Pennsylvania DEpartment of education Clearances

PDE (Pennsylvania Department of Education) Required Clearances and History

"Act 114 of 2006, Section 111 of the Public School Code was amended effective April 1, 2007.  All student teachers (participating in classroom teaching, internships, clinical or field experience) and prospective employees (including but not limited to administrators, teachers, substitutes, janitors, cafeteria workers, office employees) of public and private schools, Intermediate Units and area vocational-technical schools, including independent contractors and their employees and bus drivers, who have direct contact with children, must provide to their employer a copy of their Federal Criminal History Record that cannot be more than one (1) year old.  This only applies to employees hired on or after April 1, 2007.  Employees hired prior to April 1, 2007, are only required to provide the Federal Criminal History record if they have lived outside of the state for at least two years immediately preceding their application for employment.
Registration is completed online or over the phone.  Registration is available online 24 hours/day, seven days per week at www.pa.cogentid.com." (PDE)
 
For additional information about required clearances, click the links below:
 
Act 114 – Federal Criminal History Record (State of PA finger prints)
https://www.pa.cogentid.com/index_pde.htm

Act 34 – PA Criminal Background Check (PA State Police Web Site http://www.psp.state.pa.us)
Applying On-Line:  https://epatch.state.pa.us/Home.jsp
Application to file through the mail:  
http://www.psp.state.pa.us/psp/cwp/view.asp?A=4&Q=48275

Act 151 – PA Child Abuse History

Application to file through the mail:
http://www.dpw.state.pa.us/Resources/Documents/Pdf/FillInForms/DPWchildabuse.pdf

Basic Information
http://www.dpw.state.pa.us/ServicesPrograms/ChildWelfare/003671038.htm