2005 Minnesota Statutes - 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. 


    HIST: 1993 c 238 s 4; 1997 c 137 s 6