School Chaplains
Summary
School Chaplains; Authorizes school districts & charter schools to adopt policy to allow volunteer school chaplains; requires district school boards & charter school governing boards to assign specified duties to such volunteer school chaplains; requires volunteer school chaplains to meet certain background screening requirements; requires school districts and charter schools to publish specified information under certain circumstances.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Dec 2023
Committee Review
Feb 2024
House Passage
Feb 2024
Senate Passage
Mar 2024
Signed into Law
Apr 2024
Introduced Dec 19, 2023
Signed Apr 18, 2024
Floor votes · Senate Mar 7, 2024 · House Feb 22, 2024
How they voted
28–12
Passed
Total votes 40
Mar 7, 2024
D
Democratic11
100% Nay
I
Independent1
100% Nay
R
Republican28
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
42
Key actions
12
Committee
11
Apr 18, 2024
Signed into law
Approved by Governor
legislature
Mar 7, 2024
Upper · Passed
Passed; YEAS 28 NAYS 12
upper
Feb 23, 2024
Committee
Referred to Rules
upper
Feb 22, 2024
Lower · Passed
Passed as amended; YEAS 89, NAYS 25
lower
Feb 21, 2024
Lower · Passed
Amendment 879021 adopted
lower
Jan 30, 2024
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Education & Employment Committee
lower
Jan 30, 2024
Lower · Passed
Favorable by Education & Employment Committee
lower
Jan 26, 2024
Lower · Passed
Added to Education & Employment Committee agenda
lower
Jan 25, 2024
Lower · Passed
Now in Education & Employment Committee
lower
Jan 25, 2024
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Education Quality Subcommittee
lower
Jan 25, 2024
Lower · Passed
Favorable by Education Quality Subcommittee
lower
Jan 23, 2024
Lower · Passed
Added to Education Quality Subcommittee agenda
lower
Jan 5, 2024
Lower · Passed
Now in Education Quality Subcommittee
lower
Jan 5, 2024
Committee
Referred to Education & Employment Committee
lower
Jan 5, 2024
Committee
Referred to Education Quality Subcommittee
lower
2 primary · 14 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Kim Daniels
DDemocratic
P
Stan McClain
RRepublican
Co
Adam Anderson
RRepublican
Co
Alex Rizo
RRepublican
Co
Brad Yeager
RRepublican
Co
Dean Black
RRepublican
Co
Doug Bankson
RRepublican
Co
Jason Shoaf
RRepublican
Co
Jim Mooney
RRepublican
Co
Kiyan Michael
RRepublican
Co
Lauren Melo
RRepublican
Co
Lisa Dunkley
DDemocratic
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