53H-13-407. Cooperative education program -- Evaluation and reporting.

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Effective 10/14/2025

(1)No later than September 15 of each year, the Office of the Commissioner of Higher Education, in collaboration with the entities described in Subsection 53H-13-405(1) , shall prepare an annual report for submission to:

(a)the Talent, Education, and Industry Alignment Board created in Section 53H-13-302 ;

(b)the Utah Board of Higher Education; and

(c)the Education Interim Committee and the Economic Development and Workforce Services Interim Committee.

(2)The annual report described in Subsection

(1)shall:

(a)include:

(i)the number of student placements and cooperative education employers;

(ii)student and cooperative education employer feedback;

(iii)key workforce impact metrics; and

(iv)recommendations for additional on-going resources to scale cooperative education program offerings; and

(b)provide analysis on the co-op's effectiveness in:

(i)enhancing student career readiness;

(ii)addressing Utah workforce needs and retention; and

(iii)improving competency validation practices based on cooperative education employers' input.

Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 8 , 2025 Special Session 1