All (unpaid) coaches and (unpaid) volunteers involved with our youth organization need to complete a State Police Criminal Record Check and a PA Child Abuse History Clearance. For those individuals who have not resided in PA continuously for the previous 10 years they must also complete an FBI Criminal Background Check.  Please complete the following four steps.  

Step 1 - Complete the request online.  

PA State Police Criminal Record Check Online Form

Step 2 - Complete the request online.  This could take up to 6 weeks to receive. 

PA Child Abuse History Clearance Online Form

Step 3

If you have NOT resided in PA continuously for the previous 10 years, complete
FBI Criminal History Report Online Pay Portal - Volunteer Fingerprint Service Code: 1KG6XN
Waiver

Step 4
CONFIDENTIALITY STATEMENT

Copies of all forms should be scanned and sent to Little Lady Vikings Youth Basketball at [email protected] for compliance.

Are there any other requirements?
If a volunteer is arrested for or convicted of an offense that would constitute grounds for denying participation in a program, activity or service, or is named as a
perpetrator in a founded or indicated report, the volunteer must provide the administrator or their designee with written notice not later than 72 hours after the
arrest, conviction or notification that the person has been listed as a perpetrator in the statewide database.  A volunteer who willfully fails to disclose information as required above commits a misdemeanor of the third degree and shall be subject to discipline up to and including termination or denial of a volunteer position.

Is the person responsible for acceptance of volunteers required to keep a copy of my clearances?
Yes, pursuant to § 6344 (b.1), the employer, administrator, supervisor or other person responsible for employment decisions or acceptance of the individual to serve in any capacity requiring clearances, shall maintain copies of the required information and require the individual to produce the original documents prior to employment or acceptance to serve in any such capacity, except provisional employees for limited periods as described in § 6344.2 (f) and outlined above. An employer, administrator, supervisor or other person responsible for selection of volunteers that intentionally fails to require an applicant to submit the required clearance before the applicant’s hiring commits a misdemeanor of the third degree. Agencies are reminded that the child abuse history clearance information is confidential and may not be release to other individuals.

Can an agency or organization institute additional standards?
Yes, nothing prohibits an organization from requiring additional information as part of the clearance process.

As a volunteer, do I obtain my Federal Bureau of Investigation Criminal History check through the Department of Education or the Department of Human Services?
The agency under which an applicant should submit their FBI clearance application is based on the agency or organization for which they intend to volunteer. If the
applicant intends to volunteer in a school or at a school related function, they would apply for their FBI clearance through the Department of Education. If the applicant
intends to volunteer with children in any other capacity outside of a school setting or function, such as a group home for children, in a church, as a Little League or
soccer coach, etc., they would apply for their FBI clearance through the Department of Human Services.