| Last Action | 02/14/25: to Primary and Secondary Education (H) |
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| Title | AN ACT relating to chaplains in schools. |
| Bill Documents | Introduced |
| Bill Request Number | 1316 |
| Sponsor | B. Wesley |
| Summary of Original Version | Create a new section of KRS Chapter 161 to require school districts and public charter schools to employ a chaplain or accept a chaplain as a volunteer; set eligibility for employed and volunteer chaplains; require that employed and volunteer chaplains submit background checks; amend KRS 160.380 to include a volunteer chaplain as an adult who is required to have a background check; provide that the Act may be cited as the Teachers and School Chaplains Act. |
| Index Headings of Original Version |
Education, Elementary and Secondary - Chaplains, school districts, public charter schools, background check, requirement Education, Elementary and Secondary - Chaplains, school districts, public charter schools, employed or volunteer, requirement Religion - Chaplains, public schools, public charter schools, employed or volunteer, requirement Children and Minors - Chaplains in schools, background check, requirement Clergy - Chaplains, public schools, public charter schools, employed or volunteer, requirement Boards and Commissions - Local boards of education, chaplains, background check, requirement Boards and Commissions - Local board of education, chaplains, employed or volunteer, requirement Boards and Commissions - Public charter school board of directors, chaplains, background check, requirement Boards and Commissions - Public charter school board of directors, chaplains, employ, volunteer, requirement Short Titles and Popular Names - Teachers and School Chaplains Act |
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