IN RE AMENDMENT TO RULE 1-26 OF THE RULES OF THE SUPREME COURT RELATING TO ADMISSIONS TO THE BAR

PER CURIAM.

On the Court’s own motion, the Court considers amending the Rules of the Su*667preme Court Relating to Admissions to the Bar. We have jurisdiction. See art. V, § 15, Fla. Const.

In 1997, the Court adopted Rule 1-26, “Liaison Committee,” of the Rules of the Supreme Court Relating to Admissions to the Bar. See Amends, to Rules of the Supreme Court Relating to Admissions to the Bar, 695 So.2d 312 (Fla.1997). At that time, the Florida Board of Bar Examiners (Board) proposed the rule to establish a liaison committee that would coordinate the work of the bench, bar, law schools, and bar examiners. Id. at 317. In the eighteen years since Bar Admission Rule 1-26 was adopted, the Board has expanded its responsibilities to include routinely engaging in outreach and coordination activities. Board members, the Executive Director of the Board, and Board staff visit each of Florida’s law schools several times per year. The Board meets with law school deans, law professors, and other law school staff. Also, the Board conducts an orientation session for each incoming law school class, discussing the application for admission process, the requirement of candor, and the advantages of submitting an application for admission to the Bar during the first year of law school. Further, the Board engages in discussions monthly, and often weekly, with deans, associate deans, and other staff at the law schools. The issues examined during these discussions are usually presented to the full Board for its consideration. In addition, the Board presents issues and topics to the Court.

After considering the Board’s substantial outreach and coordination responsibilities that have developed since Bar Admission Rule 1-26 was adopted, the Court concludes that there is no longer a need for a permanent liaison committee. The Court, on its own motion, hereby amends the Rules of the Supreme Court Relating to Admissions to the Bar by deleting Rule 1-26 and its subdivisions.

Accordingly, the Court amends the Rules of the Supreme Court Relating to Admissions to the Bar as set forth in the appendix to this opinion. The deletion is indicated by struck-through type. The amendment shall take effect on June 29, 2015, at 12:01 a.m. Because the amendment was not previously published for comment, interested persons shall have sixty days from the date of this opinion in which to file comments with the Court.1

It is so ordered.

*668LABARGA, C.J., and PARIENTE, LEWIS, QUINCE, CANADY, POLSTON, and PERRY, JJ., concur.

Appendix

4-26 — Liaison Committee.

1-26.1 — Purpose, -A permanent committee to coordinate the work of the bench, bar, law schools, and — bar examiners is established to make recommendations -to — the court.

1-26t2 — Membership. The committee^will consist of: — 2 members of the Supreme Court of Florida, designated by the court-; 2 members of the-Florida Board of Bar Examiners, designated by the board; — 2 members of The Florida Bar, designated by The-Florida Bar Board of Governors; the deans of ■all — accredited- Florida law schools or colleges; and any law student representative(s)-designated by the court.

1-26,3 — Scheduling Meetings, — The committee will convene at the pleasure of-the committee members from the Supreme Court of-Florida, 1 of whom will be designated-by-the court as the presiding officer.