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H0584......................................................by STATE AFFAIRS ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES - Adds to existing law relating to alcoholic beverages to provide that certain persons shall complete an alcohol recognition and training program within a specified period of time; to provide that licensees shall maintain documentation of training and provide the documentation upon request to the Idaho State Police; and to provide penalties. 02/29 House intro - 1st rdg - to printing 03/03 Rpt prt - to St Aff
]]]] LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO ]]]] Fifty-ninth Legislature Second Regular Session - 2008IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES HOUSE BILL NO. 584 BY STATE AFFAIRS COMMITTEE 1 AN ACT 2 RELATING TO ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES; AMENDING TITLE 23, IDAHO CODE, BY THE ADDI- 3 TION OF A NEW CHAPTER 15, TITLE 23, IDAHO CODE, TO PROVIDE THAT CERTAIN 4 PERSONS SHALL COMPLETE AN ALCOHOL RECOGNITION AND TRAINING PROGRAM WITHIN 5 A SPECIFIED PERIOD OF TIME, TO PROVIDE THAT LICENSEES SHALL MAINTAIN DOCU- 6 MENTATION OF TRAINING AND PROVIDE THE DOCUMENTATION UPON REQUEST TO THE 7 IDAHO STATE POLICE AND TO PROVIDE PENALTIES. 8 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Idaho: 9 SECTION 1. That Title 23, Idaho Code, be, and the same is hereby amended 10 by the addition thereto of a NEW CHAPTER, to be known and designated as Chap- 11 ter 15, Title 23, Idaho Code, and to read as follows: 12 CHAPTER 15 13 ALCOHOL RECOGNITION AND TRAINING PROGRAM 14 23-1501. ALCOHOL RECOGNITION AND TRAINING PROGRAM. In order to further 15 prevent sales of alcoholic beverages to minors, employed agents, servants or 16 bartenders of any person licensed pursuant to the provisions of title 23, 17 Idaho Code, officers, agents or employees of the dispensary, and contract 18 sales locations personnel, involved in the retail sales of alcoholic bever- 19 ages, shall complete an alcohol recognition and training program such as 20 training for intervention procedures (TIPS) certification, ServSafe certifica- 21 tion, or other equivalent program as determined by the director of the Idaho 22 state police to facilitate recognition of valid age identification. Any person 23 subject to this training requirement on the effective date of this act shall 24 complete training within sixty (60) days of the effective date of this act. 25 Any person who becomes subject to this training requirement subsequent to the 26 effective date of this act shall complete the training requirement within 27 thirty (30) days of becoming subject to this training requirement. Licensees 28 shall maintain documentation of such training of their employed agents, ser- 29 vants or bartenders and provide such documentation at the request of the Idaho 30 state police. Licensees employing persons who have not completed an alcohol 31 recognition and training program as provided in this section shall be subject 32 to a fine in an amount not to exceed one hundred dollars ($100) for each con- 33 tinuing day of violation. Any person who is required to complete an alcohol 34 recognition and training program pursuant to the provisions of this section 35 who has not completed such program as required shall be subject to a fine not 36 to exceed one hundred dollars ($100).
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE
RS 18050
The purpose of this legislation is to require mandatory training
for all retail clerks and servers of alcohol, retail sales in
state liquor stores for identification of minors to decrease
illegal purchase of alcohol.
FISCAL NOTE
About $5000 for the training of liquor dispensary employees.
Contact
Name: Rep Liz Chavez
Phone: 208-332-1000
Rep John Rusche
Phone: 208-332-1000
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE/FISCAL NOTE H 584