HB570 Alabama 2019 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Terri CollinsRepresentative

Republican

Session

Regular Session 2019

Title

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.

Summary

HB 570 creates a pathway for apprenticeship graduates to earn an occupational license and expands rules for youth apprenticeship involvement.

What This Bill Does

If someone completes an apprenticeship and meets other requirements (including finishing 8th grade and passing any required exam), a licensing authority must grant them an occupational license. The bill also requires licensing authorities to ensure the exam standards for these apprentices are not higher than for other applicants, and, if no exam is required, to not require one for apprentices. It aligns apprenticeship terms with federal standards and updates age-related work rules to allow more in-school youth to participate in registered apprenticeship programs under certain conditions.

Who It Affects

• Individuals who complete an apprenticeship: eligible for an occupational license in the trade upon meeting the listed requirements.
• Licensing authorities: must grant licenses to qualified applicants and cannot impose higher passing scores on them; must adopt implementing rules.
• In-school youth apprentices (14- to 17-year-olds): may work in certain occupations under registered or supervised programs, subject to specific conditions.
• Employers and apprenticeship sponsors: participate in approved apprenticeship programs and supervise apprentices to meet licensing and program standards.

Key Provisions

• Creates the ELBA Act name and defines key terms: apprentice, apprenticeable occupation, apprenticeship program, certificate, director, eligible employer, licensing authority, and work-based learning.
• Requires a licensing authority to grant an occupational license to an applicant who has completed an apprenticeship (under a valid agreement), completed 8th grade, passed the necessary exam, and is otherwise eligible.
• Prohibits licensing authorities from setting a higher minimum passing score for these apprentices than for other applicants; if an exam is not required, no exam is required for the apprenticeship completer.
• Requires the apprenticeship term to follow program standards outlined in 29 CFR 29.5 and directs licensing authorities to adopt related implementing rules.
• Amends Sections 25-8-33, 25-8-35, and 25-8-43 to expand youth work permissions: allows 14- and 15-year-olds in registered youth pre-apprenticeship or apprenticeship programs to work in certain occupations; permits supervision by ADE and approval by LADL for certain employment.
• Provides specific exemptions and conditions for 16- and 17-year-olds in work-study or similar registered programs and programs supervised by federal or state apprenticeship entities.
• Establishes the act’s effective date as the first day of the third month after passage and governor approval.

AI-generated summary using openai/gpt-5-nano on Feb 24, 2026. May contain errors — refer to the official bill text for accuracy.

Subjects

Apprenticeships