The Florida Supreme Court is studying its long-standing requirement that law school graduates must attend an ABA-accredited institution to sit for the Florida Bar exam.

Acting March 12 in Administrative Order SC25-15, the court established the Workgroup on the Role of the American Bar Association in Bar Admission Requirements to study the current ABA accreditation requirement in the Bar admission rules and to propose possible alternatives.

To be admitted to The Florida Bar and gain the privilege of practicing law in this state, applicants must pass the Florida Bar Examination. In turn, with limited exceptions, the Florida Supreme Court’s rules require graduation from an ABA accredited law school as a prerequisite to taking the Bar exam. The ABA has been the sole accrediting body recognized in the court’s rules since 1992, though the rules have relied on ABA accreditation since 1955, according to a release issued by the court.