{"data":{"id":"us-al/ala.-code-16-5a-56","jurisdiction":"us-al","citation":"Ala. Code § 16-5A-56","heading":"","body":"(a) No accrediting agency or association may:\n(1) Compel a public institution of higher education to violate this article; or\n(2) Take adverse action against a public institution of higher education based in whole or in part on that institution’s compliance with this article.\n(b) No public institution of higher education may use an accrediting standard as justification to violate this article.","path":["Title 16 Education.","Chapter 5A General Provisions of Higher Education.","Article 3"],"source_url":"https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/code-of-alabama?section=16-5A-56","current_through":"Act 2026-611","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-10-10T05:41:29Z","sha256":"9b0a5bd72fa3b0ee4dcfcf36693ad70eda7305e94ff1574ab5f750fe1398d719","source_id":"us-al","stale":false,"prev":"us-al/ala.-code-16-5a-55","next":"us-al/ala.-code-16-5a-57"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}