As used in this part:
(1) "Cooperating employer" means a public or private entity which, as part of a work experience or career exploration program offered through a school, provides interns with educational resources, training, and work experience in activities related to the entity's ongoing business activities.
(2) "Intern" means a student enrolled in a school-sponsored work experience and career exploration program under Section 53G-7-902 involving both classroom instruction and work experience with a cooperating employer, regardless of whether the student receives compensation.
(3) "Internship" means the work experience segment of an intern's school-sponsored work experience and career exploration program, performed under the direct supervision of a cooperating employer.
(4) "Internship safety agreement" means the agreement between a public or private school and a cooperating employer in accordance with Section 53G-7-904.
(5) "Private school" means a school serving any of grades 7 through 12 which is not part of the public education system.
(6) "Public school" means:
(a) a public school district;
(b) an applied technology center or applied technology service region;
(c) the Schools for the Deaf and the Blind; or
(d) other components of the public education system authorized by the state board to offer internships.