AB 354 requires Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST) employees or staff, including appointees, volunteers, contractors, and subcontractors, whose job duties require access to criminal offender record information, state summary criminal history information, or information obtained from the California Law Enforcement Telecommunications System (CLETS) to undergo fingerprint-based state and national criminal history background checks. In addition, AB 354 authorizes POST and POST employees or staff for whom fingerprint-based background checks have been completed and whose duties require such access to inspect or duplicate any information derived from CLETS.
AB 354 also authorizes POST to inspect and duplicate any criminal history, criminal offender record, or criminal justice information, or any other sensitive, confidential or privileged information if it determines that the information is needed in the course of its duties.
(AB 354 adds section 15169 to the Government Code, and Amends sections 13500, 13503.1, 13510.8, and 13510.9 of the Government Code.)