APPENDIX G - BILLETING | HOUSING POLICY
APPENDIX G - BILLETING | HOUSING POLICY
It is recognized that some U . S . All Star Federation minor participants do leave home to participate in a program away from their parents . In those circumstances the program typically arranges for the minor participant to live with a host or billet family . Having minor participants live outside their homes increases risk for abuse and misconduct to occur .
All programs that either arrange fully or have any level of involvement in arranging for participants to live with billet families , including references or recommendations that are specific to a prospective host family , shall have written policies and procedures in place to govern the arrangement .
REQUIREMENTS FOR ALL BILLETING POLICIES AND PROCEDURES
It is recommended that no more than two billet participants should be housed with any one billet family .
1 . All adults living in the household of the billet family shall be screened in accordance with the U . S . All Star Federation Recommended Screening Policy prior to the participant moving in with the family . [ See the USASF Sexual Abuse and Prevention Policy ].
2 . It is strongly recommended that all billet families be two-parent homes . Single parent billet families may be acceptable , however . In these cases the program shall take additional reasonable steps to regularly monitor the billeting arrangement and its compliance with the U . S . All Star Federation SafeSport Policies .
3 . All adults living in the household of the billet family shall have completed Darkness to Light Stewards of Children ® training prior to the participant moving in with the family .
4 . Billet families , the participant and the participant ’ s parent ( s ) or guardian ( s ) shall all sign an agreement with the program that they will comply with the rules and regulations for the billeting arrangement and the U . S . All Star Federation SafeSport Policies .
5 . Each program shall have a billet coordinator who shall be responsible for overseeing compliance with the Billeting Policy and all other U . S . All Star Federation SafeSport Policies .
6 . Participants shall agree to comply with the house rules of the billet families . Complaints about unusual rules shall be addressed with the program ’ s billet coordinator .
7 . Participants shall not stay overnight at any other home except with the permission of the participant ’ s parents and advance notification to the billet family and program ’ s billet coordinator .
8 . Participants are not to drive billet family vehicles without automobile liability insurance as required by applicable state law and documentation of approval of the billet family .
9 . The program ’ s billeting policy shall include requirements that both the billet participant and billet family carry and maintain appropriate insurance .
10 . Participants staying with a billet family shall be permitted to make regular check-in phone calls to parents . Program personnel and billets shall allow for any unscheduled check-in phone calls initiated by either the participant or parents .
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