BILL ANALYSIS



S.B. 258
By: Wentworth (Wilson)
March 8, 1995
Committee Report (Unamended)


BACKGROUND

The Alcoholic Beverage Code includes a provision authorizing the
Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission to approve training programs
for persons who sell, service, dispense, or deliver alcoholic
beverages.  One of the primary purposes of these training programs
is to educate sellers about the laws pertaining to sale of
alcoholic beverages to minors or intoxicated persons, including
effective approaches to intervening with persons who are clearly
intoxicated.  Under current law, the commission is not required to
approve acceptable seller training programs at four-year
institutions of higher learning.


PURPOSE

S.B. 258 provides that the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission must
accept alcoholic beverage seller training programs from certain
institutions of higher education, provided the program meets the
commission's standards.


RULEMAKING AUTHORITY

It is the committee's opinion that this bill does not expressly
grant any additional rulemaking authority to a state officer,
department, agency or institution.

SECTION BY SECTION ANALYSIS


SECTION 1. Amends Section 106.14(b), Alcoholic Beverage Code, to
require the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission to approve seller
training programs meeting certain requirements sponsored by public
or private institutions of higher education that offer a four-year
undergraduate program and a degree or certificate in hotel
management, restaurant management, or travel or tourism management,
in addition to those sponsored privately or by public community
colleges.

SECTION 2. Effective date:  September 1, 1995.

SECTION 3. Emergency clause.


SUMMARY OF COMMITTEE ACTION

S.B. 258 was heard in a Public Hearing on March 8, 1995. 
Representative Jones moved that the full committee adopt S.B. 258,
and that it be reported favorably to the full House with the
recommendation that it do pass and be printed.  The motion
prevailed by the following vote:  AYES: (8), NAYS: (0), ABSENT:
(1).