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Boulder licensing board finds public-safety grounds to temporarily relax trainer certification amid state backlog
Summary
The Boulder Beverage Licensing Authority voted Jan. 15 to find reasonable grounds that a public-health and public-safety issue exists because a state backlog has delayed certification of responsible-vendor trainers, and to schedule a public hearing next month on a potential temporary suspension of that local training requirement.
The Boulder Beverage Licensing Authority voted Jan. 15 to find reasonable grounds that a public-health and public-safety issue exists because a state backlog has delayed certification of responsible-vendor trainers, and to schedule a public hearing next month on a potential temporary suspension of that local training requirement.
Board members said they were responding to reports from the Responsible Association of Retailers and local trainers that Colorado’s new responsible-vendor trainer approval process is delayed, leaving local trainers unable to obtain state-issued certificates for employees even after completing national programs such as TIPS and ServSafe. The authority discussed a proposed, time-limited suspension of the local rule that requires trainers to be state-certified, and a follow-up hearing was set to receive public comment and finalize any emergency change.
Why it matters: Boulder requires alcohol servers to be trained under approved programs; those trainings…
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