| | | Sec. 5. 28-A MRSA §2519, sub-§3, as enacted by PL 1987, c. 45, Pt. A, | | §4, is amended to read: |
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| | | 3. Advisory committee; course criteria. The advisory | committee shall determine specific criteria which that an alcohol | server education course must contain to receive approval | certification. The specific criteria shall must be based on and | | include the following. |
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| | | A. The instructors of the program must possess the relevant | | skills to provide instruction. |
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| | B. The course provides must provide instruction and the | | development of skills in the following subject matters: |
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| | | (1) Identification of intoxicated individuals and minors; |
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| | | (2) Intervention to prevent excessive consumption of | | alcohol by such methods as serving food and encouraging | | the consumption of nonalcoholic beverages; |
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| | | (3) Making consumers aware of their condition and their | | responsibility for driving in an intoxicated condition | | and providing alternate transportation when available; |
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| | | (4) Knowledge of state laws relating to the sale and | | distribution of alcohol and the legal responsibilities | | of servers and consumers; |
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| | | (5) Knowledge of the effect of alcohol by volume and | | timing of intake in relation to an individual's weight; |
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| | | (6) Examination of proof of age identification and methods | | of detecting false or altered age identification | | documents; |
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| | | (7) Policies and practices to prevent the sale or service | | of alcohol to minors and visibly intoxicated | | individuals; and |
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| | | (8) The effects of alcohol on the human body, including | | the disease concept of alcoholism. |
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| | C. Participants are must be evaluated before taking the | | course and after completion of the course. |
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| | | D. Participants who successfully complete the course and the | final evaluation are must be awarded certificates |
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