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This law was first created in 1975. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 432 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. Unfortunately, the 1975 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. It has been modified 3 times. 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. Those modifications are as follows: in 1984, chapter 590; in 1994, chapter 28<\/a>; in 1996, chapter 774<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":1449863,"object_type":"law","relational_id":364338,"identifier":"45.2-546","token":"45.2\/II\/A\/5\/5\/45.2-546","url":"\/45.2-546\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/45.2-546\/","token":"45.2\/II\/A\/5\/5\/45.2-546","dublin_core":{"Title":" Mine rescue teams","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 45.2-546","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> mine rescue teams as 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 45.2-546)\n\nThe Director may have trained and employed at the mine rescue and first aid\nstations operated by the Department mine rescue teams as he determines\nnecessary. Each member of a mine rescue team shall devote four hours each month\nfor training purposes and shall be available at all times to assist in rescue\nwork. Members shall receive compensation for services at a rate set by the\nDirector, to be determined annually based on prevailing wage rates within the\nindustry. For the purposes of workers’ compensation coverage during\ntraining periods, such team members shall be deemed to be within the scope of\ntheir regular employment. The Director shall certify to the Comptroller of the\nCommonwealth that such team members have performed the required service. Upon\nsuch certification, the Comptroller shall issue a warrant upon the state\ntreasury for their compensation. The Director may remove any team member at any\ntime.\n\nHISTORY: 1975, c. 432, \u00a7 45.1-33.1; 1984, c. 590; 1994, c. 28, \u00a7 45.1-161.68;\n1996, c. 774; 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"}}