Pennsylvania law, 24PS 1-111, specifies that ALL EMPLOYEES of public and private schools including those of independent contractors, but excluding employees who do not have direct contact with students, hired as of January 1, 1986 must undergo background checks. Administrators may employ applicants on a provisional basis for a single period not to exceed a period of ninety (90) days provided all conditions listed in the Law are met. All employees of schools, whether residents or non residents, must complete all three clearances.

PA CRIMINAL HISTORY RECORD CHECK

In order to file by mail, you may pick up Form SP4-164 from the any school district, PA State Police Barracks or from the PA State Police web site at http://www.psp.state.pa.us/

This application may instead be filed on the internet at the Pennsylvania Access to the Criminal History (PATCH) website: https://epatch.state.pa.us/Home.jsp. Applicants using the web site must use a major credit card. Payment of $10.00 may be made with Visa, Discover, Master Card or American Express. All customers must have a valid email address in order to receive vital information from the PATCH administrators. Please note the Control Number and the Request Date; this information will be required in order to inquire on the status of a record check.

If there is a record, a record response will be mailed to you.

If there is no record, the "Certification Form" for No Record should be printed and used as the Original.

PA CHILD ABUSE HISTORY RECORD CHECK

You may pick up Form CY 113 from any school district or by downloading from the website at http://www.dpw.state.pa.us/Resources/Documents/Pdf/FillInForms/ChildrenYouth/CY113.pdf

FBI FINGERPRINT RECORD CHECK

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