SB 5604 - DIGEST

(DIGEST AS ENACTED)

     Declares that RCW 66.44.290 does not apply to persons between the ages of eighteen and twenty-one years who are participating in a controlled purchase program authorized by the liquor control board under rules adopted by the board.  Violations occurring under a private, controlled purchase program authorized by the liquor control board may not be used for criminal or administrative prosecution.

     Declares that an employer who conducts an in-house controlled purchase program authorized under this act shall provide his or her employees a written description of the employer's in-house controlled purchase program.  The written description must include notice of actions an employer may take as a consequence of an employee's failure to comply with company policies regarding the sale of alcohol during an in-house controlled purchase.

     Declares that an in-house controlled purchase program authorized under this act shall be for the purposes of employee training and employer self-compliance checks.  An employer may not terminate an employee solely for a first-time failure to comply with company policies regarding the sale of alcohol during an in-house controlled purchase program authorized under this act.