R277-612-4. LEA Policy for Working with Foreign Exchange Student Agencies and Protecting Students

  (1) An LEA that enrolls foreign exchange students shall have a policy that includes:

  (a) adherence to the requirements of Subsection 53G-6-707(7); and

  (b) provisions which create a safe environment for foreign exchange students and school district/charter school students.

  (2) Prior to accepting students through a foreign exchange student agency, each LEA shall require and maintain a sworn affidavit of compliance.

  (3) A sworn affidavit of compliance shall include confirmation that the agency:

  (a) is in compliance with all applicable policies of the LEA governing board;

  (b) has completed a household study, including a background check consistent with Section 53G-6-707, of all adult residents of each household where foreign exchange students will reside;

  (c) has reviewed the information revealed through the background checks required by Subsection (b) with an appropriate LEA official;

  (d) has completed a background study to assure that the exchange student will receive proper care and supervision in a safe environment;

  (e) has provided host parents with training appropriate to their positions, including information about enhanced criminal penalties under Subsection 76-5-406(10) for persons who are in a position of special trust;

  (f) will send a representative to visit each student's place of residence at least monthly during the student's stay in Utah;

  (g) will cooperate with school and other public authorities to ensure that no exchange student becomes an unreasonable burden upon the public schools or other public agencies;

  (h) will give each exchange student names and telephone numbers of agency representatives and others who could be called at any time if a serious problem occurs, in the exchange student's native language; and

  (i) will provide alternate placements so that no student is required to remain in a household if conditions appear to exist which unreasonably endanger the student's welfare.

  (4) An LEA that accepts foreign exchange students shall provide each approved foreign exchange student agency with a list of names and telephone numbers of individuals not associated with the agency who could be called by an exchange student in the event of a serious problem.

  (5) A foreign exchange student agency shall provide a copy of a list in the student's native language provided by an LEA in accordance with Subsection (4) to each foreign exchange student.