Act 114 of 2006, Section 111 of the Public School Code was
amended effective April 1, 2007. All
student teachers (participating in classroom teaching,
internships, clinical or field experience) and 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.