Direct from KeepKidsSafe.PA.gov
Recently, 24 pieces of legislation were enacted, changing how Pennsylvania responds to child abuse. These changes significantly impact the reporting, investigation, assessment, prosecution and judicial handling of child abuse and neglect cases.
These changes:
- Strengthen our ability to better protect children from abuse and neglect by amending the definitions of child abuse and perpetrator;
- Streamline and clarify mandatory child abuse reporting processes;
- Increase penalties for failure to report suspected child abuse and protect persons who report child abuse;
- Promote the use of multi-disciplinary investigative teams (MDITs) to investigate child abuse related crimes and
- Support the use of information technology to increase efficiency and tracking of child abuse data.
Required Club Member Clearances:
- Childline (DPW) - instant and FREE for volunteers
- All addresses since 1975 – all people whom you lived with since 1975
- Must register and then complete—Good thing is that the record should be there when renewing
- Create Individual Account
- https://www.compass.state.pa.us/cwis/public/home
- PA State Police – FREE for volunteers
- Instant if no record is found. 2-4 weeks if it requires a review
- https://epatch.state.pa.us/Home.jsp
NOT NEEDED FOR CLUB VOLUNTEERING
- FBI/Fingerprint $27.50 Register/Pay before going to be fingerprinted.
