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 […]
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 […]
Section 41-29-281 – Definitions.
Section 41-29-281 Definitions. As used in this division. the following words shall have the following meanings: (1) AIDT. The Alabama Industrial Development and Training Institute. (2) DIRECTOR. The Director of the Alabama Industrial Development and Training Institute. (Act 2013-118, p. 240, §1; §41-9-1081; amended and renumbered by Act 2015-450, §9.)
Section 41-29-6 – Effective and Operative Dates.
Section 41-29-6 Effective and operative dates. This chapter shall become effective immediately following its passage and approval by the Governor, or its otherwise becoming law and shall become operative in whole or in part on a date or dates determined by the Secretary of Commerce but in any event no later than October 1, 2016. […]
Section 41-29-220 – Created; Purpose.
Section 41-29-220 Created; purpose. There is hereby created, within the Business Development Division of the Alabama Department of Commerce, the Alabama Small Business Office of Advocacy for the purpose of aiding, counselling, assisting, and protecting, insofar as possible, the interests of small business concerns in order to preserve free competitive enterprise and maintain a healthy […]
Section 41-29-221 – Definitions.
Section 41-29-221 Definitions. For purposes of this division, unless the context otherwise requires, the following words and phrases shall have the following meanings: (1) DIVISION. The Business Development Division of the Department of Commerce. (2) DIRECTOR. The Director of the Alabama Small Business Office of Advocacy. (3) OFFICE. The Alabama Small Business Office of Advocacy. […]
Section 41-29-222 – Director and Other Employees.
Section 41-29-222 Director and other employees. (a) The management of the office created by this division shall be vested in a director, who shall be designated by the deputy secretary of the division. (b) The Secretary of Commerce may assign other Department of Commerce employees or other employees in the state Merit System and exempt […]
Section 41-29-1 – Creation; Composition; Support.
Section 41-29-1 Creation; composition; support. (a)(1) There is hereby created the Department of Commerce within the office of the Governor and directly under his or her supervision and control. The Department of Commerce shall be headed by the Secretary of Commerce, who shall be a person possessed with extensive responsible experience in development of economic, […]