Title 53H, Higher Education

53H-13-302. Talent, Education, and Industry Alignment Board -- Creation -- Membership -- Expenses -- Duties. (1) There is created the Talent, Education, and Industry Alignment Board composed of the following members: (a) the state superintendent of public instruction or the super…

53H-13-303. Talent Ready Utah Program. (1) There is created the Talent Ready Utah Program administered by the commissioner. (2) The commissioner, with the approval of the board, shall appoint a director of the talent program. (3) The director of the talent program: (a) shall appo…

53H-13-304. Talent program report to board. The talent program shall annually report to the board on the talent program's operations and recommendations, including the results of the apprenticeship pilot program described in Section 53H-13-310.

53H-13-305. Computer science education master plan. The talent board, in consultation with the state board and the talent program, shall develop a computer science education master plan that: (1) includes a statement of the objectives and goals of the master plan; (2) describes h…

53H-13-306. Computer Science for Utah Grant Program. (1) As used in this section, "grant program" means the Computer Science for Utah Grant Program created in Subsection (2). (2) The Computer Science for Utah Grant Program is created to provide grants to eligible local education …

53H-13-307. Utah Works Program. (1) There is created the Utah Works Program. (2) The Utah Works Program, under the direction of the talent board, shall partner with the following entities to develop short-term pre-employment training and short-term early employment training for s…

53H-13-308. Grants for business entities offering employee return to work programs. (1) As used in this section, "business entity" means a for-profit or nonprofit entity. (2) Subject to appropriations from the Legislature, the talent program, in consultation with the talent board…

53H-13-309. Talent advisory councils. (1) As used in this section: (a) "Advisory council" means an advisory council the talent board creates under Subsection (10). (b) "Talent initiative" means an initiative the board creates under Subsection (2). (2)(a) Subject to legislative ap…

53H-13-310. Apprenticeships and work-based learning. (1) The talent program, in collaboration with the talent board, may partner with one or more of the following to facilitate and encourage apprenticeship opportunities and work-based learning opportunities for Utah students: (a)…

53H-13-311. Youth apprenticeship governance study. (1) As used in this section: (a) "Apprenticeship" means the same as the term is defined in Section 35A-6-102. (b) "Study" means the study created in Subsection (2). (2) There is created a study to design a framework and system fo…

53H-13-312. Statewide Youth Apprenticeship Governance Council -- Creation -- Membership -- Duties -- Reporting. (1) There is created the Statewide Youth Apprenticeship Governance Council to strengthen collaboration across agencies, create system alignment, and ensure shared accou…

53H-13-401. General provisions -- Definitions. As used in this part: (1) "Co-op employee" means a student who participates in a cooperative education program and is employed by a participating cooperative education employer. (2) "Cooperative education employer" means a business o…

53H-13-402. Utah High-Demand Talent Portal -- Creation -- Purpose. (1) There is created the Utah High-Demand Talent Portal within Talent Ready Utah. (2) The purpose of the talent portal is to: (a) connect Utah employers with qualified, trained, and educated talent from higher edu…

53H-13-403. Talent portal requirements -- Administration -- Labor market data integration. (1) The talent portal shall: (a) focus on industries and occupations identified as high-demand in collaboration with Talent Ready Utah, the Governor's Office of Economic Development, and th…

53H-13-404. Cooperative Education Program -- Creation -- Purpose. (1) A cooperative education program is established within the Utah System of Higher Education beginning July 1, 2025 and ending December 31, 2027. (2) The purpose of the co-op is to: (a) provide students with struc…

53H-13-405. Cooperative education program -- Requirements -- Administration and oversight. (1) The following entities shall collaborate to create and implement the co-op: (a) the Office of the Commissioner of Higher Education; (b) an engineering focused trade association that the…

53H-13-406. Cooperative education program -- Liability and risk management. (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 coop…

53H-13-407. Cooperative education program -- Evaluation and reporting. (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 sub…