S-3068

   Amend House File 884, as amended, passed, and reprinted by the House, as follows:
   1.  Page 1, before line 1 by inserting: 
   <Section 1.  Section 232.69, subsection 1, paragraph b, subparagraph (4), Code 2025, is amended to read as follows:
   (4)  A licensed school employee, certified para-educator, holder of a coaching authorization issued under section 256.165, chaplain employed or engaged pursuant to section 279.87, school employee who is eighteen years of age or older, or an instructor employed by a community college.>
   2.  Page 1, by striking line 17 and inserting <district, if the chaplain holds a certification from a nationally recognized school chaplain professional credentialing organization that satisfies all of the following requirements:>
   3.  Page 1, before line 18 by inserting: 
   <a.  Requires an individual to participate in school safety training as a condition of receiving certification, including training related to active shooters, bloodborne pathogens, and behavioral threats.
   b.  Requires an individual to participate in specialized training related to the school environment as a condition of receiving certification.
   c.  Requires an individual to undergo background investigations as a condition of receiving certification.
   d.  Requires an individual to have at least two thousand hours of verified ministerial services as a condition of receiving certification.
   e.  Requires an individual to provide ecclesiastical letters of endorsement as a condition of receiving certification.
   f.  Requires an individual who holds a certification from the organization to satisfy continuing education requirements as a condition of maintaining the certification.>
   4.  Page 1, line 19, after <establish> by inserting <additional>
   5.  By renumbering as necessary.

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COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION

LYNN EVANS, CHAIRPERSON