FL H0249

Culinary education programs offered by state universities, Florida College System institutions, career centers, charter technical career centers, accredited nonprofit colleges, and licensed nonpublic postsecondary institutions are now included under the definition of "food service establishment" and subject to Department of Health sanitation rules

Culinary education programs that offer, prepare, serve, or sell food to the general public are included in the definition of "public food service establishment" and must be licensed by the Division of Hotels and Restaurants under chapter 509

Culinary education programs with a public food service establishment license may obtain a special alcoholic beverage license to sell and serve alcohol on designated premises and at catered events where the program provides prepared food

Licensed culinary education programs providing catering services are exempt from the 51 percent gross revenue requirement from food and nonalcoholic beverage sales that applies to other caterers seeking alcohol licenses

The Division of Alcoholic Beverages and Tobacco is authorized to adopt rules governing licensure, recordkeeping, and enforcement for the special alcoholic beverage licenses, with the act taking effect July 1, 2016