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STATE OF OKLAHOMA
2nd Session of the 59th Legislature (2024)
COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE
FOR ENGROSSED
SENATE BILL NO. 36 By: Dahm of the Senate
and
Echols of the House
COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE
An Act relating to education; permitting school
districts to employ or accept volunteer chaplains;
clarifying certification requirements; prohibiting
certain individuals in volved in certain cases;
providing for codification; and providing an
effective date.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
SECTION 1. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 1210.205 of Title 70, unless
there is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follow s:
A. A school district may employ or accept one or more volunteer
chaplains to provide support, services, and programs for s tudents as
assigned by the governing body of the school. A chaplain employed
or volunteering under this act is not required to be certified by
the State Department of Education.
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B. A school district may not employ or accept as a volunteer a
chaplain who has been convicted of or is a defendant for an offense
that requires the defendant to register as a sex offender.
SECTION 2. This act shall become effective November 1, 2024.
59-2-10909 LRB 04/09/24