(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.