§ 5.213. Alternative curriculum.
(a) The PLCB makes available, on the BAE’s page on the PLCB’s web site, an electronic link to guidelines for submitting an alternative curriculum to be approved by the PLCB, along with an electronic link to the most current version of the PLCB’s Web Trainee Transfer Service requirements. If an individual or entity requests the PLCB to provide this information in hard copy through mail, the PLCB will assess a flat fee, under an established fee schedule, for printing and mailing the information. The fee schedule will be published on the BAE’s page on the PLCB’s web site.
(b) The PLCB is authorized to approve the use of an alternative curriculum and student manual developed by another person or entity for use by an online training provider or a classroom instructor. An application for approval of the alternative curriculum and student manual must be accompanied by a nonrefundable $250 application fee. The PLCB may approve the use of the alternative curriculum and student manual if they are equivalent to or exceed the PLCB’s standard curriculum.
(c)(1) In the event that the alternative curriculum and student manual are not equivalent to or do not exceed the PLCB’s standard curriculum and student manual, the PLCB will advise the applicant in writing as to the deficiencies within 90 days of receiving the alternative curriculum, student manual and fee.
(2) The applicant will have 60 days from the date of the notification to complete the required changes to the alternative curriculum and resubmit it for evaluation. If the alternative curriculum and student manual still do not meet or exceed the PLCB’s standard curriculum and student manual, the PLCB will again advise the applicant in writing as to the deficiencies. The applicant will then have 30 days from the date of the second notification to complete the required changes to the online training program and provide access to the PLCB for a final evaluation of the alternative curriculum. The resubmission under this subsection does not require the payment of an additional fee.
(i) If the alternative curriculum still includes deficiencies after the third submission to the PLCB, the PLCB will send a notice to the applicant by United States mail that the alternative curriculum will not be approved and that the application is closed. No refund will be given to the applicant.
(ii) The PLCB will not accept, for a minimum of 1 year from the date of the notice advising the applicant that the application was closed, another application for alternative curriculum approval from the applicant. Applications will only be accepted during a period of open enrollment, which shall be posted on the BAE’s page on the PLCB’s web site.
(3) If the applicant has rectified the deficiencies in the alternative curriculum and student manual and they are approved by the PLCB, the applicant shall submit a clean, final copy of the approved alternative curriculum and the student manual.
Authority The provisions of this § 5.213 added under sections 207(i) and 471.1 of the Liquor Code (47 P.S. § § 2-207(i) and 4-471.1).
Source The provisions of this § 5.213 added August 27, 2021, effective August 28, 2021, 51 Pa.B. 5374.
Cross References This section cited in 40 Pa. Code § 5.223 (relating to minimum standards of the online training program); 40 Pa. Code § 5.224 (relating to online training provider responsibilities); and 40 Pa. Code § 5.234 (relating to classroom instructor responsibilities).
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