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AL Code § 41-29-297 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 41 - State Government.|Chapter 29 - Department of Commerce.|Article 3 - Workforce Development Division.|Division 4 - Alabama Workforce Council.|Section 41-29-297 - Duties of Council.

Section 41-29-297Duties of council. The advisory duties and responsibilities of the council shall include, but are not restricted to, the following: (1) Review ways to streamline and align the existing workforce development functions of the state. (2) Evaluate the best way to increase awareness and educate students on available opportunities in industry sectors. (3) Evaluate ways to create a feedback loop for industry and education. (4) Evaluate private/public partnerships to create industry-funded scholarship programs for community colleges, vocational programs, and dual enrollment programs. (5) Evaluate the value of increasing the marketing associated with career readiness and skilled craft trades. (6) Evaluate the standards for membership and operations to the existing 10 regional workforce development councils. (7) Evaluate and make recommendations to realign the counties that comprise a regional council, as required to meet the needs of employers. (Act 2014-16, p. 50, §8; §16-66-8; amended and renumbered by Act 2015-450, §10.)
AL Code § 41-29-320 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 41 - State Government.|Chapter 29 - Department of Commerce.|Article 3 - Workforce Development Division.|Division 6 - Ex-Offender Small Business Pilot Program.|Section 41-29-320 - Pilot Program for Small Business Development by Ex-Offenders.

Section 41-29-320Pilot Program for Small Business Development by Ex-Offenders.  (a) In this section, program means the Pilot Program for Small Business Development by Ex-Offenders. (b)(1) On or before January 1, 2016, subject to the availability of funds, the Department of Commerce, in consultation with the Department of Corrections, shall establish a program to assist individuals exiting the correctional system by providing both of the following: a. Training in how to establish small businesses. b. Funding to establish small businesses. (2) The program established under this section shall terminate at the end of December 31, 2020. (3) The Department of Commerce may coordinate with other entities that offer to provide resources for the program, including funding, training, and mentoring services. (c) The Department of Commerce shall develop an evaluation process for the program that includes a mechanism to evaluate whether the program has operated to encourage the establishment of stable small businesses by individuals who have participated in the program. (d) In consultation with the Department of Corrections, the Department of Commerce shall select individuals to participate in the program who: (1) Have recently exited the correctional system. (2) Have identified an interest or a skill set that indicates a likelihood of successful implementation of the business plan proposed by the individual. (e) An individual selected to participate in the program shall receive training and mentoring in the development of a business plan. (f) The Department of Commerce shall do both of the following: (1) Partner an individual participating in the program with a mentor who will guide the individual over a three-year period following the implementation of the individual's business plan. (2) Assist the individual in obtaining financing for the individual's small business through the Alabama Small Business Incubator Act, Sections 41-23-60 to 41-23-66, inclusive, or through other sources. (g) On or before February 1, 2017, the Department of Commerce shall report to the Legislature the effectiveness of the Pilot Program established under this section in assisting individuals who have been recently released from the correctional system in establishing successful, stable small businesses. (h) This section shall take effect July 1, 2015. It shall remain effective for a period of five years and six months. At the end of December 31, 2020, with no further action required by the Legislature, this section shall be abrogated and of no further force and effect. (Act 2015-185, §14.)
AL Code § 41-29-330 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 41 - State Government.|Chapter 29 - Department of Commerce.|Article 3 - Workforce Development Division.|Division 7 - The Alabama Industry Recognized and Registered Apprenticeship Program Act.|Section 41-29-330 - Short Title.

Section 41-29-330Short title. This division shall be known and may be cited as the Alabama Industry Recognized and Registered Apprenticeship Program Act. (Act 2019-506, §1.)
AL Code § 41-29-336 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 41 - State Government.|Chapter 29 - Department of Commerce.|Article 3 - Workforce Development Division.|Division 7 - The Alabama Industry Recognized and Registered Apprenticeship Program Act.|Section 41-29-336 - Construction and Application of Division.

Section 41-29-336Construction and application of division. (a) Nothing in this division shall require the sponsors of nonregistered preapprenticeships, youth apprenticeships, and industry-recognized apprenticeships, including state agencies, colleges and universities, and business and industry sponsors to certify the programs with the Alabama Office of Apprenticeship. (b) Nothing in this division shall be interpreted as a mandate to hinder funds duly distributed to a state agency, college or university, or any other entity receiving state or federal funds in support of apprenticeship activities. (c) The Alabama Office of Apprenticeship, with the consent of the sponsor, shall permit the State Apprenticeship Intermediary to provide the required technical instruction and technical assistance, including the implementation of the competency models established in subdivision (3) of subsection (h) of Section 41-29-333 that are aligned to the on-the-job training for apprenticeship programs registered or certified by the Alabama Office of Apprenticeship. (d) 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. (Act 2019-506, §7.)
AL Code § 41-29-340 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 41 - State Government.|Chapter 29 - Department of Commerce.|Article 3 - Workforce Development Division.|Division 8|Section 41-29-340 - Short Title.

Section 41-29-340Short title. This division may be known and shall be cited as the Eliminating Legal Barriers to Apprenticeships (ELBA) Act. (Act 2019-527, §1.)
AL Code § 41-29-341 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 41 - State Government.|Chapter 29 - Department of Commerce.|Article 3 - Workforce Development Division.|Division 8|Section 41-29-341 - Definitions.

Section 41-29-341Definitions. As used in this division, the following terms shall have the following meanings: (1) APPRENTICE. A worker at least 14 years of age, except where a higher minimum age standard is otherwise fixed by law, who is employed to learn an apprenticeable occupation. (2) APPRENTICEABLE OCCUPATION. As defined in 29 C.F.R. §29.4. (3) APPRENTICESHIP AGREEMENT. A written agreement between an apprentice and either the apprentice's program sponsor or an apprenticeship committee acting as agent for the program sponsor, which contains the terms and conditions of the employment and training of the apprentice in conformance with 29 C.F.R. §29.4 and Section 40-18-421. (4) APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM. A plan containing all terms and conditions for the qualification, recruitment, selection, employment, and training of apprentices, as required under the federal guidelines in 29 C.F.R., Subtitle A, Parts 29 and 30, 29 U.S.C. §50, and the rules and regulations adopted by the Alabama Office of Apprenticeship. (5) CERTIFICATION or CERTIFICATE. The written approval by the Alabama Office of Apprenticeship of a set of apprenticeship standards, of an individual for employment as an apprentice or probationary apprentice in a registered apprenticeship program, or of an individual who has successfully met the requirements to receive an interim credential. (6) DIRECTOR. The Director of the Alabama Office of Apprenticeship. (7) ELIGIBLE EMPLOYER. As defined in Section 40-18-421. (8) EMPLOYER. An individual or organization employing an apprentice whether or not the individual or organization is a party to an apprenticeship agreement with the apprentice. (9) FISCAL YEAR. An annually recurring period of time that begins on October 1 and concludes on September 30. (10) LICENSING AUTHORITY. An agency, board, commission, or other office with the authority to require occupational fees or issue licensing requirements for practice of an apprenticeable occupation. (11) WORK-BASED LEARNING. Sustained interactions with industry or community professionals in real workplace settings, to the extent practicable, or simulated environments at an educational institution that foster in-depth, first-hand engagement with the tasks required of a given career field, that are aligned to curriculum and instruction. (Act 2019-527, §2.)
AL Code § 41-29-342 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 41 - State Government.|Chapter 29 - Department of Commerce.|Article 3 - Workforce Development Division.|Division 8|Section 41-29-342 - Eliminating Legal Barrers to Apprenticeship.

Section 41-29-342Eliminating legal barrers to apprenticeship. (a) A licensing authority shall grant an occupational license to any applicant who meets all of the following requirements: (1) Has successfully completed the 8th grade. (2) Has successfully completed an apprenticeship subject to a valid apprenticeship agreement and under the supervision of an eligible employer. (3) Has made a passing score on any examination deemed to be necessary for licensing by a licensing authority. (4) Is otherwise eligible to receive a license. (b)(1) A licensing authority may not set a higher required minimum passing score for applicants who satisfy the requirements of subsection (a) than that which is required for any other test taker. (2) If a licensing authority does not require an examination, no examination may be required for applicants who complete an apprenticeship. (c) The term of the apprenticeship shall comport with program standards for apprenticeships as outlined in 29 C.F.R. §29.5. (d) Licensing authorities shall adopt necessary rules for the implementation and administration of this section.  (Act 2019-527, §3.)
AL Code § 43-2-20 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 43 - Wills and Decedents' Estates.|Chapter 2 - Administration of Estates.|Article 2 - Grant of Letters Testamentary of Administration.|Division 1 - Grant of Letters Testamentary.|Section 43-2-20 - Generally.

Section 43-2-20Generally. Whenever a will has been admitted to probate in this state, the judge of the court in which the will was probated may issue letters testamentary, according to the provisions of this article, to the persons named as the executors in such will, if they are fit persons to serve as such. (Code 1852, §1657; Code 1867, §1975; Code 1876, §2339; Code 1886, §2003; Code 1896, §45; Code 1907, §2507; Code 1923, §5729; Code 1940, T. 61, §68.)
AL Code § 43-2-21 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 43 - Wills and Decedents' Estates.|Chapter 2 - Administration of Estates.|Article 2 - Grant of Letters Testamentary of Administration.|Division 1 - Grant of Letters Testamentary.|Section 43-2-21 - Form.

Section 43-2-21Form. Letters testamentary may be substantially in the following form:The State of Alabama, }Court of Probate___________ County}   The will of ______, having been duly admitted to record in said county, letters testamentary are hereby granted to _____, the executor named in said will, who has complied with the requisitions of the law and is authorized to take upon himself the execution of such will. Witness my hand and dated this _____day of _____, 19__.  ____________ Judge of Probate. (Code 1852, §1687; Code 1867, §2007; Code 1876, §2369; Code 1886, §2005; Code 1896, §47; Code 1907, §2509; Code 1923, §5731; Code 1940, T. 61, §70.)
AL Code § 43-2-22 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 43 - Wills and Decedents' Estates.|Chapter 2 - Administration of Estates.|Article 2 - Grant of Letters Testamentary of Administration.|Division 1 - Grant of Letters Testamentary.|Section 43-2-22 - Disqualification of Certain Persons to Serve as Executor or Administrator.

Section 43-2-22Disqualification of certain persons to serve as executor or administrator. (a) No person must be deemed a fit person to serve as executor who is under the age of 19 years, or who has been convicted of an infamous crime, or who, from intemperance, improvidence or want of understanding, is incompetent to discharge the duties of the trust. Nor shall any nonresident of the state be appointed as administrator unless he is at the time executor or administrator of the same estate in some other state or territory or jurisdiction, duly qualified under the laws of that jurisdiction. (b) If the person named in the will as sole executor is or if all the persons named therein as executors are, from any of the causes enumerated in subsection (a), unfit to serve as executor or executors, letters of administration, with the will annexed, may be granted on the testator's estate, under the provisions of section 43-2-27. (Code 1852, §§1658, 1659; Code 1867, §§1976, 1977; Code 1876, §§2340, 2341; Code 1886, §§2004, 2006; Code 1896, §§46, 48; Code 1907, §§2508, 2510; Code 1923, §§5730, 5732; Code 1940, T. 61, §§69, 71.)
AL Code § 43-2-23 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 43 - Wills and Decedents' Estates.|Chapter 2 - Administration of Estates.|Article 2 - Grant of Letters Testamentary of Administration.|Division 1 - Grant of Letters Testamentary.|Section 43-2-23 - Issuance of Letters to Married Woman.

Section 43-2-23Issuance of letters to married woman. It shall not be necessary, in order for letters testamentary to issue to a married woman, for her husband to consent thereto; and the husband shall not be responsible for her acts. (Code 1852, §1660; Code 1867, §1978; Code 1876, §2342; Code 1886, §2007; Code 1896, §49; Code 1907, §2511; Code 1923, §5733; Code 1940, T. 61, §72.)
AL Code § 43-2-24 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 43 - Wills and Decedents' Estates.|Chapter 2 - Administration of Estates.|Article 2 - Grant of Letters Testamentary of Administration.|Division 1 - Grant of Letters Testamentary.|Section 43-2-24 - Supplemental Letters for Minors and Married Women Upon Removal of Disability.

Section 43-2-24Supplemental letters for minors and married women upon removal of disability. If the disability of a person under age or of a married woman named as executor in any will is removed before the administration of such will is completed, such person is entitled to supplementary letters testamentary, to be issued in the same manner as original letters, and shall thereupon be authorized to join in the execution of such will with the persons previously appointed. (Code 1852, §1661; Code 1867, §1979; Code 1876, §2343; Code 1886, §2008; Code 1896, §50; Code 1907, §2512; Code 1923, §5734; Code 1940, T. 61, §73.)
AL Code § 43-2-25 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 43 - Wills and Decedents' Estates.|Chapter 2 - Administration of Estates.|Article 2 - Grant of Letters Testamentary of Administration.|Division 1 - Grant of Letters Testamentary.|Section 43-2-25 - Procedure for Renouncing Appointment.

Section 43-2-25Procedure for renouncing appointment. Any person named as executor in a will may renounce such appointment by appearing before the judge of probate and declaring such renunciation, which must be entered of record; or such person may renounce his appointment by an instrument in writing executed by him and acknowledged before an officer authorized to take and certify acknowledgments to conveyances, whether within or beyond the state; and such instrument must be filed and recorded in the office of the judge of probate of the county in which the will is probated. (Code 1852, §1662; Code 1867, §1980; Code 1876, §2344; Code 1886, §2009; Code 1896, §51; Code 1907, §2513; Code 1923, §5735; Code 1940, T. 61, §74.)
AL Code § 43-2-26 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 43 - Wills and Decedents' Estates.|Chapter 2 - Administration of Estates.|Article 2 - Grant of Letters Testamentary of Administration.|Division 1 - Grant of Letters Testamentary.|Section 43-2-26 - Issuance of Letters to Others Named in Will Upon Renunciation or Failure to Apply by One Named.

Section 43-2-26Issuance of letters to others named in will upon renunciation or failure to apply by one named. If any person named as executor in the will renounces his appointment or fails to apply for letters testamentary within 30 days after probate and any other persons named therein as executors make application for such letters and are fit persons to discharge the trust, letters testamentary must issue to them if they comply with the other requisitions of the law. (Code 1852, §1663; Code 1867, §1981; Code 1876, §2345; Code 1886, §2010; Code 1896, §52; Code 1907, §2514; Code 1923, §5736; Code 1940, T. 61, §75.)
AL Code § 43-2-27 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 43 - Wills and Decedents' Estates.|Chapter 2 - Administration of Estates.|Article 2 - Grant of Letters Testamentary of Administration.|Division 1 - Grant of Letters Testamentary.|Section 43-2-27 - Letters of Administration Granted in Stated Order on Failure of Executor to Apply, Etc.

Section 43-2-27Letters of administration granted in stated order on failure of executor to apply, etc. If no person is named in the will as executor, or if named executors, one or more, all renounce or fail to apply within 30 days after probate or are unfit persons to serve, the residuary legatee, or if he fails to apply within such time, refuses to accept or is unfit to serve, then the principal legatee, is entitled to letters of administration, with the will annexed; and, if both residuary and principal legatees fail to apply within such time, refuse to accept or are unfit to serve, then such letters may be granted to the same persons and in the same order as letters of administration are granted in cases of intestacy. (Code 1852, §§1664, 1665; Code 1867, §§1982, 1983; Code 1876, §§2346, 2347; Code 1886, §2011; Code 1896, §53; Code 1907, §2515; Code 1923, §5737; Code 1940, T. 61, §76.)