Section 1-111.2 - Electronic public safety and criminal justice information(a) Subject to subsection (b), the Department of Education shall obtain and monitor public safety and criminal justice information, including, but not limited to, arrest and disposition information, for all educators from any Statewide electronic database to the extent such public safety and criminal justice information is available to the Department of Education and shall use such information for certification and discipline purposes. (b) For purposes of this section, "educator" shall mean all of the following:(1) Any person who holds a Commonwealth of Pennsylvania certificate, commission, letter of eligibility or permit issued under this act or under the act of January 28, 1988 (P.L.24, No.11), known as the "Private Academic Schools Act," or who has applied for a certificate, commission, letter of eligibility or permit.(2) Any person who is a charter or cyber charter schoolstaff member or who is a contracted educational provider or contracted educational provider staff member as those terms are defined in the act of December 12, 1973 (P.L.397, No.141), known as the "Educator Discipline Act."(3) Any person over whom the Professional Standards and Practices Commission has disciplinary authority pursuant to the "Educator Discipline Act."Added by P.L. TBD 2014 No. 168, § 1, eff. 12/21/2014.