Sec. 1. 28-A MRSA §2514-A is enacted to read:

§2514-A.__Server certification

1.__Certification required.__The following certification requirements apply.

A.__An on-premise server who works in an establishment licensed under chapter 43 shall complete, within one year of employment as a server, an alcohol server education course that is certified by the commissioner.

B.__A seasonal on-premise server who works in an establishment licensed under chapter 43 shall complete, within 2 years of employment as a server, an alcohol server education course that is certified by the commissioner.

2.__Waiver.__The commissioner may grant temporary waivers for certification to on-premise servers if a certified alcohol server education course is not available.

Sec. 2. 28-A MRSA §2515, sub-§1, ķA, as enacted by PL 1987, c. 45, Pt. A, §4, is amended to read:

A. The server's and server's employees attendance at completion of a certified server education training course; and

Sec. 3. 28-A MRSA §2519, as amended by PL 1997, c. 373, §§166 to 169, is further amended by repealing and replacing the headnote to read:

§2519. Certification of alcohol server education courses

Sec. 4. 28-A MRSA §2519, sub-§1, as amended by PL 1997, c. 373, §166, is further amended to read:

1. Certification of alcohol server education courses. The commissioner shall approve certify alcohol server education courses for a period of 2 years that meet the criteria developed under this section. The commissioner may renew approval certification provided the course meets the criteria applicable at the time of renewal.

Course providers may request renewal by submitting current course material at least 60 days prior to the date of expiration.