(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.