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  "citation": "R.S. 17:3013",
  "heading": "Hiring requirements; prohibited hires",
  "text": "A. A city, parish, or other local public school board that employs or accepts as a volunteer a chaplain under this Chapter shall ensure that the chaplain submits to a fingerprint-based state and federal background check, as provided in R.S. 15:587.1, before the chaplain begins employment or volunteering at a school.\n\nB. A city, parish, or other local public school board shall not employ or accept as a volunteer a chaplain who has registered or is required to register as a sex offender or child predator in accordance with R.S. 15:542 et seq.",
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      "number": "17",
      "name": "EDUCATION"
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      "number": "19-A",
      "name": "SCHOOL CHAPLAINS"
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  ],
  "breadcrumb": "Title 17 › Chapter 19-A",
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  "acts_citations_raw": "Acts 2024, No. 293, §1, eff. May 28, 2024; Acts 2024, No. 688, §1, eff. June 19, 2024.",
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