| D.__"Superintendent" has the same meaning as in section 1, | subsection 39. For the purposes of this section, | "superintendent" includes the chief executive officer of a | private school approved for attendance purposes under | section 2902 that enrolls 60% or more publicly funded | students. |
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| | 2.__Applicants for positions requiring certification and | authorization.__Beginning August 15, 2003, applicants for | positions requiring certification and authorization under | chapter 501 or 502 are subject to the provisions of this | section.__Fingerprinting of immediately affected applicants | for certification and authorization, conducting of the needed | state and federal criminal history record checks by the bureau | pursuant to subsection 4, paragraph A and forwarding of the | results by the bureau to the department must begin on August | 15, 2003. |
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| | 3.__Applicants for positions requiring approval.__Beginning | August 15, 2003, applicants for positions requiring approval | under chapter 502 are subject to the provisions of this | section.__Fingerprinting of applicants for positions requiring | initial approval prior to being hired or placed under | contract, conducting of the needed state and federal criminal | history record checks by the bureau pursuant to subsection 4, | paragraph A and forwarding of the results by the bureau to the | department must begin on August 15, 2003. |
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| | 4.__Criminal history record information.__Criminal history | record information is obtained as follows: |
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| A.__The department shall request that for each applicant | the bureau conduct a criminal history record check.__The | criminal history record check must include a check of the | criminal history record information maintained by the | Maine Criminal Justice Information System and by__the | Federal Bureau of Investigation.__The bureau shall provide | the criminal history record information obtained from the | Maine Criminal Justice Information System and the Federal | Bureau of Investigation to the department.__For purposes | of this paragraph, "applicant" does not include a person | who holds a valid certification, authorization or approval | under chapter 501 or 502 and who was employed by a school | prior to August 15, 2003; or |
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| B.__When an applicant who holds a valid certification, | authorization or approval under chapter 501 or 502 and was | employed by a school prior to August 15, 2003 subsequently | applies for a position with another school administrative unit | or private school, the superintendent of the school | administrative unit or private school to which the applicant |
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