(b) In order to determine an applicant's suitability for employment, the commissioner shall require every applicant for a license examiner position to furnish a full set of fingerprints to facilitate a criminal background check of the applicant. The commissioner shall submit the fingerprints to the state criminal identification bureau along with the applicant's identifying information. Prior to hiring a prospective applicant the commissioner shall request that the state police submit the fingerprints and identifying information to the federal bureau of investigation for a national criminal history record check and that the commissioner may not hire the prospective applicant until the results of the national background check are available for evaluation.