MS Office of Apprenticeship; create under State Workforce Investment Board.

Replaced generic appointment language with specific requirements for board members to represent employee organizations and employer organizations.

Clarified that any member appointed to fill a vacancy must come from the same category of representation as the original member.

The requirement for the Governor to make appointments to the Apprenticeship Council was removed entirely.

New definitions were added for 'Apprenticeship intermediary', 'Related technical instruction', and 'Quality assurance assessment'.

The Office of Apprenticeship is now explicitly stated to be ineligible for recognition as the State's Registration Agency.

Specific provisions were added allowing the Office to allocate state funds for registered apprenticeship training programs based on sponsor allocation.

The effective date of the act was set to July 1, 2026, and initial Council member terms were set to begin October 1, 2026.

New language clarifies that the act does not require sponsors to register with the Office and does not affect existing career and technical education funding.