Section 41-29-334 – Alignment of Training and Instruction; Development of Alabama Industry Recognized and Registered Apprenticeship Model.
Section 41-29-334 Alignment of training and instruction; development of Alabama Industry Recognized and Registered Apprenticeship model. (a) The Alabama Office of Apprenticeship, in consultation with the Governor’s Office of Education and Workforce Transformation, the P-20W Council, the Alabama Workforce Council Committee on Credentialing and Career Pathways, the State Department of Education, the Alabama Community College […]
Section 41-29-335 – Alabama Apprenticeship Council.
Section 41-29-335 Alabama Apprenticeship Council. (a) The Alabama Apprenticeship Council, which shall be composed of public and private persons representing employer and employee organizations that are familiar with apprenticeable occupations, is established. All appointing authorities shall coordinate their appointments so that diversity of gender, race, and geographical areas is reflective of the makeup of this […]
Section 41-29-336 – Construction and Application of Division.
Section 41-29-336 Construction and application of division. (a) Nothing in this division shall require the sponsors of nonregistered preapprenticeships, youth apprenticeships, and industry-recognized apprenticeships, including state agencies, colleges and universities, and business and industry sponsors to certify the programs with the Alabama Office of Apprenticeship. (b) Nothing in this division shall be interpreted as a […]
Section 41-29-340 – Short Title.
Section 41-29-340 Short title. This division may be known and shall be cited as the Eliminating Legal Barriers to Apprenticeships (ELBA) Act. (Act 2019-527, §1.)
Section 41-29-341 – Definitions.
Section 41-29-341 Definitions. As used in this division, the following terms shall have the following meanings: (1) APPRENTICE. A worker at least 14 years of age, except where a higher minimum age standard is otherwise fixed by law, who is employed to learn an apprenticeable occupation. (2) APPRENTICEABLE OCCUPATION. As defined in 29 C.F.R. §29.4. […]
Section 41-29-293 – Meetings.
Section 41-29-293 Meetings. The council shall meet within 30 days after the appointment of the council membership and establish procedures and other policies necessary to carry on the business of the council, including the establishment of a quorum. The council shall meet at least twice a year, but may meet more frequently upon the call […]
Section 41-29-342 – Eliminating Legal Barrers to Apprenticeship.
Section 41-29-342 Eliminating legal barrers to apprenticeship. (a) A licensing authority shall grant an occupational license to any applicant who meets all of the following requirements: (1) Has successfully completed the 8th grade. (2) Has successfully completed an apprenticeship subject to a valid apprenticeship agreement and under the supervision of an eligible employer. (3) Has […]
Section 41-29-260 – Transfer of Programs.
Section 41-29-260 Transfer of programs. All of the workforce programs administered by the Department of Economic and Community Affairs before the effective date of the act adding this section shall be transferred to the Department of Commerce and administered by the Workforce Development Division of the Department of Commerce including, but not limited to, programs […]
Section 41-29-270 – Administration of Boards.
Section 41-29-270 Administration of boards. The administration of Workforce Investment Board and Local Workforce Investment Boards administered by the Department of Economic and Community Affairs before the date determined pursuant to Section 41-29-6 is transferred to the Workforce Development Division of the Department of Commerce and, on the date determined pursuant to Section 41-29-6, the […]
Section 41-29-280 – Legislative Findings.
Section 41-29-280 Legislative findings. The Legislature makes the following findings: (1) The Alabama Industrial Development and Training Institute, hereinafter AIDT, was established in fiscal year 1970-1971 as a contract program reporting to the State Board of Education through the Division of Vocational-Technical Education. In 1976, the State Board of Education adopted a resolution approving the […]