(a)      (1)      The Department shall apply to the Criminal Justice Information System Central Repository of the Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services for a federal and State criminal history records check for each employee of the Department, within the first month of employment with the Department.

            (2)      The Criminal Justice Information System Central Repository shall provide the requested information in accordance with Title 10, Subtitle 2 of the Criminal Procedure Article.

      (b)      As part of the application for a criminal history records check, the Department shall submit to the Criminal Justice Information System Central Repository:

            (1)      A complete set of the employee's legible fingerprints taken on standard fingerprint cards;

            (2)      The mandatory processing fee required by the Federal Bureau of Investigation for a federal criminal history records check; and

            (3)      The fee authorized under § 10-221(b)(7) of the Criminal Procedure Article for access to Maryland criminal history records.