HB 567 (BR 1979) - J. Kay

     AN ACT relating to educational programs.
     Create a new section of KRS Chapter 243 to allow an accredited college or university to conduct alcoholic beverage sampling as a part of an educational program; exempt the educational program from sampling license requirements; define "educational program"; prohibit the retail sale of alcoholic beverages in connection with an educational program; require the college or university to include the educational program as part of an established curriculum emphasizing areas such as business and finance, hospitality, tourism and event management, or other aspects of alcoholic beverages; direct the curriculum to clearly state which classes include the sampling of alcoholic beverages; set handling, storage, and reporting requirements for alcoholic beverages; require STAR training for educational program instructors who serve or dispense alcoholic beverages for sampling; limit sampling to students or other persons who are 21 or older on the first day of a sampling class; set daily per-person sampling limits for distilled spirits, wine, and malt beverages; require an educational program to purchase all of its alcoholic beverages from a quota retail package licensee; state that an alcoholic beverage license shall not be required to conduct sampling through an educational program.