State Chief Information Officer: fingerprints: criminal history.

Existing law authorizes certain state agencies to require fingerprint images and associated information from employees and prospective employees, and to furnish those images and that information to the Department of Justice for the purpose of obtaining information relating to criminal convictions. This bill would, in addition, require the State Chief Information Officer to require fingerprint images and associated information from an employee, prospective employee, contractor, subcontractor, volunteer, or vendor whose duties include, or would include, access to confidential or sensitive information, as specified. The bill would require the State Chief Information Officer to furnish those images and that information to the Department of Justice for the purpose of obtaining information relating to certain acts, including criminal convictions or the existence and content of a record of arrest, as specified. The bill would require the State Chief Information Officer to request subsequent arrest notifications, as specified, and would authorize the Department of Justice to assess a fee sufficient to cover the processing costs imposed by these provisions. The bill also would require that an individual who is rejected as a result of information contained in the criminal offender record receive a copy of the response record from the State Chief Information Officer and that the State Chief Information Officer develop a written appeal process for an individual who is rejected for employment because of his or her record. The bill would prohibit an individual from being ineligible for employment pursuant to these provisions until the appeal process is in place.