SS/SCS/SBs 49 & 118 - This act authorizes a school district or charter school to employ a chaplain or accept a chaplain as a volunteer. A school chaplain shall not be employed in any position that requires a teaching certificate unless such chaplain is a certified teacher. Additionally, a school chaplain shall be a member of a Department of Defense listed religious-endorsing organization recognized by the Armed Forces Chaplains Board. A background check shall be conducted on any school chaplain prior to such chaplain's commencement of employment or volunteer service. A school district or charter school shall not employ or accept as a volunteer any chaplain who is required to be registered as a sex offender under current law. This act is similar to SB 1376 (2024). OLIVIA SHANNON