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decision, the employee may appeal the decision to the division director. The director shall accept written evidence and arguments submitted by the employee and the staff, and may on the director’s own motion hold an oral hearing. The director shall issue a final agency decision within 30 days after the written record is closed. (h) In AS 47.27.035,

(1) “appropriate child care” means care by a child care provider who is at a location that is within 30 minutes travel time, by public or private transportation, from the participant’s home or activity site, who is willing to take care of the participant’s child, and who appears to have the ability to take care of children of the same age and development level as the participant’s child;

(2) “available” means located in the family’s community, and the family has sufficient income or access to assistance through a subsidy program to pay the cost. (i) In this section and in AS 47.27.900,

(1) “community service work” means an activity assigned or approved by the department that achieves a useful public purpose and contributes to the common good of the community, including subsistence activities;

(2) “education” includes job-retention education and participation in workshops that provide skills needed to compete for and obtain paid employment;

(3) “job readiness” means the state of either having a job or of being prepared to take one, such as by having work and interviewing skills, knowledge, an understanding of work ethics, and arrangements for any needed child care;

(4) “job sampling” means an activity assigned by the department that achieves a useful public purpose and provides the participant with the opportunity to

(A) learn, improve, or apply job skills;

(B) enhance the participant’s employability by acquiring recent work experience and employer references;

(C) try out an occupation in order to make an informed decision about its suitability as a career; or

(D) refurbish publicly assisted housing;

(5) “job search” means an activity that directly contributes to obtaining paid employment, such as by registering with the Department of Labor and Workforce Development, distributing resumes, participating in a job club, and contacting prospective employers;

(6) “subsidized work” means an activity for which a wage is paid to the participant and is financed, in whole or in part, by ATAP money or another government-financed employment, training, or social services program;

(7) “unsubsidized work” means an activity for which a wage is paid to the participant and