(a) The department shall establish and maintain a public database for school entities or nonpublic schools to voluntarily advertise employe vacancies on the department's publicly accessible Internet website. The database shall, at a minimum:

(b) A school entity or nonpublic school may submit a posting to the database established under subsection (a) for an open position or an anticipated open position.

(c) The department may contract with a third party to operate the database established under subsection (a).

(d) As used in this section, the following words and phrases shall have the meanings given to them in this subsection unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:

“Department.” The Department of Education of the Commonwealth.

“Employe.” The following:

(1) A “professional employe” as defined in section 1101(1).¹

(2) A paraprofessional or educational interpreter as described under 22 Pa. Code § 14.105 (relating to personnel).

(3) Any other employe in a school entity or nonpublic school as determined by the department.

“Nonpublic school.” As defined in section 923.3-A(b).²

“School entity.” A school district, charter school, regional charter school, intermediate unit or area career and technical school operating within this Commonwealth.