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 applies may request criminal history record information on that applicant only if the governing body for that school administrative unit or private school has decided to obtain the same criminal history record information for all such applicants seeking employment in that school administrative unit or private school.__Upon the request of that superintendent, the department shall request that the bureau obtain 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.__The department shall review the criminal history record information and communicate to the superintendent the department's determination concerning the approval or disapproval of the applicant.__The department shall indicate approval for an applicant unless the applicant would be subject to denial, revocation, suspension or nonrenewal under section 13020, subsection 3-A.

5.__Use of criminal history record.__State and federal criminal history record information may be used for the purpose of screening educational personnel applicants by the department in order to determine whether certification, authorization or approval should be granted.__State and federal criminal history record information also may be reviewed by the department at the request of a superintendent pursuant to subsection 4 for the purpose of screening a person who is not currently employed in that superintendent's school administrative unit and who is an applicant for a position in that superintendent's school administrative unit.__Criminal history record information may also be used in accordance with subsection 13.