Chapter 05-006
2005 -- H 5576
AS AMENDED
Enacted 02/25/05
A N A C T
RELATING
TO ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES -- RETAIL LICENSES
Introduced
By: Representative Peter L. Lewiss
Date
Introduced: February 15, 2005
It
is enacted by the General Assembly as follows:
SECTION
1. Section 3-7-6.1 of the General Laws in Chapter 3-7 entitled "Retail
Licenses"
is hereby amended to read as follows:
3-7-6.1.
Renewal of Class B, Class C, Class D, Class E, Class J, and Class N licenses.
-- (a) The holder of a
Class B, Class C, Class D, Class E, Class J, or Class N license who applies
before
October 1, in any licensing period, for a license of the same class for the
next succeeding
licensing
period shall, prior to filing said application, demonstrate that he or she has
complied
with
the Alcohol Server Training Regulations, as promulgated by the department, as
set forth in
subsection
(b) of this section.
(b) The department shall promulgate regulations requiring that all licenses
issued
pursuant
to this section meet the following minimum Alcohol Server Training
requirements:
(1) All persons who sell or serve alcoholic beverages, anyone whose job
description
entails
the checking of identification for the purchase of alcoholic beverages and
valet parking
staff
shall receive Alcohol Server Training as set forth herein.
(2) Only nationally recognized server training programs, which meet the
following
criteria
as determined by the department may be eligible for certification by the
department.
(i) Training is provided through more than one medium including, but not
limited to,
video,
training manual and/or role playing;
(ii) The content of the program has been developed and maintained by recognized
subject
matter and industry experts in the field;
(iii) Programs wherein the instructor is not the grading organization;
(iv) Programs that have been validated and approved by other states which have
mandated
this training;
(v) Programs which follow sound instructional design norms for the target
audience;
(vi) Programs which are regularly updated as science, technology and standards
change.
(3) Licensees, pursuant to regulations promulgated by the department, shall
require
servers
to be recertified every five (5) years.
(4) Any eligible employee of a licensee will be required to complete said
training within
one
hundred and twenty (120) days of the commencement of his or her employment.
(5) The department shall promulgate said regulations no later than January 1, 2005
2006.
All
licensees shall be in compliance with said regulations within ninety (90) days
of January 1,
2005 2006, or be
subject to the penalties set forth in this title.
(6) Any rules and regulations
promulgated pursuant to this section shall be suspended and
shall not become effective until
January 1, 2006.
SECTION
2. This act shall take effect upon passage.
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