wa-law.org > bill > 2023-24 > SB 5448 > Session Law
(1) The board must implement the provisions of this section as expeditiously as possible. Liquor licensees may conduct activities authorized under this section before completion by the board of actions the board plans to take in order to implement this act, such as adoption of rules or completion of information system changes necessary to allow licensees to apply for required endorsements. However, licensees must comply with board rules when they take effect.
In this title, unless the context otherwise requires:
(1)(a) There is an alcohol server permit, known as a class 12 permit, for a:
The board shall regulate a required alcohol server education program that includes:
Development of the curriculum and materials for the education program;
Examination and examination procedures;
Certification procedures, enforcement policies, and penalties for education program instructors and providers; and
The curriculum for an approved class 12 alcohol permit training program that includes but is not limited to the following subjects:
The physiological effects of alcohol including the effects of alcohol in combination with drugs;
Liability and legal information;
Driving while intoxicated;
Intervention with the problem customer, including ways to stop service, ways to deal with the belligerent customer, and alternative means of transportation to get the customer safely home;
Methods for checking proper identification of customers;
Nationally recognized programs, such as TAM (Techniques in Alcohol Management) and TIPS (Training for Intervention Programs) modified to include Washington laws and rules; and
Best practices for delivery of alcohol for a course approved for a person whose duties include the delivery of alcohol authorized under section 1 of this act (as codified under section 7 of this act).
The board shall provide the program through liquor licensee associations, independent contractors, private persons, private or public schools certified by the board, or any combination of such providers.
Each training entity shall provide a class 12 permit to the manager , bartender, or delivery employee who has successfully completed a course the board has certified. A list of the individuals receiving the class 12 permit shall be forwarded to the board on the completion of each course given by the training entity.
After January 1, 1997, the board shall require all alcohol servers applying for a class 13 alcohol server permit to view a video training session. Retail liquor licensees shall fully compensate employees for the time spent participating in this training session.
When requested by a retail liquor licensee, the board shall provide copies of videotaped training programs that have been produced by private vendors and make them available for a nominal fee to cover the cost of purchasing and shipment, with the fees being deposited in the liquor revolving fund for distribution to the board as needed.
Each training entity may provide the board with a video program of not less than one hour that covers the subjects in subsection (1)(d)(i) through (v) of this section that will be made available to a licensee for the training of a class 13 alcohol server.
Applicants shall be given a class 13 permit upon the successful completion of the program.
A list of the individuals receiving the class 13 permit shall be forwarded to the board on the completion of each video training program.
The board shall develop a model permit for the class 12 and 13 permits. The board may provide such permits to training entities or licensees for a nominal cost to cover production.
[Empty]
Persons who have completed a nationally recognized alcohol management or intervention program since July 1, 1993, may be issued a class 12 or 13 permit upon providing proof of completion of such training to the board.
Persons who completed the board's alcohol server training program after July 1, 1993, but before July 1, 1995, may be issued a class 13 permit upon providing proof of completion of such training to the board.
Retailers may sell liquor as defined in RCW 66.04.010 through self-checkout registers if that register is programmed to halt that transaction during the purchase of liquor until an employee of the retailer intervenes and verifies the age of the purchaser by reviewing established forms of acceptable identification. Once age is successfully verified, the employee can release the transaction for payment. If the purchaser cannot provide acceptable forms of identification to verify age, the employee must refuse the purchase and void the transaction.
By November 1, 2023, the liquor and cannabis board shall submit recommendations to the governor and appropriate committees of the legislature for a comprehensive alcohol delivery policy. The recommendations in the report must include a consistent, equitable structure for alcohol delivery licenses, endorsements, permits, and fees, and a comprehensive plan to help ensure all deliveries of alcohol are made only to persons who are 21 years of age or older.
Section 1 of this act is codified as a new section in chapter 66.24 RCW.
This act is necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, or safety, or support of the state government and its existing public institutions, and takes effect July 1, 2023.