Volunteers

Volunteer Clearance Information and Application Procedures

Beginning July 25, 2015, the cost of obtaining the Pennsylvania Criminal Record Check (Act 34) and the Child Abuse History Clearance Act ( Act 151) is waived ($0.00). When indicating the purpose of the clearances, please indicate "Volunteer."

IF YOU ARE A NEW (OR RENEWING) VOLUNTEER TO THE PARKLAND SCHOOL DISTRICT, YOUR BACKGROUND CLEARANCES NEED TO BE DATED WITHIN THE PAST YEAR. ONCE APPROVED ON OUR VOLUNTEER LIST, BACKGROUND CLEARANCES WILL BE GOOD FOR FIVE (5) YEARS. THANK YOU FOR YOUR INTEREST IN VOLUNTEERING WITH PARKLAND SCHOOL DISTRICT!

Steps to be registered as a Parkland Volunteer:

Checklist for Volunteers – This sheet guides you through the entire process to ensure all steps are completed.
Volunteer General Information Sheet
Volunteer Application
Arrest/Conviction Form
Copy of Act 34 - Criminal History Check (see below)
Copy of Act 151 -PA Child Abuse History Clearance (see below)
Copy of your Act 114 FBI VOLUNTEER BACKGROUND CHECK (only REQUIRED if you've lived in PA for less than 10 years). Otherwise, complete and return the Volunteer Affidavit

Please review the following policies:

Clearances

Act 34 – PA Criminal Background

Apply online via the “epatch” system at https://epatch.pa.gov/home

Results should be instantaneous unless they are “under review” in which case, note your reference number and date of application and use that information to check back on the “epatch” website periodically until your results are available.

Print clearance (be sure you click all the way through to the “certification form” button – the document you print must show your social security number, DOB, etc.) and submit to HR with other clearances.

IMPORTANT – PLEASE NOTE: When you go into the PA Criminal Background clearance to view and print it, if you don’t either SAVE or PRINT out the clearance by clicking on the “CERTIFICATION” button, you or Human Resources will NOT BE ABLE to view or print out the actual clearance if you go back into the site. The CERTIFICATION button is just above the “BACK” button. Please be certain to PRINT your certification/clearance form before closing the page.

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