Mississippi HB678 allows school districts and charter schools to employ chaplains for student support services.
Mississippi HB678 permits school districts and charter schools to hire chaplains to provide support, services, and programs for students. The chaplains must undergo criminal background checks before entering the schools. The bill also mandates that local school boards incorporate emergency and threat management awareness and positive behavioral intervention supports, including chaplain services, into their policies and codes of conduct. Chaplains convicted of sex offenses are prohibited from providing services in schools.
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