2007 Minnesota Code
Chapters 4 - 9 Constitutional Offices
Chapter 5A International Student Exchange Organizations
Section 5A.04 RULES.

5A.04 RULES.
(a) The secretary of state shall adopt by rule standards for international student exchange
visitor placement organizations. In adopting the rules, the secretary of state may adopt standards
established by the United States Information Agency and the Council on Standards for
International Educational Travel. The secretary of state may incorporate standards established by
the United States Information Agency or the Council on Standards for International Educational
Travel by reference and may accept an organization's designation by the United States Information
Agency or acceptance for listing by the Council on Standards for International Educational Travel
as evidence of compliance with the standards.
(b) The secretary of state must require that an international student exchange visitor
placement organization's application form for participation as a host family include a signed
document complying with section 299C.62, subdivision 2, that gives the organization permission
to conduct a background check on members of the host family. Sections 299C.60 to 299C.64
apply to the background check, except that for purposes of this section the term "background
check crime" includes any felony.
History: 1993 c 238 s 4; 1997 c 137 s 6