Out of State Distance Education Students

Out of state distance education students who wish to file a complaint must first go through the institutional and state complaint procedures. If the student is not satisfied with the outcome, complaints (except for those regarding grades or student conduct violations) may be appealed, within two years of the incident. Appeals may be submitted to the Postsecondary Reciprocal Distance Education Coordinating (PRDEC) Council by sending an email to FLSARAinfo@fldoe.org.

Per the Florida State Authorization Reciprocity Agreement (FL-SARA), in order for a complaint to qualify under FL-SARA Complaint Review Policy, it must meet the following criteria:

• The complaint must be filed within two years of the incident about which the complaint was made.
• The student must have gone through the institutional complaint process and the Florida Division of College's process before appealing to SARA.​
• The complaint must be a formal assertion in writing that the terms of SARA, or of laws, standards or regulations incorporated by SARA, are being violated by a person, institution, state, agency or other organization or entity operating under the terms of SARA.
• The student must be enrolled in a Florida SARA Council-approved institution.

For additional information on the complaint process, please visit the FL-SARA Complaint Process website http://www.fldoe.org/sara/complaint-process.stml