California Government Code

§ 12621

GOV § 12621 Effective Jan 1, 2022Div. 3 · Title 2 · Part 2 · Ch. 6 · Art. 8.2

Statute text

For the purposes of this article, the following terms shall have the following meaning unless the context clearly requires otherwise:

(a)“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 in part, of providing the students with the opportunity to attend a school that maintains kindergarten and grades 1 to 12, inclusive, in the United States.

(b)“International student exchange visitor” or “student” means any person 18 years of age or under, or up to 21 years of age if enrolled or to be enrolled in high school in this state, who enters the United States on a nonimmigrant visa and who is placed by an international student exchange visitor placement organization in an elementary or secondary school or other educational program in this state.

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 296, Sec. 31. (AB 1096) Effective January 1, 2022.