Bill > AB922

This bill authorizes the University of California (UC) to conduct comprehensive background checks for prospective staff employees, contractors, and volunteers during the final stages of recruitment. Specifically, the bill allows UC to submit fingerprint images and related information to the Department of Justice to perform state and federal criminal history background checks. The legislation addresses UC's need to continue its current practices of screening individuals for "Critical Positions," which are defined as staff roles with sensitive administrative, programmatic, or managerial duties that could potentially cause human, financial, or property risk. The bill mandates that UC must immediately notify the Department of Justice to terminate background check notifications for individuals who are no longer in eligible positions, and requires UC to verify every six months that individuals under background check notification are still employed. Additionally, UC must inform the Department of Justice if it receives an arrest notification for an unknown individual or for someone whose notification has been previously terminated. The bill is designed to help UC maintain a safe and secure environment while ensuring the integrity of its employment screening process, and it explicitly states that it does not authorize hiring practices that conflict with existing anti-discrimination laws.

Budget and Finance, Education, Justice

https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billStatusClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260AB922