HB498 Alabama 2021 Session
Bill Summary
This bill would create the Alabama Credential Quality and Transparency Act and would establish the Alabama Workforce Council Committee on Credential Quality and Transparency.
This bill would provide for full, free, open, public, and interoperable essential data about all educational and occupational credentials and competencies available to the residents of the state and would provide a database through which students, job seekers, and employers may search, compare, and analyze common information about credentials and competencies before making decisions about the quality and value of credentials and the education and workforce programs related to those credentials.
Relating to credentials and the workforce; to create the Alabama Credential Quality and Transparency Act as a new Division 9, commencing with Section 41-29-350, Article 3, Chapter 29, Title 41, Code of Alabama 1975; to establish the Alabama Workforce Council Committee on Credential Quality and Transparency; to provide for full, free, open, public, and interoperable essential data about all educational and occupational credentials and competencies available to the residents of the state; to provide a database through which students, job seekers, and employers may search, compare, and analyze common information about credentials and competencies before making decisions about the quality and value of credentials and the education and workforce programs related to those credentials.
Bill Actions
| Action Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| April 15, 2021 | S | Pending third reading on day 24 Favorable from Education Policy |
| April 15, 2021 | S | Read for the second time and placed on the calendar |
| April 1, 2021 | S | Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Education Policy |
| April 1, 2021 | H | Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 575 |
| April 1, 2021 | H | Third Reading Passed |
| March 11, 2021 | H | Read for the second time and placed on the calendar |
| March 4, 2021 | H | Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Education Policy |
Bill Text
Bill Votes
Bill Documents
| Type | Link |
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| Bill Text | HB498 Alabama 2021 Session - Introduced |
Source: Alabama Legislature