Assembly Bill A131

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Relates to the training of applicants, licensees, and servers of alcoholic beverages; repealer

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2017-A131 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Economic Development
Law Section:
Alcoholic Beverage Control Law
Laws Affected:
Rpld §17 sub 12, §18 sub 10, add §§18-a & 106-c, amd §§65, 109, 110 & 110-b, ABC L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: A9822
2015-2016: A1164
2019-2020: A490
2021-2022: A775

2017-A131 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the training of applicants, licensees, and servers of alcoholic beverages; repeals certain provisions and adds a new section of alcohol training awareness programs; includes required training for on-premises licensees and employees, among other stipulations to increase awareness.

2017-A131 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    131
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 4, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. CAHILL -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Economic Development
 
 AN  ACT  to amend the alcoholic beverage control law, in relation to the
   training of applicants, licensees and servers of alcoholic  beverages;
   and to repeal certain provisions of such law relating thereto
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Subdivision 12 of section  17  of  the  alcoholic  beverage
 control law, as amended by chapter 549 of the laws of 2001, is REPEALED.
   §  2.  Subdivision  10 of section 18 of the alcoholic beverage control
 law is REPEALED.
   § 3. The alcoholic beverage control law is amended  by  adding  a  new
 section 18-a to read as follows:
   §  18-A.  ALCOHOL  TRAINING  AWARENESS PROGRAMS. 1. THE CHAIRMAN SHALL
 DEVELOP AND ESTABLISH  MINIMUM  CRITERIA  FOR  RETAIL  LICENSEE  ALCOHOL
 TRAINING AWARENESS PROGRAMS AND SERVER ALCOHOL AWARENESS.
   (A)  SUCH  CRITERIA  SHALL  INCLUDE  THE  MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS FOR THE
 CURRICULUM OF LICENSE AND SERVER TRAINING PROGRAMS. THERE SHALL BE SEPA-
 RATE SERVER TRAINING PROGRAMS FOR EMPLOYEES OF ON-PREMISES AND OFF-PREM-
 ISES RETAIL LICENSEES.
   (B)  SUCH  CRITERIA  SHALL  INCLUDE  THE  FORM  OF  A  CERTIFICATE  OF
 COMPLETION  OR RENEWAL THEREOF TO BE ISSUED IN RESPECT TO EACH SUCH TYPE
 OF PROGRAM.
   (C) RETAIL LICENSEE PROGRAMS SHALL INCLUDE, BUT SHALL NOT  BE  LIMITED
 TO,  TRAINING ON THE PREVENTION OF SALES AND SERVICE OF ALCOHOLIC BEVER-
 AGES TO PERSONS UNDER THE AGE OF TWENTY-ONE AND INTOXICATED PATRONS, AND
 OPERATING THE LICENSED PREMISES IN COMPLIANCE WITH THIS CHAPTER AND  THE
 RULES OF THE AUTHORITY.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD01397-01-7
              

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