Iowa legislation · 91st General Assembly
Iowa HF334: A BILL FOR An Act authorizing school districts, charter schools, and innovation zone schools to employ chaplains, or engage volunteer chaplains, to provide services to students
Status: In committee, March 7, 2025
An Act authorizing school districts, charter schools, and innovation zone schools to employ chaplains, or engage volunteer chaplains, to provide services to students.
What the bill says
A bill FOR An Act authorizing school districts, charter schools, and innovation zone schools to employ chaplains, or engage volunteer chaplains, to provide services to students.
From the introduced text, February 12, 2025:
A BILL FOR An Act authorizing school districts, charter schools, and innovation zone schools to employ chaplains, or engage volunteer chaplains, to provide services to students. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: TLSB 2254YH (1) jda/jh H.F. Section 1. Section 256E.7, subsection 1, Code 2025, is amended by adding the following new paragraph: NEW PARAGRAPH. j. Employ chaplains, or engage chaplains to serve without compensation or remuneration, in the same manner as a school district under section 279.87. Sec. 2. Section 256F.4, Code 2025, is amended by adding the following new subsection: NEW SUBSECTION. 9. A charter school or innovation zone school may employ chaplains, or engage chaplains to serve without compensation or remuneration, in the same manner as a school district under section 279.87. Sec. 3. NEW SECTION. 279.87 School chaplains. 1. The board of directors of a school district may employ a chaplain, or engage a chaplain to serve without compensation or remuneration, to provide support, services, and programs for students as assigned by the board of directors of the school district. 2. The board of directors of a school district shall not require a chaplain employed or engaged under this section to have a license, endorsement, certification, authorization, or statement of recognition issued by the board of educational examiners. 3. The …
Sponsors
- McCulla, Kniff · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Withdrawn. H.J. 871 .
- : Committee report approving bill, renumbered as HF 884 .
- : Committee vote: Yeas, 14. Nays, 9. H.J. 527 .
- : Committee report, recommending amendment and passage. H.J. 527 .
- : Subcommittee recommends passage.
- : Subcommittee Meeting: 02/25/2025 12:30PM RM 19.
- : Subcommittee: Kniff McCulla, Hayes and Levin. H.J. 341 .
- : Introduced, referred to Education. H.J. 301 .
Votes
- Committee report, recommending amendment and passage. H.J. 527 . (March 4, 2025): 14 yea, 9 nay, passed
Subjects: school districts, clergy, schools, innovation zone schools, charter schools
Common questions
- What is HF334?
- HF334 is a bill in the Iowa Legislature (91st General Assembly): A BILL FOR An Act authorizing school districts, charter schools, and innovation zone schools to employ chaplains, or engage volunteer chaplains, to provide services to students.
- What does HF334 do?
- In its own words: A bill FOR An Act authorizing school districts, charter schools, and innovation zone schools to employ chaplains, or engage volunteer chaplains, to provide services to students.
- What is the status of HF334?
- In committee as of March 7, 2025. Latest action: Withdrawn. H.J. 871 . (March 31, 2025).
- Who sponsored HF334?
- McCulla, Kniff.
- Where is the official record for HF334?
- On the Iowa Legislature website: https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/BillBook?ba=HF+0334&ga=91
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