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HB4090 • 2026
Provide for the employment or acceptance as avolunteer of a Certified Chaplain by public school board
Provide for the employment or acceptance as avolunteer of a Certified Chaplain by public school board
Education
Passed Legislature
This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.
Bill History
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2026-01-19
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To House Public Education
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2026-01-14
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To House Education
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2026-01-14
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Introduced in House
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2026-01-14
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To Education
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2026-01-14
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Filed for introduction
Official Summary Text
Provide for the employment or acceptance as avolunteer of a Certified Chaplain by public school board
Current Bill Text
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HB 4090 Text skip navigation SENATE PRESIDENT SENATORS COMMITTEES VIDEO/AUDIO DISTRICT MAPS SENATE CLERK SENATE RULES HOUSE SPEAKER DELEGATES COMMITTEES VIDEO/AUDIO DISTRICT MAPS HOUSE CLERK HOUSE RULES HOUSE STAFF JOINT INTERIM COMMITTEES LEGISLATIVE ADMINISTRATOR LEGISLATIVE SERVICES DIVISION PUBLIC INFORMATION LEGISLATIVE AUTOMATED SYSTEMS DIVISION LEGISLATIVE AUDITOR'S OFFICE PERFORMANCE EVALUATION & RESEARCH DIVISION POST AUDIT DIVISION BUDGET DIVISION REGULATORY AND FISCAL AFFAIRS DIVISION CLAIMS COMMISSION CRIME VICTIMS RULE-MAKING REVIEW SPECIAL INVESTIGATIONS JUDICIAL COMP. COMMISSION JOINT RULES STAFF INFO BILL STATUS BILL STATUS BILL TRACKING STATE LAW WEST VIRGINIA CODE ACTS OF THE LEGISLATURE CODE OF 1931 WV CONSTITUTION US CONSTITUTION REPORTS AGENCY REPORTS AGENCY GRANT AWARDS PERFORMANCE EVALUATIONS POST AUDITS EDUCATIONAL CITIZEN’S GUIDE INTERNSHIP PROGRAM PAGE PROGRAM PUBLICATIONS PHOTO GALLERY CAPITOL HISTORY HOW A BILL BECOMES LAW CONTACT SENATE ROSTER HOUSE ROSTER PUBLIC INFO. NEWS RELEASES HELPFUL LINKS Introduced Version House Bill 4090 History | Email Key: Green = existing Code. Red = new code to be enacted WEST VIRGINIA LEGISLATURE 2026 REGULAR SESSION Introduced House Bill 4090 By Delegates Coop-Gonzalez, White, Pinson, Crouse, Pritt, Dillon, Mallow, Jennings, Kimble, and Mazzocchi. [Introduced January 14, 2026; referred to the Committee on Education] A BILL to amend the Code of West Virgina, 1931, as amended, by adding a new section, designated §18-5-55, relating to authorizing county boards of education to employ or accepting as volunteers certified chaplains; and limitation of liability. Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia: Article 5. COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION . §18-5-55. School chaplains; employment; volunteer . (a) County boards of education may employ or accept as a volunteer a certified chaplain to provide support, services, and programs for students, staff, and parents as assigned by a county school board.. (1) The school chaplain shall be selected by and be responsible to the county school board. (2) Any school chaplain employed or accepted as a volunteer pursuant to the provisions of this section is not required to meet certification requirements of the state, licensing requirements of the state, or both, and includes a professional educator and other professional employee. (3) Nothing in this section may prohibit any county school board from employing or accepting as a volunteer more than one chaplain for any school. (4) A county school board that employs or accepts as a volunteer, a chaplain, under this section, shall ensure that the chaplain submits to a fingerprint based state and federal background check, as provided for licensed child care facilities, before the chaplain begins employment or volunteering at a school. (5) A county school board may not employ or accept as a volunteer a chaplain who has registered or is required to register as a sex offender or child predator. (b) Limitation of liability; school chaplain. (1) No person may have a cause of action against a chaplain for any action taken or statement made in adherence with the provisions for service, support, and programs for students. (2) The immunity from liability provided for in subdivision (1) of this section, may not apply to any action or statement by such chaplain, if that action or statement was maliciously, willfully, and deliberately intended to cause harm to harass or intimidate those seeking support, services, and programs. NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to authorize county boards of education to employ or accepting as volunteers certified chaplains. The bill also provides for limitation of liability. Strike-throughs indicate language that would be stricken from a heading or the present law and underscoring indicates new language that would be added. Bill Status | Bill Tracking | Legacy WV Code | Bulletin Board | District Maps | Senate Roster | House Roster | Live | Blog | Jobs | Links | Home This Web site is maintained by the West Virginia Legislature's Office of Reference & Information. | Terms of Use | Webmaster | © 2026 West Virginia Legislature ** Print On Demand Name: Email: Phone: