(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:

1. (1) Criminal offender record history information.
2. (2) Federal tax information.
3. (3) Non-anonymized confidential information, personally identifiable information, personal health information, or financial information contained in the information systems or devices of the department or other sensitive and secure facilities and buildings such that a criminal background check is required.

(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:

1. (1) State or federal convictions.
2. (2) State or federal arrests.
3. (3) A record of state or federal arrests for which the Department of Justice establishes that the person was released on bail or on the person’s own recognizance pending trial or appeal.