Alaska Administrative Code

(a) No later than 15 days after service of the agency panel's decision and order, a party may move or an agency member may request that the full labor relations agency review the agency panel's decision and order if the decision and order conflicts with a decision and order issue…

(a) The labor relations agency may consider an appeal from a ruling or order of a hearing officer or an agency staff member. Any such appeal must be filed within 15 days from the date of service of the ruling or order. However, an appeal of an order of dismissal of a complaint or…

If the labor relations agency finds that strict adherence to a regulation in this chapter will work an injustice, the agency will, in its discretion, relax or waive the requirements of that regulation. Notes 8 AAC 97.480 Eff. 7/22/93, Register 127 Authority:AS 23.05.380 AS 23.40.…

(a) A public employer who has entered into a collective bargaining agreement under AS 23.40.070-23.40.260 or AS 42.40.720-42.40.890 shall file one copy of the agreement and any amendments to it with the labor relations agency (1) no later than 9/20/93; and (2) 60 days after execu…

(a) A party to a collective bargaining agreement may file a petition with the labor relations agency to enforce the agreement. The petition must include (1) the name, affiliation if any, address, electronic mail address, telephone and facsimile machine numbers of the petitioner a…

(a) Fifteen days from the receipt of a petition to enforce a collective bargaining agreement, the respondent may file an answer to the petition. The respondent's answer must admit or deny each of the allegations contained in the petition, unless the respondent does not have the i…

(a) In this chapter (1) "confidential employee" means an employee who assists and acts in a confidential capacity to a person who formulates, determines, and effectuates management policies in labor relations matters; (2) repealed 4/14/95; (3) "employee representative" means the …

The State Plan for the State Vocational Rehabilitation Services Program and State Plan for the State Supported Employment Services Program Fiscal Years 1998-2000, and the State Plan for Independent Living Fiscal Years 1999-2001 under Title IV of Public Law 105-220 and as approved…

8 AAC 98.300 - 8 AAC 98.480 apply to the Randolph-Sheppard Vending Facility Program ( P.L. 83-565 as amended) administered by the division and to the state vending facility program established under AS 23.15.100(b) and AS 23.15.130. Notes 8 AAC 98.300 Eff. 7/17/83, Register 87 Au…

(a) The division will provide training in vending facility management as appropriate, to an applicant who meets the following requirements: (1) the applicant has had no previous training as a vending facility manager; and (2) for placement in vending facilities on (A) federal pro…

The division will determine and provide on an individual basis, the training necessary to prepare an applicant to operate as a manager of a vending facility. The training may include (1) personal and vocational adjustment; (2) business management (e.g. customer relations, busines…

(a) The division will certify an applicant to operate as a manager of a vending facility on federal property if the applicant meets the requirements of 8 AAC 98.310(a) (2)(A) and has successfully completed the training program described in 8 AAC 98.320. (b) The division will cert…

(a) The division will license a certified vending facility manager into a vending program when (1) a vending facility in that vending program is available for immediate placement; and (2) the division and the certified vending facility manager have entered into a written operatin…

(a) The division will pay the personal moving costs, at the rate allowed for state employees, for a licensee entering a vending program for the first time when the vending facility to which the licensee is assigned is at least 50 miles from his or her present home. (b) A current …

In consultation with the committees of vendors (8 AAC 98.455), the division will provide appropriate in-service training and post-employment services for licensees to expand and improve their capacity for moving upward within the program. Notes 8 AAC 98.360 Eff. 7/17/83, Register…

The responsibilities of a licensee include (1) operating the facility in accordance with laws relating to vending facilities, public health, taxes, compensation of employees, worker's compensation, insurance, civil rights, and fire and safety codes; (2) maintaining business accou…

(a) A vending facility operator shall personally operate the facility unless he or she has designated an assistant manager, a temporary relief manager, or a substitute vacation manager who has been approved by the division. (b) The vending facility operator must submit to the div…

In deciding to establish vending facility locations on federal property, in state buildings, and in private buildings where vending facilities are permitted by the owner, the division will apply the following criteria: (1) the building in which the vending facility is to be locat…

(a) The division will provide architectural services, equipment, fixtures, initial supplies and inventory, and initial operating funds necessary for each vending facility that it establishes in a federal or state public building. (b) All rights to, title to, and interest in the e…

(a) The division will maintain all vending equipment and will replace worn out or obsolete equipment as required. A licensee shall take reasonable care of equipment and perform routine day-to-day maintenance of that equipment. (b) The division will pay the entire cost of repair o…

(a) A licensee who discontinues operation of a vending facility is responsible for financial liabilities incurred in operating the facility. If the wholesale value of saleable merchandise, cash on hand, and the facility account is greater than the value of the original inventory …

(a) The net proceeds from vending machines operated by private persons in state or federal buildings for profit must be paid into the vocational rehabilitation small business enterprise revolving fund on a quarterly basis. Income derived from vending machines in federally owned o…

(a) Except as provided in (b) of this section the monthly net profit of a vending facility is a licensee's monthly income under the vending facility program. (b) The division will augment the income of a licensee up to the state minimum wage when the licensee's income is below th…

The division will provide licensee access to all financial data regarding the vending programs and will prepare an annual financial report on the vending programs for distribution to licensees. Notes 8 AAC 98.450 Eff. 7/17/83, Register 87 Authority:AS 23.15.020(c) AS 23.15.100(b)…

(a) The committee of blind vendors consists of all blind persons in the vending facility program. The committee of vendors with disabilities consists of all persons with severe disabilities in the vending facility program who are not members of the committee of blind vendors. (b)…

(a) A license is issued for an indefinite period of time but may be suspended or revoked by the division after affording the licensee an opportunity for an administrative review and evidentiary hearing under 8 AAC 98.470 and 8 AAC 98.480, respectively, for any of the following re…

An administrative review is the procedure through which a licensee or his representative may seek review of an adverse division action arising from the administration of the vending facility program. The following procedures apply in the conduct of an administrative review: (1) A…

(a) A licensee, or his designee, must request an evidentiary hearing within 15 working days after any administrative review decision he or she wishes to appeal. (b) The following procedures apply to the conduct of an evidentiary hearing: (1) If a licensee is denied a right or pri…

The purposes of 8 AAC 98.510 - 8 AAC 98.550 are: (1) to protect client privacy; (2) to assure client access to personal information maintained by the division; and (3) to establish procedures governing access to personal information, as required by 34 CFR 361.49 and AS 23.15.190.…

(a) The division will collect only personal information which is necessary for the administration of the vocational rehabilitation program. (b) The division will inform each client or, as appropriate, the client's parent, guardian, or other representative of the collection and us…

(a) Upon receiving a signed written request of a client or, as appropriate, the client's parent, guardian, or other representative, the division will release personal information to the client or the parent, guardian, or other representative. (b) In the case of medical or psychol…

(a) The division will release client information to a person other than the client or the client's parent, guardian, or other representative, if (1) release is for a purpose directly connected with the administration of the vocational rehabilitation program only; and (2) the clie…

(a) The division will, in its discretion, release personal information without the consent of the client for purposes directly related to the administration of the vocational rehabilitation program, including (1) release to any federal or state official who has legal authority to…

(a)8 AAC 98.600 - 8 AAC 98.630 govern an appeal by an applicant or recipient of vocational rehabilitation services from a decision regarding vocational rehabilitation services. (b) The division will notify an applicant or recipient or that individual's parent, guardian, or repres…

(a) An applicant or recipient, or that individual's parent, guardian, or representative, may request an administrative review in accordance with 34 C.F.R. 361.48 and this section to express a grievance and seek a remedy for dissatisfaction with services or decisions concerning se…

(a) The division will notify a recipient or that individual's parent, guardian, or representative, in writing, of the division's proposed change to the individualized written rehabilitation program (IWRP) before the change is made. A recipient who wishes to appeal a decision rega…

(a) The division will provide a fair hearing in accordance with 34 C.F.R. 361.48 to an applicant or recipient who is not satisfied with the decision of the administrative review. (b) During the application process, the division will notify the applicant or that individual's paren…

(a) Using the order of selection set out in (b)(1) of this section, the division will select eligible individuals to be provided vocational rehabilitation services, if the director determines, based upon the projected availability of appropriations and personnel resources, and fo…

Unless the context requires otherwise, in this chapter and AS 23.15.010 - AS 23.15.320 (1) "director" means the director of the division of vocational rehabilitation of the Department of Labor and Workforce Development or the director's designee; (2) "division" means the division…

District school boards offering secondary education programs for adults may issue certificates of completion or diplomas provided the program standards for graduation meet those prescribed by the commissioner. Notes 8 AAC 99.010 In effect before 7/28/59; am 9/24/65, Register 24; …

Notes 4 AAC 33.025 Eff. 10/1/92, Register 123 As of Register 151 (October 1999), the provisions of former 4 AAC 33.025 were relocated by the regulations attorney under AS 44.62.125(b)(6) to 8 AAC 99.200, in accordance with ch. 58, SLA 1999. State regulations are updated quarterly…

Notes 4 AAC 39.040 In effect before 7/28/59; am 9/24/65, Register 24; am 10/14/68, Register 27 State regulations are updated quarterly; we currently have two versions available. Below is a comparison between our most recent version and the prior quarterly release. More comparison…

Notes 4 AAC 39.110 Eff. 3/1/78, Register 65 State regulations are updated quarterly; we currently have two versions available. Below is a comparison between our most recent version and the prior quarterly release. More comparison features will be added as we have more versions to…

(a) A person is eligible to (1) take the GED test if the following criteria are met:(A) the person is 18 years of age or older; (B) repealed 3/17/2022; (C) the person is not enrolled in a high school program; (D) the person has not received a diploma or certificate through a high…

(a) The department may consult with the GED Testing Service regarding applications of agencies that seek to become official testing centers, that agree to conduct their GED testing activities in accordance with the requirements of this section, 8 AAC 99.140, - 8 AAC 99.190 and wh…

(a) The department, serving this state's GED program office, is responsible for maintaining permanent transcript records for all persons for whom the armed forces of the United States, the director of a federal Veterans Health Administration (VA) hospital, a federal correctional …

Notes 4 AAC 39.190 Eff. 3/1/78, Register 65 State regulations are updated quarterly; we currently have two versions available. Below is a comparison between our most recent version and the prior quarterly release. More comparison features will be added as we have more versions to…