Ala. Admin. Code r. 20-X-12-.09

Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 1, October 31, 2024

Section 20-X-12-.09 - Course Of Instruction

(1) Courses and examinations shall comply with and maintain minimum requirements as specified in the Act and the Course of Instruction and Examination Guidelines as established by the ABC Board. Courses shall be submitted for approval to the ABC Board in typewritten form before being used for training purposes. Copyright violations and/or plagiarism of another course are grounds for disapproval. The ABC Board reserves the right to withdraw approval of a course. Course content shall be reviewed at least annually by the ABC Board.

(2) Notwithstanding any contractual agreements between licensees and private course providers, ultimate responsibility for compliance with program requirements, deadlines or dates shall remain that of the licensee.

(3) The format of the course of instruction shall include face-to-face training and question and answer opportunities.

(4) A course of instruction shall include but not be limited to:

(a) Current statutory authority covering the sale or service of alcoholic beverages.

(b) Identification of and dealings with persons prohibited from purchasing or consuming alcoholic beverages.

(c) The effects of alcohol consumption.

(d) The vendor's specific policies and procedures for ensuring compliance with all regulations and laws.

(e) The potential liability of sales or service contrary to the provisions of law and suggested methods of risk reduction.

(f) Methods of supervision of servers or sellers.

(g) Documentation and on-site requirements of the Responsible Vendor Program.

(5) Satisfactory completion of each course of instruction shall be demonstrated by achieving a passing grade of 80% or higher. Incorrect examination questions shall be reviewed and initialed by the employee with the correct answer(s) being provided and discussed. An examination may be repeated once in order to attain a satisfactory score of 80%, after which time retraining shall be necessary.

(6) All examinations shall be in writing unless the responsible vendor, or their agent, determines an oral examination is necessary. Examinations given to disabled or illiterate persons may be oral. Oral examinations must be documented as to the reasons therefor and signed by both trainee and examiner.

(7) Licensees with multiple locations may train all of their employees at one time and place, provided all local ordinances, local restrictions, and other unique situations of each licensed location are included in the training.

(a) A licensee may choose to document the training of employees for all locations with a single Report of Server, Seller, or Manager Training form. This form must be designated as a corporate training form and will be held in the Responsible Vendor Program Division in a corporate file. Licensees using this method of reporting shall initially provide memos on corporate letterhead for each certified license number that will direct the verification of training to the corporate file.

(b) Licensees holding multiple licenses for any licensed premises and who train employees to work under each license may document training under the primary license number, provided memos on corporate letterhead are provided to the Responsible Vendor Program Division for each certified license number that will direct the verification of training to the primary license number.

Author: ABC Board

Ala. Admin. Code r. 20-X-12-.09

Repealed and New: Filed August 21, 1998; effective October 16, 1998.

Statutory Authority:Code of Ala. 1975, §§ 28-3-49; 28-10-1, et seq.