Bill Text: NJ A824 | 2010-2011 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Requires persons who serve alcoholic beverages in bars and restaurants to complete educational program.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2010-01-12 - Introduced, Referred to Assembly Law and Public Safety Committee [A824 Detail]
Download: New_Jersey-2010-A824-Introduced.html
STATE OF NEW JERSEY
214th LEGISLATURE
PRE-FILED FOR INTRODUCTION IN THE 2010 SESSION
Sponsored by:
Assemblyman NELSON T. ALBANO
District 1 (Cape May, Atlantic and Cumberland)
Assemblyman MATTHEW W. MILAM
District 1 (Cape May, Atlantic and Cumberland)
SYNOPSIS
Requires persons who serve alcoholic beverages in bars and restaurants to complete educational program.
CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT
Introduced Pending Technical Review by Legislative Counsel
An Act concerning the service of alcoholic beverages and supplementing Title 33 of the Revised Statutes.
Be It Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey:
1. Any person who serves alcoholic beverages on a premises for which a plenary or seasonal retail consumption license has been issued pursuant to R.S.33:1-12 or for which a special permit has been issued pursuant to P.L.2007, c.351 (C.33:1-24.1 et al.) shall be required to successfully complete an education program which has been approved by the director. The program shall provide instruction concerning the statutes and regulations governing the alcoholic beverage industry and the social responsibilities associated with the service of alcoholic beverages, including but not limited to the prevention of intoxication, underage drinking, and drunk driving.
2. This act shall take effect on the first day of the seventh month after enactment.
STATEMENT
This bill requires persons who serve alcoholic beverages in a bar or restaurant to successfully complete an education program approved by the Director of the Division of Alcoholic Beverage Control. The education program is to provide instruction concerning the statutes and regulations governing the alcoholic beverage industry and the social responsibilities associated with the service of alcoholic beverages, including preventing intoxication, underage drinking and drunk driving. Examples of such programs are the TAM (Techniques of Alcohol Management) and the TIPS (Training for Intervention ProcedureS) programs.
