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This law was first created in 1997. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 390<\/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.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":1451267,"object_type":"law","relational_id":364052,"identifier":"45.2-1135","token":"45.2\/III\/A\/11\/5\/45.2-1135","url":"\/45.2-1135\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/45.2-1135\/","token":"45.2\/III\/A\/11\/5\/45.2-1135","dublin_core":{"Title":" Mine rescue teams","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 45.2-1135","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

The Director<\/span> may have trained and employed at the mine rescue and first aid stations operated by the Department<\/span> within the Commonwealth the mine rescue teams that he determines necessary. Each member of a mine rescue team shall devote four hours each month for training purposes and shall be available at all times to assist in rescue work. Members shall receive compensation for services at a rate set by the Director<\/span>, to be determined annually based on prevailing wage rates within the industry. For the purposes of workers’ compensation coverage during training periods, such team members shall be deemed to be within the scope of their regular employment. The Director<\/span> shall certify to the Comptroller of the Commonwealth that such team members have performed the required service. Upon such certification, the Comptroller shall issue<\/span> a warrant upon the state treasury for their compensation. The Director<\/span> may remove any team member at any time.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\n MINE RESCUE TEAMS (\u00a7 45.2-1135)\n\nThe Director may have trained and employed at the mine rescue and first aid\nstations operated by the Department within the Commonwealth the mine rescue\nteams that he determines necessary. Each member of a mine rescue team shall\ndevote four hours each month for training purposes and shall be available at all\ntimes to assist in rescue work. Members shall receive compensation for services\nat a rate set by the Director, to be determined annually based on prevailing\nwage rates within the industry. For the purposes of workers’ compensation\ncoverage during training periods, such team members shall be deemed to be within\nthe scope of their regular employment. The Director shall certify to the\nComptroller of the Commonwealth that such team members have performed the\nrequired service. Upon such certification, the Comptroller shall issue a warrant\nupon the state treasury for their compensation. The Director may remove any team\nmember at any time.\n\nHISTORY: 1997, c. 390, \u00a7 45.1-161.292:41; 2021, Sp. Sess. I, c. 387.","edition":{"id":2,"name":"2026","slug":"2026","date_created":"2026-07-16 18:40:23","date_modified":"2026-08-02 15:14:36","current":1,"order_by":2,"last_import":"2026-08-02 12:37:30"}}