CSPG-17 has been updated to reflect availability of records online and through Right to Know; terminology, including the name of the Bureau; and legal references. Currently, certification records are available via the TIMS system. Those who were certified prior to the TIMS system’s creation can contact the Bureau of School Leadership and Teacher Quality in writing to request copies of records. Also discussed in the CSPG is the following:

• Certificate records are a matter of public record on the Search Educator Certification website.
• The Department also releases certification records used to document the eligibility of a holder for a specific certificate if requested by a third party subject to any applicable exceptions of the Right to Know (RTK) law. If the Department should receive a subpoena duces tecum requesting certification records by a third party, the bureau will attempt to notify the certificate holder of the receipt of such subpoena as required pursuant to 22 Pa. Code § 49.13(b)(12).