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 Calendar
| Type | Date | Location | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hearing | April 14, 2021 | Room 825 **TIME CHANGE: updated meeting time is 12pm** at 12:00 | Senate ED Hearing |
| Hearing | April 14, 2021 | Room 825 at 13:00 | Senate ED Hearing |
| Hearing | March 10, 2021 | Room 617 at 14:00 | House EP Hearing |
Bill Text
Bill Votes
Bill Documents
| Type | Link |
|---|---|
| Bill Text | HB498 Alabama 2021 Session - Introduced |
| Bill Amendments | House County and Municipal Government Amendment Offered |
| Fiscal Note | Fiscal Note - HB498 for Education Policy |
| Fiscal Note | Fiscal Note - HB177 for County and Municipal Government |
| Fiscal Note | Fiscal Note - HB498 for Education Policy |