Section 17a-227a - State and national criminal history records checks for applicants made an offer of conditional employment(a) The Commissioners of Developmental Services and Administrative Services shall require each applicant who has been made an offer of conditional employment by the Department of Developmental Services to be fingerprinted and submit to state and national criminal history records checks. The criminal history records checks required by this section shall be conducted in accordance with section 29-17a. Employment by the department shall be considered conditional until the results of the criminal history records checks are received and reviewed by the department.(b) The Commissioner of Developmental Services may require providers licensed or funded by the department to provide residential, day or support services to persons with intellectual disability, to require each applicant who has been made an offer of conditional employment and will have direct and ongoing contact with persons and families receiving such services to submit to a check of such applicant's state criminal background. If the Department of Developmental Services requires such providers to have such applicants who have been made an offer of conditional employment submit to such checks, the administrative costs associated with such checks shall be considered an allowable cost on the annual cost report. Employment by a provider licensed or funded by the department shall be considered conditional until the results of the background checks have been received and reviewed by the provider.Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-227a
( P.A. 03-203 , S. 1 ; P.A. 07-73 , S. 2 (a), (b); P.A. 11-16 , S. 14 ; P.A. 18-168 , S. 52 .)
Amended by P.A. 23-0204, S. 105 of the Connecticut Acts of the 2023 Regular Session, eff. 6/12/2023.Amended by P.A. 19-0118, S. 25 of the Connecticut Acts of the 2019 Regular Session, eff. 7/1/2019.Amended by P.A. 18-0168, S. 52 of the Connecticut Acts of the 2018 Regular Session, eff. 10/1/2018.Amended by P.A. 11-0016, S. 14 of the the 2011 Regular Session, eff. 5/24/2011.