***ABA Standards clearly show that AMSOL move to Florida would not include transfer of accreditation status***
As there has been endless speculation as to whether an AMSOL move to Florida would affect the accreditation status of the law school, sometimes it helps to just look at the ABA rules, which are very clear on this point. Even if the law school is lobbying the ABA heavily to amend this interpretation of the Standard, it should have been more forthcoming in response to questions on this subject. Students and alumni have a right to know what the ABA standards state today, and not just what they might say in the future.
Standard 101. BASIC REQUIREMENTS FOR APPROVAL
A law school approved by the Association or seeking approval by the Association shall demonstrate that its program is consistent with sound legal education principles. It does so by establishing that it is being operated in compliance with the Standards.
Interpretation 101-2: Accreditation or approval of a law school by the American Bar Association is not transferable. A transfer of all, or substantially all, of the academic programs or assets of (1)a law school or (2) a university or college of which the law school is a part does not include the transfer of the law school’s accreditation status.
1 Comments:
genxsurvivor,
You are very astute in your reading of the standards as I believe Standard 105 also plays a crucial role in any decision made by AMSOL to move. However, Standard 105 seems to apply more to a situation where there is a change in the location of the school, but one in which it is still under the same corporation. If you look at the AMC experience and MI law, AMSOL, Inc. would have to dissolve or transfer its assets to another corporation if it moved out of the state - namely to Florida. This would then make Standard 101 the relevant rule to go by. I also appreciate your thoughts on a satellite campus in FL and believe this would be the best solution for all parties involved. Look for a post on the matter in the near future...
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