Act 168 of 2014
A school entity may not hire any applicant for a position in which the employee will have direct contact with children until the school entity has complied with the employment history review process outlined in Act 168.
Under Act 168, a hiring entity must require an applicant for any position in which there is direct contact with children to complete Section 1 of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Sexual Misconduct/Abuse Disclosure Release form for all employers that fall within the following categories:
1. The applicant's current employer(s) (regardless of whether the employer was a school entity and/or where the applicant had direct contact with children);
2. All former employers of the applicant that were school entities; and
3. All former employers where the applicant was employed in a position where he or she had direct contact with children.