5A.01 DEFINITIONS. Subdivision 1. Scope. The definitions in this section apply to this chapter. Subd. 2. International student exchange visitor placement organization; organization. “International student exchange visitor placement organization” or “organization” means a person, partnership, corporation, or other entity that regularly arranges the placement of international student exchange visitors for the purpose, in whole or […]
5A.02 ORGANIZATION REGISTRATION. (a) All international student exchange visitor placement organizations that place students in schools in the state shall register with the secretary of state. (b) Information provided to the secretary of state under this chapter is a public record. (c) Registration must not be considered or be represented as an endorsement of the […]
5A.03 ORGANIZATION APPLICATION FOR REGISTRATION. Subdivision 1. Placing high school students in Minnesota. (a) An application for registration as an international student exchange visitor placement organization must be submitted in the form prescribed by the secretary of state. The application must include: (1) evidence that the organization meets the standards established by the secretary of […]
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 Office of Exchange Coordination and Designation, United States Department of State and the Council on Standards for International Educational Travel. The secretary […]
5A.05 INFORMATIONAL DOCUMENT. International student exchange organizations that have agreed to provide services to place students in the state shall provide an informational document in English, to each student, host family, and superintendent of the school district in which the student is being placed. The document must be provided before placement and must include the […]
5A.06 COMPLAINTS. The secretary of state may, upon receipt of a complaint regarding an international student exchange organization, report the matter to the organization involved, the Office of Exchange Coordination and Designation, United States Department of State, or the Council on Standards for International Educational Travel, as the secretary of state considers appropriate. The secretary […]
5A.07 VIOLATIONS; MISDEMEANOR. A person who fails to register as required by this chapter or who willfully and knowingly gives false or incorrect information to the secretary of state in filing statements required by this chapter, whether or not the statement or report is verified, is guilty of a misdemeanor. History: 1993 c 238 s […]
