California Code, Government Code - GOV § 14626

(a) Notwithstanding any other law, in order to comply with applicable federal and state requirements, the Department of General Services may conduct criminal background checks of an employee, prospective employee, contractor, agent, volunteer, subcontractor, or employee of a contractor whose duties or responsibilities may give them access to any of the following:

(b) The fingerprint images and associated information of an employee, prospective employee, contractor, contractor, agent, volunteer, subcontractor, or employee of a contractor whose duties may give them access to the information specified in subdivision (a), or any person who assumes those duties, may be furnished to the Department of Justice pursuant to subdivision (u) of Section 11105 of the Penal Code for obtaining information as to the existence and content of any of the following: