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SB 1055, as amended, Ashburn. 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.

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