Background Checks and Compliance
This page provides resources to ensure compliance with the Background Check Process (HR99); University-sponsored programs working with children (AD39); Reporting Suspected Child Abuse (AD72); and the Clery Act. Please check back regularly for the most updated forms and information.
FORMS
- Clearance Process Guide
- Cover Sheet - Request for Review of Publicly Available Clearances
- Cover Sheet - Request for Review of Self-Disclosure
- Penn State Arrest and Conviction Self-Disclosure Form
- Report of Suspected Child Abuse Form CY-47
- Child Abuse Clearance - Candidate Experience Step-by-Step Guide
- DHS Disclosure Statement Application for Employment
- DHS Disclosure Statement for Volunteers
- DHS Disclosure Statement Application for Child Care Center Employment
- DHS Disclosure Statement for Child Care Volunteers
- Clearance Instructions (New Employees only)
- Clearance Instructions for Volunteers
- Volunteer Fingerprint Exemption Form
- National Sex Offender Registry (NSOR), if required
- Out of State Clearances, if required
- Out of State PA, FBI Fingerprinting Instructions
- Compliance Designation Tool
POLICIES
- AD-39 Minors Involved in University-Sponsored Programs or Programs Held at the University and/or Housed in University Facilities
- AD-72 Reporting Suspected Child Abuse
- HR-99 Background Check Process