The Act of 20th July 2001, amending the existing Higher Education Act, established the State Accreditation Committee as legal body working for the quality of education, defined its tasks and its working procedure.
The Law on Higher Education, adopted by the Parliament on 27 July 2005, redefined the objectives of the State Accreditation Committee.
The State Accreditation Committee is the only statutory body entrusted with the responsibility of evaluating the quality of higher education, its opinions and resolutions have a legally binding effect. Since 23 January 2009 it has status of a full member in ENQA (the European Association for Quality Assurance in Higher Education).

On 15th April 2009 the State Accreditation Committee was officially accepted to European Quality Assurance Register for Higher Education (EQAR) founded to enhance transparency and trust in quality assurance. EQAR publishes and manages a register of quality assurance agencies that substantially comply with the European Standards and Guidelines for Quality Assurance (ESG) to provide the public with clear and reliable information on quality assurance agencies operating in Europe.