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(Eff. 6/23/2006, Register 178; am 1/5/2017, Register 221) Statutory Authority: Authority: AS 47.05.010 AS 47.25.001 AS 47.25.021 7 AAC 41.313. School. For the purposes of this chapter, school is an educational or training program that includes classroom or online settings. An educational program is a structured learning enviromnent in which an instructor or teacher leads students through a course of study that includes specific learning objectives, goals, and standards, and leads to a certificate of mastery or completion, a state license, a diploma, or a degree. A training program is a structured learning environment for a participant to gain or enhance job skills that has specific learning objectives, identified skills to be mastered, a beginning date, and an ending date. (Eff. 1/5/2017, Register 221) Statutory Authority: Authority: AS 47.05.010 AS 47.25.001 AS 47.25.021 7 AAC 41.315. Family application. (a) A family seeking to participate, or to continue participation, in the PASS program and receive child care assistance must submit an application to the designee serving the community where the family resides or participates in an eligible activity and participate in an in-person or telephonic interview. If no designee serves that community, the family may apply to the department. (b) Application for program participation must be made on a form prescribed by the department and must be submitted to the department or a designee, as appropriate, for review and an eligibility determination. The application must be determined to be acceptable and complete by the department or designee. Following submission of the application, the department will review the application for completeness and, within 10 days after the department