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AL SB358
Bill
Status
5/21/2019
Primary Sponsor
Clay Scofield
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AI Summary
SB358 - Eliminating Legal Barriers to Apprenticeships (ELBA) Act
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Allows persons who complete an apprenticeship to obtain an occupational license if they pass any required examination and meet other eligibility requirements, with no higher testing standards imposed than for other applicants.
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Permits children ages 14-17 to participate in youth pre-apprenticeship, youth industry-registry apprenticeship, or similar work-based learning programs registered by the Alabama Office of Apprenticeship.
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Amends child labor laws (Sections 25-8-33, 25-8-35, 25-8-43) to exempt 14-15 year-old apprentices from restrictions on hazardous occupations when enrolled in registered apprenticeship programs or supervised through the Alabama Department of Education and Department of Labor.
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Requires apprenticeship agreements to comply with federal guidelines in 29 C.F.R. §29.4 and Section 40-18-421, Code of Alabama 1975.
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Becomes effective on the first day of the third month following passage and approval by the Governor.
Legislative Description
Apprenticeships, completion of apprenticeship and fulfillment of other requirements to entitle applicant to receive occupational license, Secs. 25-8-33, 25-8-35, and 25-8-43 am'd.
Apprenticeships
Last Action
Pending third reading on day 26 Favorable from Education Policy
5/28/2019