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AL HB179
Bill
Status
2/5/2025
Primary Sponsor
Mark Gidley
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AI Summary
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Beginning with the 2025-2026 school year, local boards of education and public charter school governing bodies may take a recorded vote to adopt a policy authorizing campus chaplains as volunteers.
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Campus chaplains may provide support, services, and programs at the request of any teacher in the school district if the vote to accept them passes.
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Campus chaplains must complete a recognized chaplain training program and are not required to be State Board of Education certified.
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Schools must ensure campus chaplains comply with criminal history background information check requirements under Section 16-22A-5, Code of Alabama 1975.
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Schools may not accept campus chaplains who have been adjudicated or convicted of offenses requiring sex offender registration under Chapter 20A of Title 15, Code of Alabama 1975.
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The act becomes effective July 1, 2025.
Legislative Description
Campus chaplains; public K-12 schools authorized to hire or accept as volunteers, local boards of education and governing bodies authorized to vote on whether to allow, limitations provided
Education
Last Action
Pending Senate Education Policy
4/22/2025