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HB2034 • 2026

Authorizing school districts to employ chaplains or accept such persons as volunteers.

Authorizing school districts to employ chaplains or accept such persons as volunteers.

Education
Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
Last action
2026-04-10
Official status
Died in Committee
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Authorizing school districts to employ chaplains or accept such persons as volunteers.

Authorizing school districts to employ chaplains or accept such persons as volunteers.

What This Bill Does

  • Authorizing school districts to employ chaplains or accept such persons as volunteers.

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Bill History

  1. 2026-04-10 House

    Died in Committee

  2. 2026-01-14 House

    Hearing: Wednesday, January 14, 2026, 1:30 PM — Room 218N event

  3. 2025-01-17 House

    Referred to House Committee on Education

  4. 2025-01-17 House

    Introduced

Official Summary Text

Authorizing school districts to employ chaplains or accept such persons as volunteers.

Current Bill Text

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Session of 2025
HOUSE BILL No. 2034
By Representative Rhiley
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AN ACT concerning school districts; authorizing school districts to
employ chaplains or accept chaplains as volunteers to provide support,
services and programs for students; prohibiting certain persons from
serving as chaplain.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Kansas:
Section 1. (a) The board of education of a school district may employ
or accept on a volunteer basis a chaplain to provide support, services and
programs for students as directed by the board of education, the
superintendent or such other administrator designated by the board.
(b) A chaplain employed or volunteering pursuant to this section shall
not be required to obtain any form of teacher license issued by the state
board of education. Such chaplain shall be subject to the same criminal
history records check as required by the board of education of such school
district for all other employees of the district.
(c) No board of education shall employ or accept on a volunteer basis
any person to serve as a chaplain who has been convicted of or adjudicated
for an offense requiring registration as a sex offender pursuant to the
Kansas offender registration act, K.S.A. 22-4901 et seq., and amendments
thereto.
Sec. 2. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its
publication in the statute book.
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