Sec. 1. 28-A MRSA §2519, sub-§1, as amended by PL 1997, c. 373, §166, is further amended to read:

1. Approval of alcohol server education courses. The commissioner or the commissioner's designee shall approve alcohol server education courses for a period of 2 years that meet the criteria developed under this section. The commissioner may renew approval provided the course meets the criteria applicable at the time of renewal.

Course providers may request renewal by submitting current course material at least 60 days prior to the date of expiration.

Sec. 2. 28-A MRSA §2519, sub-§3, as enacted by PL 1987, c. 45, Pt. A, §4, is amended to read:

3. Advisory committee; course criteria. The advisory committee shall determine specific criteria which that an alcohol server education course must contain to receive approval. The specific criteria shall must be based on and include the following.

A. The instructors of the program or the advisor pursuant to subsection 9 possess the relevant skills to provide instruction.

B. The course provides instruction and the development of skills in the following subject matters:

(1) Identification of intoxicated individuals and minors;

(2) Intervention to prevent excessive consumption of alcohol by such methods as serving food and encouraging the consumption of nonalcoholic beverages;

(3) Making consumers aware of their condition and their responsibility for driving in an intoxicated condition and providing alternate transportation when available;

(4) Knowledge of state laws relating to the sale and distribution of alcohol and the legal responsibilities of servers and consumers;

(5) Knowledge of the effect of alcohol by volume and timing of intake in relation to an individual's weight;