§ 22-1-1-5 — Bureaus; powers and duties

(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;
(2) provide safety consultation services to any underground mine
operator at the request of the operator;
(3) provide mine safety and health education information to all
underground mine operators; and
(4) investigate all fatalities occurring in 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 youth employment shall have immediate charge
of the supervision of children who are gainfully employed, including
employment certificate violations under IC 22-2-18-43 (before its
expiration on June 30, 2021), IC 22-2-18-44 (before its expiration on
June 30, 2021), and IC 22-2-18-45 (before its expiration on June 30,
2021) or violations under IC 22-2-18.1-30. A child employee under the
jurisdiction of the bureau of youth employment may file a complaint
with the bureau of youth employment if the employer of the child
employee requires noncompliance by the child employee with the
provisions of IC 22-2-18-43 (before its expiration).
Formerly: Acts 1945, c.334, s.5; Acts 1975, P.L.235, SEC.3. As
amended by P.L.37-1985, SEC.21; P.L.215-1989, SEC.1;
P.L.182-2006, SEC.10; P.L.35-2007, SEC.1; P.L.147-2020,
SEC.12.