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Background Check Changes in Pennsylvania

10/24/2011| Reference Number : 3.0| Human Resources | Background checks, Criminal Records, 24 P.S. § 1-111 | | Return|

Recent changes to the Pennsylvania Public School Code tightened the state’s qualifications for school bus drivers by expanding the list of disqualifying offenses and by making those convictions a lifetime ban as opposed to a short term (five year) restriction on working as a school bus driver. This article explains the changes and gives some practical advice about the Decem-ber 27, 2011 self-reporting deadline and dealing with affected drivers.

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