UAA Mandated Reporters includes those persons in the definition below associated with the state of Alaska Statutes and the UA regulations that apply, and the following:

• UAA Chancellor
• Provost and Vice Provost
• UAA Vice and Associate Vice Chancellors,
• Campus Directors
• Title IX Coordinator and Investigators
• Authorized Adults
• Protection of Minors Committee Members
• Director of the Office of Rights, Compliance and Accountability
• Human Resources Director and Consultant

Mandated Reporters are defined by that state of Alaska in AS 47.17.020 as: persons who, in the performance of their occupational duties, their appointed duties under (8) of this subsection, or their volunteer duties under (9) of this subsection, have reasonable cause to suspect that a child has suffered harm as a result of child abuse or neglect shall immediately report the harm to the nearest office of the department:

1. practitioners of the healing arts;
2. school teachers and school administrative staff members, including athletic coaches, of public and private schools;
3. peace officers and officers of the Department of Corrections;
4. administrative officers of institutions;
5. child care providers;
6. paid employees of domestic violence and sexual assault programs, and crisis intervention and prevention programs as defined in AS 18.66.990;
7. paid employees of an organization that provides counseling or treatment to individuals seeking to control their use of drugs or alcohol;
8. members of a child fatality review team established under AS 12.65.015(e) or 12.65.120 or the multidisciplinary child protection team created under AS 47.14.300; and
9. volunteers who interact with children in a public or private school for more than four hours a week.

IF YOU BELIEVE A MINOR IS IN IMMINENT PHYSICAL DANGER, REPORT TO 911 IMMEDIATELY

IF YOU

• Believe, suspect or recognize a physical danger or hazard, an inappropriate relationship between and minor and any individual;
• Observe inappropriate conduct between minors;
• Believe that a minor is in danger of exploitation;
• Have heard a minor disclose abuse

REPORT THE INCIDENT IMMEDIATELY TO

• UAA Police Department; AND
• Title IX; AND
• UAA Protection of Minors Manager (if unavailable, another Environmental, Health, Safety and Risk Management staff); AND
• Your direct supervisor; OR
• UAA Human Resources 450-8200
• Vice-Chancellor or Associate Vice Chancellor of your department.

IF YOU ARE A MANDATED REPORTER YOU MUST REPORT TO THE OFFICE OF CHILDREN SERVICES ON-LINE OR BY PHONE AT 1-800-478-4444.

• Public Events Involving Minors
  Any public event which may be attended by minors does not need to be registered if there is a reasonable expectation of supervision by a parent or legal guardian. To meet this requirement, advertise the event or activity with the following language: “Persons under the age of 18 who are attending this event [or activity] should be accompanied by a parent or guardian for the duration of their time at the event [or activity].”
• Youth Programming
  All youth programming (UAA-sponsored, UAA in conjunction with a third party, or third party on UAA property) needs to be registered with the University of Alaska through the Ideal-Logic compliance and registration platform. Ideal-Logic will ensure all requirements are met, both for the session itself and for the authorized adults participating in the session. The resources section on the Ideal-Logic home page will provide guidance on what information is needed to successfully register a session.
• K-12 Day Field Trips

  A K-12 field trip to a UAA campus or property meeting the following criteria do not need to be registered under Protection of Minors policy: 

  1. Sponsored by a K-12 school;
  2. Chaperoned by K-12 staff or volunteers screened by the school (district);
  3. Meets the K-12 school’s required supervision ratio of minors to adults;
  4. Held within the typical school day;
  5. Transportation provided in accordance with the K-12 school’s practices; and not involving overnight travel.

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