Alaska Administrative Code

(a) All artifacts accessioned into the collection of the Alaska State Museum are presumed to be owned solely and completely by the state unless the accessioning documents provide for a different ownership. (b) Except for a claim filed under 25 U.S.C. 3001 - 3013 (Native American …

Museum assistance grants are awarded on an open competitive basis under AS 14.57.010(b)(10) to assist eligible museums and museum-related agencies to supplement and improve their services. The museum assistance grants program promotes and advances professional museum standards an…

(a) A museum may apply for a museum assistance grant if(1) the museum will be open to the public on a regularly scheduled basis, publicized in its area of service, in the fiscal year for which a grant is requested, and (2) the grant will benefit one or more museums or museum-rela…

(a) A completed application for a museum assistance grant for a fiscal year must be filed with Alaska State Museums, Museum Services Office, at 395 Whittier St., Juneau, Alaska 99801, on a form provided by the administrator of state museums. (b) An application for a fiscal year b…

(a) The administrator of state museums shall appoint a qualified review committee of at least three members, which shall score and rank the applications according to the criteria outlined in the application form. (b) The administrator of state museums, or the administrator's desi…

(a) A grant application may be amended after a decision is made under 4 AAC 58.230 if the administrator of state museums or the administrator's designee finds that the amendment is in the best interests of the state. (b) An amendment must be submitted for consideration under this…

(a) An applicant who is dissatisfied with a decision under 4 AAC 58.230 may request review of that decision by filing a request with the administrator of state museums within 15 days after receiving notice of the decision. The request for review must state the grounds for the req…

(a) A grant recipient shall file a report with the administrator of state museums for each fiscal year for which a grant is received. The financial report must be made on forms provided by the administrator of state museums and must include a narrative description of the project …

At least one of a museum's qualified staff should be a paid employee, if possible, and should command an appropriate body of specialized knowledge and the ability to reach museological decisions consistent with the prevailing professional standards. The employee should have acces…

(a) A museum, a cultural center, or an affiliated research component of a museum or cultural center may apply to the department for designation as a natural and cultural history repository under AS 14.57.012. (b) An application for designation as a natural and cultural history re…

An application submitted by an institution that is not currently accredited by the American Alliance of Museums must demonstrate that the applicant institution (1) currently maintains a certification or accreditation issued by a nationally recognized entity other than the America…

On or before April 30 an institution that has received a designation as a natural and cultural history repository from the department shall annually provide the department with a statement of assurance that it continues to operate under the same physical conditions, management po…

(a) To ensure compliance with the requirements of 4 AAC 58.300 - 4 AAC 58.305, the department may monitor an institution that has received a designation as a natural and cultural history repository. (b) Upon request by the department, the institution shall permit department perso…

The department may place an institution that has received a designation as a natural and cultural history repository on a plan of correction for a violation of 4 AAC 58.300 - 4 AAC 58.305. The department may withdraw an institution's designation as a natural and cultural reposito…

In 4 AAC 58.300 - 4 AAC 58.390, "institution" has the meaning given in AS 14.57.012(f). Notes 4 AAC 58.390 Eff. 3/6/2015, Register 213, April 2015 Authority:AS 14.07.060 AS 14.57.010 AS 14.57.012 AS 14.57.050 State regulations are updated quarterly; we currently have two versions…

As used in AS 14.57 and this chapter (1) "museum" means an organized and permanent nonprofit institution, educational or aesthetic in purpose, with qualified staff, that owns, cares for, and uses tangible objects, and interprets and exhibits them to the public on some regular sch…

(a) A state agency shall establish internal procedures to comply with state archives and records management standards for creation, use, maintenance, storage, retention, preservation, and disposition of state records in an electronic format. The procedures shall (1) integrate the…

A records officer of a state agency appointed under AS 40.21.060(9) shall (1) attend education and training courses offered by the Alaska State Archives (ASA) and Records and Information Management Services (RIMS); (2) adhere to records management statutes and regulations and int…

(a) An agency shall prepare a records retention schedule for all agency records and submit the schedule to the state archivist. (b) The state archivist shall (1) review the records retention schedule to determine whether the schedule adequately protects the state's historical int…

(a) The state archivist will, in the archivist's discretion, set one or more general records retention schedules authorizing disposition of records common to one or more agencies. (b) The state archivist shall provide a copy of any schedule set under (a) of this section to an age…

(a) A public record for which there is no records retention schedule may not be destroyed without authorization under this chapter. (b) An agency requesting approval to destroy a record not on a records retention schedule shall prepare and submit to the Alaska State Archives and …

Methods of destruction of a confidential record by a state agency must be approved by the state archivist. Notes 4 AAC 59.030 Eff. 10/2/94, Register 131 Authority:AS 40.21.030 AS 40.21.050 AS 40.21.110 State regulations are updated quarterly; we currently have two versions availa…

A storage facility for agency records other than the state agency office, the state records center, or a state-approved contract facility must be approved by the state archivist. Notes 4 AAC 59.035 Eff. 10/2/94, Register 131 Authority:AS 40.21.030 AS 40.21.050 AS 40.21.110 State …

(a) Records in the state archives are the property of the state in both the physical and legal custody of the state archives. As legal custodian, the state archivist shall permanently preserve the records for legal, administrative, and historical purposes. (b) Records in legal cu…

The chief executive officer of a state agency shall notify the state archivist of any actual, impending, or threatened unlawful removal, defacing, alteration or destruction of records that may come to that officer's attention. The state archivist will immediately notify the attor…

At the expiration of a public official's term of office or appointment, a public official who has custody of any state records, excluding personal records, shall deliver the records to that official's successor or, if the records are not currently needed by the state agency, to t…

(a) This section establishes the minimum requirements for the design, production, retention, and certification for microforms of state records. (b) A state agency shall (1) establish internal procedures that comply with AS 40.21, other state law, this chapter, and internal proced…

(a) The Alaska State Archives and the Records and Information Management Services shall charge fees for copies of records provided by the Alaska State Archives and Records and Information Management Services in the amounts set out as follows: (1) for photocopying services, (A) $.…

Notes 4 AAC 59.070 Eff. 10/2/94, Register 131; repealed 8/28/2015, Register 215, October 2015 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 …

(a) In AS 40.21 and this chapter, "record" (1) has the meaning given in AS 40.21.150; (2) includes computer-readable tape, discs, or other media. (b) In this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires, (1) "agency" or "state agency" has the meaning given in AS 40.21.150; (2) …

This chapter applies to a pre-elementary school in the state that is (1) primarily designed to prepare children for elementary school; (2) operated by (A) a school district and regularly serves a group of five or more children ages three through five years in a classroom setting;…

The following are not pre-elementary schools under the jurisdiction of the department and are exempt from the requirements of this chapter: (1) a facility located on a United States Department of Defense or United States Coast Guard installation that is located on federal propert…

Notes 4 AAC 60.030 Eff. 4/20/73, Register 45; am 5/20/77, Register 62; repealed 2/5/2010, Register 193 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 co…

Notes 4 AAC 60.035 Eff. 2/5/2010, Register 193; repealed 9/16/2017,Register 223, October 2017 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 …

(a) At least 30 days before the student start-date for a new pre-elementary school, a school district or Head Start agency seeking to operate a pre-elementary school must submit to the department an application on a form prescribed by the department. The application must include …

Notes 4 AAC 60.037 Eff. 9/16/2017, Register 223, October 2017; repealed 7/1/2023, Register 247, October 2023 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. M…

(a) The department may conduct onsite or remote monitoring of a pre-elementary school at any time and without n ot ice to determine whether a pre-elementary school is operating in compliance with this chapter and the assurances it makes to the department. (b) The school district …

A school district or Head Start agency that is denied an approval to operate a pre-elementary school under this chapter may file an appeal under the procedures in 4 AAC 40. Notes 4 AAC 60.040 Eff. 4/20/73, Register 45; am 5/20/77, Register 62; am 2/5/2010, Register 193; am 9/16/2…

Notes 4 AAC 60.050 Eff. 4/20/73, Register 45; am 5/20/77, Register 62; repealed 2/5/2010, Register 193 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 co…

Notes 4 AAC 60.060 Eff. 4/20/73, Register 45; am 5/20/77, Register 62; repealed 2/5/2010, Register 193 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 co…

Notes 4 AAC 60.070 Eff. 4/20/73, Register 45; am 5/20/77, Register 62; repealed 2/5/2010, Register 193 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 co…

Notes 4 AAC 60.080 Eff. 4/20/73, Register 45; am 5/20/77, Register 62; repealed 2/5/2010, Register 193 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 co…

Notes 4 AAC 60.090 Eff. 4/20/73, Register 45; am 5/20/77, Register 62; repealed 2/5/2010, Register 193 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 co…

Notes 4 AAC 60.100 Eff. 4/20/73, Register 45; am 5/20/77, Register 62; am 8/17/78, Register 67; am 9/24/82, Register 83; am 3/8/2002, Register 161; repealed 2/5/2010, Register 193 State regulations are updated quarterly; we currently have two versions available. Below is a compar…

Notes 4 AAC 60.110 Repealed 5/20/77. 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 compar…

Notes 4 AAC 60.115 Eff. 5/20/77, Register 62; am 12/13/87, Register 104; am 9/1/2006, Register 179; repealed 2/5/2010, Register 193 State regulations are updated quarterly; we currently have two versions available. Below is a comparison between our most recent version and the pri…

Notes 4 AAC 60.120 Eff. 4/20/73, Register 45; am 5/20/77, Register 62; repealed 2/5/2010, Register 193 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 co…

Notes 4 AAC 60.130 Eff. 4/20/73, Register 45; am 5/20/77, Register 62; repealed 2/5/2010, Register 193 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 co…

Notes 4 AAC 60.140 Eff. 4/20/73, Register 45; am 5/20/77, Register 62; repealed 2/5/2010, Register 193 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 co…

Notes 4 AAC 60.150 Eff. 4/20/73, Register 45; am 5/20/77, Register 62; repealed 2/5/2010, Register 193 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 co…