Utah Code 53G-7-901. Definitions

53G-7-901. Definitions.
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.

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. See Utah Code 53G-7-901
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. See Utah Code 53G-7-901
Private school: means a school serving any of grades 7 through 12 which is not part of the public education system. See Utah Code 53G-7-901
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. See Utah Code 53G-7-901 State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes a state, district, or territory of the United States. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
(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.

Amended by Chapter 350, 2023 General Session
Amended by Chapter 527, 2023 General Session