Teachers, Principals and School Personnel - As introduced, authorizes a local board of education and public charter school governing body to employ or accept as a volunteer a school chaplain to provide support, services, and programs for students, school staff, and students' parents. - Amends TCA Title 49.

SB 1041 allows Tennessee local school boards and public charter schools to hire or accept as volunteers school chaplains who provide support services to students, staff, and parents. The bill removes the requirement for chaplains to be state-certified, but mandates criminal background checks and investigations as required for school employees. Chaplains are granted legal immunity for actions taken under this section, unless acting maliciously or with intent to harm. The bill defines a "school chaplain" as clergy credentialed by a religious organization to support religious freedom in schools. This legislation directly affects school communities by expanding access to faith-based support services within public education settings.