H. B. 3205
(By Delegates Tabb and Wysong)
[Introduced March 24, 2005; referred to the
Committee on the Judiciary.]
A BILL to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by
adding thereto a new section, designated §60-3A-3a
; and to
amend said code by adding thereto a new section, designated
§60-7-9
, all relating to requiring employees of licensed
private clubs and retail outlets selling alcoholic beverages
to take the techniques for education and alcohol management
course or other similar alcohol awareness education course
provided or approved by the Alcohol Beverage Control
Commissioner.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:
That the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, be amended
by adding thereto a new section, designated §60-3A-3a; and that
said code be amended by adding thereto a new section, designated
§60-7-9
, all to read as follows:
ARTICLE 3A. SALES BY RETAIL LIQUOR LICENSEES.
§60-3A-3a. Mandatory TEAM training for retail outlet employees.
Any sales employee of a retail outlet licensed pursuant to the
provisions of this article who is hired on or after the first day
of July, two thousand five, shall participate in the techniques for
education and alcohol management program (TEAM), or other similar
alcohol awareness education program provided or approved by the
Commissioner, within sixty days of commencing employment and every
three years thereafter. Any employee whose employment commences
prior to the first day of July, two thousand five, shall
participate in the TEAM program or other similar program provided
or approved by the Commissioner before the first day of July, two
thousand six, and every three years thereafter. 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.
ARTICLE 7. LICENSES TO PRIVATE CLUBS.
§60-7-9. Mandatory TEAM training for private club employees.
Any sales or service employee of a private club licensed
pursuant to the provisions of this article who is hired on or after
the first day of July, two thousand four, shall participate in the
techniques for education and alcohol management program (TEAM), or
other similar alcohol awareness education program provided or
approved by the Commissioner, within sixty days of commencing
employment and every three years thereafter. Any employee whose employment commences prior to the first day of July, two thousand
four, shall participate in the TEAM program or other similar
program provided or approved by the Commissioner before the first
day of July, two thousand six, and every three years thereafter.
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.
NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to require all employees of
licensed private clubs and retail outlets selling alcoholic
beverages to take the Techniques for Education and Alcohol
Management (TEAM) course provided by the Alcoholic Beverage
Commission.
These sections are new; therefore, strike-throughs and
underscoring have been omitted.
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