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care provided at the school site before or after school;

(11) subject to (b) of this section, a day camp or similar facility or program that

(A) holds a current accreditation or certification from the American Camping Association or another national accreditation group with standards the department finds are substantially similar to the requirements of this chapter; a facility or program that believes it should be exempt under this paragraph shall submit the standards to the department for review and approval;

(B) provides services for children age five years and older;

(C) operates more than five weeks in any 12-month period; and

(D) operates only during summer, winter, and spring school breaks.

(12) a facility approved by the Office of Child Care and a tribal lead agency in accordance with the Child Care and Development Fund requirements under 45 C.F.R. Part 98 Subpart I - Indian Tribes of the United States Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families. (b) To be exempt from the licensure requirements of AS 47.32 and this chapter under (a)(11) of this section, a facility or program must implement and conduct a fingerprint-based background check that meets or exceeds the standards set in 7 AAC 10.900 — 7 AAC 10.990 for each employee and other individual associated with the facility in a manner described in 7 AAC 10.900(b). If the facility or program does not conduct fingerprint-based background checks as described in this subsection,

(1) except for the requirements of this chapter dealing with background checks, the department will accept the accreditation or certification standards of the facility or program in lieu of licensing requirements of this chapter; and

(2) the facility or program must meet the applicable requirements of AS 47.05.300 — 47.05.390 and 7 AAC 10.900 — 7 AAC 10.990 (barrier crimes and conditions; background checks). (Eff. 6/23/2006, Register 178; am 2/9/2007, Register 181; am 6/29/2017, Register 222; am 10/9/2024, Register 252) Statutory Authority: Authority: AS 44.29.020 AS 47.32.010 AS 47.32.030

AS 47.05.340 AS 47.32.020