Department of Elderly Affairs.

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Text — As revised in 1968 and subsequently amended (Online Sunshine, retrieved 2026-10-04)

The legislature may create a Department of Elderly Affairs and prescribe its duties. The provisions governing the administration of the department must comply with Section 6 of Article IV of the State Constitution.

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History

Added, C.S. for H.J.R. 290, 1988; adopted 1988.

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Edition: As revised in 1968 and subsequently amended (Online Sunshine, retrieved 2026-10-04)
Official file: https://www.leg.state.fl.us/Statutes/index.cfm?Mode=Constitution&Submenu=3&Tab=statutes
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