Alabama HB517: Talent Readiness and Industry Needs (TRAIN) Act, qualified employees authorized to teach a career and technical education program, tax credits provided to employers that loan qualified employees, workforce teaching certificate established

What the bill says

An Act, Relating to career and technical education; to enact the Talent Readiness and Industry Needs (TRAIN) Act; to authorize businesses to partner with eligible educational institutions to provide career and technical education instruction to students; to provide state income and financial institution excise tax credits to employers that loan qualified employees to serve as instructors in career and technical education programs at eligible educational institutions or make donations to eligible educational institutions for curriculum advancement and supplementing salaries…

From the enrolled text:

An Act, Relating to career and technical education; to enact the Talent Readiness and Industry Needs (TRAIN) Act; to authorize businesses to partner with eligible educational institutions to provide career and technical education instruction to students; to provide state income and financial institution excise tax credits to employers that loan qualified employees to serve as instructors in career and technical education programs at eligible educational institutions or make donations to eligible educational institutions for curriculum advancement and supplementing salaries; and to establish a workforce teaching certificate and a streamlined process for qualified employees to obtain a certificate to teach a designated career and technical education program at an eligible educational institution. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA: Section 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the Talent Readiness and Industry Needs (TRAIN) Act. Section 2. The Legislature finds that Career and Technical Education (CTE) plays a vital role in preparing students for in-demand careers across a range of industries including manufacturing, information technology, construction, and skilled trades. Many school districts across the state face challenges in recruiting and retaining qualified CTE instructors due to certification barriers, regional shortages, and competition with private-sector wages. The involvement of current industry professionals in the classroom could provide Page current industry professionals in the classroom could provide HB517 …