Cal. Penal Code § 7464

(a) (1) The department shall accept applications for statewide gate clearance from qualified program providers and legal professionals and, if a program provider is approved, the department shall provide a program provider identification card pursuant to Section 7463 if the program provider does not already have a valid identification card. (2) Approved applicants shall renew their clearance annually. (3) A program provider applying for this clearance shall be subject to a fingerprint-based background check with their initial clearance application. If the applicant has already provided fingerprints to the department, a clearance application shall be submitted to the additional institution, noting where the fingerprints were previously provided. The institution shall not require the applicant to provide additional fingerprints. (b) A program provider with statewide gate clearance shall be able to escort other authorized program providers within each institution for which the statewide gate clearance is valid. (c) A program provider with statewide gate clearance may provide programs without a sponsor. (d) If a program provider has been providing programming for a minimum of six months at more than three institutions, when approved to provide programs at any additional institutions, they may immediately request a program provider identification card. (e) The department shall notify all statewide gate clearance applicants of the decision to approve or disapprove the application within 30 days of receipt of the application.