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(j) Repealed 11/10/2005. (k) In this section

(1) “apply for” means actively pursuing the benefits of an assistance program by complying with all application and program requirements;

(2) “good cause” is determined by the department and may include

(A) weather conditions that prevent an applicant or recipient from having access to a Department of Labor and Workforce Development office;

(B) weather conditions that cause a mail delay;

(C) an applicant’s or recipient’s lack of personal or public transportation;

(D) illness of the applicant or recipient, or a member of the applicant’s or recipient’s household; or

(E) the applicant or recipient has a family emergency, including a death in the family. (Eff. 8/5/92, Register 123; am 7/1/97, Register 142; am 12/6/98, Register 148; am 12/7/2002, Register 164; am 1/7/2005, Register 173; am 11/10/2005, Register 176) Statutory Authority: Authority: AS 47.05.010 AS 47.27.025

AS 47.27.005 AS 47.27.070 Editor’s note: 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 Labor to the Department of Labor and Workforce Development made by ch. 58, SLA 1999 and the corresponding title change of the commissioner of labor. 7 AAC 45.325. Availability of income. (a) In determining eligibility for ATAP benefits, the only money the department will consider to be income to an ATAP assistance unit is money that is

(1) received by a member of the assistance unit; or