evidence: Charging that accrediting agencies have an "inordinate amount of power," Governor DeSantis signed a bill, SB 7044, on April 19, 2022, that requires public colleges and universities in the state to change accreditors at the end of each accreditation cycle, a process that can take as long as ten years.54 (The same legislation also mandated a post-tenure review process for professors, discussed below.) "The role that these accreditation agencies play, I don’t even know where they come from," DeSantis charged. "I mean, they . . . are effectively self-anointed. They have an inordinate amount of power to shape what is going on at these universities."55 [...] 93. Ron DeSantis, 46th Governor of Florida, "Governor Ron DeSantis Hosts Roundtable Exposing the Diversity Equity and Inclusion Scam in Higher Education," March 13, 2023, https://www.flgov.com/2023/03/13/governor-ron-desantis-hosts-roundtable-exposing-the-diversity-equity-and-inclusion-scam-in-higher-education/