PDFWAC 434-166-080

Definitions.

Terms defined in RCW 19.166.020 shall apply in these regulations. In addition, the following definitions shall be applicable when used in these regulations:
(1) "Secretary" means the secretary of state or an employee of the secretary acting under the authority of the secretary.
(2) "Act" means the International Student Exchange Agency Registration Act, chapter 128, Laws of 1991 and Title 19 RCW.
(3) "Responsible officer" means the officer or employee of the international student placement organization who has primary authority for supervising placements in the state of Washington.
[(4)] "Responsible officer address" means the physical location of the responsible officer.
[(5)] "Immediate family" means the parent(s) or legal guardian(s) of an international student exchange visitor.
[(6)] "Nonimmigrant visa" means a visa category used by nonresident aliens whose primary purpose for visiting the United States is to study full time at an approved institution.
[(7)] "Host family" means the family residing in the state of Washington that the international student exchange visitor resides with during his or her period of academic study.
[(8)] "CSIET" means the Council on Standards for International Educational Travel.
[(9)] "CSIET standards" means standards published by CSIET and used by the CSIET to evaluate the operations of international student exchange visitor placement organizations.
[(10)] "CSIET's approval for listing letter" means the letter from CSIET showing that the placement organization meets the standards set by the CSIET and has been accepted for the current listing.
[(11)] "High school" means any secondary public institution of learning in the state of Washington.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 19.066.050 [19.166.050]. WSR 10-04-035, § 434-166-080, filed 1/27/10, effective 2/27/10. Statutory Authority: RCW 19.166.050 and 19.166.060. WSR 92-10-023, § 434-166-080, filed 4/29/92, effective 5/30/92.]
Reviser's note: RCW 34.05.395 requires the use of underlining and deletion marks to indicate amendments to existing rules, and deems ineffectual changes not filed by the agency in this manner. The bracketed material in the above section does not appear to conform to the statutory requirement.