B.__"Bureau" means the State Bureau of Identification within the Department of Public Safety, Bureau of State Police.

C.__"School" means a public school in this State or a private school approved for attendance purposes under section 2902 that enrolls 60% or more publicly funded students.

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.

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 the needed state and federal criminal history record checks by the bureau pursuant to subsection 4, paragraph A and forwarding the results by the bureau to the department must begin on August 15, 2003.

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 the needed state and federal criminal history record checks by the bureau pursuant to subsection 4, paragraph A and forwarding the results by the bureau to the department must begin on August 15, 2003.

4.__Criminal history record information.__Criminal history record information is obtained as follows:

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