The purpose of this paper is to examine substate linkages between business, labor, and vocational education in Florida. Information for the paper was gathered by reviewing the activities of the Regional Coordinating Councils for Vocational, Adult and Community Education, the Private Industry Councils, the regional consortia, and organized labor. In addition, a literature search was conducted, and the report lists and reviews significant linkage-related publications including reports of related Florida studies conducted over the past few years. This is followed by descriptions of current state-level vehicles for linkage programs and substate-level linkage activities. The state-level vehicles include ACCESS (the state's education clearinghouse for economic development); the Division of Vocational, Adult, and Community Education; the Florida Council on Vocational Education; the Florida Education and Industry Coalition; the Florida High Technology and Industry Council; the Industry Services Training Program and Advisory Council; the Job Training Partnership Act; the Southern Technology Applications Center; the Sunshine Skills Act; and the Trust Fund for Postsecondary Cooperation. Substate linkage activities are described for Regional Coordinating Councils, Private Industry Councils, regional education-industry consortia, and organized labor. As a result of the study, the Florida Council on Vocational Education made the following recommendations: (1) to strengthen the industrial representation component on the Regional Coordinating Councils, (2) to strengthen the involvement of labor and apprenticeship in vocational education, and (3) to increase regional coordination of vocational education and training activities and related organizations. Appendices include a Regional Coordinating Council linkages survey form, maps showing planning regions, service delivery areas, and regional consortia areas, and a questionnaire on labor's linkages to vocational education. (KC)