For each position of employment with the state of Connecticut that involves exposure to federal tax information, the employing agency shall, subject to the provisions of § 31-51i, require each applicant for, each employee applying for transfer to, and, at least every ten years, 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 § 29-17a.