SB590

Oklahoma SB590 allows school districts and charter schools to employ or volunteer chaplains, with a required national criminal history record check.

Oklahoma SB590 permits school districts and public charter schools to hire or accept chaplains as volunteers. It mandates a national criminal history record check for these chaplains, in compliance with Oklahoma Statutes. The bill prohibits employing or accepting chaplains convicted of offenses requiring sex offender registration. It also ensures that neither students nor school employees are required to seek support or services from chaplains. The act becomes effective July 1, 2025, with an emergency clause for immediate necessity.