Verification of Clearances



HOW TO APPLY FOR PROFESSIONAL CLEARANCESTED 100 Education Seminar / TED 190 Ed Seminar Field Teacher Education DepartmentMisericordia UniversityAct 34 (Pennsylvania State Police Criminal Record Check)Website: epatch.state.pa.usPurpose: This clearance verifies you have no criminal background.How to Apply: Navigate to the above-listed Web site. Apply online using a credit card and obtain a printable clearance in seconds. (Make sure your printer is on – print immediately.)Cost: $10Reapply: TED students must reapply for this clearance every year.Act 151 (Pennsylvania Child Abuse History Clearance)Website: dpw.state.pa.us (Search for: child abuse clearance)Purpose: This clearance verifies you have no child abuse history.How to Apply: Navigate to the above-listed Web site. Download the application form on this site and mail in to the address provided with a money order. (Note: Currently, there is no way to apply for this clearance online. It must be mailed.)Cost: $10 (money order)Reapply: TED students must reapply for this clearance every year.Act 114 (Federal Criminal History Record)Website: pa.Purpose: This clearance verifies you have no federal criminal history.How to Apply:Register prior to going to the fingerprint site (required). Walk-in is not allowed.Pay $28.75 fee in advance (online with a credit/debit card), or at the fingerprinting site (in person with a money order or cashier’s check – no personal checks allowed). Make checks payable to "Cogent Systems". Take photo ID with you (state-issued driver’s license, US passport, College-issued Student ID). Reapply: TED students only apply for this clearance once during your school experience.Special notes about Act 114: If you are not a Pennsylvania resident, you need to obtain Act 114 within this state (even if you already obtained it in another state). Do not go directly to the PA State Police to be fingerprinted. Follow the procedure listed above. Your fingerprints must be on file electronically.When completing the online form, be sure to check the box “I want to request a copy…” and pay $2.50 extra.Act 24 (Arrest/Conviction Report and Certification Form)Website: pde.state.pa.usPurpose: This clearance asks you to self-report any arrests or convictions, or to sign that you have no arrests or convictions.How to Apply:Navigate to PDE’s Website. Search for “Act 24” in their search plete the form:Add your personal identifying information in Section 1.If you have reportable offenses, list them in Section 2 OR check the box that states that you have no reportable offenses in Section 3.Sign the form in Section 4. ................
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