4 AAC 40.050 - Definitions

In this chapter,

(1) "board" means the State Board of Education and Early Development;

(2) "commissioner" means the commissioner of education and early development;

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

(4) "district" means a school district;

(5) "applicant" means a person or entity that applies for a grant or other thing of monetary value from the department;

(6) "expertise in the subject matter" means having significant experience, training, or knowledge in the issue;

(7) "substantial evidence"

(A) means relevant evidence in the record that a reasonable mind might accept as adequate to support a conclusion;

(B) does not include an evaluation of competing inferences that could be drawn from the evidence;

(8) "working day" means a day other than Saturday, Sunday, or a state holiday.

Notes

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Eff. 10/16/81, Register 80; am 11/10/2002, Register 164; am 12/29/2010, Register 196

As of Register 151 (October 1999), the regulations attorney made technical revisions under AS 44.62.125(b)(6) to reflect the name change of the Department of Education to the Department of Education and Early Development made by ch. 58, SLA 1999, and the corresponding title change of the commissioner of education.

Authority:AS 14.07.060

AS 14.17.920