(1) (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
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