7 AAC 41.310 - Eligible activities

(a) At the time of application, the time of care eligible for a program benefit, as specified in the child care authorization issued under 7 AAC 41.340, is based on the schedule of eligible activities of each parent, the care need of the child, and the child care provider's hours of operation.

(b) Eligible activities are

(1) working;

(2) attending school;

(3) doing library or laboratory activities, attending workshops or tutoring sessions, or participating in a similar activity required for satisfactory completion of a school course or class; time eligible for a program benefit under this paragraph is limited to one hour for each credit hour per week;

(4) sleeping up to eight hours before or after the parent works a night shift; and

(5) traveling between an eligible activity and the participating provider, up to a maximum travel time of

(A) one hour before and one hour after the eligible activity, in increments of not less than one-half hour; or

(B) one and one-half hours before and one and one-half hours after the eligible activity, in increments of not less than one-half hour, if the parent travels more than 30 miles from the provider or uses public transportation.

(c) During the family's eligibility period,

(1) if a parent experiences a non-temporary cessation of an eligible activity of a job, job training, or educational program, the family will continue to receive program benefits at the same level for a period of three months for the parent to engage in job search activities; the family's program benefits will end after the three-month period of job search activities, unless the parent has resumed work or is attending a job training or educational program;

(2) if the parent provides verification that the parent will be returning to an eligible activity within the parent's 12-month certification period, there is no time limit for that absence; all parents in the family must be participating in an eligible activity at the time of the parents' next application.

Notes

7 AAC 41.310

Eff. 6/23/2006, Register 178; am 1/5/2017, Register 221, April 2017; am 1/1/2023, Register 245, April 2023

Authority:AS 47.05.010

AS 47.25.001

AS 47.25.021