Alaska Administrative Code › Title 8 - Labor and Workforce Development › Part 1 - Industrial Welfare › Chapter 05 - Child Labor › Article 5 - Entertainment Industry › 8 AAC 05.315 - Supervision by studio teachers

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) Except as
				  provided in (f) of this section, as a condition of receiving a permit under
				  8 AAC 05.300, an employer must provide a studio teacher
				  for a child from the age of birth to 16 years of age, and for a child from 16
				  to 18 years of age when required for the education of the child. Except as
				  provided in (d) and (e) of this section, a studio teacher must possess an
				  appropriate endorsement on a valid and current Type A Alaska teaching
				  certificate to instruct the age level of the children in the teacher's care and
				  exhibit a working knowledge of the child labor laws of this state. One studio
				  teacher must supervise each group of 10 or fewer children, from the age of
				  birth to 16 years of age, except that on Saturdays, Sundays, holidays, or
				  during school vacation periods, one studio teacher may supervise each group of
				  20 or fewer of those aged children.
(b) Notwithstanding (a) of this section, if
				  babies between the ages of birth to six weeks are employed, one nurse and one
				  studio teacher must be provided for each group of three or fewer babies. If
				  infants from age six weeks to six months are employed, one nurse and one studio
				  teacher must be provided for each group of 10 or fewer infants. One studio
				  teacher who also possesses a license or certification as a registered nurse,
				  advanced nurse practitioner, physician assistant, emergency medical technician,
				  or mobile intensive care paramedic, or who meets the requirements of a primary
				  community health aide as set out at
				  AS
				  18.28.100(5), may fulfill
				  both requirements.
(c) In addition
				  to teaching, the studio teacher shall also have responsibility for the health,
				  development, and welfare of children under 16 years of age while the children
				  are at the place of employment in the entertainment industry. The studio
				  teacher will ensure compliance with the law and the permit. The studio teacher
				  may refuse to allow a child to work on a set or location and may remove the
				  child from the set or location if, in the judgment of the studio teacher,
				  conditions present a danger to the health, development, education, or welfare
				  of the child.
(d) If the teacher
				  does not hold a valid and current Type A Alaska teaching certificate, a studio
				  teacher accompanying one or more non-resident children must satisfy the studio
				  teacher requirements in the state of origin of the children and have a working
				  knowledge of child labor laws of this state. If the state of origin of the
				  children does not have studio teacher requirements, the studio teacher must
				  have a valid and current teaching certificate from the state of origin of the
				  children to instruct the age level of the child, and have a working knowledge
				  of child labor laws in this state.
(e) If the commissioner finds that a studio
				  teacher who meets the requirements of (a) of this section is not available in
				  the geographic location of the child's employment in this state, the
				  commissioner will, in the commissioner's discretion, waive the requirement of
				  the studio teacher exhibiting a working knowledge of the child labor laws of
				  this state so long as the child's health, development and welfare are not
				  jeopardized and the studio teacher holds a valid and current Type A Alaska
				  teaching certificate. A waiver granted under this section expires when the
				  employment of the child ends or at the close of 90 day calendar days from the
				  date that the waiver was granted, whichever occurs first.
(f) A studio teacher is not required if the
				  employment of a minor in the entertainment industry does not conflict with the
				  schooling of the minor, the employment occurs in or near the minor's home,
				  school, or from a fixed location used by the employer in the employer's regular
				  course of business, and the employment does not pose recognized serious hazards
				  to the minor, such as employment in:
(1)
				  dinner shows;
(2) cultural dance
				  exhibitions;
(3) theatrical
				  productions; and
(4) television,
				  film, and photography productions where the total time of the minor's
				  employment is less than 24 hours.