Tex.
Educ. Code Section 23.001
School Chaplains
(a)
A school district or open-enrollment charter school may employ or accept as a volunteer a chaplain to provide support, services, and programs for students as assigned by the board of trustees of the district or the governing body of the school. A chaplain employed or volunteering under this chapter is not required to be certified by the State Board for Educator Certification.(b)
A school district or open-enrollment charter school that employs or accepts as a volunteer a chaplain under this chapter shall ensure that the chaplain complies with the applicable requirements under Subchapter C (Definitions), Chapter 22 (School District Employees and Volunteers), before the chaplain begins employment or volunteering at the district or school.(c)
A school district or open-enrollment charter school may not employ or accept as a volunteer a chaplain who has been convicted of or placed on deferred adjudication community supervision for an offense for which a defendant is required to register as a sex offender under Chapter 62 (Sex Offender Registration Program), Code of Criminal Procedure.
Source:
Section 23.001 — School Chaplains, https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/ED/htm/ED.23.htm#23.001 (accessed Jun. 5, 2024).
