As used in this part:

1. (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. (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. (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. (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. (5) "Private school" means a school serving any of grades 7 through 12 which is not part of the public education system.

6. (6) "Public school" means:

   1. (a) a public school district;
   2. (b) an applied technology center or applied technology service region;
   3. (c) the Schools for the Deaf and the Blind; or
   4. (d) other components of the public education system authorized by the state board to offer internships.

Amended by Chapter 350, 2023 General Session