Alabama § 16-1-20.7 - Campus Chaplains Volunteering in Public K-12 Schools or Public Charter Schools.
Full text of Alabama Code of Alabama § 16-1-20.7 — Campus Chaplains Volunteering in Public K-12 Schools or Public Charter Schools., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 16-1-20.7. Campus Chaplains Volunteering in Public K-12 Schools or Public Charter Schools.
(a) For the purposes of this section, the term “public school” means any public K-12 school or public charter school.
(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.
(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.
(c)(1) A campus chaplain volunteering under this section is not required to be certified by the State Board of Education.
(2) Each campus chaplain volunteering under this section must have completed a recognized chaplain training program.
(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.
(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.
Source: official Alabama text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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