HB412 Summary

• Creates the "Back to Work Alabama Program" to provide workplace training to eligible unemployment beneficiaries through the Alabama Department of Industrial Relations.

• Allows eligible participants to receive up to 24 hours per week of training from an eligible employer for a maximum of 6 weeks, plus up to $100 per week for training-related costs including transportation, clothing, and child care.

• Ensures participants continue receiving unemployment benefits while in the program and provides up to an additional 26 weeks of benefits for those who exhaust regular benefits while enrolled and making satisfactory progress.

• Appropriates $10,000,000 from the Unemployment Compensation Trust Fund, with up to 2% allocated for program administration and the remainder for participant training-related costs.

• Amends Section 25-4-77 of the Code of Alabama 1975 to implement the program requirements and becomes effective the first day of the third month following passage and approval.