Sec. 6. 28-A MRSA §2519, sub-§4, as enacted by PL 1987, c. 45, Pt. A, §4, is amended to read:

4. Advisory committee; review and recommendation. The advisory committee shall review each alcohol server education course submitted to the commissioner and recommend that the commissioner either approve certify or not approve certify the course based on whether the course meets the criteria the advisory committee developed under subsection 3.

Sec. 7. 28-A MRSA §2519, sub-§§6 and 7, as amended by PL 1997, c. 373, §168, are further amended to read:

6. Instructor training. Each instructor providing instruction in an approved a certified alcohol server education course must be certified by the bureau.__To receive certification, an instructor shall biennially attend a seminar on the liquor laws of the State provided by an employee of the bureau. There is a $5 fee for the seminar to offset expenses incurred in carrying out this subsection. The instructor of each course provided shall supply the bureau with the name, address and telephone number of each attendant.

7. Course accountability. The chief may appoint an employee of the bureau to monitor each alcohol server education course to ensure that the course presents proper training and meets the approved criteria. The bureau shall maintain a record of the participants who have completed an a certified alcohol server training course. Each instructor of an approved certified course shall provide the chief with the names, addresses, dates of birth and social security numbers of students who complete the course and the date of completion. The instructors shall forward $3 of the enrollment fee to the bureau for every name submitted. The amounts collected must be retained by the bureau to cover costs incurred in carrying out this subsection.

Sec. 8. 28-A MRSA §2519, sub-§8, as amended by PL 1997, c. 373, §169, is further amended to read:

8. Alcohol server education courses; approval; suspension; revocation. The commissioner may refuse to issue or renew approval certification for an alcohol server education course. The commissioner may suspend or revoke approval certification for an alcohol server education course upon the recommendation of the advisory committee after reviewing the a report of the monitor. The following are grounds for an action to refuse to issue or