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right The Department of Business and Professional Regulation (DBPR) is the agency charged with licensing and regulating businesses and professionals in the State of Florida, such as cosmetologists, veterinarians, real estate agents, hotels and restaurants and pari-mutuel wagering facilities. DBPR’s mission is to license efficiently, regulate fairly, and it strives to meet this goal each day. The Department is under the executive branch of the Governor and is governed by Chapter 120, F.S. The Department is structured according to the requirements of Section 20.165, F.S. On the Department’s (website ), consumers and licensees can (verify licenses ), (file a complaint against licensed or unlicensed individuals ), (apply for or renew licenses ), (search food and lodging inspections ), (search for or request public records ) and (read about recent Department initiatives ). DBPR has more than 1,500 employees and is headquartered in Tallahassee, Florida. DBPR licenses and regulates more than one million businesses and professionals in the state of Florida. In recent years, the Department has significantly reduced the average professional license processing time. In October 2008, the average was more than 41 days and at the end of 2012, the average was less than two days. ==Office of the Secretary== The head of the Department of Business and Professional Regulation is the Secretary, who is appointed by the Governor and is subject to confirmation by the Senate. There is no set term limit; the Secretary serves at the pleasure of the Governor. The Secretary is responsible for planning, directing, coordinating and executing the powers, duties and functions vested in the Department, its divisions, bureaus and other subunits. The current Secretary is Ken Lawson. Lawson has held the position since May 2011. A native Floridian, Lawson has spent more than a decade protecting the public in numerous public and private regulatory positions. Lawson is a graduate of Florida State University and the Florida State University College of Law. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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