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HB360

HB360: Creating a State Apprenticeship Office and Council in Alaska

Last scannedSep 22, 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

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Read the 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

  1. (H) REFERRED TO LABOR & COMMERCE1691
  2. (H) L&C, FIN1691
  3. (H) READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALS1691