Arkansas Code
Subchapter 4 - Employee Certification
§ 11-7-412. Coal miners — Temporary permit — Grandfather clause

(a) A person making application for a coal miner's certificate of competency and qualification shall be granted a temporary permit to work until such time as an examination is held by the Director of the Division of Labor and if, in the judgment of the director, he or she is so qualified.
(b) All fees collected from the applicants shall be paid into the Coal Mine Examining Fund and paid out of the fund as other moneys are paid out.