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 41-29-227 – State Agencies Required to Furnish to Director Documents, etc., Necessary to Carry Out Functions; Annual Report.
Section 41-29-227 State agencies required to furnish to director documents, etc., necessary to carry out functions; annual report. Each agency of the state shall furnish to the director such reports, documents, and information as the director deems necessary to carry out his or her functions under this division. The office shall prepare and submit a […]
Section 41-29-240 – Alabama Small Business Commission Created; Duties; Composition.
Section 41-29-240 Alabama Small Business Commission created; duties; composition. (a) The Alabama Small Business Commission is created as part of the Office of Small Business Advocacy. (b) The commission shall have the following duties: (1) Formulate policies encouraging innovation of small business in the state. (2) Discuss issues critical to the economic growth of small, […]
Section 41-29-241 – Alabama Small Business Advisory Committee Created; Composition; Meetings.
Section 41-29-241 Alabama Small Business Advisory Committee created; composition; meetings. (a) The Alabama Small Business Advisory Committee is created and shall serve as a technical and informational source to the Alabama Small Business Commission. The chair of the commission shall also serve as chair of the committee. (b) The advisory committee shall be comprised of […]
Section 41-29-250 – Transfer of Functions.
Section 41-29-250 Transfer of functions. On the effective date of the act adding this section, all functions performed by the Department of Economic and Community Affairs administering international trade policies and programs are transferred to the Department of Commerce and shall be administered by the division. (Act 2015-450, §7.)
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 […]