Please contact MTLL's Safety Director Rob Fumento at Email if you have any questions about the below information.

Anyone volunteering in any capacity with Marple Township Little League is required to complete and submit ALL required background checks. 

Due Date:  

ALL CLEARANCES ARE TO BE SUBMITTED IN PAPER FORMAT TO YOUR MANAGER OR DIVISION DIRECTOR
by MARCH 22, 2024
For the safety of our children, you will not be permitted to work with the children unless all background checks have been
completed.

Paper format is required; electronic submissions will not be accepted. 

All adults 18 years or older applying for an unpaid position as a volunteer (including Board, coaches, managers) who are responsible for the welfare of a child and having direct contact with children, must have clearances that include the following four documents.  Each year each volunteer must submit these four documents in paper format.


1. Little League Volunteer Application - ANNUAL requirement

The following is required for completion of this form: 

a. Your Social Security #
b. A copy of your photo license

The information from this form is what Little League International requires to perform background checks by "JD Palatine" (the company selected by Little League International to perform these background checks).  After the background check has been completed you will receive an email from JD Palatine explaining your clearance.  

All volunteers should click Little League Volunteer Application to fill out the volunteer application form.


2. PA Child Abuse History Clearance

This takes a few days to up to a week to receive the results.  The applicant needs to monitor their inbox for an email that will allow them to log back on and download the clearance document.  Please print the clearance document and submit along with your other necessary background clearance forms.  The cost is free for volunteers.

https://www.compass.state.pa.us/cwis/Public/home

3. PA State Police Criminal Record Check

This is provided to the applicant online immediately as a pdf document.  The cost is free for volunteers.
DHS Link

The PA child abuse document and the PA state criminal document are good for a period of five years. Please retain a copy of this document for your records. Please submit your documents along with the other documents all at the same time.
 
Volunteers under the ages under the age of 18 are not required to have clearance documents. However, these volunteers should only be allowed to work with the players if supervised by a background- cleared- adult.

4. FBI check ONLY for those to whom it applies

An FBI Criminal Background Check if you have NOT been a continuous resident of Pennsylvania for 10 years.  For the FBI check (if needed) the applicant needs to go to a location for finger printing and then they can submit for that check.
http://www.keepkidssafe.pa.gov/resources/clearances/fbifinger/index.htm

OR

5. Disclosure Statement

Volunteers not requiring an FBI check, and have been a continuous resident of PA for the last ten years, must swear or affirm in writing that they have no other convictions that would disqualify them. This is a document that will need to be printed out, signed and submitted with your other clearances.
https://childyouthprotection.org/docs/disclosure%20statement%20provisional%20employee.pdf

6. *New for 2024 - USA Baseball Abuse Awareness Training

Link to free training - USA Baseball Training

Create an account
Login
Click on the education tab
Click on course
Scroll to Abuse Awareness for Adults

  
The State Clearances are required prior to the commencement of service and are good for a 5 year period.

AGAIN, PLEASE SUBMIT ALL CLEARANCE PAPERWORK TOGETHER, at one time per above, to your Manager or Division Director.