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Senate committee backs bill giving director discretion over mine inspector appointments
Summary
A Senate committee approved a committee substitute for Senate Bill 883 that shifts appointment authority for mine inspectors to the director of the Office of Miners Health, Safety and Training and removes an age cap for inspector eligibility.
A Senate committee on an unspecified date approved a committee substitute for Senate Bill 883 that gives the director of the Office of Miners Health, Safety and Training broader discretion in appointing mine inspectors and related personnel.
The substitute directs the director to have “full discretion and authority in the original appointment of all mine inspectors, mine safety instructors, electrical inspectors, underground mine inspectors, surface mine inspectors, and general inspectors,” and it changes procedures related to testing, registers of eligible candidates and tenure, according to committee…
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