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This law was first created in 1994. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 28<\/a> of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. It has been modified 1 time. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. That modification is as follows: in 1997, chapter 390<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":222693,"object_type":"law","relational_id":80195,"identifier":"45.2-580","token":"45.2\/II\/A\/5\/10\/45.2-580","url":"\/45.2-580\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/45.2-580\/","token":"45.2\/II\/A\/5\/10\/45.2-580","dublin_core":{"Title":" Training programs","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 45.2-580","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> The Department<\/span> may administer training programs for the purpose of (i) assisting with the provision of selected requirements of the federal mine safety law<\/span> and (ii) preparing miners for examinations administered by the Board of Coal Mining Examiners. The Director<\/span> shall establish the curriculum and teaching materials<\/span> for the training programs, which shall be consistent with the requirements of the federal mine safety law<\/span> where feasible. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> The Department<\/span> is authorized to charge persons attending the training programs reasonable fees to cover the costs of administering such programs. The Director<\/span> may exempt certain persons from any required fees for refresher training programs, based on the person’s employment status or such other criteria as the Director<\/span> deems appropriate. The Director<\/span> shall not be required to allocate more of the Department<\/span>’s resources to training programs than are appropriated or otherwise made available for such purpose or are collected from fees charged to attendees. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> No miner, operator, or other person shall be required to participate in any training program established under this article. Nothing contained herein shall prevent an operator or any other person from administering a state-approved training program. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\n TRAINING PROGRAMS (\u00a7 45.2-580)\n\nA. The Department may administer training programs for the purpose of (i)\nassisting with the provision of selected requirements of the federal mine safety\nlaw and (ii) preparing miners for examinations administered by the Board of Coal\nMining Examiners. The Director shall establish the curriculum and teaching\nmaterials for the training programs, which shall be consistent with the\nrequirements of the federal mine safety law where feasible.\n\nB. The Department is authorized to charge persons attending the training\nprograms reasonable fees to cover the costs of administering such programs. The\nDirector may exempt certain persons from any required fees for refresher\ntraining programs, based on the person’s employment status or such other\ncriteria as the Director deems appropriate. The Director shall not be required\nto allocate more of the Department’s resources to training programs than\nare appropriated or otherwise made available for such purpose or are collected\nfrom fees charged to attendees.\n\nC. No miner, operator, or other person shall be required to participate in any\ntraining program established under this article. Nothing contained herein shall\nprevent an operator or any other person from administering a state-approved\ntraining program.\n\nHISTORY: 1994, c. 28, \u00a7 45.1-161.102; 1997, c. 390; 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}}