HB8 Alabama 2026 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Mark Gidley Representative

Republican

Session

2026 Regular Session

Title

Campus chaplains; public K-12 schools authorized to accept as volunteers, local boards of education and governing bodies authorized to vote on whether to allow, limitations provided

Description

This bill would authorize each local board of education and the governing body of each public charter school to vote on whether to allow schools in their jurisdiction to accept a campus chaplain as a volunteer and, if the vote is in the affirmative, would allow volunteer chaplains to be made available to provide services at the request of a teacher.

This bill would require a volunteer campus chaplain to complete a recognized chaplain training program and undergo a criminal history background information check before being accepted as a volunteer.

This bill would also prohibit any individual who has been adjudicated or convicted of an offense that requires registration as a sex offender from volunteering as a campus chaplain.

Show more Show less

Subjects

Education