Introduced Version






HOUSE BILL No. 1558

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DIGEST OF INTRODUCED BILL



Citations Affected: IC 22-1.

Synopsis: Labor law technical corrections. Makes technical corrections to the law governing the department of labor.

Effective: July 1, 2003.





Liggett




    January 16, 2003, read first time and referred to Committee on Labor and Employment.







Introduced

First Regular Session 113th General Assembly (2003)


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HOUSE BILL No. 1558



    A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning labor and industrial safety.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Indiana:

SOURCE: IC 22-1-1-5; (03)IN1558.1.1. -->     SECTION 1. IC 22-1-1-5 IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2003]: Sec. 5. (a) The bureau of mines and mining safety shall do the following:
        (1) have immediate charge of the administration of the underground mine laws of this state; law set forth in IC 22-10;
        (2) provide safety consultation services to any surface or underground mine operator at the request of the operator;
        (3) provide mine safety and health education information to all surface or underground mine operators;
        (4) provide mine safety and health training as required by federal Mine Safety and Health Administration to all surface or underground mine operators and mine workers who do not otherwise have training available; and
        (5) investigate all fatalities occurring in surface or underground mine operations for the purpose of data collection; however, an investigation shall not interfere with investigations by the federal Mine Safety and Health Administration.
    (b) The bureau of child labor shall have immediate charge of the supervision of children who are gainfully employed.
SOURCE: IC 22-1-1.5-1; (03)IN1558.1.2. -->     SECTION 2. IC 22-1-1.5-1 IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2003]: Sec. 1. All personnel excepting of the department of labor except the commissioner of labor and his the commissioner's deputies shall be employed according to the provisions of the "State Personnel Act," the same being IC 1971,  4-15-2.