1. (a) Each person submitting any of the following shall also submit, at the time of the application, a complete set of legible fingerprints of the person taken by a qualified law enforcement agency or properly trained school personnel:

   1. (1) An initial application for a Kansas certificate or license;
   2. (2) an application for renewal of an expired Kansas certificate or license; or

   3. (3) an application for renewal of a valid Kansas certificate or license, if the person has never submitted fingerprints as part of any previous application for a Kansas certificate or license issued by the state board.

      Fingerprints submitted pursuant to this regulation shall be released by the Kansas state department of education to the Kansas bureau of investigation for the purpose of conducting criminal history records checks, utilizing the files and records of the Kansas bureau of investigation and the federal bureau of investigation. A list of those applicants who are required to submit fingerprints at the time of license or certificate renewal shall be maintained by the Kansas state department of education.

2. (b) Each applicant shall pay the appropriate fee for the criminal history records check, to be determined on an annual basis.
3. (c) In addition to any other requirements established by regulation for the issuance of any certificate or license specified in subsection (a), the submittal of fingerprints shall be a prerequisite to the issuance of any certificate or license by the state board. A person submitting an application who does not comply with this regulation shall not be issued a certificate or license.

(Authorized by and implementing Article 6, Section 2(a) of the Kansas Constitution; effective Sept. 13, 2002; amended Oct. 31, 2014.)