The State Board of Education consists of the Governor, the Secretary of State, the Attorney General, the Treasurer, the Comptroller, the Commissioner of Agriculture, and the Commissioner of Education. The Governor is the Chairman of the Board and the Commissioner of Education is secretary and executive officer.
The State Board of Education determines policies, adopts rules and regulations, prescribes minimum standards, performs duties and exercises responsibilities assigned to it by law or "as it may find necessary for the improvement of the state system of education." The Board supervises the work of the Board of Regents as prescribed by law.
The functions of state educational agencies are set forth in Chapter 229 of the Florida Statutes, 1991.