| child_abuse_clearance_instructions.pdf |
| criminal_record_check_instructions.pdf |
Volunteer Clearance Requirements
Pennsylvania ACT 215 requires background checks for volunteers who supervise or have regular direct contact with children.
These requirements apply to Managers, Coaches, regular practice helpers, parent volunteers, and regular umpires – anybody (14 and older) who has repetitive, direct involvement with the children.
If the volunteer HAS been a resident of PA continuously for the past 10 years this is what you need
1. Little League Volunteer Application, http://files.leagueathletics.com/Text/Documents/13608/63415.pdf free online;
2. PA Child Abuse Clearance, https://www.compass.state.pa.us/CWIS/Public/Home to complete online (Free. Please email us at VEArbutusBC@gmail.com for a payment code, which sends your results directly to us). See the file above, child_abuse_clearance_instructions.pdf, for step by step instructions and screenshots.
3. PA State Police Criminal Record Check, (https://epatch.state.pa.us/) to complete online (Free). See the file above, criminal_record_check_instructions.pdf, for step by step instructions and screenshots.
If you’ve completed the PA Child Abuse Clearance or the PA State Police Criminal Record Check recently, send those results to VEArbutusBC@gmail.com.
If the volunteer has NOT been a resident of PA continuously for the past 10 years, in the addition to the above documentation, an FBI Criminal Background Check (fingerprint check) for federal criminal history records must be completed.
4. FBI Fingerprint Check, (https://www.pa.cogentid.com/index_dpw.htm) $27.50, (email result to VEArbutusBC@gmail.com or mail to VE Arbutus)
Copies of clearance documents from items 1, 2, 3 and potentially 4 above must be submitted and received by our league before any coach or volunteer can begin practices, which start in mid-February. These clearances may take several weeks to process.
Email to VEArbutusBC@gmail.com
Mail: VEArbutus
Attention: Background Checks
164 Pleasant Drive
Johnstown, PA 15904
For questions related to the new clearance requirements, please contact Child Welfare Information Solution at 1-877-343-0494.
Pennsylvania ACT 215 requires background checks for volunteers who supervise or have regular direct contact with children.
These requirements apply to Managers, Coaches, regular practice helpers, parent volunteers, and regular umpires – anybody (14 and older) who has repetitive, direct involvement with the children.
If the volunteer HAS been a resident of PA continuously for the past 10 years this is what you need
1. Little League Volunteer Application, http://files.leagueathletics.com/Text/Documents/13608/63415.pdf free online;
2. PA Child Abuse Clearance, https://www.compass.state.pa.us/CWIS/Public/Home to complete online (Free. Please email us at VEArbutusBC@gmail.com for a payment code, which sends your results directly to us). See the file above, child_abuse_clearance_instructions.pdf, for step by step instructions and screenshots.
3. PA State Police Criminal Record Check, (https://epatch.state.pa.us/) to complete online (Free). See the file above, criminal_record_check_instructions.pdf, for step by step instructions and screenshots.
If you’ve completed the PA Child Abuse Clearance or the PA State Police Criminal Record Check recently, send those results to VEArbutusBC@gmail.com.
If the volunteer has NOT been a resident of PA continuously for the past 10 years, in the addition to the above documentation, an FBI Criminal Background Check (fingerprint check) for federal criminal history records must be completed.
4. FBI Fingerprint Check, (https://www.pa.cogentid.com/index_dpw.htm) $27.50, (email result to VEArbutusBC@gmail.com or mail to VE Arbutus)
Copies of clearance documents from items 1, 2, 3 and potentially 4 above must be submitted and received by our league before any coach or volunteer can begin practices, which start in mid-February. These clearances may take several weeks to process.
Email to VEArbutusBC@gmail.com
Mail: VEArbutus
Attention: Background Checks
164 Pleasant Drive
Johnstown, PA 15904
For questions related to the new clearance requirements, please contact Child Welfare Information Solution at 1-877-343-0494.