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    Notices of proposed standards changes and responses to proposed standards changes

    Notice and Comment

    August 2024

    Matters for Notice and Comment Related to the Arbitration Policy Required by USDE and Revisions to Definitions, Standards, and Rules to Align with USDE Changes

    Comments Received - Standards  105, 106

    Matters for Notice and Comment Related to Standard 206

    Comments Received - Standard 206 

    Matters for Notice and Comment Related to Definition (9) and Standard 405

    Comments Received - Standard 405 

    May 2024

    Matters for Notice and Comment Related to Standards 102, 105, 509 and Rules 24, 29, 50, 55

    March 2024

    Matters for Notice and Comment Related to Standards 204, 301, 302, 314, 315, and 403 (Learning Outcomes) and Rules 40-46 (Processing Complaints Against Law Schools) 

    Comments on Standards 204, 301, 302, 314, 315, and 403

    January 2024

    Matters for Notice and Comment Related to Standards 102 and 306

    Comments on Standards 102 and 306

    Memo Regarding Consultant’s Evaluation of the JD-Next Exam for Law School Admissions

    Comments Received

    November 2023

    Matters for Notice and Comment Related to Standards 304, 405, 701, and 702

    Comments on Standards 304 and 405

    Comments on Standards 701 and 702

    August 2023

    Matters for Notice and Comment on Standards Revisions related to Academic Freedom and Freedom of Expression, Learning Outcomes and Assessment, and Library and Information Resources

    Matters for Notice and Comment on Revisions to Definitions, Standards, and Rules based on USDE Guidance and Council Accreditation Work

    Comments Received

    May 2023

    Council Update on Definitions, Standards, and Rules for ABA House of Delegates Concurrence in August 2023

    Matters for Notice and Comment on Revisions Related to Sanctions for Non-Compliance with the Standards and Public Disclosure of Council Decisions and Accreditation Status: Definition 16; Standard 509; and Rules 2, 10, 13, 15, 16, 17, 19, 20, 50, and 51

    Comments Received

    February 2023

    Matters for Notice and Comment on Increasing Distance Education Limits (Definitions 7 and 8; Standards 105, 306, 311, and 511; and Rule 24) and Other Matters (Standards 307, 313, and 509)

    Comments Received

    Council Update on Standards 501 and 503 for ABA House of Delegates Concurrence; Council Approval of Rules 13 and 32 at its February 2023 Meeting

    January 2023

    Matters for Notice and Comment: ABA Standard 304 and Rules 13 and 32

    Comments Received

    November 2022

    Amendments to Standards 501 and 503 Approved by the Council at its November 2022 Meeting

    June 2022

    Matters for Notice and Comment - Standards 501 and 503

    Comments Received

    Aiemee Low
    Chun Lee
    Fariha Amin
    Jalesa Truesdell
    Jameelah Kates
    Ronnisha Foster
    Sophie Loeb
    Vincent Reed
    Manuel Delgado
    Shawn Bayern
    Matt Jackson 
    CLEA
    SALT
    Daryl Pollard
    Tamere Briley 
    Shirley Jervis 
    LSAT Engine 
    Alec Burns
    Keller Kahn 
    Frank Read
    Claudia Ortiz
    Dakota Lucci
    Jacob Thompson
    Rachel Kelts
    Christopher T. Robertson, Marc L. Miller, Robert A. Williams, Jr., and John K. Pierre
    Ryan Stewart 
    Barry Currier
    Bill Rogers
    Rebecca Scheller, Kristin Alvarez, and Others
    Stuart Heesh
    Samantha Slack
    Rudraj Koppikar
    Robert Ramsey
    Rachel Wickenheiser
    Matt Leinwand
    Kilse Ochem
    Kevin Washburn
    Jordan Armstrong
    Jahred Tolbert
    Derek Muller
    Christine Savino
    Alexander Shaw 
    Benjamin Cooper
    George Chen
    Jason Strong
    LSAC
    Rachel Sheffield
    Thomas Hulbert
    Alan Wang
    Alexander Pellegrino
    Jessie Funkhouser
    Katelyn Keegan
    Nadia Jo
    Patricia Bryan
    Tiba Fatli
    Alexandra Walsh
    Amy Stewart
    Donald Tobin
    Elizabeth Warner and Reyes Aguilar
    George Dawson
    Jonathan Williams
    Peter Rutledge and Greg Roseboro
    Steven Evans
    Thomas Browning
    AccessLex Institute
    Carson Wheet
    Christina Jackson
    Daniel Rodriguez
    Diane Curtis
    Emma Callihan
    ETS
    Ali Farzin and Matthew Kumar
    Jessica Braun
    John White
    Iowa State Bar Young Lawyers Division
    Anonymous
    David Pruitt
    Imran Ghumman
    John DiMarco
    Robert Wagman
    Wendy Jeter
    Zachary Henderson
    Anonymous
    CABL
    Camille deJorna
    CJ Johannes
    CLEA
    CLEO
    David Johnson
    David Keetle
    Han
    Hanan Zaki
    Jennifer Huff
    Jonathan Feingold
    Julia Meyers
    Kellye Testy
    Matthew Asmar
    Melissa Jones
    Purvin Shah
    Samuel Giles
    Santino Cafarella
    Tara Polk
    Various Deans
    Vikram Amar
    William Jacobson
    Anand Desai
    Casey Crowley
    Cassandra Turner
    Danny Harris
    Jay Rosner
    John Holland
    Jonathan Davis
    Raven Carroll
    Robin Singh
    Ronnie Lindstrom
    SALT
    Max Van Zile
    Kristin S.

    February 2022

    Standards and Rule Amendments Approved by the Council at its February 2022 Meeting

    December 2021

    Matters for Notice and Comment -Definitions (7)-(8); Standards 206, 306, 311(c) and (e), and 405(b); and Rules 19 and 29

    Comments Received

    Anand Desai 
    Barry Currier
    Clinical Legal Education Association (CLEA)
    David Bernstein
    Ken Marcus
    National Disabled Law Students Association (NDLSA) 
    Nicholas Lawson
    Pacific Legal Foundation (PLF) 
    Society of American Law Teachers (SALT)
    Stephen Garvey
    Thomas Gallanis 
    Various Chairs of ABA Commissions 
    William Jacobson

    November 2021

    Memo Regarding Attendance and Distance Education Variances

    October 2021

    Memo Regarding Consultant’s Evaluation of ETS’s 2018 Report on the Validity of the GRE

    Comments Received

    Barry Currier
    ETS
    IAALS
    Garry Jenkins and John White
    LSAC 
    Marc Miller, Christopher Robertson, and Various Law School Deans
    Mark Raymond
    Various Law School Deans

    May 2021

    Matters for Notice and Comment – Standards 205, 206, 303, 507, and 508

    Comments Received

    Patrick Keenan
    David Bernstein and Brian Leister
    Temple University Beasley School of Law
    Thomas Gallanis
     Scott Fruehwald
    Alan Rozenshtein
    Steven Solomon
    Adam Lamparello
    Kent Halkett 
    Yale Law School  
    Janice Craft 
    Eric Biber
    Richard Mills
    Dominic Lindauer
    Joseph Olson
    Louis Nettles
    Douglas Levene
    LSAC
    Steven Harris
    Holloran Center for Ethical Leadership in the Professions
    First Liberty Institute
    Foundation for Individual Rights in Education (FIRE)
    Daniel Suhr
    Tom Fix
    Luke Thiesen
    Stanley Neustadter
    Various Law School Deans
    SALT
    Darren Gold
    Michael Hutter
    CLEA
    Various Law Professors
    Commission on Lawyer Assistance Programs
    Angela Onwuachi-Willig
    Various Attorneys and Alumni
    William Jacobson
    Tanya Cooper 
    Barry Currier
    Larry Cunningham

    March 2021

    Matters for Notice and Comment – Standards 303 and 508 and Rules 2 and 13 

    Comments Received

    Standard 303 – Klein
    Standard 303 – Newman
    Standard 303 – Landry
    Standards 303(b) and 508 – McConkie
    Standard 303 – Fruehwald
    Standard 303 – Frossard
    Standard 303 – Hubbard
    Standards 303(b) and 508 and Rules 2 and 13 – Rice
    Standards 303(b) and 508 – Flynn 
    Standard 303(b) – Zlotnick  
    Standard 303 - Holloran Center 
    Standard 303 - Hampton
    Standards 303 and 508 - Gould 
    Standards 303 and 508 - Rush
    Standards 303 and 508 - Perdue
    Standards 303 and 508 - AccessLex Institute
    Standards 303 and 508 and Rules 2 and 13 - State Bar of Michigan
    Standards 303 and 508 - CoLAP
    Standards 303 and 508 - SC on Professionalism
    Standard 508 - University of Denver Sturm College of Law
    Standards 303 and 508 – SALT
    Standard 303 – CLEA
    Standard 303 – Thomson
    Standard 508 – The Missouri Bar
    Standard 303 – George Washington University Law School
    Standards 303 and 508 – The Institute for Well-Being in Law
    Standard 508 – Holloran Center
    Standard 303 – Regent Law School Center for Ethical Formation
    Standards 303 and 508 - Mitchell Hamline School of Law
    Standard 303 - Reuter 
    Standards 303 and 508 - Lawson
    Standard 303 - Krieger
    Standards 303 and 508 - Gallini
    Standards 303 and 508 - Georgetown Law
    Standard 303 - Teague
    Standards 303 and 508 - IAALS
    Standards 303 and 508 - Baker 
    Standards 303 and 508 - Suzuki
    Standards 303 and 508 - Lozada
    Standard 303 - Archer

    December 2020

    Matters for Notice and Comment – Standard 104 and Standard 506; Rule 4 and Rule 8

    September 2020

    Memo Regarding ABA Standards and Rules of Procedure – Matters for Notice and Comment – Rule 29-Teach Out Plan

    May 2020

    Memo Regarding Standards Review Special Agenda Item on Distance Education

    May 19, 2020 Memo Regarding ABA Standards and Rules of Procedure – Matters for Notice and Comment-Rule 2

    April 2020

    Memo Regarding Extension of Notice and Comment Period to May 8, 2020

    March 2020

    March 17, 2020 Memo Regarding Cancellation of May Public Hearing

    March 6, 2020, Memo and Drafts of Proposed Revisions (Standards and Rules)

    January 2020

    January 13th, 2020 Memo and Drafts of Proposed Revisions (Standards and Rules)

    December 2019

    1. Retroactive application of accrediting decisions
        • Rule 2
    2. Provisional approval
        • Rule 22
        • Rule 29
        • Standard 102
        • Standard 103
    3. Substantive change
        • Rule 24
        • Standard 105
    4. Appeal
        • Rule 39
    5. Other
        • Rule 27

    December 10, 2019 Memo and Drafts of Proposed Revisions (Standards and Rules)

    August 2019

    Memo on Comments Received on Standards Review Agenda for 2019-20

    Comments Received on Standards Review Agenda for 2019-20 
    Request for Change Regarding Non-Compliance with Standard 205(b)
    Comments on Substance Abuse and Well-Being
    Request for Changes to ABA Standard 306
    Request to Change ABA Standard 501 Admissions Standards
    Request for Change to ABA Standard 501 (Inter. 501-3)
    Request for Change to Standard 507  

    August 21 Notice and Comment Hearing Transcript

    June 2019

    • Standard 202. Resources for Program
    • Standard 206. Diversity and Inclusion
    • Standard 307. Studies, Activities, and Field Placements Outside the United States
    • Standard 310. Determination of Credit Hours for Coursework
    • Standard 311. Academic Program and Academic Calendar
    • Standard 502. Educational Requirements
    • Standard 509. Required Disclosures
    • Rule 13. Actions on Determinations of Noncompliance with a Standard
    • Rule 29. Teach-Out Plan
    • Rules 30-36. Appeals Panel Procedure
    • Rule 37. Complaints in General
    • Rule 39. Disposition of Complaints
    • Criteria for Foreign Summer and Intersession Programs

    June 17, 2019, Memo and Drafts of Proposed Revisions (Standards and Rules)
    June 17, 2019, Memo and Drafts of Proposed Revisions (Foreign Summer/Intersession Criteria)

    Comments Received

    James McGrath Comments
    National Diverse Bar Associations Comments
    Managing Director's Comment re Foreign Criteria

    February 2018

    • Standard 306. Distance Education
    • Standard 307. Studies, Activities, and Field Placements Outside the United States
    • Rule 53. Applications, Decisions, and Recommendations Made Public

    February 22, 2018, Memo and Drafts of Proposed Revisions

    December 2017

    • Revisions to Standards and Rules necessary to accomplish the merging of the Accreditation Committee and the Standards Review Committee into the Council.

    December 15, 2017, Memo and Drafts of Proposed Revisions

    November 2017

    • Standard 205. Non-Discrimination and Equality of Opportunity
    • Standard 206. Diversity and Inclusion
    • Standard 303. Curriculum
      Standard 304. Simulation Courses, Clinics, and Field Placements
    • Standard 503. Admissions Test
    • Standard 601. Library and Information Resources, General Provisions
    • Rule 3: Accreditation Committee Responsibility and Authority
    • Rule 5: Site Evaluations
    • Rule 10: Notice of Accreditation Decision by Other Agency
    • Rule 14: Actions on Determinations of Noncompliance with a Standard
    • Rule 22: Council Consideration of Recommendation of Accreditation Committee
    • Rule 23: Council Consideration of Appeal from Accreditation Committee Decision
    • Rule 24: Evidence and Record for Decision
    • Rule 25: Decisions by the Council
    • Rule 34: Teach-Out Plan
    • Rule 52: Disclosure of Decision Letters

    November 17, 2017, Memo and Drafts of Proposed Revisions

    April 2018 Hearing

    Transcript - April 12, 2018

    Standards 205 and 206

    ABA Commission on Disability Rights and Commission on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity
    Ave Maria School of Law
    Council of Christian Colleges and Universities
    Regent University School of Law

    Standards 303 and 304

    Clinical Legal Education Association

    Standard 306

    Vermont Law School

    Standard 501 and 503

    American Indian Law Center
    R. Lawrence Dessem
    Kevin K. Washburn
    Christina B. Whitman
    AccessLex Institute
    Seton Hall University School of Law
    Minority Network
    Interested Admissions Deans and Directors
    Educational Testing Service
    SALT
    CLEO
    Robert A. Williams Jr.
    LSAC
    Bradley J.B. Toben
    Clinical Legal Education Association
    Deans Miller, Chemerinsky, Rodriguez, and Farnsworth
    Daniel B. Rodriguez
    Benjamin Brown

    Standard 601

    Society of Academic Law Library Directors
    American Association of Law Libraries

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