53H-13-406. Cooperative education program -- Liability and risk management.

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Effective 10/14/2025

(a)The Utah System of Higher Education and participating institutions are not liable for any act, omission, or conduct of cooperative education employees or cooperative education employers.

(b)A cooperative education employer shall indemnify and hold harmless all participating institutions against claims arising from co-op placements.

(2)The Office of the Commissioner of Higher Education shall:

(a)establish procedures for:

(i)program administration;

(ii)risk management;

(iii)issue resolution; and

(iv)early termination protocols; and

(b)develop policies regarding:

(i)liability coverage;

(ii)workplace safety;

(iii)co-op performance standards; and

(iv)professional conduct requirements for a cooperative education employee.

(3)A participating institution shall:

(a)maintain documentation systems for:

(i)placement agreements;

(ii)performance reports;

(iii)incident records; and

(iv)program evaluations; and

(b)implement procedures for:

(i)issue resolution;

(ii)performance intervention;

(iii)placement modification; and

(iv)program termination.

(4)A cooperative education employer shall:

(a)maintain appropriate insurance coverage;

(b)in accordance with Subsection

(1), indemnify participating institutions against claims arising from cooperative education placements;

(c)regarding a cooperative education employee, notify the relevant participating institution of:

(i)performance concerns;

(ii)policy violations;

(iii)workplace incidents; and

(iv)proposed terminations; and

(d)regarding a cooperative education employee, document and report to the relevant participating institution:

(i)workplace injuries;

(ii)safety incidents;

(iii)policy violations; and

(iv)program departures.

Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 8 , 2025 Special Session 1