Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE)
FBI Federal Criminal History Records for Prospective Employees
Act 114 of 2006, Section 111 of the Public School Code was amended effective April 1, 2007. All 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. Please note that the cost of this background check is $36.00.
Please clink on the link below to follow process and instructions on how to obtain your fingerprint based background check:
