Amendment H-1129 to HF 884
Authorizing school districts, charter schools, and innovation zone schools to employ chaplains, or engage volunteer chaplains, to provide services to students
Adopted · March 26, 2025
Filed March 19, 2025 in the House by
What it changes
AI summary This amendment adds a rule that school boards cannot hire a chaplain to replace a licensed school counselor or guidance counselor. It also clarifies that school boards are prohibited from requiring or forcing a student to use the services provided by a chaplain.1
Read the amendment’s wording
- Page 1, by striking lines 30 through 34 and inserting: “
- The board of directors of a school district shall not do any of the following: a. Require or coerce a student to utilize the support, services, or programs provided by a chaplain who is employed or engaged by the board of directors of the school district pursuant to this section. b. Employ or engage a chaplain in lieu of a school counselor or a qualified guidance counselor licensed by the board of educational examiners under chapter 256, subchapter VII, part
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