HB91 Alabama 2019 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Randall Shedd

Republican

Session

Regular Session 2019

Title

Occupational licensing boards, required to create and maintain recruitment and assistance programs, Sunset Committee to review, Secs., 41-9A-1, 41-9A-2 added; Sec. 41-20-6 am'd.

Summary

HB 91 would require Alabama's occupational licensing boards to create and maintain recruitment and assistance programs for new licensees and applicants, with the Sunset Committee reviewing the programs.

What This Bill Does

The bill adds a new Chapter 9A requiring each licensing board to establish and maintain a recruitment and assistance program to encourage new licensees and help applicants become licensed. Existing boards must have such programs by January 1, 2020, while new boards must create theirs within one year after their organizational meeting. The Sunset Committee will examine these programs during its reviews to assess their effectiveness.

Who It Affects

• Occupational licensing boards/agencies/commissions: must establish and maintain recruitment and assistance programs by specified deadlines and rules.
• New licensees and applicants: will have recruitment resources and guidance to encourage entry into licensed professions and to help them complete licensure.

Key Provisions

• Adds Chapter 9A to Title 41, creating 41-9A-1 to define terms and establish the new framework for recruitment and assistance programs.
• 41-9A-2 requires existing boards (as of the act’s effective date) to develop and maintain a recruitment and assistance program by rule, and requires boards created after Jan 1, 2020 to develop such a program within one year after their organizational meeting.
• Amends 41-20-6 to require the Sunset Committee to examine the recruitment and assistance programs, and to require agencies to provide information about the programs and their effectiveness as part of the review.
• Effective date: the act becomes law on 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

Boards and Commissions