Sec. 17a-6a. Commissioner to require applicants to submit to state and national criminal history records checks. State child abuse registry checks for applicants. - Connecticut Statutes

      Sec. 17a-6a. Commissioner to require applicants to submit to state and national criminal history records checks. State child abuse registry checks for applicants. The Commissioner of Children and Families shall (1) require each applicant for a position with the department to state in writing whether such person has ever been convicted of a crime or whether criminal charges are pending against such person at the time such person submits an application, and (2) require each applicant to submit to state and national criminal history records checks, in accordance with section 29-17a. The commissioner shall also check the state child abuse registry established pursuant to section 17a-101k for the name of such applicant.

      (P.A. 03-243, S. 6; P.A. 05-207, S. 5.)

      History: P.A. 05-207 deleted requirement that commissioner check state child abuse registry for perpetrator information.