Proceedings of a Florida statewide conference on quality in higher education are presented. Topics include the following: databases, the community colleges' accounting for quality, program budgeting, and trends in truth in testing. Transcripts of a panel discussion on databases and the following papers and reports are included: "Quality and the State Community College Coordinating Board," by Myron Blee; "Report of the Academic Quality Subcommittee: A Concept and Recommendations"; "Program Mapping: Quality Control for Academic Programs," by Richard Bedics; "One Step Beyond," by Mantha Mehallis; "The Impact of Program Budgeting Upon Offices of Institutional Research in the SUS of Florida," by Albert Hartley; "Toward Principles of Postsecondary Education Funding," by Pat Barrett;"Reshaping the Dialogue," by Bill Shade; "Microcomputers: A Catalyst for the Identification and Improvement of Quality Instruction," by Al Mizell; "A Proposed Taxonomy of Educational Benefits," by Lester Ruth; "Essential Academic Skills Project: Progress Report," by Margaret Maney; "Bill Considered in 1980 Florida Legislative Session"; "Should There Be Legislation to Regulate Testing?" by Thomas Redmon; "Technical Issues Associated With Legislation to Regulate Testing," by Margaret Weber; "An ACT Viewpoint on Testing Legislation," by Jim Carr; and "Some Facts About the Predictive Validity of the ACT Assessment," by James Maxey. (SW)