14.__Rules.__The commissioner shall adopt or amend rules necessary to carry out this section.__These rules must include a listing of all positions that are subject to this section.__ Rules adopted pursuant to this section are routine technical rules pursuant to Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter 2-A.

Sec. 4. 20-A MRSA §13011, sub-§1, ¶E, as amended by PL 1997, c. 452, §5, is further amended to read:

E. Certify or authorize personnel who provide early childhood educational programs or developmental therapy to children with disabilities from birth to under 9 years of age in the home, in community-based special purpose and integrated programs and in public schools; and

Sec. 5. 20-A MRSA §13011, sub-§1, ¶F, as repealed and replaced by PL 1999, c. 791, §5, is repealed and the following enacted in its place:

F.__Approve persons for whom certification or authorization is not required prior to being hired or being placed under contract by a public school; and

Sec. 6. 20-A MRSA §13011, sub-§1, ¶G is enacted to read:

G.__Approve persons for whom certification or authorization is not required prior to being hired or being placed under contract by a private school approved for tuition purposes under section 2902 that enrolls 60% or more publicly funded students.

Sec. 7. 20-A MRSA §13011, sub-§8, as enacted by PL 1997, c. 452, §7, is amended to read:

8. Criminal history record checks. Criminal history record checks of an applicant for certification, authorization, approval or renewal must be conducted in accordance with this section, section 6103 6103-A and pursuant to rules adopted by the state board. Rules adopted pursuant to this subsection are minor routine technical rules in accordance with Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter II-A 2-A.