Kansas legislation · 2025-2026 Regular Session
Kansas HB2034: Authorizing school districts to employ chaplains or accept such persons as volunteers
Status: In committee, April 10, 2026
What the bill says
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.
From the introduced text, January 14, 2025:
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.
Sponsors
- Bill Rhiley (R) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Died in Committee
- : Hearing: Wednesday, January 14, 2026, 1:30 PM — Room 218N event
- : Committee Report recommending resolution be adopted by
- : Hearing: Thursday, February 13, 2025, 9:00 AM Room 346-S
- : Referred to Committee on Federal and State Affairs
- : Received and Introduced
- : Emergency Final Action - Adopted as amended; Yea: 31 Nay: 9
- : Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Senator Francisco was rejected Yea: 9 Nay: 31
- : Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Senator Francisco
- : Senator Thompson raised a question of germaneness. The amendment was ruled not germane. Yea: 31 Nay: 9
Subjects: Schools
Common questions
- What is HB2034?
- HB2034 is a bill in the Kansas Legislature (2025-2026 Regular Session): Authorizing school districts to employ chaplains or accept such persons as volunteers.
- What does HB2034 do?
- In its own words: 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.
- What is the status of HB2034?
- In committee as of April 10, 2026. Latest action: Died in Committee (April 10, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB2034?
- Bill Rhiley (R).
- Where is the official record for HB2034?
- On the Kansas Legislature website: https://kslegislature.gov/li/b2025_26/measures/hb2034/
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