(a) The department shall convene a task force of representatives of mobilehome owners, mobilehome park operators, local enforcement agencies that conduct mobilehome park inspections, and the Legislature, every six months, to provide input to the department on the conduct and operation of the mobilehome park maintenance inspection program, including, but not limited to, frequency of inspection, program information, and recommendations for program changes. The department shall submit a written report to the task force semiannually that shall include, but not be limited to, all of the following:

(1) The amount of fees collected and expended for the inspection program.

(2) The number of parks and spaces that were inspected.

(3) The number of violations issued to mobilehome owners.

(4) The number of violations issued to mobilehome park owners.

(5) The number of violations reported pursuant to paragraphs (3) and (4) that have been corrected, the number of violations that remain uncorrected at the end of the reporting period, and the progress in correcting the uncorrected violations.

(6) The most common park violations and the most common homeowner violations.

(7) Recommendations for statutory or administrative changes to the program.

(b) The Senate Committee on Rules and the Assembly Committee on Rules shall each designate a member of its respective house to be a member of the task force. Each legislative member of the task force may designate an alternate to represent him or her at task force meetings.

(c) With the input of the task force, the department may reorganize violations under this part and the regulations adopted pursuant to this part into the following two categories:

(1) Those constituting imminent hazards representing an immediate risk to life, health, and safety and requiring immediate correction.

(2) Those constituting unreasonable risk to life, health, or safety and requiring correction within 60 days.

(d) Any matter that would have constituted a violation prior to January 1, 2000, that is not categorized in accordance with subdivision (c) on or after January 1, 2000, shall be of a minor or technical nature and shall not be subject to citation or notation on the record of an inspection conducted on or after January 1, 2000.

(Amended by Stats. 2010, Ch. 314, Sec. 2. (SB 951) Effective January 1, 2011.)