{"data":{"id":"us-al/ala.-code-16-1-20.7","jurisdiction":"us-al","citation":"Ala. Code § 16-1-20.7","heading":"Campus Chaplains Volunteering in Public K-12 Schools or Public Charter Schools.","body":"(a) For the purposes of this section, the term “public school” means any public K-12 school or public charter school.\n(b)(1) Beginning with the 2026-2027 school year, each local board of education and the governing body of each public charter school may take a recorded vote on whether to adopt a policy authorizing a public school under its jurisdiction to accept a campus chaplain as a volunteer under this section.\n(2) If a local board of education or the governing body of a public charter school votes to accept a campus chaplain as a volunteer, a campus chaplain may be made available to provide support, services, and programs at the request of any teacher in the local school district.\n(c)(1) A campus chaplain volunteering under this section is not required to be certified by the State Board of Education.\n(2) Each campus chaplain volunteering under this section must have completed a recognized chaplain training program.\n(d) A public school that accepts a campus chaplain as a volunteer under this section, before the campus chaplain may begin volunteering, shall ensure that the campus chaplain complies with Section 16-22A-5, relating to criminal history background information check requirements.\n(e) A public school may not accept a campus chaplain as a volunteer who has been adjudicated or convicted of an offense that requires registration as a sex offender under Chapter 20A of Title 15.","path":["Title 16 Education.","Chapter 1 General Provisions."],"source_url":"https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/code-of-alabama?section=16-1-20.7","current_through":"Act 2026-611","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T14:01:54Z","sha256":"a4fc98d494aa8e5c045030d91ca37f0bd4a56d1f2eebcdde94ac54dadb8582a1","source_id":"us-al","stale":false,"prev":"us-al/ala.-code-16-1-20.6","next":"us-al/ala.-code-16-1-21"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}