Title 41

(a) There is created in the State Treasury a fund to be known as the Alabama Development Fund, which shall be administered by the Department of Commerce. Funds received by the State of Alabama from the following sources shall be deposited into the fund: (i) monies received from t…

The Governor, in carrying out his or her responsibilities under this chapter, may establish advisory committees or councils and appoint the members thereof, who shall serve at his or her pleasure. Members shall serve without compensation. The Governor shall designate the chair an…

The Department of Commerce shall be organized into two divisions that shall have the functions prescribed as follows: (1) The Business Development Division shall be responsible for all of the functions of the Department of Commerce as it existed before the date determined pursuan…

The Alabama Department of Commerce Workforce Development Division, as established by Section 41-29-5, is renamed the Alabama Industrial Development and Training Institute. The Code Commissioner shall conform references to the “Workforce Development Division” in Chapter 29 of Titl…

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, 20…

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 …

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 …

(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 a…

The duties and functions of the office shall include all of the following: (1) Serve as the principal advocate in the state on behalf of small businesses, including, but not limited to, advisory participation in the consideration of all legislation and administrative regulations …

Each state agency which requires a permit, license, or other regulatory approval or maintains standards or criteria with which an activity or facility must comply shall inform the office of the following: (1) The activity or facility that is subject to regulation. (2) The existen…

Each state agency shall promptly inform the office of any changes in the information provided under this division or the establishment of a new regulatory program. The information provided to or disseminated by the office shall not be binding upon the regulatory program of a stat…

For the purpose of implementing the provisions of this division, the office shall establish a toll-free telephone number. (Acts 1984, No. 84-262, p. 445, §7; §41-9-766; amended and renumbered by Act 2015-450, §5.)

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 written annual report to the Governor and to the Legislatur…

(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 gro…

(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 …

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 …

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 C…

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…

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 Edu…

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; am…

(a) AIDT shall operate as a division of the Department of Commerce. All of the powers, authority, duties, functions, policies, funds of, and appropriations to AIDT previously conferred upon or granted to AIDT reporting to the State Board of Education through the Division of Vocat…

(a) AIDT shall continue to be funded from the Education Trust Fund and may receive any other funds appropriated by the United States or the state. AIDT shall maintain accounts in its own name and shall make all of its disbursements and payments directly from accounts maintained o…

All individuals serving as employees of AIDT immediately prior to the date determined pursuant to Section 41-29-6, shall remain employees of AIDT. The salary and benefits of such AIDT employees shall not be changed solely as a result of this division. All AIDT employees shall rec…

All information concerning a proposed project which is provided to the director and AIDT shall be confidential. AIDT, through the director, is authorized to enter into a confidentiality agreement or other contract provision with a prospective entity considering locating or expand…

Any operations, processes, and matters of AIDT that are not covered by this division shall be governed by the AIDT Policy Manual, as amended from time to time with the written approval of the Secretary of Commerce. (Act 2013-118, p. 240, §1; §41-9-1086; amended and renumbered by …

(a) This section shall be known and may be cited as the Alabama College and Career Readiness Act.(b) For the purposes of this section, the state apprenticeship agency is the Alabama Office of Apprenticeship.(c) Commencing with the 2025-2026 school year, a public school student sh…

This division shall be known and may be cited as the Alabama Industry Recognized and Registered Apprenticeship Program Act. (Act 2019-506, §1.)

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 provi…

(a) The Alabama Office of Apprenticeship is established as a part of the Alabama Industrial Development and Training Institute 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 Title 40, the Ap…

(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 appre…

(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 Communit…

(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…

(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 Al…

This division may be known and shall be cited as the Eliminating Legal Barriers to Apprenticeships (ELBA) Act. (Act 2019-527, §1.)

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 OCCU…

(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 sup…

This division shall be known and may be cited as the Alabama Credential Quality and Transparency Act. (Act 2023-365, §1)

For the purposes of this division, the following terms have the following meanings:(1) COMMITTEE. The Alabama Workforce Council Committee on Credential Quality and Transparency.(2) COMPETENCY. Measurable or observable knowledge, skills, and abilities.(3) CREDENTIAL. A qualificati…

(a) The committee shall advise the Alabama Committee on Credentialing and Career Pathways on making credential and competency data, collected through the registry created by this division, publicly available.(b) The appointing authorities shall coordinate their appointments to as…

All data published to the registry shall be available to the public and shall be de-identified. Credential data shall be linked, open, interoperable, aligned with widely recognized standards, and shall allow for open access across sectors and platforms. (Act 2023-365, §1)

The committee shall adopt rules as necessary to implement and administer this division pursuant to the Alabama Administrative Procedure Act, Chapter 22 of Title 41. (Act 2023-365, §1)

(a) This division shall be known and may be cited as the Alabama Terminal on Linking and Analyzing Statistics on Career Pathways Act. (b) For the purposes of this division, the following terms shall have the following meanings: (1) COUNCIL. The P-20W Council. (2) DE-IDENTIFICATIO…

The system is established as a secure system to exchange, de-identify, and match individual level education and workforce data from partner entities while upholding legal protections to ensure privacy and security. The system shall be used to provide policymakers with access to d…

(a) The council is established to govern the system. (b) The appointing authorities shall coordinate their appointments to assure the council membership is inclusive and reflects the racial, gender, geographic, urban, rural, and economic diversity of the state. The membership of …

(a) Except as otherwise provided in Section 41-29-365, the regular meetings of the council shall be held at the call of the chair, at least four times per state fiscal year; special meetings of the council may be called by the chair, or upon written request of a majority of the m…

(a) The Office of Education and Workforce Statistics is established within the Department of Commerce to manage the activities of the system on behalf of the council. The office shall be an authorized representative for partner entity data. The director shall serve at the pleasur…