Enrolled Bill Summary

Enrolled Bill Summary

Legislative Session: 84(R)

Senate Bill 582

Senate Author:  Kolkhorst

Effective:  6-17-15

House Sponsor:  Harless


            Senate Bill 582 amends the Health and Safety Code to establish that a food service worker trained in a food handler training course accredited by the American National Standards Institute is considered to have met a local health jurisdiction's training, testing, and permitting requirements. The bill authorizes a local health jurisdiction to require a food establishment to maintain a certificate of completion of the training course for the establishment's employees.