Accreditation Changes Could Cause Headaches in Florida
Liann Herder
April 3, 2022
At the Florida Board of Governor’s meeting last Tuesday, board member Alan Levine said that he believes Gov. Ron DeSantis will move forward with signing SB 7044, officially changing policy across public post-secondary institutions that includes Florida’s institutional accreditation standards.
Beginning Sept. 1, 2022, institutions will be prohibited from being accredited by the same accrediting institution from a previous cycle. This means that, roughly every five years, institutions must begin the process of gathering information needed by new accreditors and apply.
The Board of Governors promises to include leaders from Florida’s public institutions in the conversations. They aim to have a more thorough plan for implementation by August.
