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44 By Representatives Collins, Baker, Shaver, Colvin, Lamb, Wood
55 (D), Hill, Estes, Stadthagen, Gidley, Butler, Wilcox, Moore
66 (P), Hurst, Rigsby, Givens, Faulkner, Brown, DuBose, Pettus,
77 Paschal
88 RFD: Education Policy
99 First Read: 07-Mar-23
10-2023 Regular Session
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20-Enrolled, An Act,
21-Relating to credentials and the workforce; to create
22-the Alabama Credential Quality and Transparency Act as a new
23-Division 9, commencing with Section 41-29-350, Article 3,
24-Chapter 29, Title 41, Code of Alabama 1975; to create the
25-Alabama Terminal on Linking and Analyzing Statistics on
26-Career Pathways Act as a new Division 10, commencing with
27-Section 41-29-360, Article 3, Chapter 29, Title 41, Code of
28-Alabama 1975; and to establish the Alabama College and Career
29-Readiness Act by adding Section 41-29-298 to the Code of
30-Alabama 1975; to provide for the creation of a free,
31-searchable public online registry of educational and
32-occupational credentials; to restrict the release of
33-personally identifiable information; to provide procedures
34-for handling data breaches; to establish a statewide
35-definition of college and career readiness; and in connection
36-therewith would have as its purpose or effect the requirement
37-of a new or increased expenditure of local funds within the
38-meaning of Section 111.05 of the Constitution of Alabama of
39-2022.
40-BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA:
41-Section 1. Division 9, commencing with Section
42-41-29-350, is added to Article 3, Chapter 29, Title 41 of the
43-Code of Alabama 1975, to read as follows:
44-§41-29-350
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19+SYNOPSIS:
20+This bill would establish the Alabama Credential
21+Quality and Transparency Act and the Alabama Workforce
22+Council Committee on Credential Quality and
23+Transparency; would establish the Alabama Terminal on
24+Linking and Analyzing Statistics (ATLAS) on Career
25+Pathways Act; and would establish the Alabama College
26+and Career Readiness Act.
27+Section 111.05 of the Constitution of Alabama of
28+2022, prohibits a general law whose purpose or effect
29+would be to require a new or increased expenditure of
30+local funds from becoming effective with regard to a
31+local governmental entity without enactment by a 2/3
32+vote unless: it comes within one of a number of
33+specified exceptions; it is approved by the affected
34+entity; or the Legislature appropriates funds, or
35+provides a local source of revenue, to the entity for
36+the purpose.
37+The purpose or effect of this bill would be to
38+require a new or increased expenditure of local funds
39+within the meaning of the amendment. However, the bill
40+does not require approval of a local governmental
41+entity or enactment by a 2/3 vote to become effective
42+because it comes within one of the specified exceptions
43+contained in the amendment.
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74-This division shall be known and may be cited as the
75-Alabama Credential Quality and Transparency Act.
76-§41-29-351
77-For the purposes of this division, the following terms
78-shall have the following meanings:
79-(1) COMMITTEE. The Alabama Workforce Council Committee
80-on Credential Quality and Transparency.
81-(2) COMPETENCY. Measurable or observable knowledge,
82-skills, and abilities.
83-(3) CREDENTIAL. A qualification, achievement, or
84-recognition of competence.
85-(4) REGISTRY. The Alabama Credential Registry, which
86-is a virtual repository of state competency and credential
87-data.
88-(5) TRANSPARENCY. The availability of deidentified
89-data about credentials as linked, open, and interoperable
90-data aligned with widely recognized standards.
91-§41-29-352
92-(a) The committee shall advise the Alabama Committee
93-on Credentialing and Career Pathways on making credential and
94-competency data, collected through the registry created by
95-this division, publicly available.
96-(b) The appointing authorities shall coordinate their
97-appointments to assure the committee membership is inclusive
98-and reflects the racial, gender, geographic, urban, rural,
99-and economic diversity of the state. The committee shall be
100-composed of the following members:
101-(1) One representative from each of the technical
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73+A BILL
74+TO BE ENTITLED
75+AN ACT
76+Relating to credentials and the workforce; to create
77+the Alabama Credential Quality and Transparency Act as a new
78+Division 9, commencing with Section 41-29-350, Article 3,
79+Chapter 29, Title 41, Code of Alabama 1975; to create the
80+Alabama Terminal on Linking and Analyzing Statistics on Career
81+Pathways Act as a new Division 10, commencing with Section
82+41-29-360, Article 3, Chapter 29, Title 41, Code of Alabama
83+1975; and to establish the Alabama College and Career
84+Readiness Act by adding Section 41-29-298 to the Code of
85+Alabama 1975; to provide for the creation of a free,
86+searchable public online registry of educational and
87+occupational credentials; to restrict the release of
88+personally identifiable information; to provide procedures for
89+handling data breaches; to establish a statewide definition of
90+college and career readiness; and in connection therewith
91+would have as its purpose or effect the requirement of a new
92+or increased expenditure of local funds within the meaning of
93+Section 111.05 of the Constitution of Alabama of 2022.
94+BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA:
95+Section 1. Division 9, commencing with Section
96+41-29-350, is added to Article 3, Chapter 29, Title 41 of the
97+Code of Alabama 1975, to read as follows:
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131-advisory committees of the Alabama Committee on Credentialing
132-and Career Pathways.
133-(2) The Governor, or his or her designee, who shall
134-chair the committee.
135-(3) The Secretary of the Department of Early Childhood
136-Education, or his or her designee.
137-(4) The State Superintendent of Education, or his or
138-her designee.
139-(5) The Executive Director of the Alabama Commission
140-on Higher Education, or his or her designee.
141-(6) The Chancellor of the Alabama Community College
142-System, or his or her designee.
143-(7) The Secretary of the Department of Commerce, or
144-his or her designee.
145-(8) The Secretary of Labor, or his or her designee.
146-(9) The Commissioner of the Department of
147-Rehabilitation Services, or his or her designee.
148-(c) On or before June 30, 2024, and each June 30
149-thereafter, the committee shall develop a list of credentials
150-that are aligned to the in-demand occupations for each
151-industry operating in the state by using the system for
152-evaluating credentials provided by the Alabama Committee on
153-Credentialing and Career Pathways.
154-§41-29-353
155-All data published to the registry shall be available
156-to the public and shall be deidentified. Credential data
157-shall be linked, open, interoperable, aligned with widely
158-recognized standards, and all allow for open access across
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127+§41-29-350
128+This division shall be known and may be cited as the
129+Alabama Credential Quality and Transparency Act.
130+§41-29-351
131+For the purposes of this division, the following terms
132+shall have the following meanings:
133+(1) COMMITTEE. The Alabama Workforce Council Committee
134+on Credential Quality and Transparency.
135+(2) COMPETENCY. Measurable or observable knowledge,
136+skills, and abilities.
137+(3) CREDENTIAL. A qualification, achievement, or
138+recognition of competence.
139+(4) REGISTRY. The Alabama Credential Registry, which is
140+a virtual repository of state competency and credential data.
141+(5) TRANSPARENCY. The availability of deidentified data
142+about credentials as linked, open, and interoperable data
143+aligned with widely recognized standards.
144+§41-29-352
145+(a) The committee shall advise the Alabama Committee on
146+Credentialing and Career Pathways on making credential and
147+competency data, collected through the registry created by
148+this division, publicly available.
149+(b) The appointing authorities shall coordinate their
150+appointments to assure the committee membership is inclusive
151+and reflects the racial, gender, geographic, urban, rural, and
152+economic diversity of the state. The committee shall be
153+composed of the following members:
154+(1) One representative from each of the technical
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188-sectors and platforms.
189-§41-29-354
190-The committee shall adopt rules as necessary to
191-implement and administer this division pursuant to the
192-Alabama Administrative Procedure Act, Chapter 22 of Title 41.
193-Section 2. Division 10, commencing with Section
194-41-29-360, is added to Article 3, Chapter 29, Title 41 of the
195-Code of Alabama 1975, to read as follows:
196-§41-29-360
197-(a) This division shall be known and may be cited as
198-the Alabama Terminal on Linking and Analyzing Statistics on
199-Career Pathways Act.
200-(b) For the purposes of this division, the following
201-terms shall have the following meanings:
202-(1) COUNCIL. The P-20W Council.
203-(2) DEIDENTIFICATION. The process used to remove all
204-direct personal identifiers from individual level data.
205-(3) OFFICE. The Office of Education and Workforce
206-Statistics.
207-(4) STUDENT DATA.
208-a. Data relating to student performance including, but
209-not limited to, all of the following:
210-1. State and national assessments.
211-2. Course taking and completion.
212-3. Grade point average.
213-4. Remediation.
214-5. Retention.
215-6. Special population status as defined by the Alabama
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184+advisory committees of the Alabama Committee on Credentialing
185+and Career Pathways.
186+(2) The Governor, or his or her designee, who shall
187+chair the committee.
188+(3) The Secretary of the Department of Early Childhood
189+Education, or his or her designee.
190+(4) The State Superintendent of Education, or his or
191+her designee.
192+(5) The Executive Director of the Alabama Commission on
193+Higher Education, or his or her designee.
194+(6) The Chancellor of the Alabama Community College
195+System, or his or her designee.
196+(7) The Secretary of the Department of Commerce, or his
197+or her designee.
198+(8) The Secretary of Labor, or his or her designee.
199+(9) The Commissioner of the Department of
200+Rehabilitation Services, or his or her designee.
201+(c) On or before June 30, 2024, and each June 30
202+thereafter, the committee shall develop a list of credentials
203+that are aligned to the in-demand occupations for each
204+industry operating in the state by using the system for
205+evaluating credentials provided by the Alabama Committee on
206+Credentialing and Career Pathways.
207+§41-29-353
208+All data published to the registry shall be available
209+to the public and shall be deidentified. Credential data shall
210+be linked, open, interoperable, aligned with widely recognized
211+standards, and all allow for open access across sectors and
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245-Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act state plan.
246-7. Degree, diploma, or credential attainment.
247-8. Enrollment and absenteeism data.
248-9. Demographic data.
249-10. Suspension and expulsion records.
250-11. Student financial aid data.
251-b. Student data does not include any of the following:
252-1. Juvenile delinquency records.
253-2. Criminal records.
254-3. Medical and health records.
255-(5) SYSTEM. The Alabama Terminal on Linking and
256-Analyzing Statistics (ATLAS) on Career Pathways longitudinal
257-database system.
258-(6) WORKFORCE DATA. Data relating to, but not limited
259-to, any of the following:
260-a. Employment status.
261-b. Wage information.
262-c. Special population status as defined by the Alabama
263-Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act state plan.
264-d. Geographic location of employment.
265-e. Industry or occupation, or both.
266-§41-29-361
267-The system is established as a secure system to
268-exchange, deidentify, and match individual level education
269-and workforce data from partner entities while upholding
270-legal protections to ensure privacy and security. The system
271-shall be used to provide policymakers with access to data
272-regarding the state talent development system, including
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241+platforms.
242+§41-29-354
243+The committee shall adopt rules as necessary to
244+implement and administer this division pursuant to the Alabama
245+Administrative Procedure Act, Chapter 22 of Title 41.
246+Section 2. Division 10, commencing with Section
247+41-29-360, is added to Article 3, Chapter 29, Title 41 of the
248+Code of Alabama 1975, to read as follows:
249+§41-29-360
250+(a) This division shall be known and may be cited as
251+the Alabama Terminal on Linking and Analyzing Statistics on
252+Career Pathways Act.
253+(b) For the purposes of this division, the following
254+terms shall have the following meanings:
255+(1) COUNCIL. The P-20W Council.
256+(2) DEIDENTIFICATION. The process used to remove all
257+direct personal identifiers from individual level data.
258+(3) OFFICE. The Office of Education and Workforce
259+Statistics.
260+(4) STUDENT DATA.
261+a. Data relating to student performance including, but
262+not limited to, all of the following:
263+1. State and national assessments.
264+2. Course taking and completion.
265+3. Grade point average.
266+4. Remediation.
267+5. Retention.
268+6. Special population status as defined by the Alabama
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302-early learning, education, workforce training, and employment
303-outcomes. The system makes it possible to match data from
304-various agencies and programs over time to create reports
305-that may then be aggregated and analyzed to assist policy
306-makers with developing strategies to improve education and
307-workforce outcomes. The system shall be configured in the
308-following manner:
309-(1) All information matched from partner entities
310-shall be collected, safeguarded, kept confidential, and used
311-only by the office in accordance with this division and other
312-state and federal law.
313-(2) Each partner entity shall retain ownership of any
314-data the partner entity provides to the system and shall
315-reserve the right to opt out of any research request if the
316-request would violate state or federal law. To that end, all
317-of the following shall apply:
318-a. A partner entity may not have access to data owned
319-by another partner entity unless a data request is approved
320-unanimously by the council.
321-b. Nothing in this division or council rule or policy
322-may prevent partner entities from engaging in direct data
323-sharing agreements with other partner entities or with
324-external entities, so long as the data to be shared is owned
325-by the contracting parties.
326-(3) The system shall conduct research related to the
327-research agenda adopted by the council.
328-§41-29-362
329-(a) The council is established to govern the system.
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298+Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act state plan.
299+7. Degree, diploma, or credential attainment.
300+8. Enrollment and absenteeism data.
301+9. Demographic data.
302+10. Suspension and expulsion records.
303+11. Student financial aid data.
304+b. Student data does not include any of the following:
305+1. Juvenile delinquency records.
306+2. Criminal records.
307+3. Medical and health records.
308+(5) SYSTEM. The Alabama Terminal on Linking and
309+Analyzing Statistics (ATLAS) on Career Pathways longitudinal
310+database system.
311+(6) WORKFORCE DATA. Data relating to, but not limited
312+to, any of the following:
313+a. Employment status.
314+b. Wage information.
315+c. Special population status as defined by the Alabama
316+Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act state plan.
317+d. Geographic location of employment.
318+e. Industry or occupation, or both.
319+§41-29-361
320+The system is established as a secure system to
321+exchange, deidentify, and match individual level education and
322+workforce data from partner entities while upholding legal
323+protections to ensure privacy and security. The system shall
324+be used to provide policymakers with access to data regarding
325+the state talent development system, including early learning,
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359-(b) The appointing authorities shall coordinate their
360-appointments to assure the council membership is inclusive
361-and reflects the racial, gender, geographic, urban, rural,
362-and economic diversity of the state. The membership of the
363-council shall consist of all of the following:
364-(1) The Governor, or his or her designee, who shall
365-serve as chair of the council.
366-(2) Each partner entity head, or designee, who has
367-signed a memorandum of understanding to share data with the
368-system.
369-(3) The Chair of the House Ways and Means Education
370-Committee.
371-(4) The Chair of the Senate Finance and Taxation
372-Education Committee.
373-(5) The Chair of the Alabama Workforce Council.
374-(6) Up to four members of the public, who are
375-experienced in education and workforce data and statistics,
376-who shall be appointed by the Governor and serve at the
377-pleasure of the Governor.
378-(c) The council shall perform all of the following
379-duties:
380-(1) Develop a strategic plan.
381-(2) Oversee the development, adoption, and
382-implementation of rules to govern the proceedings of the
383-council, the office, and the system.
384-(3) Oversee compliance regarding the protection of
385-data shared with the system.
386-(4) Develop a data governance and security plan for
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355+education, workforce training, and employment outcomes. The
356+system makes it possible to match data from various agencies
357+and programs over time to create reports that may then be
358+aggregated and analyzed to assist policy makers with
359+developing strategies to improve education and workforce
360+outcomes. The system shall be configured in the following
361+manner:
362+(1) All information matched from partner entities shall
363+be collected, safeguarded, kept confidential, and used only by
364+the office in accordance with this division and other state
365+and federal law.
366+(2) Each partner entity shall retain ownership of any
367+data the partner entity provides to the system and shall
368+reserve the right to opt out of any research request if the
369+request would violate state or federal law. To that end, all
370+of the following shall apply:
371+a. A partner entity may not have access to data owned
372+by another partner entity unless a data request is approved
373+unanimously by the council.
374+b. Nothing in this division or council rule or policy
375+may prevent partner entities from engaging in direct data
376+sharing agreements with other partner entities or with
377+external entities, so long as the data to be shared is owned
378+by the contracting parties.
379+(3) The system shall conduct research related to the
380+research agenda adopted by the council.
381+§41-29-362
382+(a) The council is established to govern the system.
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416-the system regarding the use, privacy, and security of data
417-and publish the plan on the system website.
418-(5) Establish the research agenda for the system.
419-(6) Establish a process for proposing and approving
420-requests for reports using data matched in the system.
421-(7) Establish policies for sharing aggregated data or
422-reports with the public and external entities.
423-(8) Develop strategies for promoting the transparent
424-operation of the system.
425-(9) Form standing and ad hoc committees and working
426-groups from among its own membership to accomplish its
427-duties.
428-(10) Prepare and provide an annual report to the
429-Governor; Lieutenant Governor; Speaker of the House of
430-Representatives; President Pro Tempore of the Senate; Chairs
431-of the House Education Policy, Senate Education Policy, House
432-Ways and Means Education, and Senate Finance and Taxation
433-Education Committees; and the State Board of Education.
434-§41-29-363
435-(a) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (a) of
436-Section 41-29-365, the regular meetings of the council shall
437-be held at the call of the chair, at least four times per
438-state fiscal year; special meetings of the council may be
439-called by the chair, or upon written request of a majority of
440-the members of the council; and all regular and special
441-meetings of the council shall comply with the Open Meetings
442-Act.
443-(b) A majority of the members of the council, or their
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412+(b) The appointing authorities shall coordinate their
413+appointments to assure the council membership is inclusive and
414+reflects the racial, gender, geographic, urban, rural, and
415+economic diversity of the state. The membership of the council
416+shall consist of all of the following:
417+(1) The Governor, or his or her designee, who shall
418+serve as chair of the council.
419+(2) Each partner entity head, or designee, who has
420+signed a memorandum of understanding to share data with the
421+system.
422+(3) The Chair of the House Ways and Means Education
423+Committee.
424+(4) The Chair of the Senate Finance and Taxation
425+Education Committee.
426+(5) The Chair of the Alabama Workforce Council.
427+(6) Up to four members of the public, who are
428+experienced in education and workforce data and statistics,
429+who shall be appointed by the Governor and serve at the
430+pleasure of the Governor.
431+(c) The council shall perform all of the following
432+duties:
433+(1) Develop a strategic plan.
434+(2) Oversee the development, adoption, and
435+implementation of rules to govern the proceedings of the
436+council, the office, and the system.
437+(3) Oversee compliance regarding the protection of data
438+shared with the system.
439+(4) Develop a data governance and security plan for the
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469+system regarding the use, privacy, and security of data and
470+publish the plan on the system website.
471+(5) Establish the research agenda for the system.
472+(6) Establish a process for proposing and approving
473+requests for reports using data matched in the system.
474+(7) Establish policies for sharing aggregated data or
475+reports with the public and external entities.
476+(8) Develop strategies for promoting the transparent
477+operation of the system.
478+(9) Form standing and ad hoc committees and working
479+groups from among its own membership to accomplish its duties.
480+(10) Prepare and provide an annual report to the
481+Governor; Lieutenant Governor; Speaker of the House of
482+Representatives; President Pro Tempore of the Senate; Chairs
483+of the House Education Policy, Senate Education Policy, House
484+Ways and Means Education, and Senate Finance and Taxation
485+Education Committees; and the State Board of Education.
486+§41-29-363
487+(a) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (a) of
488+Section 41-29-365, the regular meetings of the council shall
489+be held at the call of the chair, at least four times per
490+state fiscal year; special meetings of the council may be
491+called by the chair, or upon written request of a majority of
492+the members of the council; and all regular and special
493+meetings of the council shall comply with the Open Meetings
494+Act.
495+(b) A majority of the members of the council, or their
473496 designees, shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of
474-business.
475-(c) Each member of the council may appoint, in writing
476-to the chair, a designee to represent him or her during the
477-proceedings of the council.
478-(d) The members of the council shall not receive a
479-salary or per diem allowance for their service but shall be
480-reimbursed through the Department of Commerce for expenses
481-incurred in the performance of their duties for the office at
482-the same rate as provided for state employees.
483-(e) Direct access to data in the system is restricted
484-to office staff and authorized staff approved by the council.
485-(f) Any person who knowingly releases data collected
486-pursuant to this division to any other person not authorized
487-to lawfully receive the data shall be guilty of a Class C
488-felony and punished as provided by law.
489-§41-29-364
490-(a) The Office of Education and Workforce Statistics
491-is established within the Department of Commerce to manage
492-the activities of the system on behalf of the council. The
493-office shall be an authorized representative for partner
494-entity data. The director shall serve at the pleasure, and
495-shall perform functions as provided by rule, of the council
496-and approved by the Secretary of Commerce.
497-(b) In the event of a data breach, the office shall
498-comply with the Alabama Data Breach Notification Act of 2018.
499-(c) No member of, or designee appointed to, the
500-council or any standing or ad hoc committee of the council
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530-may vote or otherwise participate in any discussion or debate
531-on any matter before the council in which he or she, or an
532-immediate family member, has a direct personal or pecuniary
533-interest. A member or designee shall notify the chair of the
534-council in writing of any conflict of interest.
535-§41-29-365
536-The council shall adopt rules as necessary to
537-implement and administer this division pursuant to the
538-Alabama Administrative Procedure Act, Chapter 22 of Title 41.
539-Section 3. Section 41-29-298 is added to the Code of
540-Alabama 1975, to read as follows:
541-§41-29-298
542-(a) This section shall be known and may be cited as
543-the Alabama College and Career Readiness Act.
544-(b) For the purposes of this section, the state
545-apprenticeship agency is the Alabama Office of
546-Apprenticeship.
547-(c) Commencing with the 2025-2026 school year, a
548-public school student shall earn one or more college or
549-career readiness indicators approved by the State Board of
550-Education, before graduation.
551-(d) The State Board of Education shall adopt rules as
552-necessary to implement and administer this section pursuant
553-to the Alabama Administrative Procedure Act, Chapter 22 of
554-Title 41.
555-Section 4. Although this bill would have as its
556-purpose or effect the requirement of a new or increased
557-expenditure of local funds, the bill is excluded from further
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526+business.
527+(c) Each member of the council may appoint, in writing
528+to the chair, a designee to represent him or her during the
529+proceedings of the council.
530+(d) The members of the council shall not receive a
531+salary or per diem allowance for their service but shall be
532+reimbursed through the Department of Commerce for expenses
533+incurred in the performance of their duties for the office at
534+the same rate as provided for state employees.
535+(e) Direct access to data in the system is restricted
536+to office staff and authorized staff approved by the council.
537+(f) Any person who knowingly releases data collected
538+pursuant to this division to any other person not authorized
539+to lawfully receive the data shall be guilty of a Class C
540+felony and punished as provided by law.
541+§41-29-364
542+(a) The Office of Education and Workforce Statistics is
543+established within the Department of Commerce to manage the
544+activities of the system on behalf of the council. The office
545+shall be an authorized representative for partner entity data.
546+The director shall serve at the pleasure, and shall perform
547+functions as provided by rule, of the council and approved by
548+the Secretary of Commerce.
549+(b) In the event of a data breach, the office shall
550+comply with the Alabama Data Breach Notification Act of 2018.
551+(c) No member of, or designee appointed to, the council
552+or any standing or ad hoc committee of the council may vote or
553+otherwise participate in any discussion or debate on any
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587-requirements and application under Section 111.05 of the
588-Constitution of Alabama of 2022, because the bill defines a
589-new crime or amends the definition of an existing crime.
590-Section 5. This act shall become effective on the
591-first day of the third month following its passage and
592-approval by the Governor, or its otherwise becoming law.
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583+matter before the council in which he or she, or an immediate
584+family member, has a direct personal or pecuniary interest. A
585+member or designee shall notify the chair of the council in
586+writing of any conflict of interest.
587+§41-29-365
588+The council shall adopt rules as necessary to implement
589+and administer this division pursuant to the Alabama
590+Administrative Procedure Act, Chapter 22 of Title 41.
591+Section 3. Section 41-29-298 is added to the Code of
592+Alabama 1975, to read as follows:
593+§41-29-298
594+(a) This section shall be known and may be cited as the
595+Alabama College and Career Readiness Act.
596+(b) For the purposes of this section, the state
597+apprenticeship agency is the Alabama Office of Apprenticeship.
598+(c) Commencing with the 2024-2025 school year, a public
599+school student shall earn one or more college or career
600+readiness indicators approved by the State Board of Education,
601+before graduation.
602+(d) The State Board of Education shall adopt rules as
603+necessary to implement and administer this section pursuant to
604+the Alabama Administrative Procedure Act, Chapter 22 of Title
605+41.
606+Section 4. Although this bill would have as its purpose
607+or effect the requirement of a new or increased expenditure of
608+local funds, the bill is excluded from further requirements
609+and application under Section 111.05 of the Constitution of
610+Alabama of 2022, because the bill defines a new crime or
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600-________________________________________________
601-Speaker of the House of Representatives
602-________________________________________________
603-President and Presiding Officer of the Senate
604-House of Representatives
605-I hereby certify that the within Act originated in and
606-was passed by the House 06-Apr-23.
607-John Treadwell
608-Clerk
609-Senate 24-May-23 Passed
610-House 25-May-23 Concurred in
611- Senate Amendment
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640+amends the definition of an existing crime.
641+Section 5. This act shall become effective on the first
642+day of the third month following its passage and approval by
643+the Governor, or its otherwise becoming law.
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