Utah § 53H-13-406 Cooperative education program -- Liability and risk management.

Utah Statutes

§ 53H-13-406 — Cooperative education program -- Liability and risk management.

Utah·Title 53H Higher Education·Ch. 53H-13 Workforce Development·Part 53H-13-4 Talent Connect

(1)(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.

(1)(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:

(2)(a) establish procedures for:

(2)(a)(i) program administration;

(2)(a)(ii) risk management;

(2)(a)(iii) issue resolution; and

(2)(a)(iv) early termination protocols; and

(2)(b) develop policies regarding:

(2)(b)(i) liability coverage;

(2)(b)(ii) workplace safety;

(2)(b)(iii) co-op performance standards; and

(2)(b)(iv) professional conduct requirements for a cooperative education empl

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(1) (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.
(1)(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:
(2)(a) establish procedures for:
(2)(a)(i) program administration;
(2)(a)(ii) risk management;
(2)(a)(iii) issue resolution; and
(2)(a)(iv) early termination protocols; and
(2)(b) develop policies regarding:
(2)(b)(i) liability coverage;
(2)(b)(ii) workplace safety;
(2)(b)(iii) co-op performance standards; and
(2)(b)(iv) professional conduct requirements for a cooperative education employee.
(3) A participating institution shall:
(3)(a) maintain documentation systems for:
(3)(a)(i) placement agreements;
(3)(a)(ii) performance reports;
(3)(a)(iii) incident records; and
(3)(a)(iv) program evaluations; and
(3)(b) implement procedures for:
(3)(b)(i) issue resolution;
(3)(b)(ii) performance intervention;
(3)(b)(iii) placement modification; and
(3)(b)(iv) program termination.
(4) A cooperative education employer shall:
(4)(a) maintain appropriate insurance coverage;
(4)(b) in accordance with Subsection (1), indemnify participating institutions against claims arising from cooperative education placements;
(4)(c) regarding a cooperative education employee, notify the relevant participating institution of:
(4)(c)(i) performance concerns;
(4)(c)(ii) policy violations;
(4)(c)(iii) workplace incidents; and
(4)(c)(iv) proposed terminations; and
(4)(d) regarding a cooperative education employee, document and report to the relevant participating institution:
(4)(d)(i) workplace injuries;
(4)(d)(ii) safety incidents;
(4)(d)(iii) policy violations; and
(4)(d)(iv) program departures.

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