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Committee hears bill to add $50 license fee for hospitality training and workforce grants
Summary
A bill would add a $50 annual fee assessed via the Department of Health food-service licenses to create a restricted receipt account for hospitality workforce training; industry groups backed the proposal as a way to fund mandatory food-safety and alcohol-service training for entry-level workers.
Chairman McNamara introduced House Bill 5942, proposing that the Rhode Island Department of Health charge an additional $50 fee on food-service licenses and place the proceeds into a restricted receipt account at the Department of Labor and Training for hospitality workforce training grants.
McNamara said the fee would help subsidize mandatory food-safety and responsible alcohol-service training for…
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