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225 ILCS 705/8.09

(225 ILCS 705/8.09) (from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 809)

Sec. 8.09.

A first class certificate of competency shall be issued to
any person under this Article who can produce satisfactory evidence to
the Mining Board of having had not less than 1 year
experience as a worker on coal producing sections of a coal mine and
having had an opportunity during that year of observing and helping to
perform all the work required in that section and also to learn the
fundamentals of roof control, testing of top, and testing for gas, which
could be accomplished by the cooperation of management and workers, and
that he has completed a course in first aid for the injured.

A first class certificate of competency shall also be issued to any
person under this Article who can produce satisfactory evidence to the Mining
 Board of having been employed as a worker or a trainee
in an underground coal mine for a period not less than 6 months and
having had an opportunity during that 6 months of observing and helping
to perform work required on a coal producing section and also to learn
the fundamentals of ventilation, roof control, testing of rib and roof,
and testing for gas, and that he has completed a course in first aid for
the injured, and possesses a two-year Associate in Applied Science
Degree in Coal Mining Technology or a degree in Engineering from an
approved school or college, or university.

(Source: P.A. 102-937, eff. 5-27-22.)