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Culinary and Hospitality in Arizona
These pages summarize rules to help you plan. They are not legal advice. Before you place students at a work site or change a program, check with your state agency, your district's counsel and your insurance carrier.
In short
Arizona offers Culinary Arts and Hospitality Management with ServSafe and ProStart; CTE students are exempt from the state meat and bakery machine bar, but alcohol service waits until 18.
State program: Culinary Arts 12.0500.00; Hospitality Management 52.0900.00
What a high school can deliver
ServSafe Food Handler and Manager, ProStart COA and the TSA; serving alcohol waits until 18.
Credentials students can earn
ServSafe Food Handler and Manager (program example); ProStart COA; program credential lists: Confirm with the agency
Age and hour requirements
18 to serve, sell or handle liquor on-sale; under 18 may clear tables and stock supplies (A.R.S. 4-244); off-sale checkout at 16 with an 18+ supervisor.
Other agencies involved
ADHS with county enforcement: food establishment permit; person in charge a CFPM (since Jan 31, 2022); Maricopa food handler cards; school kitchens: Confirm with the agency.
Who can teach it
Standard CTE Certificate Option C (6,000 hours) or the Specialized certificate (R7-2-612, R7-2-612.01); culinary-specific requirements not checked.
Child labor rules for work placements
No permits; no state hour limits at 16-17. A.R.S. 23-231 bars meat and bakery machines for all minors, but 23-235 exempts career education students; federal HO 10 slicers need a student-learner agreement, HO 11 floor mixers barred.
College credit after high school
Not researched; ProStart COA opens NRAEF scholarships and credit at 75+ colleges (Collegiate Passport).
Where to go next
- The full Culinary and Hospitality guide, showing Arizona
- The Arizona state profile
- Add this pathway to your plan
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