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A.<\/span> The Board of Coal Mining Examiners shall adopt regulations establishing requirements for programs of continuing education for holders of certificates. The Board shall establish (i) the content and amount of continuing education to be required for maintaining certification, (ii) parameters for the content of continuing education programs, (iii) procedures for approving continuing education programs and sponsors, (iv) distribution to holders of certificates of appropriate information regarding continuing education requirements, (v) provisions allowing surplus hours of continuing education to be carried forward from one period to meet the requirements for the next period, (vi) procedures for determining compliance with continuing education requirements, (vii) requirements for a certificate holder to provide the Board with his current address and such further administrative information as may be reasonable, and (viii) the length of time a certificate may be suspended for failure to comply with continuing education requirements before such certificate shall be revoked. The Board may also establish by regulation a fee to recover the reasonable costs of reissuing certificates or otherwise ascertaining that the requirements of this section have been satisfied. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> A certificate issued by the Board of Coal Mining Examiners shall be suspended if the holder fails to comply with the continuing education requirements established by the Board. The suspension shall be vacated upon compliance with the continuing education requirements. However, if the holder of a certificate does not comply with the continuing education requirements within the period of time established by the Board, the certificate shall be revoked. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\n CONTINUING EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS (\u00a7 45.2-527)\n\nA. The Board of Coal Mining Examiners shall adopt regulations establishing\nrequirements for programs of continuing education for holders of certificates.\nThe Board shall establish (i) the content and amount of continuing education to\nbe required for maintaining certification, (ii) parameters for the content of\ncontinuing education programs, (iii) procedures for approving continuing\neducation programs and sponsors, (iv) distribution to holders of certificates of\nappropriate information regarding continuing education requirements, (v)\nprovisions allowing surplus hours of continuing education to be carried forward\nfrom one period to meet the requirements for the next period, (vi) procedures\nfor determining compliance with continuing education requirements, (vii)\nrequirements for a certificate holder to provide the Board with his current\naddress and such further administrative information as may be reasonable, and\n(viii) the length of time a certificate may be suspended for failure to comply\nwith continuing education requirements before such certificate shall be revoked.\nThe Board may also establish by regulation a fee to recover the reasonable costs\nof reissuing certificates or otherwise ascertaining that the requirements of\nthis section have been satisfied.\n\nB. A certificate issued by the Board of Coal Mining Examiners shall be suspended\nif the holder fails to comply with the continuing education requirements\nestablished by the Board. The suspension shall be vacated upon compliance with\nthe continuing education requirements. However, if the holder of a certificate\ndoes not comply with the continuing education requirements within the period of\ntime established by the Board, the certificate shall be revoked.\n\nHISTORY: 1994, c. 28, \u00a7 45.1-161.34; 2021, Sp. Sess. I, c. 387.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}