Section 41-29-331 – Definitions.
Section 41-29-331 Definitions. For the purposes of this division, the following terms shall have the following meanings: (1) APPRENTICE. A worker who is at least 16 years of age, except where a higher minimum age standard is otherwise fixed by law, who is employed to learn an apprenticeable occupation as provided in 29 C.F.R. Part […]
Section 41-29-332 – Alabama Office of Apprenticeship – Created; Purposes; Management; Application for Recognition.
Section 41-29-332 Alabama Office of Apprenticeship – Created; purposes; management; application for recognition. (a) The Alabama Office of Apprenticeship is established as a part of the Workforce Development Division of the Department of Commerce, in accordance with 29 U.S.C. §50, 29 C.F.R., Subtitle A, Parts 29 and 30, and Article 20 of Chapter 18 of […]
Section 41-29-333 – Alabama Office of Apprenticeship – Powers and Duties; Alabama Committee on Credentialing and Career Pathways.
Section 41-29-333 Alabama Office of Apprenticeship – Powers and duties; Alabama Committee on Credentialing and Career Pathways. (a) The Alabama Office of Apprenticeship, with the advice and consent of the Alabama Apprenticeship Council, shall develop a nationally recognized state apprenticeship completion credential, as described in 29 C.F.R. §29.5, for completing a registered or industry-recognized apprenticeship […]
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 41-29-292 – Duties of Secretary of Commerce.
Section 41-29-292 Duties of Secretary of Commerce. The Deputy Secretary of the Workforce Development Division shall be responsible for the administrative functions of the council, including, but not limited to, the organization of meetings, preparing the annual report, and other items as needed by the council. (Act 2014-16, p. 50, §3; §16-66-3; amended and renumbered […]
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 […]