Texas lawmakers have passed a bill that will allow unlicensed chaplains into schools to serve in school counseling positions. 



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Texas lawmakers pass bill allowing public schools to employ chaplains who have no state certification

Texas would allow public schools to use campus safety money to hire chaplains to counsel students under a bill approved this week by state lawmakers and sent to Republican Gov.

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Texas lawmakers approve allowing public schools to hire chaplains to counsel students

Texas would allow public schools to use campus safety money to hire chaplains to counsel students under a bill approved this week by state lawmakers and sent to Republican Gov. Greg Abbott

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Lawmakers in Texas’ Republican-controlled House passed a bill Wednesday that would allow public schools to employ or accept volunteer chaplains who are not state certified.

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By Raja Razek, CNN (CNN) — Lawmakers in Texas’ Republican-controlled House passed a bill Wednesday that would allow public schools to employ or accept volunteer chaplains who are not state certified. Senate Bill 763, which passed 84-60, reads, “A school district or open-enrollment charter school may employ or accept as a volunteer a chaplain to

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By Raja Razek, CNN (CNN) — Lawmakers in Texas’ Republican-controlled House passed a bill Wednesday that would allow public schools to employ or accept volunteer chaplains who are not state certified. Senate Bill 763, which passed 84-60, reads, “A school district or open-enrollment charter school may employ or accept as a volunteer a chaplain to provide support, services, and programs for students as assigned by the board of trustees of the distr…

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Lawmakers rejected language to require parental consent and a diversity of faiths. Experts say it's part of a bigger push to dismantle church-state wall.

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Texas lawmakers approve bill to allow school districts to replace counselors with chaplains

The law  will allow school districts to decide whether they want a chaplain who isn't certified by the state working alongside counselors and mental health services in their schools.

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Texas passes bill to let unlicensed chaplains serve as counselors in schools

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas would allow public schools to use campus safety money to hire chaplains to counsel students under a bill approved this week by state lawmakers and […]

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A school funding bill that would enact a voucher program for education in Texas was passed by the state Senate right before midnight Tuesday – and has been slammed by opponents as "defunding public education."The Senate's version of House Bill 100 would give parents who opt out of the public schools up to $8,000 in taxpayer money per student and per year to pay for private education. The original version of the bill had included allocating $4.5 …

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Texas Republicans pass school bill slammed as 'defunding public education'

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas would allow public schools to use campus safety money to hire chaplains to counsel students under a bill approved this week by state lawmakers and sent to Republican Gov. Greg Abbott. The measure approved on Wednesday, the one-year anniversary of the school shooting in Uvalde that killed 19 students and two teachers, comes amid a push by the Republican-majority Legislature to open the door for more religion in public s…

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