Title 41 — Title 41

(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 an individual with extensive experience in deve…

(a) The Department of Commerce shall be the principal staff agency of the executive branch to plan with the other departments of state government and with other governmental units for the comprehensive development of the state’s human, economic and physical resources and their re…

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 …

Etc. 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 ex…

Programs, Etc. 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 pr…

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

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 written an…

(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…

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 com…

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. Histo…

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. History: (Act 2013-118, p. 240, §1; §41-9…

[Effective until October 1, 2026.] AMENDED BY ACT 2026-593, EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1, 2026. SEE ACT FOR REVISED LANGUAGE. AIDT shall operate as a division of the Department of Commerce. All of the powers, authority, duties, functions, policies, and funds of, and appropriations to AIDT…

(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. History: (Act 2013-118, p. 240, §1; §41-9-1086; amended and renum…

REPEALED BY ACT 2024-115, EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1, 2024. History: (Act 2014-16, p. 50, §1; §16-66-1; amended and renumbered by Act 2015- 450, p. 1456, §10; Act 2018-449, §1.)

REPEALED BY ACT 2024-115, EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1, 2024. History: (Act 2014-16, p. 50, §2; §16-66-2; amended and renumbered by Act 2015- 450, p. 1456, §10; Act 2018-449, §1.)

REPEALED BY ACT 2024-115, EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1, 2024. History: (Act 2014-16, p. 50, §3; §16-66-3; amended and renumbered by Act 2015- 450, §10.)

REPEALED BY ACT 2024-115, EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1, 2024. History: (Act 2014-16, p. 50, §4; §16-66-4; amended and renumbered by Act 2015- 450, §10.)

REPEALED BY ACT 2024-115, EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1, 2024. History: (Act 2014-16, p. 50, §5; §16-66-5; amended and renumbered by Act 2015- 450, §10.)

REPEALED BY ACT 2024-115, EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1, 2024. History: (Act 2014-16, p. 50, §6; §16-66-6; amended and renumbered by Act 2015- 450, §10.)

REPEALED BY ACT 2024-115, EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1, 2024. History: (Act 2014-16, p. 50, §7; §16-66-7; amended and renumbered by Act 2015- 450, §10.)

REPEALED BY ACT 2024-115, EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1, 2024. History: (Act 2014-16, p. 50, §8; §16-66-8; amended and renumbered by Act 2015- 450, §10.)

(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 …

(a)(1) The Secretary of Commerce shall be notified in writing about the general parameters of a project if an entity is considering locating or expanding a facility at a site within this state and intends to claim any of the incentives provided by the State of Alabama that are de…

Benefits. The acceptance of a tax abatement, grant, credit, or exemption provided in Section 41-29-3, shall act as approval and written consent by the taxpayer, as required by Section 40-2A-10, to disclose to the taxpayer, the corresponding amount of the tax abatement, grant, cre…

(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…

115) REPEALED BY ACT 2024-115, EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1, 2024. History: (Act 2015-450, p. 1456, §11; Act 2018-449, §1.)

(Repealed by Act 2022-248) THIS SECTION WAS REPEALED IN THE 2022 REGULAR SESSION BY ACT 2022-248 EFFECTIVE APRIL 5, 2022. THIS IS NOT IN THE CURRENT CODE SUPPLEMENT. History: (Act 2015-185, §14.)

This division shall be known and may be cited as the Alabama Industry Recognized and Registered Apprenticeship Program Act. History: (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…

Application for Recognition. (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 C…

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 comp…

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 Sta…

(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. History: (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. History: (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 qualific…

Credential Quality and Transparency. (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 shal…

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. History: (Act 2023-365, §…