After several legislators expressed concerns that new requirements for background checks would be cost-prohibitive and unfair to volunteers who work with children, Gov. Tom Wolf announced Wednesday that some of the fees will be waived starting July 25. Fees for child-abuse clearances and criminal background checks will be waived, saving volunteers who work with children $16 in clearance fees.

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Source: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, June 10, 2015.