Section 14.30.350. Definitions.

In AS 14.30.180  -  14.30.350,
        (1) "appropriate education" means personalized instruction with sufficient support services to permit a child to benefit educationally from the instruction;
        (2) "child with a disability" means a child with one or more of the following:
             (A) intellectual disability;
             (B) learning disabilities;
             (C) emotional disturbance;
             (D) deafness;
             (E) deaf-blindness;
             (F) hearing impairment;
             (G) orthopedic impairment;
             (H) other health impairment;
             (I) speech or language impairment;
             (J) visual impairment;
             (K) multiple disabilities;
             (L) early childhood development delay;
             (M) autism;
             (N) traumatic brain injury;
             (O) developmental disability;
        (3) "due process hearing" means a hearing conducted under AS 14.30.193;
        (4) "educational records" means those files, documents, records, and other material that contain information directly related to a student and are maintained by a school district or a person acting for a school district; the term "educational records" does not include the personnel records of the school district, maintained in the normal course of business, that relate exclusively to a person's capacity as an employee, or other records as designated by the department in regulation;
        (5) "informed consent" means that
             (A) a child's parent has been fully informed, in the parent's native language or other mode of communication, of all information relevant to the activity for which consent is sought;
             (B) the parent understands and agrees in writing to the carrying out of the activity for which the parent's consent is sought;
             (C) the consent describes that activity and lists any records that will be released and to whom; and
             (D) the parent understands that the granting of consent is voluntary on the part of the parent and may be revoked at any time;
        (6) "parent" means a
             (A) child's natural or adoptive parent;
             (B) child's guardian, but not the state if the child is in the legal custody of the state;
             (C) person who is acting in the place of a child's natural or adoptive parent, such as a grandparent or stepparent with whom the child lives, or a person who is legally responsible for the child's welfare; and
             (D) child's surrogate parent who has been appointed under AS 14.30.325;
        (7) "related services" means services described in 34 C.F.R. 300.34;
        (8) "school district" means a borough school district, a city school district, a regional educational attendance area, a state boarding school, and the state centralized correspondence study program;
        (9) "special education" means an educational program described in 34 C.F.R. 300.39.

Authorities

14.03.016;14.03.073;14.03.075;14.07.175;14.30.075;14.30.355;14.30.356;14.30.640;14.33.125;44.21.410;47.07.063;47.80.090;47.80.900

Notes

Implemented As

4 AAC 52.010
4 AAC 52.100
4 AAC 52.115
4 AAC 52.240
4 AAC 52.252
4 AAC 52.255
4 AAC 52.610
4 AAC 52.750
4 AAC 52.760
4 AAC 52.770
4 AAC 52.780
4 AAC 52.790

References

4 AAC 06.150
4 AAC 06.899
4 AAC 09.015
4 AAC 52.785
4 AAC 52.790
7 AAC 115.600
7 AAC 50.990
7 AAC 56.990
AS 14.03.016 A parent's right to direct the education of the parent's child.
AS 14.03.073 Secondary school course credit.
AS 14.03.075 College and career readiness assessment; retroactive issuance of diploma.
AS 14.07.175 Development of statewide assessment plan; review of education laws and regulations.
AS 14.30.075 Physical examinations for teachers.
AS 14.30.355 Sexual abuse and sexual assault awareness and prevention. [Effective June 30, 2017]..
AS 14.30.356 Dating violence and abuse policy, training, awareness, prevention, and notices. [Effective June 30, 2017]..
AS 14.30.640 Eligibility for service.
AS 14.33.125 Student restraint or seclusion; limitations.
AS 44.21.410 Powers and duties.
AS 47.07.063 Payment for certain services furnished or paid for by a school district.
AS 47.80.090 Responsibilities.
AS 47.80.900 Definitions.

History

(Sec. 2 ch 120 SLA 1959; am Sec. 5, 6 ch 81 SLA 1965; am Sec. 13, 14 ch 144 SLA 1970; am Sec. 2 ch 119 SLA 1981; am Sec. 18 ch 147 SLA 1984; am Sec. 38 ch 30 SLA 1992; am Sec. 20 - 24 ch 77 SLA 1993; am Sec. 29 - 34, 41 ch 67 SLA 2001; am Sec. 25, 26 ch 40 SLA 2008; am Sec. 3 ch 42 SLA 2013)