SENATE BILL No. 1200

April 5, 2000, Introduced by Senator SCHWARZ and referred to the Committee on Economic Development, International Trade and Regulatory Affairs.

A bill to amend 1998 PA 58, entitled

"Michigan liquor control code of 1998,"

(MCL 436.1101 to 436.2303) by adding section 514.

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

1 SEC. 514. (1) NOTWITHSTANDING SECTION 501 AND SUBJECT TO

2 THE QUOTA SYSTEM UNDER THIS ACT, THE COMMISSION MAY ISSUE A CLASS

3 B HOTEL LICENSE TO A HOTEL AND CONFERENCE CENTER OWNED AND OPER-

4 ATED BY A UNIVERSITY MEETING AT LEAST ALL OF THE FOLLOWING:

5 (A) CONTAINS A HOTEL WITH AT LEAST 150 GUEST ROOMS.

6 (B) HAS A RESTAURANT SEATING AT LEAST 125 GUESTS THAT SERVES

7 A FULL-MENU BREAKFAST, LUNCH, AND DINNER.

8 (C) HAS OVER 30,000 SQUARE FEET OF FLEXIBLE MEETING SPACE.

9 (D) IS OPEN YEAR-ROUND TO PROVIDE SERVICES TO THE PUBLIC AND

10 TO SERVE THE MISSION OF THE HOSPITALITY PROGRAM.

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1 (E) HAS A HOSPITALITY PROGRAM PROVIDING AT LEAST ALL OF THE

2 FOLLOWING AT THE SITE OF THE HOTEL AND CONFERENCE CENTER AS PART

3 OF THAT PROGRAM:

4 (i) STUDENT EDUCATION CLASSROOMS.

5 (ii) A WORKING HOSPITALITY LABORATORY SETTING.

6 (iii) UTILIZATION OF ROTATIONAL INTERNS EACH SEMESTER OR

7 EQUIVALENT TIME PERIOD.

8 (2) IN PUBLIC AREAS OF THE HOTEL AND CONFERENCE CENTER, THE

9 SALE AND CONSUMPTION OF ALCOHOLIC LIQUOR IS LIMITED TO TABLE

10 SERVICE ONLY UNLESS THE PUBLIC AREAS ARE RESERVED FOR PRIVATE

11 FUNCTIONS.

12 (3) AS USED IN THIS SECTION, "HOSPITALITY PROGRAM" MEANS A

13 COURSE OF ACADEMIC STUDY THAT, AT A MINIMUM, IS A NATIONALLY

14 ACCREDITED PROGRAM AT BACCALAUREATE AND GRADUATE LEVELS IN THE

15 HOSPITALITY BUSINESS THAT REQUIRES AT LEAST 120 SEMESTER CREDITS

16 OR THE EQUIVALENT FOR COMPLETION OF THE BACCALAUREATE DEGREE AND

17 THAT HAS A TEACHING AND RESEARCH STAFF PREDOMINATED BY INDIVIDU-

18 ALS WITH AT LEAST DOCTORAL DEGREES.

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