Source: http://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Status/bills_text.cfm?billdoc=SB18%20SUB1.htm&yr=2011&sesstype=RS&i=18
Timestamp: 2018-02-20 07:36:31
Document Index: 669028417

Matched Legal Cases: ['§60', '§60', '§60', '§60', '§60', '§60', '§60', '§60']

A BILL to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new section, designated §60-3A-3a; to amend and reenact §60-3A-4 of said code; and to amend said code by adding thereto a new section, designated §60-7-9, all relating to requiring certain employees of licensed private clubs and retail outlets selling alcoholic beverages to take the techniques for education and alcohol management course, the training for intervention procedures course, alcohol awareness programs provided by the American Hotel and Lodging Association or the National Restaurant Association or other similar alcohol awareness education courses provided or approved by the Alcohol Beverage Control Commissioner; allowing for the training to be done on-site by a manager or supervisor; and providing legislative rule-making authority.
That the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, be amended by adding thereto a new section, designated §60-3A-3a; that §60-3A-4 of said code be amended and reenacted; and that said code be amended by adding thereto a new section, designated §60-7-9, all to read as follows:
(a) Any point of sale employee of a retail outlet licensed pursuant to the provisions of this article, who is hired on or after July 1, 2011, shall participate in the techniques for education and alcohol management program (TEAM), the training for intervention procedures course (TIPS), alcohol awareness programs provided by the American Hotel and Lodging Association or the National Restaurant Association or other similar alcohol awareness education programs provided or approved by the Commissioner, within sixty days of commencing employment and at least once every three years thereafter. Any point of sale employee who was employed prior to July 1, 2011, shall participate in one of the training programs specified in this section or other similar programs provided or approved by the commissioner before July 1, 2012, and at least once every three years thereafter.
(b) The Commissioner shall propose rules for legislative approval in accordance with the provisions of article three, chapter twenty-nine-a of this code to implement the provisions of this section. These rules shall provide that the training may be offered to point of sale employees by a supervisor or manager or someone designated by the supervisor or manager to provide the training once these individuals have successfully completed the course and can offer the required training on-site without requiring the point of sale employee to attend off-site training.
(h) “Commissioner” means the West Virginia Alcohol Beverage Control Commissioner” as set forth in article 2 of this chapter.
(h) (i) “Current retail licensee” means a person who holds a retail license at the time of the effective date of the amendments to this section during the first extraordinary session of the Legislature in 2009 or that person’s successor or any person who holds a retail license when it expires at the end of a ten-year period.
(i) (j) “Designated areas” means one or more geographic areas within a market zone designated as such by the board.
(j) (k) “Executive officer” means the president or other principal officer, partner or member of an applicant or retail licensee, any vice president or other principal officer, partner or member of an applicant or retail licensee in charge of a principal business unit or division, or any other officer, partner or member of an applicant or retail licensee who performs a policy-making function.
(k) (l) “Freestanding liquor retail outlet” means a retail outlet that sells only liquor, beer, nonintoxicating beer and other alcohol-related products, including tobacco related products.
(l) (m) “Liquor” means alcoholic liquor as defined in section five, article one of this chapter and also includes both wine and fortified wines as those terms are defined in section two, article eight of this chapter.
(n) (o) “Mixed retail liquor outlet” means a retail outlet that sells liquor, beer, nonintoxicating beer and other alcohol-related products, including tobacco related products, in addition to convenience and other retail products.
(q) “point of sale employee” means and employee of a retail outlet as defined in this section or a private club as defined in subsection (a), section 2, article 7 of this chapter at the place where the sale or purchase of liquor is made.
(p) (r) “Retail license” means a license issued under the provisions of this article permitting the sale of liquor at retail.
(q) (s) “Retail licensee” means the holder of a retail license.
(r) (t) “Retail outlet” means a specific location where liquor may be lawfully sold by a retail licensee under the provisions of this article.
(a) Any employee of a private club licensed pursuant to the provisions of this article, who serves alcohol and who is hired on or after July 1, 2011, shall participate in the techniques for education and alcohol management program (TEAM), the training for intervention procedures course (TIPS), alcohol awareness programs provided by the American Hotel and Lodging Association or the National Restaurant Association or other similar alcohol awareness education programs provided or approved by the Commissioner, within sixty days of commencing employment and at least once every three years thereafter. Any employee who serves alcohol and who was employed prior to July 1, 2011, shall participate in one of the training programs specified in this section or other similar programs provided or approved by the Commissioner before July 1, 2012, and at least once every three years thereafter.
(NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to require certain employees of licensed private clubs and retail outlets selling alcoholic beverages to take the techniques for education and alcohol management course, the training for intervention procedures course, alcohol awareness programs provided by the American Hotel and Lodging Association or the National Restaurant Association or other similar alcohol awareness education courses provided or approved by the Alcohol Beverage Control Commissioner.
§60-3A-3a and §60-7-9 are new; therefore, strike-throughs and underscoring have been omitted.)