• Volunteers are not permitted to take the field for practices or games until their clearances have
been received
• If you are a head coach, please let Clearance Coordinator know if you recruit any additional
Volunteers/Assistants after the season begins
• Required Clearances:
1. Child Abuse Volunteer Clearance – No cost – 1-877-371-5422
• https://www.compass.state.pa.us/cwis/public/home
2. PA State Criminal History (PATCH) Volunteer Clearance – No cost – 1-888-783-7972
• https://epatch.pa.gov/home
3. FBI Fingerprint Criminal Background Clearance - Fee Involved - 1-844-321-2101
• To register and schedule an appointment click here and use either of the below registration Service Codes:
• Department of Human Services Volunteer Service Code 1KG6ZJ - $23.25
• Department of Education Employee Service Code 1KG6XN - $25.25
• Please remember that an Employee clearance can be used for employment and volunteering, however, a Volunteer clearance can only
be used for volunteering. We accept either of these clearance types.
• Once your registration is complete, take your registration form to the fingerprinting location you selected during registration.
 OR
• Volunteer Residency Affidavit can be submitted as an alternative to the FBI Clearance if you meet the following criteria:
• You will always be volunteering directly under the supervision and direction of a school administrator, a teacher or another member of
the school staff.
• You have never been convicted of a disqualifying crime in Pennsylvania, or the corresponding offenses under the laws of any other
jurisdiction, and you have lived in the state of PA for 10 years or more.
• If you will be unaccompanied with students or chaperone a field trip, you will be required to obtain an FBI Fingerprint Criminal
Background Clearance; the volunteer residency affidavit form is not acceptable (per Franklin Regional School Board Policy: 916