St.

Thomas Aquinas Independence Mission School

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1631 S 18 Street Philadelphia, PA 19145

Phone 215-334-0878
Fax 215-334-2357
Mr. Vince Mazzio, Principal

Clearances Required for Volunteers

PA State Act 114-24 requires applicants to public and private schools to obtain three reports:
PA State Police criminal history report
FBI criminal history report
PA State Department of Public Welfare (DPW) Child Abuse report.
PENNSYLVANIA STATE CRIMINAL HISTORY RECORD
Fee: $10.00 payable to Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
or: https://epatch.state.pa.us/Home.jsp
Applicants may apply online through PATCH and obtain their report online, or
*Applicants may also use Form SP-164, Pennsylvania State Police Request for Criminal
Record Check and mail a money order to the PA State Police with the application. The
form may also be downloaded at the above site.
FBI CRIMINAL HISTORY REPORT
Visit www.pacogentid.com
CHILD ABUSE REPORT PA Department of Public Welfare (DPW)
Fee: $10.00 payable to the Department of Public Welfare
Obtain forms from your prospective employer or online from DPW by clicking here:
http://www.dpw.state.pa.us/findaform/childabusehistoryclearanceforms/index.htm
For status of a request, please call the Department of Public Welfare, Childline and
Abuse Registry at (717) 783-6211 or (toll-free) at 1-877-371-5422.
STA also requires volunteers to attend Safe Environment training. The schedule for this
training can be found at:
www.virtus.org

www.stthomasphila.org