Alabama SB 295: Alabama Industry Recognized and Registered Apprenticeship Program Act

“ENROLLED, An Act, To establish the Alabama Industry Recognized and Registered Apprenticeship Program Act; to establish the Alabama Office of Apprenticeship to certify certain 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; 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; to extend  the apprenticeship tax credit through 2025; and to clarify  that the State Department of Education shall continue to be  the eligible agency to receive and administer career and technical education funding under the Perkins Act.”