FL S1760

Effective October 1, 2025, department secretaries, executive directors, chief administrative officers, commission and licensing board members, and other persons appointed to executive branch state office must be United States citizens and Florida residents

Effective January 6, 2027, members of state university boards of trustees and the Board of Governors must be U.S. citizens and either Florida residents or graduates of the relevant state university; failure to meet these requirements automatically renders the office vacant

State and political subdivision employees are prohibited from participating in any political campaign while on duty (expanded from the prior restriction limited to campaigns "for an elective office"), and career service employees are barred from using the authority or influence of their positions for purposes described in the political activities statute

Department secretaries, executive directors, and chief administrative officers may not be reimbursed for transportation expenses between their residence and official headquarters, and their official headquarters must be the city or town where their department's headquarters is located

Defines "office" for purposes of the state constitutional dual-officeholding prohibition (Art. II, s. 5(a)) as a position that delegates sovereign power, requires independent governmental authority, has a prescribed tenure, and exists independently of the officeholder, with an enumerated list of 22 specific positions including the Governor, legislators, sheriffs, school board members, and law enforcement officers with warrantless arrest authority