Table 3. Citation Abbreviations: Past and Present State Agencies, Commissions, and Task Forces
The following abbreviations shall be used in citation sentences only, not in text or textual sentences in footnotes. Do not abbreviate the first word of the name of a party in a textual discussion, but first words of case names in citations shall be abbreviated. See Bluebook Rules 10.2.1 and 10.2.2. Abbreviations follow Rule 2.2 and Bluebook tables T.6, T.7, T.8, T.10, and T.11.
The Florida Department of State’s Division of Library and Information Services maintains a list of current administrative agencies with links to each agency’s website on their webpage at www.dos.myflorida.com/library-archives/.
Agency | Abbreviation |
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Acquisition and Restoration Council | Acq. & Rest. |
Administration Commission | Admin. Comm'n |
Affordable Housing Study Commission | Affordable Hous. Study Comm'n |
Agency for Health Care Administration | Ag. for Health Care Admin |
Agency for Persons with Disabilities | Ag. for Pers. with Disab. |
Agency for State Technology | Ag. for State Tech. |
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. |
Trust Fund | Improvement 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 Accountability to the People | Comm'n on Gov't Acc. To the People |
Commission on Mental Health and Substance Abuse | Comm'n on Mental Health & Subst. Abuse |
Commission on Responsible Fatherhood | Comm'n on Resp. Fatherhood |
Commission on the Administration of Justice in Capital Cases | Comm'n on the Admin. of Just. in Cap. Cases |
Commission on the Homeless | Comm'n on the Homeless |
Committee to Review the State Comprehensive Plan | Comm. to Rev. the State Comp. Plan |
Constitution Revision Commission | Const. Revision Comm'n |
Correctional Privatization Commission | Corr. Priv'n Comm'n |
Council of Economic Advisors | Econ. Advis. |
Criminal and Juvenile Justice Information Systems Council | Crim. & Juv. Just. Info. Sys. |
Criminal Justice Standards and Training Commission | Crim. Just. Stds. & Training Comm'n |
Department of Administration | Dep't of Admin. |
Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services | Dep't of Agric. & Consumer Servs. |
Department of Banking and Finance (Office of the Comptroller) | Dep't of Banking & Fin. |
Department of Business and Professional Regulation | Dep't of Bus. & Prof'l Reg. |
Department of Children and Families | Dep't of Child. & Fams. |
Department of Children and Family Services | Dep't of Child. & Fam. Servs. |
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 Economic Opportunity | Dep't of Econ. Opp. |
Department of Education | Dep't of Educ. |
Department of Elder Affairs | Dep't of Elder Aff. |
Department of Environmental Protection | Dep't of Envtl. Prot. |
Department of Environmental Regulation | Dep't of Envtl. Reg. |
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 and Rehabilitative Services | Dep't of HRS |
Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles | Dep't of High. Saf. & Motor Veh. |
Department of Insurance | Dep't of Ins. |
Department of Juvenile Justice | Dep't of Juv. Just. |
Department of Labor and Employment Security | Dep't of Labor & Emp. Sec. |
Department of Law Enforcement | Dep't of Law Enf. |
Department of Legal Affairs (Office of the Attorney General) | Dep't of Legal Aff. |
Department of Lottery | Dep't of Lottery |
Department of Management Services | Dep't of Mgmt. Servs. |
Department of Military Affairs | Dep't of Mil. Aff. |
Department of Natural Resources | Dep't of Nat. Res. |
Department of Professional Regulation | Dep't of Prof'l Reg. |
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 Hearings | Div. of Admin. Hearings |
Division of Elections | Div. of Elec. |
Division of Emergency Management | Div. of Emerg. Mgmt. |
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 Reorganization Task Force | Educ. Govern. Trans. 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 Commission | Envtl. Reg. Comm'n |
Executive Office of the Governor | Exec. Off. of the Gov. |
Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission | Fish & Wildlife Conser. Comm'n |
Florida Bar Foundation | Fla. Bar Found. |
Florida Black Business Investment Board | Fla. Black Bus. Inv. Bd. |
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 Clerks of Court Operations Corporation | Fla. Clerk of Ct. Ops. Corp. |
Florida Commission on African-American Affairs | Fla. Comm'n on Afr.-Am. Aff. |
Florida Commission on Community Service | Fla. Comm'n on Cmty. Serv. |
Florida Commission on Excellence in Health Care | Fla. Comm'n on Excellence in Health Care |
Florida Commission on Human Relations | Fla. Comm'n on Hum. Rel. |
Florida Commission on Offender Review | Fla. Comm'n on Offender Rev. |
Florida Commission on the Status of Women | Fla. Comm'n on the Status of Women |
Florida Commission on Tourism | Fla. Comm'n on Tourism |
Florida Commission on Veterans' Affairs | Fla. Comm'n on Vets' Aff. |
Florida Communities Trust | Fla. Cmtys. Tr. |
Florida Corrections Commission | Fla. Corr. Comm'n |
Florida Council on Educational Management | Fla. Council on Educ. Mgmt. |
Florida Development Finance Corporation | Fla. Dev. Fin. Corp. |
Florida Elections Commission | Fla. Elec. Comm'n |
Florida Export Finance Corporation | Fla. Exp. Fin. Corp. |
Florida Forever Advisory Council | Fla. Forever Advis. Council |
Florida Geological Survey | Fla. Geo. Survey |
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 Corporation | Fla. Hous. Fin. Corp. |
Florida Humanities Council | Fla. Hum. Council |
Florida Independent Living Council, Inc. | Fla. Indep. Living Council, Inc. |
Florida Institute of Phosphate Research | Fla. Inst. of Phosphate Resch. |
Florida Partnership for School Readiness | Fla. P'ship for Sch. 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 the Blind | Fla. Rehab. Council for the Blind |
Florida State Commission on Hispanic Affairs | Fla. State Comm'n on Hispanic Aff. |
Florida State Group Insurance Council | Fla. State Group Ins. Council |
Florida Transportation Commission | Fla. Transp. Comm'n |
Florida Violent Crime and Drug Control Council | Fla. Violent Crime & Drug Control Council |
Game and Fresh Water Fish Commission | Game & Fresh Water Fish Comm'n |
Governor's Task Force on Domestic Violence | Gov.'s T.F. on Domestic Violence |
Gulf of Mexico Program Citizens Advisory Committee | Gulf of Mex. Program Citizens Advis. Comm. |
Health Care Board | Health Care Bd. |
Health Care Cost Containment Board | Health Care Cost Containmt. Bd. |
Health Information Systems Council | Health Info. Sys. |
Information Resource Commission | Info. Res. Comm'n |
Information Service Technology Development Task Force | Info. Serv. Tech. Dev. T.F. |
Jimmy Ryce Act Enforcement Task Force | Jimmy Ryce Act Enf. T.F. |
Judicial Qualifications Commission | Jud. Quals. Comm'n |
Justice Administration Commission | Just. Admin. Comm'n |
Juvenile Justice Accountability Board | Juv. Just. Acc. Bd. |
Land and Water Adjudicatory Commission | Land & Water Adj. Comm'n |
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 on Uniform State Laws | Nat'l Conf. of Comm'rs on Unif. State Laws |
Nature-Based and Heritage Tourism Advisory Committee | Nature-Based & Heritage Tourism Advis. Comm. |
Occupational Access and Opportunity | Occ. Access & Opp. Comm'n |
Office of Executive Clemency | Off. of Exec. Clemency |
Office of Financial Regulation | Off. of Fin. Reg. |
Office of Insurance Regulation | Off. of Ins. Reg. |
Office of Legislative Services | Off. of Leg. Servs. |
Office of Program Policy Analysis and Government Accountability | Off. of Prog. Pol'y Anal. & Gov. Acct. |
Office of the State Courts Administrator | Off. of the St. Cts. Admin'r |
One Church, One Child of Florida Corporation | One Church, One Child of Fla. Corp. |
Panel on Medicaid Reimbursement | Panel on Medicaid Reimb. |
Parole and Probation Commission | Parole & Prob. Comm'n |
Parole Commission | Parole Comm'n |
Parole Qualifications Committee | Parole Quals. Comm. |
Partnership for School Safety and Security | P'ship for Sch. Saf. & Sec. |
Pesticide Review Council | Pest. Rev. Council |
Postsecondary Education Planning Commission | Postsecondary Educ. Plan. Comm'n |
Public Counsel | Pub. Counsel |
Public Employee Optional Retirement Program Advisory Committee | Pub. Emp. Opt. Ret. Program Advis. Comm. |
Public Employees Relations Commission | Pub. Emps. Rel. Comm'n |
Public Service Commission | Pub. Serv. Comm'n |
Public Service Commission Nominating Council | Pub. Serv. Comm'n Nom. Council |
Select Task Force on Election Procedures, Standards and Technology | Select T.F. on Elec. Procs., 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 Commission | State Emerg. Response Comm'n |
State Historical Records Advisory Board | State Historical Records Advis. Bd. |
State Innovation Committee | State Innov. Comm. |
State Long-Term Care Ombudsman Council | State Long-Term Care 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 Affordability of Long-Term Care | T.F. on the Avail. & Afford. of Long-Term Care |
Task Force on Workers' Compensation Administration | T.F. on Workers' Comp. Admin. |
Taxation and Budget Reform Commission | Tax'n & Budget Reform Comm'n |
Unemployment Appeals Commission | Unemplmt. App. Comm'n |
Used Motor Vehicle Industry Task Force | Used Motor Veh. Indus. T.F. |
Wireless 911 Board | Wireless 911 Bd. |
Workers' Compensation Oversight Board | Workers' Comp. Oversight Bd. |
Workers' Compensation Panel | Workers' Comp. Panel |
Workforce 2000 Study Commission | Workforce 2000 Study Comm'n |
Workforce Florida, Inc | Workforce Fla., Inc. |