Mississippi legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Mississippi HB1696: MS Office of Apprenticeship; create under State Workforce Investment Board.
Status: Signed into law, April 8, 2026
AN ACT TO CREATE THE MISSISSIPPI OFFICE OF APPRENTICESHIP ACT; TO DEFINE CERTAIN TERMS; TO CREATE THE MISSISSIPPI OFFICE OF APPRENTICESHIP UNDER THE MISSISSIPPI STATE WORKFORCE INVESTMENT BOARD; TO STATE THE PURPOSES OF THE OFFICE; TO REQUIRE THE OFFICE OF APPRENTICESHIP TO PROMULGATE RULES NECESSARY FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THIS ACT; TO PRESCRIBE THE DUTIES OF THE OFFICE OF APPRENTICESHIP; TO CREATE THE MISSISSIPPI APPRENTICESHIP COUNCIL AS AN ADVISORY COUNCIL TO THE OFFICE; TO PROVIDE THAT APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAMS AND SPONSORS ARE NOT REQUIRED TO REGISTER WITH THE OFFICE OF APPRENTICESHIP; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
What the bill says
An act to create the mississippi office of apprenticeship act; to define certain terms; to create the mississippi office of apprenticeship under the mississippi state workforce investment board; to state the purposes of the office; to require the office of apprenticeship to promulgate rules necessary for the implementation of this act; to prescribe the duties of the office of apprenticeship; to create the mississippi apprenticeship council as an advisory council to the office; to provide that apprenticeship programs and sponsors are not required to register with the office of apprenticeship…
From the enrolled text, April 1, 2026:
AN ACT TO CREATE THE MISSISSIPPI OFFICE OF APPRENTICESHIP ACT; TO DEFINE CERTAIN TERMS; TO CREATE THE MISSISSIPPI OFFICE OF APPRENTICESHIP UNDER THE MISSISSIPPI STATE WORKFORCE INVESTMENT BOARD; TO STATE THE PURPOSES OF THE OFFICE; TO REQUIRE THE OFFICE OF APPRENTICESHIP TO PROMULGATE RULES NECESSARY FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THIS ACT; TO PRESCRIBE THE DUTIES OF THE OFFICE OF APPRENTICESHIP; TO CREATE THE MISSISSIPPI APPRENTICESHIP COUNCIL AS AN ADVISORY COUNCIL TO THE OFFICE; TO PROVIDE THAT APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAMS AND SPONSORS ARE NOT REQUIRED TO REGISTER WITH THE OFFICE OF APPRENTICESHIP; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI: SECTION 1. This act is known and may be cited as the "Mississippi Office of Apprenticeship Act". SECTION 2. As used in this act, the following words and phrases have the meanings provided in this section unless the context clearly requires otherwise: (a) "Apprentice" means a worker and (ii) Is employed to learn an apprenticeable occupation, as defined in 29 CFR Section 29.4, under standards of apprenticeship fulfilling the requirements of 29 CFR Section 29.5. *HR26/R1813SG* H. B. No. 1696 ~ OFFICIAL ~ G1/2 26/HR26/R1813SG PAGE 1 (RKM\KW) (b) "Apprenticeship" means a written agreement, complying with, and authorized by, federal laws and regulations, including 29 CFR Section 29.7, between an apprentice and either the apprentice's …