Alaska2026Passed Legislature
HB360
HB360: Creating a State Apprenticeship Office and Council in Alaska
Last scannedSep 10, 2026, 12:32 AM
In one sentence
This bill creates a new state office to manage apprenticeship programs and sets up an advisory council to guide the work.
What it does
- Establishes a State Apprenticeship Office inside the Department of Labor and Workforce Development.
- Requires the new office to seek official recognition from the U.S. Department of Labor as a state apprenticeship agency.
- Allows the office to register apprenticeship programs that meet standards set by regulation.
- Creates an Alaska Apprenticeship Advisory Council with nine members appointed by the director.
- Updates rules so grants can be used for training in programs registered by the new state office or under federal law.
Who it affects
- The Department of Labor and Workforce Development
- Employers who run apprenticeship programs
- Employee organizations involved in trades
- People applying for grants to support job training
Limits and unknowns
- The bill does not list specific funding amounts for the new office or council.
- The exact rules and standards for registering programs will be written later by regulation, so details are not yet known.
- The effective date of this law is not listed in the provided text.
Plain language
Terms to know
- Apprenticeship program
- A training system where a person learns a trade by working under the guidance of experienced workers.
- State Apprenticeship Office
- The new government office created to manage and register apprenticeship programs in Alaska.
- Reciprocity
- A policy the state must create with other states to ensure apprenticeship program registration is recognized across borders.
Official record
Sources
Official summary
STATE APPRENTICESHP OFFICE; COUNCIL An Act relating to apprenticeship programs; establishing a state apprenticeship office; and establishing the Alaska Apprenticeship Advisory Council.
Official activity
Bill history
- (H) REFERRED TO LABOR & COMMERCE1691
- (H) L&C, FIN1691
- (H) READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALS1691