4 AAC 64.990. Definitions

(a) In this chapter,

(1) "attendance" means the time that a child is actually in the paid care of a provider;

(2) "attendance rate" means a daily, part-time daily, or hourly rate charged for a child's actual time in care;

(3) "average daily full-time equivalent units of care" means the number of units of care calculated under 4 AAC 64.900;

(4) "child" means the same as in AS 14.38.199 and (b) of this section;

(5) "child care facility" means the same as in AS 14.38.199 ;

(6) "department" means the Department of Education and Early Development;

(7) deleted;

(8) deleted;

(9) "enrollment rate" means a monthly rate for care of a child, based on a regular schedule of a predictable number of units of care per week;

(10) "grant" means a grant under AS 14.38.160 and this chapter;

(11) "month" means a calendar month unless otherwise specified;

(12) "participating provider" means a provider that has met the requirements of 4 AAC 64.020 and 4 AAC 64.030 and is receiving grant payments;

(13) "program" means the child care grant program under AS 14.38.160 (a) and (c) of this chapter;

(14) "provider" means the same as "child care facility" in AS 14.38.199 and (c) of this section;

(15) "wrongfully obtained benefits" means program benefits received by a provider as the result of an intentional violation of program regulations;

(16) "commissioner" means commissioner of the department.

(b) For purposes of AS 14.38.160 and this chapter, "child" as defined in AS 14.38.199 does not include the biological, adopted, step-, or foster child of the owner or operator of a child care facility that is receiving a grant.

(c) For purposes of AS 14.38.160 and this chapter, "child care facility" as defined in AS 14.38.199 includes only facilities that charge for child care as a business.

History: Eff. 9/12/97, Register 143; am 11/11/98, Register 148

Authority: AS 14.07.060

AS 14.38.160

Editor's note: As of Register 151 (October 1999) the regulation attorney deleted the definitions of "director" and "division" as obsolete because the terms were no longer used in Chapter 64.

The Alaska Administrative Code was automatically converted to HTML from a plain text format. Every effort has been made to ensure its accuracy, but neither Touch N' Go Systems nor the Law Offices of James B. Gottstein can be held responsible for any possible errors. This version of the Alaska Administrative Code is current through June, 2006.

If it is critical that the precise terms of the Alaska Administrative Code be known, it is recommended that more formal sources be consulted. Recent editions of the Alaska Administrative Journal may be obtained from the Alaska Lieutenant Governor's Office on the world wide web. If any errors are found, please e-mail Touch N' Go systems at E-mail. We hope you find this information useful. Copyright 2006. Touch N' Go Systems, Inc. All Rights Reserved.