California 2023 2023-2024 Regular Session

California Assembly Bill AB319 Introduced / Bill

Filed 01/26/2023

                    CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20232024 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 319Introduced by Assembly Member ConnollyJanuary 26, 2023 An act to add Chapter 8 (commencing with Section 18710) to Part 2.1 of Division 13 of the Health and Safety Code, relating to mobilehomes. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 319, as introduced, Connolly. Mobilehome Parks Act: inspectors: conflict of interest.Existing law, the Mobilehome Parks Act, requires the Department of Housing and Community Development to enforce the act. Existing law requires the department or a city, county, or city and county that assumes responsibility for the enforcement of the act to enter and inspect mobilehome parks, as prescribed.Existing law, the Political Reform Act of 1974, requires state agencies to adopt and promulgate a conflict of interest code with certain provisions, as specified.This bill would provide that an inspector, as defined, is a designated employee for purposes of the conflict of interest code adopted by the department and would require an inspector to disclose all interests in real property, excluding ones primary personal residence. The bill would require the department, no later than January 1, 2025, to review the annual statement of economic interests, as defined, by all inspectors with reportable financial interests and identify potential conflicts of interest. The bill would also require the department to send specified reminders to inspectors and notify the Fair Political Practices Commission of specified information, including all inspectors employed by or leaving the department.This bill would require the department, no later than January 1, 2025, to establish policies to document complaints against inspectors and the steps taken to address those complaints. The bill would require the department to refer all complaints against inspectors alleging misconduct to the departments equal employment opportunity officer, unless otherwise specified. Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY  Appropriation: NO  Fiscal Committee: YES  Local Program: NO Bill TextThe people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Chapter 8 (commencing with Section 18710) is added to Part 2.1 of Division 13 of the Health and Safety Code, to read: CHAPTER 8. Inspector Conflicts of Interest18710. For purposes of this chapter, the following definitions apply:(a) Annual statement of economic interests means the statement required to be filed pursuant to Section 87302 of the Government Code.(b) Inspector means an officer or agent of an enforcement agency.18711. Each inspector shall be a designated employee for purposes of the conflict of interest code adopted by the department pursuant to Article 3 (commencing with Section 87300) of Chapter 7 of Title 9 of the Government Code. Each inspector shall be required to disclose all interests in real property, excluding ones primary personal residence.18712. No later than January 1, 2025, the department shall do all of the following:(a) Review the annual statement of economic interests by all inspectors with reportable financial interests and identify potential conflicts of interest.(b) (1) No later than 120 days after the deadline for filing, send a written reminder to submit the annual statement of economic interest, if the department has not already received the statement.(2) No later than 60 days after sending the reminder described in paragraph (1), send a written, telephone, or electronic reminder to submit the annual statement of economic interest, if the department has not already received the statement.(c) Notify the Fair Political Practices Commission of all of the following:(1) All inspectors employed by or leaving the department.(2) After the reminders described in subdivision (b) are sent, all inspectors who have not submitted the annual statement of economic interest, if the department has not received the statement.(3) All inspectors who have submitted the annual statement of economic interest, but cannot be located as of August of the year the statement was submitted.18713. No later than January 1, 2025, the department shall do both of the following:(a) Establish policies to document complaints against inspectors and the steps taken to address those complaints.(b) Refer all complaints against inspectors alleging misconduct to the departments equal employment opportunity officer or other individual specified in the department policies created pursuant to subdivision (a).

 CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20232024 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 319Introduced by Assembly Member ConnollyJanuary 26, 2023 An act to add Chapter 8 (commencing with Section 18710) to Part 2.1 of Division 13 of the Health and Safety Code, relating to mobilehomes. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 319, as introduced, Connolly. Mobilehome Parks Act: inspectors: conflict of interest.Existing law, the Mobilehome Parks Act, requires the Department of Housing and Community Development to enforce the act. Existing law requires the department or a city, county, or city and county that assumes responsibility for the enforcement of the act to enter and inspect mobilehome parks, as prescribed.Existing law, the Political Reform Act of 1974, requires state agencies to adopt and promulgate a conflict of interest code with certain provisions, as specified.This bill would provide that an inspector, as defined, is a designated employee for purposes of the conflict of interest code adopted by the department and would require an inspector to disclose all interests in real property, excluding ones primary personal residence. The bill would require the department, no later than January 1, 2025, to review the annual statement of economic interests, as defined, by all inspectors with reportable financial interests and identify potential conflicts of interest. The bill would also require the department to send specified reminders to inspectors and notify the Fair Political Practices Commission of specified information, including all inspectors employed by or leaving the department.This bill would require the department, no later than January 1, 2025, to establish policies to document complaints against inspectors and the steps taken to address those complaints. The bill would require the department to refer all complaints against inspectors alleging misconduct to the departments equal employment opportunity officer, unless otherwise specified. Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY  Appropriation: NO  Fiscal Committee: YES  Local Program: NO 





 CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20232024 REGULAR SESSION

 Assembly Bill 

No. 319

Introduced by Assembly Member ConnollyJanuary 26, 2023

Introduced by Assembly Member Connolly
January 26, 2023

 An act to add Chapter 8 (commencing with Section 18710) to Part 2.1 of Division 13 of the Health and Safety Code, relating to mobilehomes. 

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST

## LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST

AB 319, as introduced, Connolly. Mobilehome Parks Act: inspectors: conflict of interest.

Existing law, the Mobilehome Parks Act, requires the Department of Housing and Community Development to enforce the act. Existing law requires the department or a city, county, or city and county that assumes responsibility for the enforcement of the act to enter and inspect mobilehome parks, as prescribed.Existing law, the Political Reform Act of 1974, requires state agencies to adopt and promulgate a conflict of interest code with certain provisions, as specified.This bill would provide that an inspector, as defined, is a designated employee for purposes of the conflict of interest code adopted by the department and would require an inspector to disclose all interests in real property, excluding ones primary personal residence. The bill would require the department, no later than January 1, 2025, to review the annual statement of economic interests, as defined, by all inspectors with reportable financial interests and identify potential conflicts of interest. The bill would also require the department to send specified reminders to inspectors and notify the Fair Political Practices Commission of specified information, including all inspectors employed by or leaving the department.This bill would require the department, no later than January 1, 2025, to establish policies to document complaints against inspectors and the steps taken to address those complaints. The bill would require the department to refer all complaints against inspectors alleging misconduct to the departments equal employment opportunity officer, unless otherwise specified. 

Existing law, the Mobilehome Parks Act, requires the Department of Housing and Community Development to enforce the act. Existing law requires the department or a city, county, or city and county that assumes responsibility for the enforcement of the act to enter and inspect mobilehome parks, as prescribed.

Existing law, the Political Reform Act of 1974, requires state agencies to adopt and promulgate a conflict of interest code with certain provisions, as specified.

This bill would provide that an inspector, as defined, is a designated employee for purposes of the conflict of interest code adopted by the department and would require an inspector to disclose all interests in real property, excluding ones primary personal residence. The bill would require the department, no later than January 1, 2025, to review the annual statement of economic interests, as defined, by all inspectors with reportable financial interests and identify potential conflicts of interest. The bill would also require the department to send specified reminders to inspectors and notify the Fair Political Practices Commission of specified information, including all inspectors employed by or leaving the department.

This bill would require the department, no later than January 1, 2025, to establish policies to document complaints against inspectors and the steps taken to address those complaints. The bill would require the department to refer all complaints against inspectors alleging misconduct to the departments equal employment opportunity officer, unless otherwise specified. 

## Digest Key

## Bill Text

The people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Chapter 8 (commencing with Section 18710) is added to Part 2.1 of Division 13 of the Health and Safety Code, to read: CHAPTER 8. Inspector Conflicts of Interest18710. For purposes of this chapter, the following definitions apply:(a) Annual statement of economic interests means the statement required to be filed pursuant to Section 87302 of the Government Code.(b) Inspector means an officer or agent of an enforcement agency.18711. Each inspector shall be a designated employee for purposes of the conflict of interest code adopted by the department pursuant to Article 3 (commencing with Section 87300) of Chapter 7 of Title 9 of the Government Code. Each inspector shall be required to disclose all interests in real property, excluding ones primary personal residence.18712. No later than January 1, 2025, the department shall do all of the following:(a) Review the annual statement of economic interests by all inspectors with reportable financial interests and identify potential conflicts of interest.(b) (1) No later than 120 days after the deadline for filing, send a written reminder to submit the annual statement of economic interest, if the department has not already received the statement.(2) No later than 60 days after sending the reminder described in paragraph (1), send a written, telephone, or electronic reminder to submit the annual statement of economic interest, if the department has not already received the statement.(c) Notify the Fair Political Practices Commission of all of the following:(1) All inspectors employed by or leaving the department.(2) After the reminders described in subdivision (b) are sent, all inspectors who have not submitted the annual statement of economic interest, if the department has not received the statement.(3) All inspectors who have submitted the annual statement of economic interest, but cannot be located as of August of the year the statement was submitted.18713. No later than January 1, 2025, the department shall do both of the following:(a) Establish policies to document complaints against inspectors and the steps taken to address those complaints.(b) Refer all complaints against inspectors alleging misconduct to the departments equal employment opportunity officer or other individual specified in the department policies created pursuant to subdivision (a).

The people of the State of California do enact as follows:

## The people of the State of California do enact as follows:

SECTION 1. Chapter 8 (commencing with Section 18710) is added to Part 2.1 of Division 13 of the Health and Safety Code, to read: CHAPTER 8. Inspector Conflicts of Interest18710. For purposes of this chapter, the following definitions apply:(a) Annual statement of economic interests means the statement required to be filed pursuant to Section 87302 of the Government Code.(b) Inspector means an officer or agent of an enforcement agency.18711. Each inspector shall be a designated employee for purposes of the conflict of interest code adopted by the department pursuant to Article 3 (commencing with Section 87300) of Chapter 7 of Title 9 of the Government Code. Each inspector shall be required to disclose all interests in real property, excluding ones primary personal residence.18712. No later than January 1, 2025, the department shall do all of the following:(a) Review the annual statement of economic interests by all inspectors with reportable financial interests and identify potential conflicts of interest.(b) (1) No later than 120 days after the deadline for filing, send a written reminder to submit the annual statement of economic interest, if the department has not already received the statement.(2) No later than 60 days after sending the reminder described in paragraph (1), send a written, telephone, or electronic reminder to submit the annual statement of economic interest, if the department has not already received the statement.(c) Notify the Fair Political Practices Commission of all of the following:(1) All inspectors employed by or leaving the department.(2) After the reminders described in subdivision (b) are sent, all inspectors who have not submitted the annual statement of economic interest, if the department has not received the statement.(3) All inspectors who have submitted the annual statement of economic interest, but cannot be located as of August of the year the statement was submitted.18713. No later than January 1, 2025, the department shall do both of the following:(a) Establish policies to document complaints against inspectors and the steps taken to address those complaints.(b) Refer all complaints against inspectors alleging misconduct to the departments equal employment opportunity officer or other individual specified in the department policies created pursuant to subdivision (a).

SECTION 1. Chapter 8 (commencing with Section 18710) is added to Part 2.1 of Division 13 of the Health and Safety Code, to read:

### SECTION 1.

 CHAPTER 8. Inspector Conflicts of Interest18710. For purposes of this chapter, the following definitions apply:(a) Annual statement of economic interests means the statement required to be filed pursuant to Section 87302 of the Government Code.(b) Inspector means an officer or agent of an enforcement agency.18711. Each inspector shall be a designated employee for purposes of the conflict of interest code adopted by the department pursuant to Article 3 (commencing with Section 87300) of Chapter 7 of Title 9 of the Government Code. Each inspector shall be required to disclose all interests in real property, excluding ones primary personal residence.18712. No later than January 1, 2025, the department shall do all of the following:(a) Review the annual statement of economic interests by all inspectors with reportable financial interests and identify potential conflicts of interest.(b) (1) No later than 120 days after the deadline for filing, send a written reminder to submit the annual statement of economic interest, if the department has not already received the statement.(2) No later than 60 days after sending the reminder described in paragraph (1), send a written, telephone, or electronic reminder to submit the annual statement of economic interest, if the department has not already received the statement.(c) Notify the Fair Political Practices Commission of all of the following:(1) All inspectors employed by or leaving the department.(2) After the reminders described in subdivision (b) are sent, all inspectors who have not submitted the annual statement of economic interest, if the department has not received the statement.(3) All inspectors who have submitted the annual statement of economic interest, but cannot be located as of August of the year the statement was submitted.18713. No later than January 1, 2025, the department shall do both of the following:(a) Establish policies to document complaints against inspectors and the steps taken to address those complaints.(b) Refer all complaints against inspectors alleging misconduct to the departments equal employment opportunity officer or other individual specified in the department policies created pursuant to subdivision (a).

 CHAPTER 8. Inspector Conflicts of Interest18710. For purposes of this chapter, the following definitions apply:(a) Annual statement of economic interests means the statement required to be filed pursuant to Section 87302 of the Government Code.(b) Inspector means an officer or agent of an enforcement agency.18711. Each inspector shall be a designated employee for purposes of the conflict of interest code adopted by the department pursuant to Article 3 (commencing with Section 87300) of Chapter 7 of Title 9 of the Government Code. Each inspector shall be required to disclose all interests in real property, excluding ones primary personal residence.18712. No later than January 1, 2025, the department shall do all of the following:(a) Review the annual statement of economic interests by all inspectors with reportable financial interests and identify potential conflicts of interest.(b) (1) No later than 120 days after the deadline for filing, send a written reminder to submit the annual statement of economic interest, if the department has not already received the statement.(2) No later than 60 days after sending the reminder described in paragraph (1), send a written, telephone, or electronic reminder to submit the annual statement of economic interest, if the department has not already received the statement.(c) Notify the Fair Political Practices Commission of all of the following:(1) All inspectors employed by or leaving the department.(2) After the reminders described in subdivision (b) are sent, all inspectors who have not submitted the annual statement of economic interest, if the department has not received the statement.(3) All inspectors who have submitted the annual statement of economic interest, but cannot be located as of August of the year the statement was submitted.18713. No later than January 1, 2025, the department shall do both of the following:(a) Establish policies to document complaints against inspectors and the steps taken to address those complaints.(b) Refer all complaints against inspectors alleging misconduct to the departments equal employment opportunity officer or other individual specified in the department policies created pursuant to subdivision (a).

 CHAPTER 8. Inspector Conflicts of Interest

 CHAPTER 8. Inspector Conflicts of Interest

18710. For purposes of this chapter, the following definitions apply:(a) Annual statement of economic interests means the statement required to be filed pursuant to Section 87302 of the Government Code.(b) Inspector means an officer or agent of an enforcement agency.



18710. For purposes of this chapter, the following definitions apply:

(a) Annual statement of economic interests means the statement required to be filed pursuant to Section 87302 of the Government Code.

(b) Inspector means an officer or agent of an enforcement agency.

18711. Each inspector shall be a designated employee for purposes of the conflict of interest code adopted by the department pursuant to Article 3 (commencing with Section 87300) of Chapter 7 of Title 9 of the Government Code. Each inspector shall be required to disclose all interests in real property, excluding ones primary personal residence.



18711. Each inspector shall be a designated employee for purposes of the conflict of interest code adopted by the department pursuant to Article 3 (commencing with Section 87300) of Chapter 7 of Title 9 of the Government Code. Each inspector shall be required to disclose all interests in real property, excluding ones primary personal residence.

18712. No later than January 1, 2025, the department shall do all of the following:(a) Review the annual statement of economic interests by all inspectors with reportable financial interests and identify potential conflicts of interest.(b) (1) No later than 120 days after the deadline for filing, send a written reminder to submit the annual statement of economic interest, if the department has not already received the statement.(2) No later than 60 days after sending the reminder described in paragraph (1), send a written, telephone, or electronic reminder to submit the annual statement of economic interest, if the department has not already received the statement.(c) Notify the Fair Political Practices Commission of all of the following:(1) All inspectors employed by or leaving the department.(2) After the reminders described in subdivision (b) are sent, all inspectors who have not submitted the annual statement of economic interest, if the department has not received the statement.(3) All inspectors who have submitted the annual statement of economic interest, but cannot be located as of August of the year the statement was submitted.



18712. No later than January 1, 2025, the department shall do all of the following:

(a) Review the annual statement of economic interests by all inspectors with reportable financial interests and identify potential conflicts of interest.

(b) (1) No later than 120 days after the deadline for filing, send a written reminder to submit the annual statement of economic interest, if the department has not already received the statement.

(2) No later than 60 days after sending the reminder described in paragraph (1), send a written, telephone, or electronic reminder to submit the annual statement of economic interest, if the department has not already received the statement.

(c) Notify the Fair Political Practices Commission of all of the following:

(1) All inspectors employed by or leaving the department.

(2) After the reminders described in subdivision (b) are sent, all inspectors who have not submitted the annual statement of economic interest, if the department has not received the statement.

(3) All inspectors who have submitted the annual statement of economic interest, but cannot be located as of August of the year the statement was submitted.

18713. No later than January 1, 2025, the department shall do both of the following:(a) Establish policies to document complaints against inspectors and the steps taken to address those complaints.(b) Refer all complaints against inspectors alleging misconduct to the departments equal employment opportunity officer or other individual specified in the department policies created pursuant to subdivision (a).



18713. No later than January 1, 2025, the department shall do both of the following:

(a) Establish policies to document complaints against inspectors and the steps taken to address those complaints.

(b) Refer all complaints against inspectors alleging misconduct to the departments equal employment opportunity officer or other individual specified in the department policies created pursuant to subdivision (a).