Connecticut General Statutes Title 17A. Social and Human Services and Resources § 17a-799. Disability determination services unit. Inquiries into criminal history of applicants for employment

The Commissioner of Aging and Disability Services shall inquire into the criminal history of any applicant, who is not at the time of application employed by the Department of Aging and Disability Services, for a position of employment with the department's disability determination services unit. Such inquiry shall be conducted in accordance with the provisions of section 31-51i. The commissioner shall require each such applicant to state whether the applicant has ever been convicted of a crime, whether criminal charges are pending against the applicant at the time of application, and, if so, to identify the charges and court in which such charges are pending. Each such applicant offered a position of employment with the department's disability determination services unit shall be required to submit to fingerprinting and state and national criminal history records checks, as provided in section 29-17a.