(a) Except as provided in subsection (b) below, the Village Board may not issue an operator’s license unless the applicant has successfully completed a responsible beverage server training course at any location that is offered by a vocational, technical, and adult education district, and that conforms to curriculum guidelines specified by the board of vocational, technical, and adult education or a comparable training course that is approved by the Educational Approval Board, or unless the applicant fulfills one of the following requirements.
(1) The person is renewing an operator’s license.
(2) Within the past two years, the person held a Class “A,” Class “B,” “Class A,” “Class B,” or “Class C” license or permit or a manager’s or operator’s license.
(3) Within the past two years, the person has completed such a training course.
(b) The Village Board may issue a provisional operator’s license to a person who is enrolled in a training course under subsection (a) above and shall revoke that license if the applicant fails to complete the course in which he or she enrolls.
(c) The Village Board may not require that applicants for operators’ licenses undergo training in addition to that under subsection (a) above, but may require applicants to purchase, at cost, materials that deal with relevant local subjects not covered in the course under subsection (a) above.
(Prior Code, § 7-2-35)