1. (a) Unless otherwise provided or the context requires otherwise, the definitions in 20 AAC 15.990 apply to the terms of this chapter.

2. (b) In this chapter, unless the context requires otherwise,

   1. (1) "academic year" means the period of time described in 34 C.F.R. 668.3;
   2. (2) repealed 2/22/2015;
   3. (3) repealed 2/13/2026;
   4. (4) repealed 2/22/2015;
   5. (5) "ISIR" means the Institutional Student Information Record, which is the data generated by the United States Department of Education's processing of the FAFSA, as defined in 34 C.F.R. 668.2(b);
   6. (6) "school year" has the same meaning as "academic year" in this subsection;
   7. (7) repealed 2/22/2015;
   8. (8) repealed 4/4/2013;
   9. (9) "Alaska performance scholarship program" means the scholarship program established under AS 14.43.810 - 14.43.849;
   10. (10) "credit hour" means the basic unit of collegiate instruction at an institution, as defined by the institution's accrediting body;
   11. (11) repealed 2/22/2015;
   12. (12) "Student Aid Index (SAI)" means the eligibility index number provided by the United States Department of Education as calculated from information provided on the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) that represents a student's financial need; a negative SAI indicates the student has a higher financial need.

(Eff. 6/13/80, Register 74; am 11/27/86, Register 100; am 2/20/2005, Register 173; am 12/28/2008, Register 188; am 1/1/2011, Register 196; am 11/16/2012, Register 204; am 4/4/2013, Register 206; am 2/22/2015, Register 213)