HF 297 (LSB 2240YH (2) 89)

HOUSE FILE 297

BY  SALMON

A BILL FOR

An Act authorizing local alcohol licensing or permitting authorities to require training for employees who serve alcohol.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:

    Section 1.  Section 123.32, Code 2021, is amended by adding the following new subsection:
   NEW SUBSECTION.  4A.  Alcohol server training.  A local authority, as a condition of obtaining and holding a license or permit for on-premises or off-premises consumption, may require that one or more employees of an applicant, licensee, or permittee who serve alcohol be trained in state laws and regulations regarding the sale of alcoholic beverages to persons under legal age, recognition of fake or altered identification, and other information on state laws and regulations applicable to the serving of alcohol at a licensed premises. Such training may include the alcohol compliance employee training program developed pursuant to section 123.50A if available.
EXPLANATION
The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with
the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly.
   This bill authorizes a local authority, as a condition of obtaining and holding a license or permit for on-premises or off-premises consumption of alcohol, to require that one or more employees of an applicant, licensee, or permittee who serve alcohol be trained in state laws and regulations regarding the sale of alcoholic beverages to persons under legal age, recognition of fake or altered identification, and other information on state laws and regulations applicable to the serving of alcohol at a licensed premises.