2023 Illinois Compiled Statutes › Chapter 225 - PROFESSIONS, OCCUPATIONS, AND BUSINESS OPERATIONS › 225 ILCS 705/ - Coal Mining Act. › Article 3 - New Mines--Certificates Of Competency--Credentials And Examinations

(225 ILCS 705/Art. 3 heading)
ARTICLE 3.
NEW MINES--CERTIFICATES OF
COMPETENCY--CREDENTIALS AND EXAMINATIONS.
(225 ILCS 705/3.01) (from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 351)
Sec. 3.01. 
The certificates provided for in this Act shall be issued under the signature of the Director
and the seal of the Mining Board to all those who receive a rating above the
minimum fixed by the rules of the Mining Board, and to no other persons.
All certificates shall contain the full name of the recipient, his age, his
place of birth, and the nature and number of years of his previous service
in or about coal mines.
(Source: P.A. 102-937, eff. 5-27-22.)
(225 ILCS 705/3.02) (from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 352)
Sec. 3.02. 
The Mining Board shall make a record of the names and addresses
of all persons to whom certificates provided for in this Act are issued, except those issued as provided in Article 8 of this Act.
(Source: P.A. 97-1136, eff. 1-1-13.)
(225 ILCS 705/3.03) (from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 353)
Sec. 3.03. 
		
		The certificates provided for in this Act shall entitle the
certified recipient to accept and discharge the duties for which they are
declared qualified, at any coal mine in the State of Illinois.
(Source: Laws 1953, p. 701.)
(225 ILCS 705/3.04) (from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 354)
Sec. 3.04. 
An applicant for any certificate provided for in this Act, before being examined, shall register his or her name with the Mining Board and
file with the Board the credentials required by this Act, to-wit: an
affidavit as to all matters of fact establishing his or her right to receive the
examination, and a certificate of good character and temperate habits
signed by at least 10 residents of the community in which he or she resides. Each applicant shall also submit a reasonable fee as prescribed by rule, with such fee being deposited into the Coal Mining Regulatory Fund. The monies deposited into the Coal Mining Regulatory Fund under this Section shall not be subject to administrative charges or chargebacks unless otherwise authorized by this Act.
(Source: P.A. 102-937, eff. 5-27-22.)
(225 ILCS 705/3.05) (from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 355)
Sec. 3.05. 
		
		There shall be a written and an oral examination of applicants as
may be prescribed by the rules of the Mining Board; and all written
examination papers and all others papers of applicants shall be kept on
file by the Mining Board for not less than 6 months, during which time any
applicant shall have the right to inspect his said papers at all reasonable
times; and any applicant shall be entitled to a certified copy of any or
all of his said papers upon payment of a reasonable copy fee therefor.
(Source: Laws 1953, p. 701.)
(225 ILCS 705/3.06) (from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 356)
Sec. 3.06. 
		
		Any operator desiring to open a new coal mine shall notify the
Department of Natural Resources of his intention
before any work on the
underground opening, tipple or other buildings is commenced and furnish
said Department a legal description of the proposed location and the Post
Office address.
(Source: P.A. 89-445, eff. 2-7-96.)
(225 ILCS 705/3.07) (from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 357)
Sec. 3.07. 
		
		Each month the Department of Natural Resources shall prepare
a list of those persons who have filed an application for any certificate
of competency under this Act during the preceding 30 days, which list shall
include the name of the applicant, the applicant's employer, the location
of the applicant's employment and the type of certificate applied for.
Such list shall be provided to each employer covered by this Act which shall
be posted for a period of 30 days from its receipt in a conspicuous place
available to all employees on the premises of the mine at which they are
employed.  The certificate of competency shall be considered temporary until
this posting requirement at this place of employment has been completed.
Nothing in this Section shall prohibit the holder of such temporary certificate
from performing all of the functions that he is authorized to perform when
such certification becomes permanent.
(Source: P.A. 89-445, eff. 2-7-96.)
(225 ILCS 705/3.08)
Sec. 3.08. Fees for renewal. The Mining Board may establish by rule a fee for the renewal of certificates with such fee being deposited into the Coal Mining Regulatory Fund. The monies deposited into the Coal Mining Regulatory Fund under this Section shall not be subject to administrative charges or chargebacks unless otherwise authorized by this Act.
(Source: P.A. 97-1136, eff. 1-1-13.)