Current through Register Vol. 24-18, September 15, 2024
(1)
Application process, application materials, and briefing. To
become a provider, you must submit an application to the board and brief board
staff on the proposed training program. Application materials shall include:
(a) A completed application form provided by
the board;
(b) A copy of the
proposed curriculum for the training program (see WAC
314-17-060);
(c) A copy of all audio, video, on-line, and
instructional materials that will be used in the training program;
(d) A copy of all printed or printable (as in
the case of an on-line training course) materials that will be provided to a
student;
(e) An explanation of the
examination procedures necessary to pass a training course;
(f) An explanation of how a student's
identity shall be ensured for an on-line training course;
(g) A plan describing how a provider shall
assess a trainer's work performance;
(h) A trainer's manual; and
(i) Documentation demonstrating a trainer's
qualifications and education to teach a training course in the state of
Washington.
(2) The
board will respond within forty-five calendar days of receipt of the
application materials, at which point the board will either:
(a) Issue certification; or
(b) Specify what additions or changes to make
to a training program. If additions or changes are not received by the board
within thirty calendar days, an application will be withdrawn.
(3)
Temporary
certification. The board may issue temporary certification once an
applicant submits an application and briefs board staff.
(a) Temporary certification is valid for up
to six months. During this time period, an applicant may adjust a training
course outline or method of presentation without prior board approval provided
that a training course continues to meet the standards set in WAC
314-17-060.
(b) The board may immediately revoke
temporary certification if, in the board's opinion, an applicant fails to
comply with a lesson plan as submitted and approved or with any of the
requirements of this title.
(c) An
applicant who fails to obtain permanent certification during the six-month
temporary certification period shall be subject to the discontinuance of
business requirements specified in subsection (10) of this section.
(4) The board may consider any
information pertaining to a provider's certification in any state, including
any certification suspensions or revocations in the past five years. The board,
at its discretion and in consideration of public safety, may also consider
criminal history, administrative violations, patterns of misconduct, and other
applicable occurrences or circumstances when deciding to approve, deny, suspend
or revoke a provider's certification.
(5)
Appeal rights. See WAC
314-17-115.
(6)
Standardized exam.
(a) Upon certification of a training program,
the board will provide a standardized exam to be used for all training
courses.
(b) With board approval, a
provider or trainer may provide an additional exam or add questions to the
standardized exam.
(c) The board or
its designee may attend any in-person training course or take any on-line
training course at no charge for evaluation purposes.
(7) A provider must receive approval from the
board before making any changes to training course content or method of
presentation.
(8)
Qualifying
and continuing education.
(a) A
provider must ensure that its trainers are qualified to teach a training course
in the state of Washington, and that its trainers are current of new Washington
state laws and regulations and science and industry advances pertaining to
alcohol service. As part of this effort, a trainer must attend a board-provided
conference or a provider-sponsored education workshop, or complete a
board-approved professional on-line or long distance program, before receiving
certification and then at least once every five years thereafter.
(b) At a minimum, an education or
continuing-education conference, workshop or program shall address current
Washington state liquor laws and regulations, mandatory alcohol server training
rules and procedures, and legal liabilities for servers.
(c) The board may conduct at least one
seminar in each provider-sponsored education workshop performed in the state of
Washington.
(d) A provider must
obtain documentation that verifies a trainer's completion of an education or
continuing-education conference, workshop or program, as well as documentation
showing the subjects covered at such conference, workshop or program (see WAC
314-17-085) .
(e) A provider must supply a trainer with a
trainer's manual. A provider must also revise a manual within thirty calendar
days following:
(i) The effective date of a
new applicable state law or regulation; or
(ii) Receipt of new or updated information
from the board.
(9)
Certificate expiration and
recertification. Each certification is valid for up to five years. A
provider may be recertified by reapplying at least forty-five days prior to
expiration and in accordance with subsections (1) and (2) of this
section.
(10)
Discontinuance
of business. When a provider discontinues its training program, a
provider must reconcile class 12 and 13 permit form records to the board's
satisfaction and return all unused class 12 and 13 permit forms to the
board.
Statutory Authority:
RCW
66.08.030 and
66.20.330. 10-12-124, §
314-17-050, filed 6/2/10, effective 7/3/10. Statutory Authority:
RCW
66.08.030,
66.12.160,
66.44.010,
66.44.200,
66.44.240,
66.44.270, 66.24.291
[66.44.290],66.44.310 . 04-18-038, § 314-17-050, filed 8/25/04, effective
9/25/04. Statutory Authority:
RCW
66.08.030,
66.20.300,
66.20.310,
66.20.320,
66.20.330,
66.20.340,
66.20.350. 01-03-085, §
314-17-050, filed 1/17/01, effective
2/17/01.
