D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 5-F, § 105
Student Eligibility to Participate: International Student
Effective Mar 13, 202067 DCR 2867Authority: Section 113 of the District of Columbia State Athletics Consolidation Act of 2016, effective April 7, 2017 (D.C. Law 21-263; D.C. Official Code §§ 38-2661.31 (2013 Repl.)) (“Athletics Act”); and Mayor’s Order 2019-007, dated February 11, 2019, and with the approval of the Deputy Mayor for Education Source: Final Rulemaking at 67 DCR 2867 (March 13, 2020).District of Columbia, Office of the Secretary
105.1 An international student participating in a foreign exchange program shall be considered immediately eligible for a maximum period of one (1) calendar school year if the student:
- (a) Has not completed the country of origin's secondary school program;
- (b) Meets all other eligibility requirements of this section;
- (c) Has been randomly assigned to his or her host parents and school and neither the school the student attends nor any person associated with the school has had input in the selection of the student and no member of the school's coaching staff, paid or voluntary, serves as the resident family of the student;
- (d) Possesses a current J-1 visa issued by the U.S. State Department; and
- (e) Is attending school under a foreign exchange program on the current Advisory List of International Educational Travel and Exchange Programs published by the Council on Standards for International Education Travel and such program assigns students to schools by a method which ensures that no student, school, or other interested party may influence the assignment.
105.2 An international student not participating in a foreign exchange program shall be treated as all other students who transfer schools.
SOURCE: Final Rulemaking at 67 DCR 2867 (March 13, 2020).