§ 1012.461, Fla. Stat. · Part III. PUBLIC SCHOOLS; PERSONNEL
School chaplains.
Text — 2026 Florida Statutes
(1) Each school district or charter school may adopt a policy to authorize volunteer school chaplains to provide supports, services, and programs to students as assigned by the district school board or charter school governing board. The school district or charter school policy must, at a minimum:
(a) Describe the supports, services, or programs that volunteer school chaplains may be assigned.
(b) Require that principals of schools with a volunteer school chaplain inform all parents of the availability of such supports, services, and programs.
(c) Require written parental consent before a student participates in or receives supports, services, and programs provided by a volunteer school chaplain. Parents must be permitted to select a volunteer school chaplain from the list provided by the school district, which must include the chaplain’s religious affiliation, if any.
(2) Each volunteer school chaplain must meet the requirements of s. 1012.465.
(3) Any school district or charter school that adopts a volunteer school chaplains policy must publish the list of volunteer school chaplains, including any religious affiliation, on the school district or charter school’s website.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
s. 1, ch. 2024-103.
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