Authorizing school districts, charter schools, and innovation zone schools to employ chaplains, or engage volunteer chaplains, to provide services to students

Where it is now

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   Done: IntroducedFebruary 12, 2025
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   Done: SubcommitteeFebruary 17, 2025
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   Done: House committeeMarch 4, 2025
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   Done: Passes the HouseMarch 26, 202557–39
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   Done: Senate committeeApril 7, 2025
6. Next: Passes the Senate
7. Next: To the Governor
8. Next: Signed into law

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What’s in it

This bill authorizes school districts, charter schools, and innovation zone schools to employ chaplains, or engage volunteer chaplains, to provide support, services, and programs for students. The bill provides that such chaplains are not required to have a license, endorsement, certification, authorization, or statement of recognition issued by the board of educational examiners.69 when employing chaplains or engaging volunteer chaplains. The bill prohibits school districts, charter schools, and innovation zone schools from requiring or coercing a student to utilize the support, services, or programs provided by a chaplain.

From the explanation printed with the bill as introduced, written by the Legislative Services Agency. Changed since by amendment H-1129; see Amendments. Full bill text

House subcommittee

Named February 17, 2025. On February 25, 2025 it recommended passage.

• Rep. Barb Kniff McCulla REmail
• Rep. Helena Hayes REmail
• Rep. Elinor A. Levin DEmail

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Iowa Code it changes

Creates§279.87

Amends§256E.7§256F.4

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Where this legislation came from and where it went: earlier tries, the versions it moved through this Assembly, and later bills built on it.

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Tried before

This idea has been filed in an earlier General Assembly. None got through a chamber.

• HF 2073 Authorizing school districts, charter schools, and innovation zone schools to employ chapl…
  90th General Assembly · Subcommittee recommends passage · same title
  Cleared committee

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