IN SB 138
died on adjournmentSchool chaplains.
Indiana · 2026 Regular Session (2nd Regular Session, 124th General Assembly) · upper
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Did IN SB 138 pass?
No. IN SB 138 died when the 2026 Regular Session (2nd Regular Session, 124th General Assembly) adjourned without final action on it. Bills that die this way are sometimes reintroduced in a later session. Latest recorded action (2026-01-05): First reading: referred to Committee on Education and Career Development
What is IN SB 138 about?
Allows a principal or superintendent of a public school, including a charter school, to employ, or approve as a volunteer, a school chaplain if certain requirements are met. Allows a school chaplain to provide: (1) secular advice, guidance, and support services; and (2) nonsecular advice, guidance, and support services if certain conditions are met. Provides that, with exceptions, communications made by a student to a school chaplain are privileged and confidential.
Who sponsors IN SB 138?
Stacey Donato is the primary sponsor of IN SB 138.
Description
Allows a principal or superintendent of a public school, including a charter school, to employ, or approve as a volunteer, a school chaplain if certain requirements are met. Allows a school chaplain to provide: (1) secular advice, guidance, and support services; and (2) nonsecular advice, guidance, and support services if certain conditions are met. Provides that, with exceptions, communications made by a student to a school chaplain are privileged and confidential.
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- Latest action
- 2026-01-05 — First reading: referred to Committee on Education and Career Development
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Sponsors
- Stacey Donatoauthor
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Action timeline
Newest first
2026-01-05
First reading: referred to Committee on Education and Career Development
reading-1,referral-committee
2026-01-05
Authored by Senator Donato
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