Alabama House committee OKs bill allowing colleges, universities to choose accreditors

Alabama House committee OKs bill allowing colleges, universities to choose accreditors

Rep. Susan DuBose, R-Hoover, speaks to a colleague on the floor of the Alabama House of Representatives on Feb. 3, 2026 at the Alabama Statehouse in Montgomery, Alabama. A House committee Wednesday approved a bill sponosred by DuBose that would allow colleges and universities to select their own accrediting agencies and allow them to sue agencies that took action against them for violating state laws. (Brian Lyman/Alabama Reflector)An Alabama Ho…