Connecticut § 5-207a - Requirements for positions or contractors or subcontractors with exposure to federal tax information.

§ 5-207a. Requirements for positions or contractors or subcontractors with exposure to federal tax information.

Sec. 5-207a. Requirements for positions or contractors or subcontractors with exposure to federal tax information. (a) For each position of employment with the state of Connecticut that involves exposure to federal tax information, the employing agency and, in the case where the Department of Administrative Services is the provider of human resources services for such employing agency, the Department of Administrative Services, shall, subject to the provisions of section 31-51i, require each applicant for, each employee applying for transfer to, and, at least every five years, or more often if required by the United States Department of the Treasury, each current employee of such a position, to (1) state in writing whether such applicant or employee has been convicted of a crime or whether criminal charges are pending against such applicant or employee at the time of application for employment or transfer and, if so, to identify the charges and court in which such charges are pending, and (2) 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.

(b) If a contractor or subcontractor has a contract with an agency to perform work for the agency that entails such contractor or subcontractor or any employee thereof to access federal tax information, such contractor or subcontractor and any such employee shall be subject to the requirements of subdivisions (1) and (2) of subsection (a) of this section prior to commencing such work and as often thereafter as required by subsection (a) of this section.

(June Sp. Sess. P.A. 17-2, S. 129; P.A. 23-204, S. 106.)

History: June Sp. Sess. P.A. 17-2 effective October 31, 2017; P.A. 23-204 designated existing provisions as Subsec. (a) and amended same to add provision re Department of Administrative Services, replace reference to 10 years with 5 years or more often if required by U.S. Department of the Treasury, and added Subsec. (b) re requirements for contractors, subcontractors and their employees, effective June 12, 2023.