrative Register provides notice of agency activities and information on rulemaking. Fla. Stat. § 120.55.
The Florida Administrative Code: The Florida Administrative Code is the official source for Florida Administrative Regulations.
The Florida Administrative Register: Florida Administrative Register (FAR) is the title of a daily publication which gives the public current information about the status of rules moving through the rulemaking process including proposed rules; emergency rules; and notices of change, corrections and withdrawals. The Register also includes notices of agency public meetings, workshops and hearings, and miscellaneous actions required to be published by statute. From FLrules.org/help/newhelp.asp.
Florida Attorney General Advisory Opinions: Issuing legal opinions to governmental agencies has long been a function of the Office of the Attorney General. Attorney General Opinions serve to provide legal advice on questions of statutory interpretation and can provide guidance to public bodies as an alternative to costly litigation. Opinions of the Attorney General, however, are not law. They are advisory only and are not binding in a court of law. Attorney General Opinions are intended to address only questions of law, not questions of fact, mixed questions of fact and law, or questions of executive, legislative or administrative policy. From the Florida Attorney General's Website.
Florida Governor Executive Orders: From 2007-Current. Like Presidental executive orders these are the orders the Florida Govenor issues to direct the executive branch in its implementation of legislative policy and statutes.
Division of Administrative Hearings:Hears most administrative law disputes in Florida.
Office of the Judges of Compensation Claims: Hears workers compensation disputes in Florida.
Department of Education Due Process Hearings: Hears claims relating to access to public education in Florida.