The majority of Americans agree that alcohol is different than other consumer products because overconsumption of alcohol causes harm and is associated with huge costs to society. Research shows that 50% of people charged with DUI had their last drink at a licensed establishment.This statistic alone shows that sellers and servers are allowing drunk patrons to leave licensed establishments.  

Research in other states shows that seller server training works to reduce harm and overconsumption. Online training can make effective education accessible to all servers. Restaurants have a quick turn over in staff. Online training would greatly benefit managers and staff who have the difficult task of indentifying and responding to early signs of excessive consumption and preventing intoxicated patrons from driving. I strongly urge the regulations to support mandatory responbible beverage service training.