Volunteer Requirements

Fingerprinting and Tuberculosis (TB) Clearance must be on file at the given school for
volunteers that are:

Ongoing, long-term: Volunteering at the school more than 16 hours per week for a given
school year, OR
At school: Volunteering on school grounds or in the classroom, OR
Faceto-face: Volunteering with direct contact with students, OR
Alone: Volunteering as the sole adult with students, limi ted or unsupervised with
students (i.e., during a field trip)

Examples are shown in the table below.

NOT REQUIRING

REQUIRING

Volunteer Application, Fingerprinting, and

Clearance

A volunteer thatTB
spends
less than 16 hours per

Volunteer Application, Fingerprinting, and

Clearance

A volunteer that TB
serve
more than 16 hours per week,

week where there is limited contact with students

or certificated staff supervision (i.e. teacher) is
provided at all times (arrangements must be
made for alternate supervision whenever primary
supervisor leaves the classroom or area).
A guest speaker, presenter, visitor.
A parent observing their childs classroom.
A volunteer is bringing baked goods to the school
for the Family Event or Fundraiser.
A volunteer is bringing donations to drop off at
the school (food, school supplies, etc.)
A volunteer completing classroom jobs at home
and returning them to the teacher when
dropping their child off for school.
A volunteer coordinating a f undrai s er or class
party by calling or emailing parents to get for
donations and arrange games and other
entertainment.

regardless of supervision by certificated staff.

A volunteer that coaches a school sports team.
A volunteer helping in the classroom with activities
(reading, grading assignments, preparing packets
etc.) that has direct contact with students and may
a t t i m e s be the sole adult with students.
A driver and/or chaperone for a field trip. While not
operating on school grounds, a field trip driver a nd
c h ap e ro n e will be alone with students and have
direct contact.
A volunteer who helps in the cafeteria serving food
and monitoring the students.
A volunteer that helps with on campus
fundraisers including setup, running a booth,
food sale, clean up.
A volunteer that chaperones a school dance or
festivals.
A volunteer that monitors the parking lot before or

Fingerprinting (DOJ) and Tuberculosis (TB) Clearance

All volunteers that serve more than 16 hours per week, over the course of the school
year, or as defined by the activities example table above, are subject to a background
clearance through fingerprinting by the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the FBI. The
purpose of the background check is to insure that a person is permitted by law to
participate in a school setting as a volunteer.
Adult Tuberculosis (TB) Clearance can be completed in two ways. Your physician can
complete and sign the Risk Assessment Questionnaire, which will waives the requirement
to take an actual TB Test. Alternatively, you can complete a TB test and cleared within
the past 60 days. No volunteer shall be assigned to provide supervision or instruction of
students unless he/she has submitted evidence of TB clearance within the past 60 days
to determine that he/she is free of active tuberculosis. Volunteers who test negative shall
thereafter be required to take a TB test every four years in accordance with Education
Code 49406. (Education Code 45106, 45347, 45349, 49406 & Health and Safety Code
121545)
The safety and health of our students is our first priority. Thank you for your cooperation
and understanding.