As you know, HB 4351 directs the Board of Miner Training Education and Certification to conduct a review of all applicable training requirements for miner specialty areas and make recommendations to the Legislature by December 31, 2012.

The Board has partnered with the WVU Mining Extension Service to assist in its review and have jointly developed a proposal to guide this review going forward. A copy of this proposal has been forwarded to our members for review.

A MESSAGE FROM THE FRIENDS OF COAL:

Well, here are some highlights from the final installment of the Friends of Coal Bowl. We hope you enjoyed the series and we are proud of our sponsorship. We treasure our relationship with both schools and hope this series can be resurrected in the near future.

Check out the newest episode of the Coal Seam in preparation for the last Friends of Coal Bowl next month in Morgantown.