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22 FIRST REGULAR SESSION
3-[PERFECTED]
4-SENATE SUBSTITUTE FOR
53 SENATE COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR
64 SENATE BILLS NOS. 49 & 118
75 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
8-INTRODUCED BY SENATOR BLACK AND SENATOR MAY.
9-0552S.03P KRISTINA MARTIN, Secretary
6+0552S.02C KRISTINA MARTIN, Secretary
107 AN ACT
118 To amend chapter 160, RSMo, by adding thereto one new section relating to allowing public
129 schools to employ or accept chaplains as volunteers.
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1411 Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Missouri, as follows:
1512 Section A. Chapter 160, RSMo, is amended by adding thereto 1
1613 one new section, to be known as section 160.2505, to read as 2
1714 follows:3
18- 160.2505. 1. A school district or charter school may 1
19-employ a chaplain or accept a chaplain as a screened 2
20-volunteer, as the term "screened volunteer" is defined in 3
21-section 168.133, to provide support, services, or programs 4
22-for students as assigned by the school board of the sc hool 5
23-district or the governing body of the charter school. 6
15+ 160.2505. 1. A public school district or public 1
16+charter school may employ a chaplain or accept a chaplain as 2
17+a screened volunteer, as the term "screened volunteer" is 3
18+defined in section 168.133, to provide support, services, or 4
19+programs for students as assigned by the school board of the 5
20+school district or the governing body of the charter school. 6
2421 2. A chaplain employed by or volunteering for a school 7
2522 district or charter school pursuant to the provisions of 8
26-this section shall not be employed in any position that 9
27-requires a teaching certificate unless such chaplain is a 10
28-certified teacher pursuant to the provisions of section 11
29-168.021. 12 SS SCS SBs 49 & 118 2
30- 3. A school chaplain shall be a member of a Department 13
31-of Defense listed religious -endorsing organization 14
32-recognized by the Armed Forces Chapl ains Board. 15
33- 4. A school district or charter school that employs a 16
34-chaplain or accepts a chaplain as a screened volunteer shall 17
35-ensure that a criminal background check is conducted on such 18
36-chaplain pursuant to the provisions of section 168.133 19
37-before the chaplain begins employment or volunteer service 20
38-at the district or school. 21
39- 5. A school district or charter school shall not 22
40-employ a chaplain or accept a chaplain as a screened 23
41-volunteer if such chaplain is required to be registered as a 24
42-sex offender pursuant to the provisions of sections 589.400 25
43-to 589.425. 26
23+this section shall not be required to be a certified teacher 9
24+pursuant to the provisions of section 168.021. 10
25+ 3. A school district or charter school that employs a 11
26+chaplain or accepts a chaplain as a screened volunteer shall 12
27+ensure that a criminal background check is conducted on such 13
28+chaplain pursuant to the provisions of section 168.133 14
29+before the chaplain begins employment or volunteer service 15
30+at the district or school. 16 SCS SBs 49 & 118 2
31+ 4. A school district or charter school shall not 17
32+employ a chaplain or accept a chaplain as a screened 18
33+volunteer if such chaplain is required to be registered as a 19
34+sex offender pursuant to the provision s of sections 589.400 20
35+to 589.425. 21
36+ 5. By March 1, 2026, each school board of a school 22
37+district and each governing body of a charter school shall 23
38+vote on whether to adopt a policy authorizing an attendance 24
39+center of the district or charter school t o employ a 25
40+chaplain or accept a chaplain as a screened volunteer 26
41+pursuant to the provisions of this section. 27
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