A total of three clearances are required to commence and maintain employment with North Hills School District (including substitutes and independent contractors):
- Pennsylvania State Criminal History Record (Act 34)
- Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare Report of Child Abuse (Act 151)
- Federal Criminal History Record including fingerprinting (Act 114)
Clearances are valid for five years. Employees may check the dates of their current clearances on the Prosoft Employee Web Portal under Employee Demographics > Act 153 Clearance Dates.
All employees are required to renew all three clearances every sixty (60) months or five (5) years from the earliest dated clearance. Failure to renew clearances will result in discipline up to and including termination of employment. Employees bear the burden of timely renewing their clearances and submitting same to Human Resources.