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CS/SB 1044: School Chaplains

GENERAL BILL by Education Pre-K -12 ; Grall

School Chaplains; Authorizing school districts and charter schools to adopt a policy to allow volunteer school chaplains; requiring district school boards and charter school governing boards to assign specified duties to such volunteer school chaplains; requiring school districts that adopt volunteer school chaplain policies to publish certain information on their websites; providing background screening requirements for volunteer school chaplains, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2024
 Last Action: 3/6/2024 Senate - Laid on Table, refer to HB 931 -SJ 749
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Education Pre-K -12 (ED)
  2. Appropriations Committee on Education (AED)
  3. Rules (RC)


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Bill History

Date Chamber Action
12/20/2023 Senate • Filed
1/4/2024 Senate • Referred to Education Pre-K -12; Judiciary; Rules
1/9/2024 Senate • Introduced
2/1/2024 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Education Pre-K -12, 02/06/24, 8:30 am, 412 Knott Building
2/6/2024 Senate • CS by Education Pre-K -12; YEAS 7 NAYS 3
2/7/2024 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
• CS by Education Pre-K -12 read 1st time
2/8/2024 Senate • Original reference(s) removed: Judiciary
• Remaining references corrected to Appropriations Committee on Education; Rules
• Now in Appropriations Committee on Education
2/15/2024 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Education, 02/20/24, 8:30 am, 412 Knott Building
2/20/2024 Senate • Favorable by Appropriations Committee on Education; YEAS 4 NAYS 1
• Now in Rules
2/21/2024 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Rules, 02/26/24, 2:00 pm, 412 Knott Building
2/26/2024 Senate • Favorable by- Rules; YEAS 14 NAYS 5
2/27/2024 Senate • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
3/4/2024 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/06/24
3/6/2024 Senate • Read 2nd time -SJ 748
• Substituted HB 931 -SJ 749
• Laid on Table, refer to HB 931 -SJ 749