HB108 Alabama 2019 Session

This bill would establish the Alabama Industry Recognized and Registered Apprenticeship Program Act

This bill would create the Alabama Office of Apprenticeship to certify registered and industry-recognized apprenticeship programs in the state in lieu of the federal office of apprenticeship that currently administers state registered apprenticeship programs

This bill would authorize the Alabama Office of Apprenticeship to provide a federally recognized state apprenticeship completion credential for registered and industry recognized apprenticeships certified by the Alabama Office of Apprenticeship

This bill would also increase the per capita apprenticeship tax credit from $1,000 to $1,250; increase the aggregate apprenticeship tax credit from $3,000,000 to $7,500,000; provide a $500 per capita incentive tax credit for hiring in school youth apprentices; and extend the apprenticeship tax credit through 2025

To establish the Alabama Industry Recognized and Registered Apprenticeship Program Act; to establish the Alabama Office of Apprenticeship to certify registered and industry recognized apprenticeship programs; to develop the Alabama Registered and Industry Recognized Apprenticeship Program; to provide incentives to employers who hire apprentices; to offer a nationally recognized state apprenticeship credential; and to amend Sections 40-18-422, 40-18-423, and 40-18-424 of the Code of Alabama 1975, relating to the Apprenticeship Tax Credit Act of 2016; to increase the per capita apprenticeship tax credit from $1,000 to $1,250, increase the aggregate apprenticeship tax credit from $3,000,000 to $7,500,000, provide a $500 per capita incentive tax credit for hiring in school youth apprentices; and to extend the apprenticeship tax credit through 2025.