TITLE 77: PUBLIC HEALTH
CHAPTER XVI: LIQUOR CONTROL COMMISSION
PART 3500
BEVERAGE ALCOHOL SELLERS AND SERVERS EDUCATION
AND TRAINING (BASSET) PROGRAMS
SECTION 3500.101 PROGRAMS SUBJECT TO LICENSURE
Section 3500.101 Programs
Subject to Licensure
Programs designed to educate or
train individuals who sell or serve alcoholic beverages at retail pursuant to
Section 15-10(f) of the Illinois Alcoholism and Other Drug Abuse and Dependency
Act [20 ILCS 301/15-10(f)].
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SECTION 3500.105 PURPOSE OF BASSET
Section 3500.105 Purpose of
BASSET
The purpose of a BASSET program
is:
a) to provide information to sellers and servers of alcoholic
beverages about the effects of alcohol and drug use and abuse; and
b) to provide the necessary skill development techniques to
identify and/or intervene with patron use problems thereby reducing the
incidence of patron misuse.
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SECTION 3500.110 LICENSE APPLICATIONS
Section 3500.110 License
Applications
a) Application forms may be obtained by writing to the Illinois
Liquor Control Commission at 100 W. Randolph St., Suite 5-300, Chicago IL 60601
or at 101 W. Jefferson St., Springfield IL 62702 .
b) Application forms shall be signed and dated.
(Source: Amended at 28 Ill.
Reg. 17396, effective November 10, 2003)
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SECTION 3500.115 RENEWAL APPLICATIONS
Section 3500.115 Renewal
Applications
a) The Illinois Liquor Control Commission
("Commission") shall provide each licensed program with a renewal
application at least 60 calendar days prior to expiration of the licenses.
Notification to the Commission must be given if license renewal forms are not
received.
b) Applications for renewal must be received by the Commission
not less than 30 days prior to expiration of the license, in order to guarantee
that the renewal process is complete prior to expiration.
c) Applications for renewal shall be signed and dated.
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SECTION 3500.120 LICENSE FEES
Section 3500.120 License
Fees
a) Application fees shall be due on application for each license.
Application fees are not refundable. Payment shall be made by check or money
order made payable to the Illinois Liquor Control Commission. Payment shall not
be in the form of U.S. currency, foreign currency, or stamps. A separate check
or money order shall be submitted for each application.
b) The fee for application for a license is $250 per year.
(Source: Amended at 24 Ill. Reg. 1630, effective January 14, 2000)
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SECTION 3500.125 PERIOD OF LICENSURE
Section 3500.125 Period of
Licensure
Each license issued by the
Commission shall be effective for a period of one year.
(Source: Amended at 24 Ill. Reg. 1630, effective January 14, 2000)
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SECTION 3500.130 ACCEPTANCE FOR PROCESSING
Section 3500.130 Acceptance
for Processing
a) Applications for licensure, or renewal of licensure, are
deemed received by the Commission on the postmarked date.
b) Incomplete applications shall be returned to the applicant
with a statement which lists the information which must be included. To avoid
imposition of a new licensure fee, the application shall be resubmitted within
90 days after the date of the statement.
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SECTION 3500.135 NON-TRANSFERABILITY OF LICENSE
Section 3500.135
Non-Transferability of License
A license shall be valid only
for the program named in the application for licensure. A license is not
transferable or assignable to any new owner.
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SECTION 3500.140 CHANGE IN BASSET PROGRAM DIRECTOR OR SERVICES
Section 3500.140 Change in
BASSET Program Director or Services
All programs shall notify the
Commission, in writing, within five working days when there is a new program
director or any change in services.
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SECTION 3500.145 EXCEPTIONS FOR BASSET PROGRAMS
Section 3500.145 Exceptions
for BASSET Programs
a) Requests for exceptions to any provision of this Part shall be
made in writing to the Executive Director and shall indicate the basis,
rationale, and/or need for the exception.
b) The Executive Director shall grant an exception if:
1) An applicant proves an economic hardship that limits his/her
ability to participate in the program; or
2) An applicant establishes that he/she is unable to meet a
program requirement.
c) Any exception granted shall expire automatically at the end of
the license period in which it was granted.
d) The Commission shall revoke any exception granted where the
circumstances which give rise to the exception no longer exist. The program
shall notify the Commission in writing within ten calendar days when the
circumstances which gave rise to the exception no longer exist.
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SECTION 3500.150 COMPLIANCE WITH LOCAL GOVERNMENT ORDINANCES
Section 3500.150 Compliance
With Local Government Ordinances
Programs shall comply with any
applicable local government ordinances relative to the provision of BASSET
services, if applicable, and shall indicate such compliance at the time of
application for licensure.
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SECTION 3500.155 BASSET CURRICULUM REQUIREMENTS
Section 3500.155 BASSET
Curriculum Requirements
The program shall submit its
curriculum to the Commission for review at the time of application for
licensure. The curriculum shall include, at a minimum, information in the
following areas of instruction:
a) AREA 1: PHYSICAL PROPERTIES OF ALCOHOL, DRUGS & ALCOHOLISM
– Blood alcohol concentration (BAC), alcoholism, the effects of alcohol and/or
drugs on driving performance. BAC levels related to body weight, gender and
amount of alcohol consumed per hour.
b) AREA 2: PREVENTION & INTERVENTION TECHNIQUES – Maintenance
of professional demeanor, use of alternative beverages, designated driver
programs, visual and behavioral cues that may help participants recognize
potential problems, assuring customer safety, refusal of service.
c) AREA 3: ILLINOIS STATE STATUES, LOCAL ORDINANCES, ILLINOIS DUI
LAWS – Laws pertaining to the sale of alcohol and the differences between civil
and criminal charges and the penalties each carries, Illinois DUI laws and
associated penalties.
d) AREA 4: PROPER IDENTIFICATION TECHNIQUES, POLICE POLICIES
& EXPECTATIONS – Secretary of State's procedures to ensure security of
driver's licenses and State ID cards, other acceptable forms of identification
and enhanced identification techniques. Proper use of municipal support
services (police, fire, and paramedic services).
e) AREA 5: DRAM SHOP LIABILITIES, INSURANCE, AND VICTIM'S RIGHTS –
"Vicarious liability", "third party liability", procedures
for protection against possible litigation, State insurance requirements and
legal terms used in litigation.
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SECTION 3500.160 BASSET PROGRAMMATIC REQUIREMENTS
Section 3500.160 BASSET
Programmatic Requirements
a) The BASSET program shall include a minimum of three hours of
classroom instruction for off-premises sellers and four hours for on-premises sellers
and servers. This instruction may be offered in one entire session or
scheduled in increments over a specified period of time. The program time can
be adjusted to take into account new, innovative teaching methods if approved
by the Commission.
b) At the time of application for licensure, the program must
specify how the required curriculum hours will be scheduled.
c) BASSET programs shall design and administer a pre-test and
post-test to participants to assess the program's effectiveness and any
increase in knowledge in the curriculum areas. The pre-test and post-test must
be submitted for review by the Commission at the time of application for
licensure or prior to the provision of services.
d) BASSET programs shall issue a certificate to each participant
that it determines has successfully completed the course.
e) BASSET programs shall submit at the time of licensing a
listing of all BASSET instructors.
f) Within ten days after the completion of an approved training
course, the BASSET licensee shall submit to the Commission a roster. The
roster shall include: the name, address, telephone number and date of birth of
each student who successfully complete the training course and passed the
required examination; the name and company of the BASSET trainer that conducted
the course; the date each participant successfully completed the course; and
whether the course was off-premises instruction only. The Commission will then
issue BASSET cards to those participants who successfully complete the course.
Replacement cards will cost $15. These cards must be carried by the person
whose name appears on the card if involved in the selling and/or serving of
alcoholic liquor and local ordinance mandates BASSET training. A BASSET
licensee may issue a temporary card to any person who has successfully
completed its course. The temporary card shall be valid pending receipt of the
card issued by the Commission but for no longer than 30 days after issuance of
the temporary card.
g) Within 30 days after notification by the Commission, BASSET
programs shall compile and submit, on a format designed by the Commission, a
semi-annual report containing the following information:
1) The number of participants trained during the reporting
period.
2) The number of BASSET courses scheduled and completed during
the reporting period and the location of each course.
3) The total fees charged for BASSET training per course during
the reporting period.
4) The number of businesses represented by participants
completing BASSET programs and the respective counties of those businesses.
h) BASSET programs shall maintain a record of all participants
who successfully complete BASSET training for a minimum of one year.
(Source: Amended at 32 Ill. Reg. 18300, effective November 14, 2008)
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SECTION 3500.165 BASSET PROGRAM FEE
Section 3500.165 BASSET
Program Fee
Programs shall submit, at the
time of application or renewal of licensure, a fee schedule indicating the
cost, if any, of the BASSET program. The program must notify the Commission
within five calendar days of any change to the fee schedule.
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SECTION 3500.170 SANCTIONS
Section 3500.170 Sanctions
a) The Commission shall have the right to proceed by citation and
notice of hearing to require any licensee to appear before the Commission at a
time and place specified in the notice to show cause why its State BASSET
license should not be suspended or revoked, or a fine imposed, for violations
of this Part. The parties may also agree to settle matters without an
appearance before the Commission.
b) Upon receipt of a complaint or upon having knowledge that a
person is engaged as a seller/server trainer without a State BASSET license,
the Commission may notify the local liquor authority, file a complaint with the
State's Attorney's Office in the county where the incident occurred or where
the main business office is located, or initiate an investigation with the
appropriate law enforcement officials. The Commission may also use this
information to deny an applicant a BASSET license.
(Source: Amended at 25 Ill. Reg. 13591, effective October 15, 2001)
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SECTION 3500.175 ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS
Section 3500.175 Eligibility
Requirements
No license shall be issued under
this Part to any person found to be ineligible under Section 6-2 of the Liquor
Control Act of 1934 [235 ILCS 5/6-2].
(Source: Added at 25 Ill. Reg. 13591, effective October 15, 2001)
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